🐰🌸 Easter Fun in Bristol & Bath 🌸🐰

Looking for the best family-friendly activities to enjoy for the Bristol Easter Holidays? Whether you fancy hunting for chocolate eggs, exploring spring trails and walks, or getting crafty, there are lots of egg-cellent activities to keep the whole family entertained!

📅 Easter holiday dates for 2026:

  • Bristol, BANES & South Glos: Sat 28 March – Sun 12 April
  • North Somerset: Fri 3 April – Sun 19 April

Bristol Easter Holidays Events are categorised below, click to jump to:

Egg Hunts & Trails

Easter on the Farm at Palette & Pasture

Easter trail around the farm with Easter Bunny, Baby Animals and Tractor Trailer Ride. The ice cream parlour will be open, inflatables (weather dependent), ride-on tractors and sand play. See our reel on Instagram from 2023. 28 March – 6 April Book tickets Plus, duck cuddles on select dates!

Easter Bunny’s Bouquet Trail at IKEA

20 March – 19 April Free Easter Trail around the store, no pre-booking required.

Clifton Village Easter Bunny Trail

30 March – 12 April around Clifton Village Find out more

Easter Trail at Primrose Vale Farm Shop

27 March – 12 April Trails for pre-schoolers and older children. Pre-book tickets. Find out more

Easter Egg Hunt at Penny Brohn

8 April. £10 per child Find out more

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Newton Farm Shop

Good Friday Egg Hunt Fri 3 April. See the animals, visit the cafe which has a kids corner with tractor ride ons and other play! Farm shop on site. Next to The Bird of Prey Project which you can also visit. Book tickets

Easter Trail at Woodhouse Park Activity Centre

Sat 28 & Sun 29 March. Follow the clues left by the Easter Bunny across the 36 acre site. Other bookable activities including clip and climb, pedal go-karts and laser tag. Food available. Trail: £7 per child / £2.50 per adult Book tickets

Easter at Gardens & Estates

National Trust Easter Events

  • A very curious Easter at Tyntesfield | 28 March – 19 April | Alice in Wonderland–themed Easter Trail. Follow the trail and enjoy curious challenges and topsy-turvy fun. More info
  • Easter Egg Hunt at Dyrham Park | 21 March – 19 April | Make your way along the trail and find activities for the whole family. More info
  • Easter at Prior Park | 3 – 7 April | 10 Easter-themed stations await to be discovered on this Easter trail. Test your skills in the egg and spoon race, decorate an egg for your Easter tree and be ready for laughs a-plenty in the very popular wheelbarrow race. More info
  • Easter Adventures at Stourhead | 21 March – 19 April | Easter themed trail around the garden. More info
  • Easter Egg Hunt at Newark Park | 28 March – 12 April | Make your way along the trail and complete 10 activity stations including games, challenges and activities. More info
  • Easter Adventures at Lacock Abbey | 28 March – 12 April | Explore the gardens, complete the activities and claim your chocolate egg. More info

Usual admission applies to National Trust properties. Small fee for trails. Free-from/vegan options usually available.

Westonbirt Arboreum

  • Room on the Broom Trail Interactive family trail with activity stations along the route. Buy a trail pack for £4 find out more
  • Spring Family Trail. Free with admission. 3 March – 31 May Find out more
  • Champion Tree Family Walks 31 March – 2 April Book tickets
  • The Secret World of Flowers – Free Family Event 7 – 9 April Find out more
  • Spring Awakenings – Free Discovery Event 18 April Find out more
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Easter at Sudeley Castle

28 March – 12 April. This Easter at Sudeley, follow the trail of golden eggs to find the Queen’s Hare! On easter weekend, history will come alive with an easter show hosted by Queen Elizabeth I and her travelling court. Find out more

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Easter Eggcitement: The Great Garden Hunt at the American Museum & Gardens

3 – 19 April The Great Garden Hunt with prize, Easter Sunday Egg Hunt, craft activities & more. Trail is £3.50 & usual admission applies More info

BIG Easter Adventure at Bowood House & Gardens

28 March – 12 April Easter egg trail, arts & crafts. On easter weekend special golden egg hunt and rainbow egg challenge. Usual admission applies. Easter Sunday Lunch & Family Afternoon Tea also available Find out more

Rococo’s Egg-stra Fun Family Trail at Painswick Rococo Garden

28 March – 19 April Discover curious animals, design a magical egg masterpiece, and playful family challenges. Find out more

Easter Weekend at Berkeley Castle

King Charles at the Races 4 – 6 April: Journey back to the 17th century to see King Charles II, infantry and cavalry parades, horse racing and dancing. Also, Farmers market 19 April Find out more

