There are a wide range of activities and events being held across the country this Easter break. For non-stop family fun, click the links to find out more!
Staffordshire
Forget Easter eggs, it's all about hunting for Dragon eggs at Tamworth Castle this Easter, while there is fun for the whole family at The Trentham Estate with their giant egg hunt, fairy spotting and meeting the new-borns at Lambing Live.
Active and adventurous families will love the Easter Egg-venture at Lower Drayton Farm, with Easter show, baby dinosaurs, trailer rides, scavenger hunt, and more. Or visit the National Memorial Arboretum to discover outdoor trails, arts and crafts, sensory play, and family strolls.
If you’re looking to awaken your creative side this Easter, visit the Wold of Wedgwood to decorate your own Easter themed pottery, or enter the world of Lewis Carroll’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’ by climbing aboard a steam train and joining the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party at Churnet Valley Railway.
For those eligible, Staffordshire County Council’s Holiday Activities and Food Programme will be running from 3rd to 14th April, including a range of activities and clubs, as well as a healthy meal for each place booked. For eligibility requirements and more information, click here.
For more family fun activities, visit: https://www.enjoystaffordshire.com/whats-on/easter-in-staffordshire
North West
If you’re looking for adventure, explore Beeston Castle to hunt for clues and challenges and discover traditional Easter games while tracking down eggs to be rewarded with an adventurer’s certificate and a tasty chocolate treat.
For more yummy treats, join the White Rabbits on an eggs-traordinary adventure together to find the missing eggs at Arley Hall and Gardens Alice in Wonderland Easter experience, or visit Cockfields Farm to find hidden eggs and swap them for treats at their Egg Eggchange , keeping an eye out for the special golden eggs for top prizes – or watch their hilarious Springing Singing Show!
If you want to dive into nature this Easter, visit Quarry Bank to make your way along the trail and find nature-inspired activities for the whole family, exploring the beautiful gardens, woodlands and countryside, or visit Otterspool Adventure to see the spring farm and join their Easter show, egg hunt, parade, including a special visit from the Easter Bunny.
For the animal lovers out there, head down to Tatton Park from 1st to 16th April to complete their fun sheepdog trail and meet and learn more about sheepdogs, or search for ‘Woolly’ the missing lamb at Windmill Animal Farm and meet their many different animals along the way.
Discover more Easter activities across the North West area at: https://www.creativetourist.com/half-term/
Midlands
Enjoy the Easter eggventure at Bluebells with egg hunts, shows, animal petting, sheep races, and egg and spoon races, or follow the woodland trail at National Forest Adventure Farm to meet the Easter Bunny, learn sand art, decorate Easter biscuits and enjoy an egg-citing magic show!
Get creative at Denby Pottery Village with Easter crafts including egg cup painting and Spring stone decorating, before exploring their Easter trail and collecting a free chocolate egg. If painting is too messy for you, discover the skill of paper art at Chatsworth’s paper posies workshop to create beautiful flowers, or head to Derby Quad and Cinema to learn to make pompom bunnies and chicks.
For more creative crafts, visit the Roundhouse Birmingham for free craft activities, including making wire horse sculptures and building mini models. Or for an eco-friendly Easter visit Resorts World for guerrilla gardening, green graffiti, a mud-less mud kitchen and nest building.
If you’re looking to learn while having some roarsome fun, head to Derbion this Easter with their animatronic dinosaurs or join their immersive workshops to take a step back in time and learn to excavate fossils.
For more Easter activities, visit: https://www.visitderby.co.uk/whats-on/easter-in-derby