17 events for under £5 this Easter holidays

Published: 26th March 2026

The Easter Holidays are among us! We of course have our action packed "Top Picks for Easter Holidays in Hertford, Hertfordshire" article but as know funds are tight we've also highlighted 17 things which are under £5 - 8 of which are FREE!

Faery Trail at Celtic Harmony Camp - £5 per child every weekend and accompanying adults are FREE (which we LOVE). Step into a world of wonder this spring! As the woodland wakes up, the Fairies of Celtic Harmony Camp have returned to their secret village.Your little explorers to take on a magical challenge and discover the secrets hidden beneath the canopy.

A little further afield but if you are able to get to Dunstable downs their Easter Egg hunt is back! Prices are £3.50 per trail which includes an Easter trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy or vegan and Free From* chocolate egg.
Easter Trail at Cedars Nature Centre is back and just £2.40 pp which includes entry to the zoo, the Easter Trail, and all the animal meet and greets, under 2's are FREE and this makes this option really friendly on the purse strings.
Childrens Easter Trail - Hertford Town Centre- FREE- download the map here .
Drop in Crafts at Hertford Museum £4 per child.
Dragon Theme Day at Lowewood Museum FREE
Easter Fun Day at Ware Priory FREE
Easter Egg Hunt at Hertford Heath
Elliot Heath Easter Egg hunt - FREE
Free Stay and Play
Family Movie Morning FREE
Eggstatic Monday at Scotts Grotto - £2pp
Of course there is the East Herts Miniature Railway running weekends and Tuesdays and Thursdays during the Holidays - just £1.50 pp.
Springtime Wildlife at Tring Museum- FREE
Hertford Art and Literacy Festival- 11th April- FREE
Easter Egg Hunt at Redwings Ada Cole - £3 per child. Meet our rescued residents nose-to-nose, find all the eggs hidden around the sanctuary and win a sweet treat!
£2 family films at Cineworld, this Easter holidays Cineworld are coming up trumps offering a range of family movies, such as spongebob , zootropolis 2, stitch head and more see here for details.

Of course these are just specifically dated events we have hundreds more things to do on our webpage. For example many local museums are FREE and of course its a perfect opportunity to get our and about and discover the beautiful local surrounds we have, perhaps a spot of geocaching or a trip to tewinbury farm (free play area and animals!)