Easter Holiday Activities at Arnos Vale Cemetery

Lovely woodland walks, free children’s scavenger hunt (collect from gift shop), great cafe, dogs on leads! Lots of Easter activities Book tickets

  • Fire Lighting Workshop Tues 7 April 10.30am
  • Seed Bomb Workshop Tues 7 April 1.30pm, 2.15pm & 3pm
  • Stomping Story – Superworm Thurs 9 April 10.30am & 11.30am
  • Clay Critter Workshop Thurs 9 April 1.30pm, 2.15pm & 3pm
  • Stomping Story – The Gruffalo Mon 13 April 10.30 & 11.30am
  • Lovely Leaves Workshop Mon 13 April 1.30pm, 2.15pm & 3pm
  • Den building Workshop Tues 14 April 10.30am
  • Brilliant Birds Workshop Tues 14 April 1.30pm, 2.15pm & 3pm
  • Stomping Story – Monkey Puzzle Thurs 16 April 10.30am & 11.30am
  • Pond Dipping (drop-in) Thurs 16 April 1.30pm-2pm, 2.15pm-2.45pm, & 3pm-3.30pm

Easter Fun at Hestercombe

28 March – 12 April Bunny trail and crafts Find out more

Easter at Animal & Adventure Parks

New African Forest at Bristol Zoo Project

The brand new African Forest opens 1 April! See the gorillas, mangabeys, parrots, crocodiles and more. Find out more

Gozzle at Slimbridge

20 March – 31 May. Join Gozzle’s wetland adventure on an interactive trail. Become an animal helper in Gozzle’s Vet Check (open during school holidays and weekends 21 March – 31 May) Find out more

If you work (or have previously worked) in the public sector or civil service check out Boundless Membership (aff link) as it gives you free entry for yourself and up to five children, and 50% off another adult at WWT sites!

Easter EGGStravaganza at Avon Valley Park

3 – 19 April. Candy Cannon, Golden Egg Hunt, crafty seasonal activities, Meet a Dragon, as well as all the usual play areas, animals and fun! Find out more

Hello Spring at Noahs Ark Zoo Farm

13 Feb – 4 May Spring scavenger hunt trail, see Aqua the rescue tiger and all the usual zoo farm fun! Rainy day guarantee applies Find out more

Easter Holidays at Old Down Country Park

  • £5 entry in March!
  • Easter Holidays 2- 19 April. Daily easter egg hunt and schedule of easter activities. Find out more
  • Colour Run 12 April Find out more

Easter at Longleat

28 March – 19 April. Explore an easter book trail, where classic stories come to life and a chocolate treat awaits. Plus, Anniversary Garden Party 11 & 12 April Find out more

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Easter at Cattle Country

28 March – 12 April. Join for easter fun, lamb bottle feeding, and opening of a new boating lake! Expect baby animals, golden egg hunt, meet the easter bunny and the usual play barns (soft play and sand play!), farm animals and outdoor play. Find out more

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Live Lambing & Easter On The Farm at Cotswold Farm Park

  • Live Lambing: 13 Feb – 19 April. Meet lambs, lambing talks, and more. Find out more Check T&Cs if you are pregnant before visiting.
  • Easter Garden (separate to farm park): 28 March – 12 April. Spring trail, selfie opportunities, make a bear, sand art, and face painting. If you also want to visit the farm park, separate tickets are required. Find out more

Funderworld Theme Park

2 April – 4 May Durdham Downs, Clifton. Opening night £15 tickets unlimited rides Find out more

Tuff Nutterz at ICC, Newport

1-6 April. The UK’s biggest inflatable course at ICC Newport Find out more

Ancient Eggsplorers at Bristol Aquarium

28 March – 19 April. Learn about prehistoric creatures, meet a baby dinosaur, ancient egg trail, tour through time special dino-talk and walk and crafts! Find out more

Easter Eggstravaganza at Over Farm’s Countryside Adventure

28 March – 12 April. Live shows, egg hunts, animal encounters and circus-style entertainment on select dates, animals, tractor trailer rides & more! Find out more

Easter Holiday Fun! at Fairfield Animal Centre

29 March – 18 April. Visit the animals and special easter themed animal petting sessions, alpaca and goat walks available to book. Extra activities on select dates: bouncy castle, crafts/face painting, shearer and farrier demos Find out more

Easter Eggstravaganza at Roves Farm

28 March – 12 April Meet the Easter Bunny, Easter Bunny Show, Egg Hunt, Lambing Time, Wash the Tractor, Meet the Animals, Tractor Ride, Animal Racing & more. Other lambing activities available! Find out more

