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Hop straight into April with Easter events, trails, and activities at the beginning of the month, plus spring celebrations and plenty of outdoor fun as the days get longer and warmer.
Hoppy Easter at Paultons Park
29 March – 14 April 2024
Every-bunny is sure to have a cracking time at Paulton’s Park this Easter as it rolls out its bright decorations including colourful giant Easter eggs and bunnies throughout the park. Easter characters Bobtail Bunny and Betty Bunny will be there too and of course there are the 70 wonderful rides and attractions to fill your day with fun.
Children's Urban Safari at Winchester Cathedral
3 – 5 April 2024
New for 2024, Winchester Cathedral is inviting children to join the Learning Team and the Gardening Team on the Cathedral estate to explore the grounds this Easter holiday. Activities will include learning about the trees on the estate, looking for bugs, and learning about the Cathedral’s composting.
ABP Southampton Marathon
7 April 2024
The ABP Southampton Marathon is one of the biggest running events in Hampshire with thousands of people taking to the city’s streets to run the Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km Race and Fun Run.
All the races start and finish at Southampton Guildhall Square, where the crowds gather to cheer on the runners bringing a brilliant atmosphere to the city.
Southampton's Old Town Easter Trail
28 March – 14 April 2024
A free and fun way to explore the city, Visit Southampton's new family Easter trail guides you through Southampton's historic Old Town to discover several Easter eggs hidden in windows.
Spot the bunnies hidden in the colourful designs of the eggs and bring your completed map to the final destination, where children will receive a free small prize for all their hard work.
Winchester Bunny Hop Easter Trail
29 March – 14 April 2024
Pick up a free trail sheet from the Visitor Information Centre, The Arc or Winchester City Museum or download online and hop around Winchester this Easter following the annual Bunny Hop Trail.
Easter-themed words will be hidden in the windows of local businesses to help little bunnies to complete their sheets in return for an Easter treat.
Easter At Beaulieu
29 March – 14 April 2024
Have a Beaulieu-ful Easter this April with endless Easter fun at the National Motor Museum. Meet colourful characters, see daily motoring parades, explore the grounds and gardens of Palace House in their spring splendour, and look out for the Easter Bunny over the Easter weekend.
National Trust Easter trails at Mottisfont, Hinton Ampner and The Vyne
23 March – 14 April 2024
Easter trails with the National Trust never dis-egg-point and 2024 promises to be as marvellous as ever. At The Vyne near Basingstoke, children will work up an appetite with the activity trail, experience all the fun of a spring fete with the energetic Easter trail at Mottisfont, and at Hinton Ampner the action continues with challenges and activities suitable for the whole family – all with chocolate egg rewards.
Boom & Bloom at Winchester Science Centre
16 March – 15 April 2024
Flower Power is back at Winchester Science Centre with Boom & Bloom running until 15 April featuring nature adventures in Bio:Space, minibeasts, a live bubble science show, and an Eggs-travaganza Easter Hunt.
Step into Spring at New Forest Wildlife Park
29 March – 14 April 2024
The New Forest Wildlife Park has recently welcomed some new giant otter cubs and its their love of playing with pebbles that has inspired the Park’s Easter Pebble Trail and Golden Pebble Hunt.
There are also special weekend crafts over the Easter holidays including making badges, animal masks and leaf printing.
Easter Holidays at Marwell Zoo
29 March – 14 April 2024
Visit Marwell Zoo over the Easter holidays and help the Easter Bunny to find the cheeky egg thief with the Det-egg-tive Trail.
Keep an eye out for hidden golden eggs around the park and scan the QR code for a chance to win an egg-cellent prize. There will also be garden games, a special Easter tipi photo op, plus candy floss and fresh hot doughnuts on the hall drive.
Free Easter fun at Fort Nelson
29 March – 14 April 2024
There will be free Easter fun at Fort Nelson throughout the Easter holidays with a Bunny Bingo trail for younger visitors to find trail boards with Easter eggs on them to get a full house on a bingo card – with the reward of a badge for those who complete it.
There will also be special falconry events on 2, 4, 9, and 11 April with birds of prey flying high above the Fort.
Find out more about Free Easter fun at Fort Nelson
Easter at Queen Elizabeth Country Park and Staunton Country Park
29 March – 14 April 2024
Roll on down to Queen Elizabeth Country Park in the South Downs or Staunton Country Park in Havant this Easter holidays for children's activities running throughout the holidays including Brilliant Bug Hunts, markets, and spring crafts.
At Queen Elizabeth Country Park there will also be the Big Butser Egg Roll trail – purchase a trail pack and see how far you can roll your rubber egg at Butser Hill.
Canoe Easter Egg Hunt and Easter Archery with New Forest Activities
Selected dates from 23 March – 12 April 2024
There will be plenty of Easter fun down by the Beaulieu River with New Forest Activities throughout the holidays, with the popular Canoe Easter Egg Hunt promising Easter treats and Easter Archery back on dry land to aim for a coveted Easter egg trophy.
