Where to find the Easter egg hunts and events in England and Wales 2025

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If you’re asking yourself ‘where can I find the best Easter egg hunts in England and Wales in 2025?’ then look no further. This post is a round up of the best bunny trails and Easter events happening to help you celebrate the start of Spring. Be aware that some may need booking in advance, so get your planning hats on now!

Find more days out in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland in my big round up of 101 UK attractions for families.

Whether you’re seeking a traditional Easter egg hunt or an Easter trail, have a scroll through this post to find events, activities, and Easter egg hunts happening near you.

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National Trust Easter trails near you

National Trust properties in England and Wales are holding Easter egg trails in 2025. This year taking part in the trails costs just £3.50 per child plus entry to the property (free for members).

Buying an Easter trail includes the trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy or vegan and Free From chocolate egg.

Please note that start date and the duration of Easter trails varies from property to property. Some trails begin in March this year.

More details for when and where the trails are happening are available on the National Trust website.

English Heritage Easter egg hunts near you

Set your mini explorers an Easter adventure quest at more than 30 English Heritage sites around the country.

There’s also plenty of school holiday activities happening at English Heritage sites including LEGO® Brick Build events in nine places.

Check the English Heritage website for more details about where you can find Easter trails near you.

SEALIFE Pirate Treasure Hunt near you

A brand new Pirate Treasure Hunt is taking place at SEA LIFE attractions across the country in March and April.

Visitors are being challenged to help Captain Careless find lost booty hidden around the aquarium using a pirate map. Along the way you’ll learn all about other treasures of the ocean.

Other activities happening this Easter include interactive games, a meet at greet with Captain Careless and opportunities to learn pirate skills.

Find your closest SEA LIFE Easter treasure hunt. T&C’s apply per in each location.

RHS Gardens Easter egg hunts across England

The Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) five gardens are not only blooming for Spring, they’re also offering egg hunts to visitors this Easter.

Chocolate-loving explorers of all ages can sniff out the giant eggs at RHS Garden Bridgewater, Salford; RHS Harlow Carr, North Yorkshire; RHS Hyde Hall, Essex; RHS Rosemoor, North Devon; and RHS Wisley, Surrey on selected dates in April.

Children who successfully find all of the hidden eggs will be rewarded with a special treat from vegan chocolate brand NOMO.

Additional action-packed activities are on offer throughout the Easter holidays including storytelling sessions, arts and crafts workshops and family-friendly planting. Dates, times and activities vary per garden.

Find out what’s on at your closest RHS Garden.

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Easter trails and egg hunts in England and Wales

Now, here are some of the Easter egg hunts in England and Wales, hopefully with some happening near you!

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Easter events in Birmingham

Have a egg-citing Easter at these events:

Easter at Cadbury’s World

Where better to have an Easter adventure than at the home of chocolate – Cadbury World in Birmingham.

As well as then usual rides and fun there’s a special Easter show with Freddo and Mr Cadbury’s Parrot.

Visit between 5 and 27 April for the full Easter experience.

Find out more about what’s on at Cadbury World*.

Check out more ideas for things to in Birmingham with kids.

Easter in Buckinghamshire

Here’s something new happening in Buckinghamshire this Easter:

Easter fun at Chiltern Open Air Museum

There’s loads of things to see and do at Chiltern Open Air Museum during the Easter holidays.

Discover the fascinating historic buildings and expansive grounds, explore the Spring gardens as they come into bloom and say hello to the new-born lambs in our lambing field.

Easter events take place from 5 to 21 April 2025.

Find out more about what’s on at Chiltern Open Air Museum.

Easter in Cornwall

Easter at Eden

Celebrate the joys of spring with a giant egg hunt at the Eden Project this Easter.

From 5 to 20 April, visitors can get stuck into immersive family games and outdoor play, and discover vibrant wildflower art that brings the season to life.

Little ones can enjoy a nature-themed soft play space, and everyone can discover how caring for nature also takes care of you.

Find out more about what’s on at Eden.