Easter Dinosaur Egg Hunt at The Grand Pier

3 – 19 April Dinosaur Egg Hunt, Mascots, Face Painting, Rides & Games, Easter Sweet Treats. See also Dinomania Show 15 April Find out more

Where to see Baby Animals

  • Chew Valley Animal Park Cuddle pygmy goat kids, rabbits, mice, guinea pigs and rats! Great place for animal handling!
  • Cattle Country Lambing and bottle feeding, kids, piglets, calves and chicks
  • Palette and Pasture Lamb bottle feeding experiences and baby animals on the easter trail
  • Newton Farm Shop Lambing experience various dates
  • Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm Baby animals in the farm area of the zoo. Small animal meet and greet (rabbits and guinea pigs) every day at 2.30PM.
  • Puxton Park Animal encounters every day at 11AM and on some days also 3PM
  • Cotswold Farm Park Lambing event on until 27 April. One of the biggest lambing events in the country!
  • Avon Valley Lambing live with lamb bottle feeding demos
  • Roves Farm Lambs and meet & feed animals (stroke rabbits & guinea pigs and meet a tortoise).
  • Cheery and Chipper Farm Play Pet and Play Sessions
  • Lambing Time Farm Experiences at Upper Row Farm (Near Frome) 11, 16, 18, 19 & 21 April
  • Check out our wonderful free city farms! Look at the map on our homepage for where they all are.

Easter at Museums, Caves & Trains

Easter on Board Brunel’s SS Great Britain

5 – 21 April Spring events: Mr Brunel’s Shipshape Garden Show, Easter Card Crafts, Family Trail and Discovery Talks. Find out more

Live in a BS postcode? Get 50% off entry from 5-21 April! Book tickets online and take proof of address. T&Cs apply

The Illuminated Cave at Cheddar Gorge Caves

4 – 21 April. Iluminated trail through Gough’s Cave. Expect glowing eggs, dinosaurs and ancient creatures. Usual admission applies. Find out more

Chocs Away at Aerospace Bristol

5 – 27 April Take on a series of food-themed challenges and uncover the meals that pilots and passengers enjoyed at key moments in aviation history. Complete all the challenges to win a chocolate prize! Find out more A few Concorde themed events on also!

Big Easter Event at Wookey Hole

5 – 21 April, Cave explorations, Easter egg hunts, live entertainment, new 4D cinema experience, daily circus shows and chocolate! Magique Magic & Illusion show also available to book 9 & 16 April (requires separate tickets). Find out more

Bristol Museum Events

Bristol Museum & Art Gallery:

  • Bristol Rocks! Volcanoes 2025! Free drop-in family day. Learn about volcanoes with a number of activities. 5 April
  • Arty Fun Family Activity. Free drop-in sessions but donations welcomed. Best suited to children ages 4-11. 8-10 April 10-12.30 & 1-4.

MShed:

  • John King Trips (a diesel tug boat from 1935) 12, 13, 26 & 27 April. Buy tickets on the day from the ticket office by the MShed platform
  • Steam Train Rides 12, 13, 19, 20 & 21 April. Buy tickets on the day.
  • Arty Fun Family Activity. Free drop-in sessions but donations welcomed. Best suited to children ages 4-11. 15-17 April
  • Crane Visits. You must be at least 1m tall to visit. Buy tickets on the day. 26-27 April

Find out more

Avon Valley Railway

  • Local Residents Weekend 5 & 6 April. Half price travel if you live in a BS or BA postcode! Take proof of address.
  • Farmyard Friends 12 & 13 April. Train ride, meet animals & animal themed trail.
  • Chocolate Train – 20 & 21 April. Take a steam train ride and see and learn about the historic restored locomotive from Fry’s chocolate factory. Free Fry’s chocolate for every child.

Ashton Court Miniature Railway

Running on 20 & 21 April

Magic at The Helicopter Museum

9 & 16 April Live magic show, balloon modelling. Climb into the pilot seats of some helicopters. Find out more

Easter at Haynes Motor Museum

4 – 22 April. Easter egg trail, motor racing trail, RC racing and new Scalectrix trail! Find out more

The Great Easter Hat Hunt at The Holburne Museum

5 – 22 April Free easter family trail. 15 April Fan-tastic Paper Fashion Workshop drop-in Find out more

Perfect Profile – Easter Family Activity at Victoria Art Gallery

15 – 17 April. Use your shadow to draw a profile and make a silhouette like visitors to Bath in the 18th century. Drop-in. Find out more

West Somerset Railway

Bishops Lydeard (near Taunton) – Minehead.

