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🐰 Easter at Johnsons of Old Hurst Zoo - 2026


Time: 10:00 - 17:00

🌸 Easter at Johnsons Zoo 2026!

🗓 EASTER 2026 DATES:
▪️Sat 28th March - Sunday 29th March
▪️Tues 31st March - Sunday 5th April
▪️Tues 7th April - Sunday 12th April

🕙 TIMES
We’ll be open 10am–5pm (Tues–Sat) and 10am–4:30pm (Sun) with plenty to keep the whole family entertained! Last entry is 30 minutes before closing time.

🐊
Please note, our tropical house will close 30 minutes prior to the zoo closing.

🐻 WHAT TO EXPECT
Enjoy our Easter Trail, face painting & more, alongside all your favourite animals here at Johnsons Zoo. It’s the perfect spring day out... we can’t wait to see you!

✅️ Play park onsite
✅️ Restaurant
✅️ Tea room
✅️ Farm shop

🐶 DOGS
For all you dog lovers and owners... yes! we do accept dogs at Johnsons, though we ask for you to keep them on a lead at all times.

🥪 NO PICNICS ALLOWED
To maintain affordable zoo prices and ensure the well-being of our animals, we encourage customers to dine in our tea room or steakhouse during their visit. Keeping our zoo prices low is essential to make it accessible to families with lower incomes.

♿️ ACCESSIBILITY
We strive to be wheelchair accessible. We provide disabled parking next to our farm shop and in front of the steakhouse entrance. Accessible toilets are available in both the steakhouse and tea room. Additionally, we have gravel paths throughout our zoo and woodland walk to facilitate wheelchair access.

💷 PAY AT THE DOOR - NO BOOKING REQUIRED (CASH OR CARD)
▪️
Adult: £5.50
▪️Child: £4.50
▪️3 & under go free

ℹ️ ENQUIRIES
☎️ Phone: 01487 824658

3 other events on this day

👸 Rapunzel 2026 - The Hat Factory Arts Centre65 - 67 Bute StreetLutonBedfordshire - The Hat Factory Arts Centre, Luton


Time: 11:30 - 15:00 Price: £10.00

👱‍♀️ Golden-haired Rapunzel takes charge of her own destiny in this bold and witty tale. Not a prince in sight!

▪️AGE: 4+

🕦 SESSION TIMES
▪️11:30am & 2pm

✨️ ABOUT
Rapunzel is trapped in her lofty tower by a wicked witch, who lops off the locks of her beautiful hair and sells them for profit. Can Rapunzel ever figure out a way to escape?
This bold and funny story removes the handsome prince altogether, making Rapunzel the mistress of her own destiny.

🎟 TICKET COST: £10.00 (inc. booking fee)

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
📧 Email: boxoffice@culturetrust.com
☎️ Phone: 01582 878100

🦁 Universal Credit Low Cost Whipsnade Zoo Tickets 2026!


Time: 11:00 - 16:00

🐵 Reduced price Whipsnade Zoo Tickets 2026!
Whipsnade Zoo wants as many people as possible to be able to enjoy a brilliant day out with them, to benefit from the amazing animals which live at Whipsnade Zoo, connect with nature and help us create a world where wildlife thrives.

To help people who might find cost or other challenges a barrier to visiting Whipsnade Zoo, the Universal Credit tickets provide entry at a reduced price.

🙋‍♀️ WHO CAN GET THE REDUCED TICKETS?

Reduced price tickets to Whipsnade Zoo available for those currently receiving:
▪️Universal Credit, 
▪️Working Tax Credit, 
▪️Child Tax Credit, 
▪️Employment and Support Allowance, 
▪️Income Support 
▪️Jobseeker’s Allowance.

🌐 ONLINE BOOKING ONLY VIA THE 'EVENT LINK' BUTTON
These tickets are only available to purchase online in advance, for up to six people per household (under 3’s go free and do not need to book – but must be accompanied by an adult with a booked ticket). As only full price tickets are available to buy at the gate.

📝 WHAT WILL I NEED TO BRING WITH ME?
You'll need to bring proof of eligibility with you and show this when you present your ticket(s) to the friendly staff at the Zoo entrance. This can either be by logging into your Universal Credit portal or by bringing your proof of benefit letter (one proof per household). To be eligible you must have received a Universal Credit payment within the last month and you may also be asked to show photographic ID.

🎟 UNIVERSAL TICKET COST
▪️Adult (ages 16+)
  - £9.35/ £8.50 
▪️Child (ages 3 - 15) -  £4.95 / £4.50
▪️UNDER 3 - Free

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💡 AN IDEA TO SAVE MONEY ON FOOD...
You can check out the toogoodtogo app to see if they have any surprise bags of food left, generally they are around £3/£4 instead of costing £9. Be quick though they can sell out quickly. Click here to join too good to go.
 

🐷 Easter 2026 at Grange Farm Academy - Kempston


Time: 10:00 - 12:00

🐷 Welcome to Grange Community farm; we are delighted to introduce you to the animals who have joined the Grange Family. There will be a treasure hunt and ice cream van onsite.

🗓 EASTER 2026 DATES
▪️
Tuesday 31st March
▪️Thursday 2nd April
▪️Tuesday 7th April
▪️Thursday 9th April

🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️£5 per person
▪️Under 3’s go free

ℹ️ BOOKING INFORMATION
It would be great if you can pre book on the website via the event link so we can keep updated with the numbers. You can also pay on the gate, cash only.