Easter events in Devon

Wondering what’s on in Devon over the Easter school holidays? There’s events on at Crealy Adventure Park, The Big Sheep and Dartmoor Zoo among other attractions.

Check out my other blog, Devon with Kids, for all the information about things to do in Devon this Easter.

What’s on in Derbyshire

Here’s where to find easter fun in Derbyshire:

A right royal Easter at Heights of Abraham

The Heights of Abraham’s Easter events are shaping up to be a seasonal extravaganza, with storytelling and live music over the Easter weekend.

Find out more about what’s on at Heights of Abraham.

What’s on in Gloucestsershire this Easter

Here are some of the Easter events happening in Gloucestershire:

Giffords Circus in Stroud

Giffords Circus is starting its 2025 tour at Fennells Farm in Stroud this Easter.

The show combine’s dance, comedy, horses and live music in a beautiful white tent surrounded by vintage-style burgundy showman’s wagons.

See the show at Fennells Farm from 17 to 27 April 2025.

Following Easter the circus will tour venues such as Bowood House and Gardens, Sudeley Castle, Blenheim Palace, Chiswick House & Gardens and Stratton Meadows in Cirencester.

Find out more and book tickets for Giffords Circus.

Easter challenge and new arrivals at Birdland

Dozens of eggs are due to be laid over the coming weeks with plenty of new arrivals expected at Birdland during the Easter holidays.

Families can also join in the Easter Challenge Quiz throughout the holidays, hunting down hidden eggs around the park and answering some fun ornithological questions.

Visitors can also go back in time to hunt for dinosaur eggs in the Jurassic Journey trail and explore prehistoric fossils in the Dino Dig.

Find out more about what’s on at Birdland in Bourton-on-the-Water this Easter.

Lambing Live at Cotswold Farm Park

The highlight of Adam Henson’s Cotswold Farm Park’s Spring schedule is the UK’s largest live lambing and kidding experience, in which families will be able to get up close with the newest members of the attraction’s flock.

This year hundreds of new arrivals are expected and there’s a chance you could see some of them being born.

Between 5 to 27 April 2025, experts from the farm will be on-hand to share their knowledge with daily lambing talks to help visitors learn all about the new arrivals, making this a must-see experience for all animal-lovers.

Other attractions on offer for the Easter Holidays include the Farm Park’s new Spring Trail, packed with Easter trivia and facts to keep little minds busy.

Find out more about what’s on at Cotswold Farm Park this Easter.

Easter in Hampshire

Here are some of the Easter events happening in Hampshire:

Egg hunt at Gilbert White’s House

Visit Gilbery White’s house for an Easter egg hunt filled with facts this year.

This year’s egg hunt includes stories and folklore about some of the best loved British birds. Find all ten eggs hidden in the garden and claim a chocolate egg prize.

The Easter egg hunt takes place from 4 to 27 April 2024. Find out more on the Gilbert White’s House website.

Canoe for eggs in the New Forest

Enjoy a fun-filled Easter paddle along the Beaulieu River in stable ‘Canadian style’ canoes from 5 to 21 April 2025.

Spend time taking in the stunning scenery of the river before disembarking for an Easter egg hunt with a twist.

Leave no leaf unturned on the hunt for those hidden chocolate eggs scattered along the riverside.

Find out more and book this unique egg hunt with New Forest Activities.

Find more things to do in Portsmouth and places to visit in Southampton.

Easter in the Isle of Wight

Here’s the best of the events happening in the Isle of Wight this Easter:

Great Railway Easter Hunt at Isle of Wight Railway

Don your detective hats for a Easter event Sherlock Holmes himself would enjoy.

The team at the Isle of Wight Railway invite you to search for giant eggs hidden around the attraction and solve the clues to claim a chocolate prize.

The hunt is taking place It is so every day throughout the Easter holidays from 6 to 21 April 2025.

Find out more and book tickets on the railway’s website.

Easter events in Kent

Here’s where to head for cracking fun in Kent:

Easter egg hunt and workshops at Hever Castle

Visit the childhood home of Anne Boleyn where kids can go on an Easter trail around the grounds to help the head gardener track down some pesky rabbits. There’s also craft activities .

