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KLAXON…The Easter holidays are incoming…I repeat, the Easter holidays are incoming! Luckily for you, I’ve been beavering away here at Mum’s guide to Huntingdon HQ and have created a bumper guide to what’s on. There’s plenty to keep the kids busy!
Remember to check out the Things To Do page if you want a general idea of what places are available to visit!
So, without further ado, let’s crack on with the list of events! I have separated them into events over multiple dates and those that are one-off events. All are in date order!
Events with multiple dates
Easter Parade Trail
31st March - 2nd April, 5th-9th April and 12th-16th April
Jordans Mill, Biggleswade
The Easter Parade Trail runs from 31st March - 16th April, Wednesday to Sunday. No need to book, trail sheets are just £3.50 and available from the Mill Shop. Don't forget to collect your prize at the end!
Easter at Stanwick Lakes
31st March - 16th April
Stanwick Lakes
There's plenty to see and do at Stanwick Lakes this Easter, with our animal-themed trail and Easter crafts
Easter at Sacrewell
1st - 9th April
Sacrewell Farm, Peterborough
Easter is one of our most popular events, witness wild birds hatching to lambs skipping through the fields. What's more you will be able to watch our livestock team bottle feed the cade (orphan) lambs at 10am and 2pm each day. There's never been a more joyous time to visit.
Easter Bunny Trail
1st - 11th April
St Neots Library
Our Easter Bunny Trail will be launching on the 1st April, just in time for half term! You will be able to hop hop hop along to St Neots Library, St Neots Museum or The Priory Centre to collect your trail leaflet and see how many bunnies you can find around the town.
Easter Egg Hunt at Wicken Fen
1st - 16th April
Wicken Fen, Ely
Make your way along the trail and find nature-inspired activities for the whole family. The trail takes place between 1 - 16 April 2023, from 10:00 to 17:00, with last entry at 16:00, so come along and explore the beautiful landscape of Wicken Fen Nature Reserve.
Easter Egg Hunts at Anglesey Abbey
1st - 16th April
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridge
Make your way along the trail and find nature-inspired activities for the whole family. Last entry to the trail at 3:30pm, so come along and explore the beautiful gardens of Anglesey Abbey.
Easter Egg Hunts at Wimpole Estate
1st - 16th April
Wimpole Estate, Royston
Make your way along the trail and find nature-inspired activities for the whole family. The trail takes place daily between 1 - 16 April 2023, from 9.30am - 3.30pm, so come along and explore the beautiful gardens of Wimpole Estate.
Easter Eggstravaganza
1st - 16th April
West Lodge Farm Park, Kettering
This year it's going to be bigger, longer and better than ever! MORE eggs to be found on the Easter Egg Hunt around the Easter Bunnies garden, meet the Easter Bunny and receive a special treat, decorate your own egg to take home, cuddle our own little bunnies, meet the cutest chicks, bottle feed the lambs, free barrel rides plus all the normal fun of the farm!
Easter Chicks!
5th & 6th April
St Neots Museum
Create gorgeous Easter Chicks using clay in our workshops! Booking required.
Easter Bunny Breakfast
6th - 8th April
Dobbies Huntingdon, Wyton
Hop along to the restaurant for a tasty breakfast for the whole family before the little ones take part in some egg-cellent fun with our Easter bunny
Easter Trail
7th - 10th April
Knebworth House, Stevenage
Book a general admission ticket for either 7th, 8th, 9th or 10th April and add an Easter Trail Sheet per child to your basket before the checkout, priced at £2 per child. On arrival collect your Sheet and follow the Trail around Knebworth Gardens looking for clues to complete the word puzzle.
Easter Bunny Express
9th - 10th April
Rushden Station, Rushden
Train ride, Easter Bunny, Easter hunt, animal encounters, kids crafts, and refreshments available from the buffet carriage.
Mystery Bag Challenge
13th - 14th April
St Neots Museum
Join in with our Mystery Bag Challenge! What will be in your bag??
One-off events
Easter Party
31st March
St Neots Rugby Club
£4 per ticket which includes disco, egg hunt and games.
