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Easter baskets at the ready! To get your Easter off to an egg-cellent start, we’ve rounded up a tasty variety of Easter egg hunts and trails taking place in Hampshire this Easter.
The eggs-tra long Easter weekend takes place from 7 – 10 April 2023, and with two weeks of Easter school holidays to enjoy, it’s the perfect time to enjoy an Easter break in Hampshire.
To avoid dis-egg-ppointment, be sure to check with the venue if pre-booking is required.
Canoe Easter Egg Hunt with New Forest Activities
1 – 10 April 2023
The Easter bunny will be hiding treats along the Beaulieu riverside this April ready to be found by those embarking on the canoe Easter egg hunt with New Forest Activities.
Egg-splorers will enjoy a fun-filled Easter paddle along the Beaulieu River before disembarking to hunt for the eggs along the riverside.
Find out more about the canoe Easter Egg Hunt with New Forest Activities
Easter at 'Eggs-bury' Gardens
7 – 10 April 2023
Young ornithologists will love the bird-themed Easter trail at Exbury Gardens in the New Forest as they follow the clues to match different types of birds with their eggs around the beautiful springtime gardens.
When they’ve spotted all the answers and completed the trail sheet, little adventurers can claim a chocolate Easter treat.
Find out more about Easter at 'Eggs-bury' Gardens
Boom & Bloom at Winchester Science Centre
1 – 16 April 2023
Spring is definitely in the air at Winchester Science Centre this Easter with this brand-new seasonal science event.
As well as a live Flower Power science show and Bio:Space garden activities, there’s an oviparity egg hunt where young scientists can look for eggs laid by animals that hatch. Once they’ve found them all they’ll receive a delicious Easter treat.
Find out more about Boom & Bloom at Winchester Science Centre
Easter Egg Hunts at the National Trust
1 – 16 April 2023
Take on the Easter challenges with a spring adventure at a National Trust property this April. Children can burn off some Easter energy with ten fun challenges to complete on each trail, from classic egg and spoon racing at The Vyne near Basingstoke and running like a rabbit at Hinton Ampner near Winchester, to bug bingo at Uppark in the South Downs and village fete-themed fun at Mottisfont near Romsey. Participants are sure to have earned their chocolate egg by the end!
Find out more about Mottisfont Easter Egg Hunt
Find out more about The Vyne Easter Egg Hunt
Find out more about Hinton Ampner Easter Egg Hunt
Find out more about Uppark Easter Egg Hunt
Easter Fun at Fort Nelson
1 – 16 April 2023
A free Easter bunny hunt awaits younger visitors to Fort Nelson near Portsmouth this Easter, who can explore the Victorian fort and be rewarded with a small prize if they find all the rabbits.
There will also be Easter-themed make and take craft sessions and free falconry weekends on selected Easter holiday dates.
Find out more about Easter Fun at Fort Nelson
Easter Egg Hunt with a difference! At Gilbert White's House & Gardens
1 – 16 April 2023
It’s not birds who have been laying the eggs at Gilbert White's House & Gardens in Selborne this Easter. The 10 eggs hidden in the garden have been laid by different creatures and egg-hunters must use clues to work out what laid them.
A fun way to learn about ecology like Gilbert White himself, budding naturalists must spot the odd one out to claim their chocolate egg prize.
Find out more about Easter Egg Hunt With A Difference! at Gilbert White's House & Gardens
Bunny Hop Easter Trail, Winchester
1 – 16 April 2023
Winchester’s free annual Bunny Hop Easter Trail is a great way to explore the city and its local shops and businesses. Hop around the city’s beautiful historic streets in search of Easter-themed words hidden in the windows of local businesses, then return your completed trail sheet for an Easter-themed treat.
Trail sheets can be downloaded online or collected from the Visitor Information Centre, The Arc or Winchester City Museum.
Find out more about the Winchester Bunny Hop Easter Trail
Big Butser Egg Roll Trail at Queen Elizabeth Country Park
1 – 16 April 2023
Roll on down to Queen Elizabeth Country Park in the South Downs this Easter holidays to try out the Big Butser Egg Roll trail.
Purchase a trail pack online and follow the signs of spring to the bottom of Butser Hill where you can see how far your rubber egg rolls.
Find out more about Easter at Queen Elizabeth Country Park
Hop & Hunt Easter Trail at Lepe Country Park
1 – 16 April 2023
Pick up a trail pack from the visitor centre and help Hazel the rabbit to find her lost her friends at Lepe Country Park in the New Forest this April by solving the clues on the bunny doors hidden around the country park along the Easter trail.
Find out more about Easter at Lepe Country Park
Easter at Beaulieu
1 – 16 April 2023
Hop aboard the Easter celebrations at Beaulieu, the Home of the National Motor Museum this April with parades taking place throughout the Easter holidays in the main arena.
Spot the Easter bunny hopping through the grounds over Easter weekend (7 – 10 April) and join in with the Easter craft activities.
Find out more about Easter at Beaulieu
Highclere’s Easter Egg Trail
15 April
On Easter Saturday, Highclere Castle is hosting its special Easter egg trail in its impressive gardens and woodland with clues to be collected by children taking part and a chocolate Easter egg reward at the end.