The trail is taking place between 5 and 21 April 2025.

Find out more about what’s on by visiting the Hever Castle website.

Easter in Lancashire

Here’s an Easter event to check out in Lancashire:

Peter Rabbit™: Explore & Play in Blackpool

Hop into the rabbit-sized world of adventure at Peter Rabbit™ to help the furry hero find missing Easter eggs.

Crawl, climb and slide through Mr McGregor’s Garden, create pond music in Jeremy Fisher’s home, help Mrs Rabbit prepare dinner in The Burrow and discover what inventions Mr Bouncer has been busy creating in his workshop. 

Peter Rabbit™: Explore & Play is designed for one to five-year-olds and takes place on Blackpool Promenade from 5 April 2025.

For vent opening times and to pre-book tickets, visit the event website.

Blackpool Brick Festival

Blackpool’s Norbreck Castle will be playing host to a LEGO fan event over the Easter holidays dedicated to all things LEGO bricks.

The event on 5 April 2025 is open to fans of all ages. There will be plenty to see and do, including speed building competitions, large scale displays, a dedicated building area and visiting traders selling everything from mini figures and loose bricks to retired LEGO sets.

Find out more about Blackpool Brick Festival.

Easter events in London

Here’s the best of the events happening in London this Easter:

The Passion of Jesus in Trafalgar Square

The Passion will be performed in London on Good Friday, 18 April 2025.

The story commemorating the day Jesus was arrested, tried and crucified by the Romans, two days before miraculously rising from the dead on Easter Sunday, is brought to life by a cast of over a hundred, dressed in full costume, along with horses, doves and a donkey.

This the open-air production is free to attend and regularly attracts more than 20,000 people to its two performances. The Passion will be performed at 12pm and 3.15pm.

Find out more about the performance.

Merchant Square Easter Egg Hunt

The annual Merchant Square Easter Egg Hunt and interactive show will be returning on 11 April 2025.

Can you help Max & Milo the Marvellous Mouse Twins recover eggs lost in a storm? This year’s show is a magical, character-led adventure filled with dress-up, storytelling, songs, games, and a thrilling egg hunt. 

You can also pick up a trail sheet for the annual Easter Bunny hunt.

This event takes place between 10am and 4pm.

All the activities are free but volunteers from COSMIC charity will be collecting donations to help parents and carers of babies and children in intensive care.

Find out more about what’s happening at Merchant Square.

Easter fun in Manchester

Here’s an idea for seasonal fun in Manchester this Easter:

Operation Ouch! Brains, Bogies and You at Manchester Science and Industry Museum

Get ready for a brand-new adventure of super-sized science and brilliant biology with Operation Ouch! Brains, Bogies and You.

Journey through an ear canal covered in gooey wax, squeeze past sticky snot and plunge headfirst into the incredible world of our senses.

From sight to sound, mini medics and curious kids can get stuck in to sense-sational science through interactive games, challenges and fun facts guided by videos and illustrations of hosts Dr Chris, Dr Xand and Dr Ronx.

Find out more about what’s on this school holiday at Manchester Science and Industry Museum.

Dinos on Cockfield’s Farm Park

Visit Cockfield’s Farm Park in Oldham for plenty of Spring fun and and Easter trail.

Families can enjoy plenty of fun activities including a treasure hunt and the tractor ride. Tickets include farm admission, meaning visitors can also take part in hands-on experiences, from hand feeding the animals in the barn, to visiting the reptile room.

This Easter event takes place from 5 to 21 April 2025.

Find out more about what’s on at Cockfield’s Farm Park.

The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party Train Ride

Step inside Wonderland for a magical train ride from Churnet Valley Railway between 11 and 21 April 2025.

As part of onboard The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, guests will spend this one-hour steam journey meeting the characters from Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland and dining on delicious treats.

The round-trip departs from Froghall Station and includes carriages full of live entertainment.

Find out more and book on the Churnet Valley Railway website.

Easter in the West Midlands

Take a look at this huge post of places to visit and things to do in the West Midlands this Easter.