Bun & Ted's Spring Challenge at Milestones Museum
29 March – 14 April 2024
Budding detectives can take on the new spring challenge at Milestones Museum in Basingstoke this Easter holidays and help Bun & Ted solve the mystery and save Easter.
An Egg-cellent Spring at Sir Harold Hillier Gardens
16 March – 14 April 2024
Sir Harold Hillier Gardens is glorious in the spring and as well as all the gorgeous plants to enjoy in the gardens, there will be a special self-guided Easter trail through the blossoming flowers.
Spring Steam Gala at The Watercress Line
26 – 28 April 2024
Always guaranteed to be a 'steam' packed three-days, The Watercress Line’s Spring Steam Gala delivers the chance to see and ride behind locomotives and explore the heritage stations along the 10-mile line overlooking the South Downs National Park.
Spring Steam Up at The Brickworks Museum
28 April 2024
It’s also full steam ahead at The Brickworks Museum in Swanwick near Southampton on Sunday 28 April as the Brickworks' Machinery comes out of hibernation to celebrate the start of the traditional brickmaking season with traction engines, craft stalls and activities for all ages.
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Guaranteed to put a spring in your step, Paultons Park's entrance will be festooned for Easter with colourful giant Easter eggs and bunnies at every turn. Meet some wonderful Easter characters and enjoy over 70 wonderful rides and attractions.
New for 2024, come and join the Learning Team and the Gardening Team on the Cathedral estate to explore our grounds this Easter holiday. We will be learning about the trees on the estate, looking at tree rings, looking for bugs, learning about our composting and so much more!
Join us for the 10th Anniversary of the ABP Southampton Marathon, Half, 10K, 5K and Fun Run! Taking place on Sunday 6th April 2025 - run with friends, with your club or for a charity. The route takes you round parks, seas and city. Sign up now and join thousands of runners hitting the streets of Southampton!
This spring half-term, get ready for an egg-citing FREE Easter adventure with Visit Southampton's new family trail.
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 into Spring and celebrate Easter at Beaulieu as history comes to life! Have the chance to experience remarkable vehicles, meet colourful characters who are back out and about on the attraction, and take part in fun family activities from 29th March – 14th April!
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.
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!
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.
Hop on over to Winchester Science Centre this spring for the return of Boom & Bloom between Saturday 16th March and Monday 15th April, including every day during the Easter school holidays. There'll be all the usual Science Centre fun like hands-on exhibits, exciting live demos and minibeast adventures, plus even more to excite children aged five to 12 and their families. Solve the puzzles to earn an Easter treat and find out the difference between rabbits and hares in the Eggs-travaganza Easter Hunt and discover all about the science of a childhood favourite, bubbles, in the fun-filled 20-minute live show, Bubble Trouble - both included free with admission.
THERE'S LOTS HAPPENING AT THE NEW FOREST WILDLIFE PARK THIS EASTER, AS WE STEP INTO SPRING! You might be lucky to see one of the new giant otter cubs who will be stepping outside to say hello to the wildlife park visitors. See how they play with their big sister and proud parents as they explore their home in the ancient New Forest. Did you know that some otters LOVE to play with pebbles? This Easter, it's not about how many Easter eggs you can find, but how many pebbles are hidden across the park. Can you help find them for the otters? There's also special weekend crafts over the Easter holidays.
A visit to Marwell Zoo will be egg-stra special this Easter thanks to a host of seasonal activities including a very egg-citing visit from the Easter Bunny. Marwell's Det-egg-tive Trail will be running throughout the Easter break (Friday 29 March to Sunday 14 April) for wannabe sleuths to help find the cheeky egg thief.
Birds of prey will be back flying high above Fort Nelson for four special free days of fun during the Easter holidays.
Visit the park this easter as the park starts to spring to life! There will be children's activities running throughout the holidays.
Visit the park this easter as Staunton starts to spring to life! There will be children's activities running throughout the holidays.
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.
Want an activity so good you'll drop your Easter bonnet? Join New Forest Activities for some target shooting with a twist! Learn how to shoot a real bow and arrow as you release your inner archer and compete head-to-head for the biggest Easter egg up for grabs! Based in the beautiful New Forest at their Hazel Copse Farm site in Beaulieu, you'll be surrounded by nature while you enjoy Easter themed archery games and pick up a new skill along the way. Their expert instructors will be on hand to help you with tips on how to improve your shot and technique so that you can walk away as Easter champion with your chocolate Easter egg trophy!
We need your help, time travellers! Can you help save Easter?
Sir Harold Hillier Gardens look gorgeous in the spring and the whole family is sure to enjoy the self-guided Easter trail through the blossoming flowers.
Enjoy a 'steam' packed three-day Spring Steam Gala at The Watercress Line (26th - 28th April). It's a great opportunity to see and ride behind two visiting locomotives and the home-fleet locomotives. Explore all four heritage stations along the 10 mile line overlooking the South Downs National Park, enjoy brake van rides, free guided tours and more.
As spring sweeps in we wake the Brickworks' Machinery from its winter slumber for the first of our grand steam events of 2024. We will be joined at this event by our resident traction engines.