Easter festivities continue throughout the day with a participatory Easter bonnet parade and the chance to meet some of the estate’s farm animals.
Find out more about Highclere’s Easter Trail
Easter at Chawton House
1 – 16 April 2023
Wilderness rabbits and decorated Easter eggs will be hidden throughout the pretty spring gardens at Chawton House near Alton this April for their special Easter trail. Once the trail is completed, prizes can be claimed from the Chawton House Tea Shed.
Find out more about Easter at Chawton House
Easter weekend at West Green House
7 – 10 April 2023
The Easter Bunny will be visiting the West Green House Garden near Hook on Easter weekend, leaving a trail for children to follow through the blossom-filled 10-acre spring garden.
Children will receive a traditional Easter treat at the end of their adventure and on Easter Saturday and Sunday they will also be able to visit the petting zoo.
Find out more about Easter at West Green House
Easter Egg hunt at Whitchurch Silk Mill
3 April 2023
Whitchurch Silk Mill will be getting the Easter holidays off to a hopping start with a special Easter egg hunt for missing chocolates left by the Easter bunny in the Mill grounds on Monday 3 April. Each child taking part will be given the task of collecting 13 letters in their special Easter bag.
Find out more about Easter at Whitchurch Silk Mill
Bun and Ted’s Eggcellent Adventure at Milestones Museum
1 – 16 April 2023
Can you help solve the Milestones missing eggs mystery this Easter? Step onto the streets of Milestones Museum in Basingstoke and help Bun and Ted save Easter by finding the missing eggs that have been hidden through time, following the clues, and solving the puzzles along the way. Easter investigators will earn a tasty Easter reward for their detective work.
Find out more about Easter at Milestones
Easter at Sky Park Farm
3 – 17 April 2023
Throughout the Easter holidays, eight wooden eggs will be hidden throughout Sky Park Farm in West Harting waiting to be found by Easter egg seekers in exchange for a prize.
On selected dates in the Easter holidays there are also teddy bears picnics and movie mornings to enjoy.
Find out more about Easter at Sky Park Farm
Easter at Manor Farm
1 – 16 April 2023
The elusive golden egg is back at Manor Farm in Bursledon and waiting to be found by visitors to the farm this Easter. There will also be friendly farm animals to meet and special story time trail sessions.
Find out more about Easter at Manor Farm
Easter Bunny Trail at Itchen Valley Country Park
1 – 16 April 2023
Hop around Itchen Valley Country Park in Eastleigh this Easter and find the Easter bunnies hiding in the countryside. Decode all the bunnies’ messages to earn a prize from the Woodland Café.
Find out more about Easter at Itchen Valley Country Park
Easter Family Trail and Big Basing House Easter Egg Hunt
1 – 16 April 2023
Learn about Easter traditions from days gone by at Basingstoke’s Basing House this April and receive a special Easter reward for completing the trail.
On 1 April, join the search for hundreds of eggs hidden across the 14-acre site in the Big Basing House Easter Egg Hunt.
Find out more about Basing House Easter Family Trail
Easter Activities at Hurst Castle
1 – 16 April 2023
Hurst Castle is reopening for the season with some egg-stra special Easter activities.
Hop around Henry VIII's Solent fortress and complete the Easter maze and spring trail for an Easter treat. There will also be seasonal arts and crafts to enjoy as well as the usual sensational Hurst Castle views across to the Isle of Wight.
Find out more about Easter Activities at Hurst Castle
For even more Easter events and activities see our full guide to Easter in Hampshire.
With the children on their Easter holidays, why not extend your stay and enjoy a short (or longer) break in Hampshire with the family this spring.
Make your Easter visit to Hampshire a little longer and book to stay in some amazing accommodation. Choose from family hotels, traditional holiday cottages or if the weather is looking good a camping or glamping adventure.
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Looking for Easter Activities for the whole family? Enjoy a fun-filled guided paddle with New Forest Activities, along the Beaulieu River in stable 'Canadian style' canoes. Spend time taking in the stunning scenery of the river before disembarking for an Easter egg hunt with a twist! Leave no leaf unturned as your little ones hunt for those hidden chocolate eggs along the riverside. Then, you'll enjoy another beautiful scenic paddle back to base. All participants will receive a delicious chocolate egg (even the grown-ups too!) Great for all ages, all equipment provided.
Exbury Gardens will be running an outdoors easter trail for children over the Easter weekend, 29 March – 1 April. At this time of year the Exbury bunnies get very excited as the flowers start to open all around. They are known to “borrow” flowers to decorate their burrows, so the gardeners have to use carrot kiosks to distract them! Can you help us check that they are all topped up and ready for action? Once you have completed your trail sheet, an egg-cellent prize awaits!
Our Eggs-travaganza Easter hunt is back! But don’t expect to be on the hunt for brightly coloured eggs!