Inflat-o-Mania Easter Fun Day
3rd April
Priory Centre, St Neots
This egg-citing Easter event is the perfect way to spend the Easter Holidays, as you bounce, slide, and jump your way through a spectacular selection of bouncy castles, slides, inflatables, soft-play, didicars and more!
What Nature Does for Us Family Fun at Paxton Pits!
3rd April
Paxton Pits Environmental Education Centre
Come along to Paxton Pits Environmental Education Centre, where children can have lots of fun discovering more about the amazing jobs nature does for us and try your hand at these jobs too. Will you earn enough to go pond dipping?Make your own ecosystem in a jar to take home!
Easter Crafts
4th April
Huntingdon Library
Join us for this easy Easter-themed fun crafting session suitable for children aged 5+. £1 per child - booking recommended.
Quills and Wax Seals
5th April
Cromwell Museum, Huntingdon
How did people in the 17th-century use quills and wax seals to write letters and sign their name? Join us to find out and give it a go yourself!
Easter Biscuit Decorating
5th April
The Family Hub, Brampton
Each child can design some Easter themed biscuits and ice and decorate them. When finished, they can choose to eat them or box them up take them home to enjoy.
Messy Easter
5th April
Berkly Street Methodist Church, St Neots
Come and join us as we explore the events of the first Easter together. We will have crafts, challenges, games and more besides, for all the family to enjoy.
Build a Bunny Workshop!
6th April
Crafty Monkey, St Neots
Join us to make and adopt your own Bunny friend this Easter! Children will get to choose their own Bunny before using magic food (stuffing) to make their Bunny big, strong and cuddly.
Family Easter Day
7th April
Eaton Socon Cricket Club, St Neots
BBQ, bouncy castle, raffle, tombola, Easter Egg hunt, plus much more!
Easter Bunny Flies In and Egg Hunt
8th April
Shuttleworth, Biggleswade
Join us at Shuttleworth Collection and Gardens for this unique and lively event, suitable for children of all ages. Look up to the sky at around 11am and watch the Easter bunny make an entrance!
Easter Event
8th April
Godmanchester Community Nursery
Woodland walk to spot the Easter bunnies, Easter crafts, biscuit decorating. £3 per child.
Easter Eggstravaganza Family Event
8th April
St Mary's Eaton Socon, St Neots
Come and join us for Easter-themed fun, games, activities, refreshments, calm down area and a scavenger hunt.
Easter Saturday Family Fun Day
8th April
Buckden Village Hall, St Neots
Join us on Easter Saturday for a fun filled day with an Easter Egg hunt, bouncy castle from @kingofbounce
Godmanchester Easter Egg Hunt
8th April
Island Hall, Godmanchester
Solve the clues, hunt for the eggs (especially the golden ones). Every child takes home a prize!
Interactive Easter Trail
9th April
Hinchingbrooke Country Park, Huntingdon
Come and help find the Easter Bunny in our woods at Hinchingbrooke Country Park, on route you will bump into lots of angry farmers looking for him as well, he's been stealing their CARROTS!!
Easter Monday Family Funday
10th April
Huntingdon Racecourse, Huntingdon
An afternoon of racing and a bunch of children's entertainment off the track!
WW2 Locked Room Experience
12th April
Huntingdon Library
You have been recruited by Churchill to discover the identity of the spy “Red Wednesday”. There are lots of enigmas for you to locate and solve Do you think you are up to the challenge? If the answer is yes, join up today and help us win this War! Suitable for children 8 years and over.
Book Binding
13th April
Cromwell Museum, Huntingdon
Join Fiona and Steve from Roman Traders to create your own medical mapfold pamphlet and bind your own book!
Tree Identification Workshop - Trees in Flowers
16th April
Hill Rise Park, St Ives
The tree identification workshops are structured to help you learn how to confidently identify the features of common British tree species that you will encounter on your local walks. Throughout the year the workshops focus on different parts of the trees' anatomy, giving you the opportunity to gain an intimate knowledge of their character.