Easter Trail at The Wave

Free easter trail, play area, skate ramp and great for scooting! Play in the Bay and Little Ripper sessions are back Find out more

Theatre

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame at Redgrave Theatre

1-5 April. Age 12+ Book tickets

Romeo & Juliet at The Egg

2 – 6 April Age 12+ Book tickets

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Macbeth at The Egg

4 – 6 April Age 12+ Book tickets

The Museum of Marvellous Things at Redgrave Theatre

6 April Age 4+ Book tickets

Dinomania at The Grand Pier

6 April Age 3+ Book tickets

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Mischief & Mystery in Moomin Valley at Tobacco Factory Theatre

7 – 9 April Ages 4-7 Book tickets

Princess Smartypants at Wardrobe Theatre

7 – 13 April Age 5+ and their families Book tickets

The Very Hungry Caterpillar at Bristol Old Vic

8 – 12 April All ages Book tickets

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The Wizard of Oz at Redgrave Theatre

8-9 April Age 4+ Book tickets

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TINA – The Tina Turner Musical at Bristol Hippodrome

8 – 26 April Age 14+ Book tickets

Circus Calamitous

8 April. New show from Stewart Wright (BS3 Santa) Age 8+ Book tickets

Fame The Musical at 1532 Bristol

9 – 12 April Book tickets

Shrek The Musical at The Playhouse WSM

9 – 12 April. Age 3+ Book tickets

Beauty and the Beast ‘Sing-A-Long’

10 April (film screening not theatre) Book tickets

The Amazing Bubble Man at Redgrave Theatre

11 April All ages Book tickets

The Periodicals at The Egg

11 – 12 April. Age 6+ Book tickets

SWEET AND SOUR – The Ultimate Tribute to Sabrina Carpenter & Olivia Rodrigo at Bath Forum

12 April All ages Book tickets

MiniBeats: Super Strings! at St George’s

13 April Sessions aimed at under 5s and ages 4-8 Book tickets

The Koala Who Could at Bristol Old Vic

14 – 19 April Age 3+ Book tickets

Andy and the Odd Socks at Bath Forum

14 April All ages Book tickets

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Top Secret – The Magic of Science at 1532 Bristol

14 April All ages Book tickets

The Good, The Bad and The Fabulous at Redgrave Theatre

14-17 April Book tickets

Space Oddity at The Egg

15 – 16 April Age 5+ Book tickets

The Ultimate Bubble Show at The Wardrobe Theatre & Blakehay Theatre

13 April Blakehay Theatre Book tickets & 15 April Wardrobe Theatre Book tickets Age 3+ and their families

Do Not Play This Piano at Tobacco Factory Theatre

15 – 17 April Age 6+ Book here

Return to the Forbidden Planet at The Egg

17 – 19 April Age 6+ Book tickets

Giffords Circus at Fennels Farm, Stroud

17 – 27 April – On throughout the year at a number of locations some around an hour from Bristol. Book tickets

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Flowers and Friendship Bracelets at The Playhouse WSM

17 April Pop concert with lots of female pop artist covers Book tickets

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Bing’s Birthday at Redgrave Theatre

18-19 April All ages Book tickets

April Throws an Egg at Bath City Farm

19 April All ages Book tickets

The Dinosaur That Pooped A Rockshow at The Playhouse Theatre WSM

20 April Age 3+ Book tickets

Into The Woods at Redgrave Theatre

22-26 April Age 12+ Book tickets

The Mystery of the Egg at The Egg

26 – 27 April Age 7+ Book tickets

Creative & Nature

Easter Parties & Performances

Other Events over the Bristol Easter Holidays

Holiday Clubs

Sessions/workshops where you can drop your child off. These are a selection, others available – let me know if you have any recommendations! It may be worth checking with whoever provides after-school club at your child’s school:

SEND Events over the Bristol Easter Holidays

Great calendar of SEND Events here.

Early Years Activities

Free and Cheap Days Out

For more free and cheap days out ideas (not just for Bristol Easter Holidays) see this post! Lots of lovely walks included. Also check out Your Holiday Hub which have free food and activities for eligible children (receiving benefits related free school meals)

Thank you for reading our Bristol Easter Holidays Guide!

Thank you for reading! There is so much on over the Bristol & Bath Easter Holidays! Please share this with anyone that you might find useful and follow us on Instagram and/or Facebook where I will share any exciting upcoming events.

Disclaimer: The information in this post is accurate to the best of my knowledge at the time of writing. Please check directly with event organisers for the most up-to-date details, including whether pre-booking is required. I am not responsible for any changes, cancellations, or inaccuracies. Enjoy your Easter adventures!

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