With Easter approaching it’s time to get outdoors, see those lambs and, well, apparently it’s also possible to meet the Easter bunny! There’s loads of Easter hunts and activities going on around Cheltenham, Gloucester and the surrounding areas this Easter weekend and also throughout the Easter school holidays…
Cheltenham Easter School holiday activities
30th March – 15th April
Primrose Vale
Easter challenge, egg hunt and pre-schoolers trail – £5 per child (adults free)
Primrose Vale website to find out more
The Valley, Evesham
Easter steam trains including Easter egg spotting and an Easter egg reward
Additionally on Easter Sunday there will be an Easter petting zoo (11am – 3pm)
The Valley website to find out more
Slimbridge WWT
Easter duck hunt with Dusty
Starts Tuesday 27th March (until 15th April)
Slimbridge website to find out more
Rococo Gardens Painswick
Easter garden adventure created in collaboration with local artist and illustrator Hannah Shaw. Take the adventure to help Snowdrop Bunny find her friends, while learning about the animals which live in the gardens, the gardens and their restoration. – £1 on top of entrance costs
Rococo Gardens website to find out more
Over Farm
Easter Trail
Starts 29th March (until 15th April)
Over Farm website to find out more
Cotswold Farm Park
Spring festival including a ‘hopstacle’ course, a treasure hunt around the Park with a prize for every child along with craft activities and a puppet show!
Lambing is also taking place from 15th of February until the 15th of April
Cotswold Farm Park website to find out more
Snowshill Manor National Trust
Cadbury Easter egg hunt and spring gardens to browse
Snowshill Manor National Trust website to find out more
Gloucester Cathedral
Monday – Saturday 10.30am – 4.00pm, Sunday 12noon – 2.00pm
Follow a trail around the cathedral to discover what happened on the very first Easter Day
Gloucester Cathedral website to find out more
The Wilson Art Gallery
30th March – 15th April
The Great Bunny Escape – can you find all the bunnies?
Free, but suggested donation £2 There are also various other events throughout the school holidays:
Wednesday 4th & 11th April
Crafty fun for all the family – £3
Drop in sessions 10.30-12.30 & 1.30-3.30
The Wilson Facebook page announcement
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Easter weekend events
Wyevale garden centres
Breakfast/Dinner with The Easter Bunny – must book in advance! – it does look like there are a few places left for the Easter weekend
Wyevale Garden Centre website for more info (booking a must!)
Dobbies Garden Centres
30th March – 2nd April
Breakfast with the Easter Bunny
Child £8.95, Adult £4.95
Dobbies website to find out more
Eastnor Castle
30th March – 2nd April
Royal EGGstravaganza Treasure Hunt
Eastnor Castle website to find out more
Glenfall House
Friday 30th March, 12-3pm
Easter Egg Hunt in aid of Macmillan nurses – £1 entry
Glenfall House website to find out more
Painswick Easter Egg Hunt
Saturday 31st March, 12pm – 4pm
“Not just an Egg hunt, it’s an afternoon out for the whole family! You won’t go hungry… As well as our fabulous cake stall, there will be teas/coffees, a licensed bar, and plenty of hot food available, including burgers, pizzas and Thai 2 Go. Or if shopping is more your thing, there will be a variety of quirky craft stalls in the Town Hall selling cards, art, jewellery, clothes, bags, chutney’s & jams.” -quote from Facebook event page
Maps can be bought in advance for £3 each, from Painswick Playgroup, Painswick Library and The Falcon Inn. Or available on the day for £4 each.
The first 800 children to complete their maps on the day, will receive a chocolate treat!
Painswick Playgroup website to find out more
Hatherley Park
Saturday 31st March 2-4pm
Easter egg hunt and Elsa from Frozen! – £3 donation
Pittville Park
31st March – 3rd April, 10am – 4pm
Easter egg hunt around the park, clue sheets available from The Boathouse – £1
Everyone gets a cream egg for completing the hunt.
Court Farm, Bishops Cleeve
Monday 2nd April, 11am-3pm
Visit the lambs – adult £2, child £1, under 2 free
Court Farm Facebook page
The Wilson Art Gallery
Various events and dates:
The Wilson Facebook page announcement
I believe there is also an Easter Egg hunt at Cleeve Common, but it looked like it was already sold out
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It’s not very Easter-y, however, Chase and Marshal from PAW PATROL are visiting Cattle Country on the 7th and 8th of April! There will also be lamb and calf feeding throughout the whole Easter holidays – more on all the activities on the Cattle Country website.
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Do let me know if you know of any more events within 30-ish minutes of Cheltenham and I’ll add them to the list.
Also please do double check websites before planning to attend any activity to make sure they are running, their opening times and costs. Have a very Happy Easter folks! xx
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