With all the feel of a classic village fete, Mottisfont’s Easter Egg Hunt is packed with traditional springtime activities, set in these glorious stream-fed gardens. Look out for egg rolling, bean bag throwing and other energetic outdoor games, plus spring-themed crafts including daffodil pinwheel-making. The trail weaves through the walled kitchen garden, across grassy paddocks and by a sparkling chalk stream where bridges provide the perfect spot for a game of Pooh Sticks. You’ll find a spring ‘art gallery’ too, where kids can display their drawings for everyone to enjoy. There’s plenty of space and seating for spring picnics, plus delicious ice cream varieties from local makers Jude’s.
This spring, treat the whole family to a world of adventure at The Vyne on an Easter trail. Make your way along the trail and find nature-inspired activities for the whole family. Prices are £3 per trail which includes an Easter trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy or vegan ad Free From* chocolate egg. *Suitable for people with milk, egg, gluten, peanut and tree nut allergies.
Go wild for Hinton Ampner's Easter Trail as you don your bunny ears and take on the challenges the Easter bunny has left behind. A chocolate prize awaits for the best hopping, bouncing bunnies!
You’ll be exploring through woods, gardens and meadows at this beautiful place high up on the South Downs. Uppark’s Easter trail is jam-packed with activities for fun family challenges, with colourful cut-outs for kids to find at each activity station. Can you jump as far as a deer on the lawn, or hula hoop for thirty seconds in the scented garden? Who’s best at racing just like a rabbit, or playing Bug Bingo in the woods? Complete ten enjoyable challenges in return for an Easter reward.
Free falconry weekends, a free Easter bunny hunt and seasonal craft workshops are all on offer at Fort Nelson this Easter holiday.
An Easter Egg Hunt with a difference! It's not only birds that lay eggs! Can you find 10 eggs hidden in the garden and use clues to work out which creature laid them? From reptiles to mini beasts, you'll be surprised by the number of egg laying creatures which live around us all the time. Spot the odd one out and claim a chocolate egg as your prize!
Winchester’s free annual Bunny Hop Easter Trail is a great way to explore the city and its local shops and businesses. Hop around the city’s beautiful historic streets in search of Easter-themed words hidden in the windows of local businesses, then return your completed trail sheet for an Easter-themed treat.
This Easter holidays try our Big Butser Egg Roll trail, find all the signs of spring to lead you to the bottom of Butser Hill. Once there you can give your rubber egg a good throw and see how far it rolllllls!
On Easter Saturday, Highclere Castle is hosting its special Easter egg trail in its impressive gardens and woodland with clues to be collected by children taking part and a chocolate Easter egg reward at the end.
We need your help, time travellers! Can you help save Easter?
The elusive golden egg is back at Manor Farm in Bursledon and waiting to be found by visitors to the farm this Easter. There will also be friendly farm animals to meet and special story time trail sessions.
Winchester’s free annual Bunny Hop Easter Trail is a great way to explore the city and its local shops and businesses. Hop around the city’s beautiful historic streets in search of Easter-themed words hidden in the windows of local businesses, then return your completed trail sheet for an Easter-themed treat.
Hop along to Lepe Country Park between Saturday 1st and Sunday 16th April 2023 and take part in our eggcellent Easter trail. Help Hazel the rabbit find her friends. Can you unscramble all the clues on the bunny doors hidden around the Country Park?
The elusive golden egg is back at Manor Farm in Bursledon and waiting to be found by visitors to the farm this Easter. There will also be friendly farm animals to meet and special story time trail sessions.
To mark the start of the Easter holidays, we will be opening on 10th April for our Easter Egg hunt. Explore the Mill grounds in search of the missing chocolates left by the Easter bunny!
Throughout the Easter holidays, eight wooden eggs will be hidden throughout Sky Park Farm in West Harting waiting to be found by Easter egg seekers in exchange for a prize.
Join the hunt for hundreds of eggs hidden across our 14-acre site! It's time to get eggscited as Basing House will re-open for the season with an Easter eggstravaganza - The BIG Basing House Easter Egg Hunt!
Hop, skip and jump into Easter at Beaulieu, where history comes to life between 1st – 16th April.
On Easter Saturday, Highclere Castle is hosting its special Easter egg trail in its impressive gardens and woodland with clues to be collected by children taking part and a chocolate Easter egg reward at the end.
Wilderness rabbits and decorated Easter eggs will be hidden throughout the pretty spring gardens at Chawton House near Alton this April for their special Easter trail. Once the trail is completed, prizes can be claimed from the Chawton House Tea Shed.
Eggs-plore West Green House this springtime and follow the Easter Bunny trail through the blossom-filled 10-acre spring garden. Children will receive a traditional Easter treat at the end of their adventure and they will also be able to visit the petting zoo.
Hop around Itchen Valley Country Park in Eastleigh this Easter and find the Easter bunnies hiding in the countryside. Decode all the bunnies’ messages to earn a prize from the Woodland Café.
We are kick-starting the season here at Hurst Castle with our Easter activities. So come along and join us for Egg-cellent arts & crafts, a Spring Trail and Easter maze. There's plenty to keep the whole family entertained, as well as discovering one of the best days out in the New Forest and visiting this artillery fortress built by Henry VIII. With plenty of open space for children to explore and fantastic views of the Isle of Wight, Hurst Castle is a must for visitors and resident in this area.