Easter in Oxfordshire

Here’s where to find Easter fun in Oxfordshire:

Golden egg hunt at Blenheim Palace

Find the Golden Egg hidden somewhere in the grounds of Blenheim Palace to win big prizes this easter holiday. The search is on between 5 and 17 April 2025.

Then on the Easter weekend itself (18 to 21 April) there will be some egg-citing activities and entertainment in the walled garden.

Find out more about what’s on by visiting the Blenheim Palace website.

Easter egg hunts and events in Somerset

Here’s what to look out for in Somerset this Easter:

Easter activities at the Fleet Air Air Museum

This Easter the Fleet Air Arm Museum invites you to create your own parachute and drop it from the Concorde viewing platform. Work together as a family to ensure your chocolate egg safely reaches the ground.

This egg-speriment is available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 8 to 17 April and is free with a valid museum ticket.

Find out more on the Fleet Air Arm website.

Looking for more Easter activities in Somerset? Take a look at this post about things to do this Easter in Bristol and North Somerset.

Easter events in Staffordshire

If you live in Staffordshire or are holidaying there this April my friend Katy has some top ideas for family events this Easter.

Easter egg hunts in Surrey

Local to Surrey? Here’s what’s on in Surrey this Easter:

Easter at Chessington World of Adventures

Easter fun returns to Chessington with an Easter Activity Trail, Easter Bunny meet and greet and show.

Whether you’re visiting over the Easter weekend or during Easter school holidays you’ll have an unforgettable wild adventure. Enjoy everything EGGsplorers has to offer, as well as entry to the Theme Park, Zoo and SEA LIFE.

If you’re looking for a mini-break with benefits you can also book an Easter short break* at one of the Chessington Resort Hotels and get your tickets included with your stay.

Find out more and book on the Chessington website*.

Search of Lindt Gold Bunnies at Hampton Court Palace 

Take your family back in time and join in the hunt around the gardens of Henry VIII’s Hampton Court Palace for golden bunnies. Pick up the Lindt Gold Bunny Hunt trail map and follow the clues to find golden bunny statues hidden around the palace and gardens.

You’ll discover some of Hampton Court’s famous characters from the past along the way. Solve the challenges to win your delicious chocolate reward!

The hunt takes place from 29 March to 21 April, 2025. Find out more on the Hampton Court website.

Supertato at Kew Gardens

Based on the bestselling books by Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet, this fun-filled event invites kids to join Supertato’s Super Squad, thwart the Evil Pea and save veggies in distress.

From discovering how fruits and veggies grow to exploring their shapes and colours, kids will enjoy hands-on activities while tackling fun challenges. Don’t miss the dressing-up zone to snap a photo with Supertato and his friends. 

The Supertato event takes place from 5 to 21 April 2025.

Find out more on the Kew Garden website.

Easter Bunnies Trail at Painshill Park

Visit Painshill Park this Easter and you’ll find an easter Bunnie Trail in the gardens.

Pick up a trail sheet and embark on a whimsical journey through the landscape. As you explore the grounds, you’ll encounter giant, playful bunnies hiding amongst the trees, flowers and follies.

Not member? Book in advance online and save off the walk up entry price.

This event will run from 5 to 27 April 2025.

Find out more and book your time slot on the Painshill Park website.

What’s on in Suffolk this Easter

Here’s were to find Easter fun in Suffolk:

Easter at Kentwell

There’s a packed schedule at Kentwell Hall this Easter, a timeless Manor House set in acres of family-friendly gardens and parkland in the beautiful Suffolk village of Long Melford.

Over the Easter weekend (18 to 21 April 2025) there will be and egg hunt, games, and i-spy trail, live lambing and spring flowers.

Find out more about what’s on at Kentwell.

Easter in Sussex

Check out what’s on in Sussex this Easter:

How Things Grow trail at Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens

Visit Leonardslee Lakes & Gardens this Easter for an exciting nature trail. Packed with fascinating facts about how things grow, complete the sticker booklet along the trail, with a special prize waiting at the end.

When you are finished exploring, you must visit the play park and refuel at The Clocktower Kitchen.

Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens has 200 years of history, Grade I Listed gardens and 240 acres of estate to explore. 

It’s renowned internationally for its seasonal displays of floral colours, with its rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias, and magnolias. 

This event takes place between 2 to 21 April 2025.

Find out more on the Leondardslee Lakes and Gardens website.

Medieval Festival at Arundel Castle

Step back in time to 1214 this Easter and experience the joy of history at Arundel Castle’s Medieval Festival from 18 to 20 April 2025.

The festival will take place from Good Friday to Easter Sunday. The reenactment centres around King John’s Barons who he instructs to embark upon a campaign to reclaim Normandy from Phillip, King of France. As The Earl of Arundel gathers his men, he tests them in combat and archery, to ensure their readiness to set out with the King.

Set within a large, tented encampment on the lower lawns of the castle, the three-day event offers a plethora of activities to immerse visitors of all ages in the medieval world. Experience the thrill of axe throwing and archery, get creative in the craft tent, and witness combat, archery and falconry demonstrations.

Children will even have the chance to participate in battles, making it a fun and interactive experience for the whole family.

Find out more and buy tickets on the Arundel Castle website.

Easter app trail at Drusillas

Family zoo Drusillas has launched of a free in-app Easter Egg Trail for visitors to enjoy this school holiday.

Follow the interactive app map along the zoo route to hunt for giant eggs hidden among the animals. Solve the family-friendly clues and snap a selfie at the end to be in with a chance of winning a prize.

In addition, mini ‘eggsplorers’ have the opportunity to get up close to 80 species of animals in the interactive zoo, get wet in the super splash padand go wild in indoor and outdoor playgrounds.

Events take place between 5 and 21 April 2025.

Find out more about what’s on at Drusillas this Easter.

Easter in Warwickshire

Here’s the best of the events happening in Warwickshire this Easter:

Adventure at Warwick Castle

Go on the hunt for dragon eggs at Warwick Castle this Easter. Take part in this new experience alongside exploring the castle towers and ramparts, and seeing the UK’s biggest bird of prey show, The Falconer’s Quest!

Zog fans will also love the Castle’s Zogland attraction and the Horrible Histories Maze.

Find out more on the Warwick Castle website*.

Easter fun in Yorkshire

Here’s my top picks from Easter events in Yorkshire:

Studfold Adventure Trail opens at Easter

This North Yorkshire family attraction will be enlisting its community of fairies to help young children appreciate the natural world from Easter.

The one-mile Studfold Adventure Trail at Lofthouse in Nidderdale makes the most of its woodland and meadow setting particularly in April, May and June when primroses, bluebells and buttercups produce a riot of colour.

To help fire youngsters’ imaginations the adventure trail includes intricate fairy and pixie houses that are located in logs, on tree trunks and nestled between stones and which house answers to some of the 17 nature-related clues along the route.

The trail is open for Easter from 5 April 2025. Booking is essential.

For more information visit the Studfold Adventure Trail website.

Royal Armouries International Jousting Tournament in Leeds

The Royal Armouries are bringing live-action jousting to the heart of Yorkshire this Easter bank holiday weekend.

Teams from the UK, Germany and USA will compete between 18 to 21 April 2025 for honour and trophies in this spectacular live sporting event from medieval times.

There will also be a full programme of events and activities in and around the museum, including jesters, minstrels, blacksmiths, have-a-go pool-noodle jousting and the chance to try some medieval-style food.

For more information visit the Royal Armouries website. 

If you’re looking for more Easter fun in Yorkshire then we know Yorkshire Tots have a comprehensive listing of what’s happening in Yorkshire this Easter. Check it out.

We can also recommend lots of things to do around Hebden Bridge and Halifax in West Yorkshire.

More Easter egg hunts in England and Wales

I know there are likely to more Easter activities and Easter egg hunts in England and Wales that I’ve missed off this list. If you know of others that you think should be added, send me the details!

Also keep an eye on this Easter days out post by Mummy Travels of more updates.

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