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🐣 Free Easter Egg Hunt 2026 - Emberton Country Park Cafe


Time: 09:00 - 17:00

🐰 Hop into our cafe at Emberton Country Park for a fun Easter egg hunting this 2026, and treat yourselves to our fabulous food and beverages! Please note the kitchen closes 60 minutes before the cafe closes.

🗓 2026 DATES
▪️
28th March - 12th April

🐶 DOGS
Dogs are welcome outside the cafe.

💨 WEATHER PERMITTING
Important Note: Please remember that our opening times may occasionally be adjusted due to weather conditions, which could result in extended hours or early closure. We'll always do our best to keep you updated.

♿️ ACCESSIBILITY
There is free entry for vehicles displaying a disabled blue badge permit during the gatehouse opening times and there are reserved blue badge spaces in the main car park, near to the cafe where there is also access to toilet facilities for the disabled.
The main, circular pathway through the park has a hard paved surface that is suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs for most of the year. However, parts of the path can be wet in winter and after heavy rain.
Emberton Country Park has a  Changing Places toilet, located behind the cafe.

🌳 THINGS TO DO AT EMBERTON COUNTRY PARK
To Find else what else you can do at Emberton Country Park click here.

🅿️ PARKING  - FEES APPLY
Click here for information

ℹ️ CAFE CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone:
01234 712665

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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

🍊 Orange Rolling 2026 - Dunstable Downs


Time: 10:00 - 17:00 Price: £3.50

🍊 The Easter tradition of Orange Rolling returns to Dunstable Downs for 2026 at the Visitor Centre.

🗓 2026 DATES
▪️Sat 28 Mar - Sun 12 Apr
▪️10am – 5pm
▪️Last entry at 4:30pm

ℹ️ EVENT DETAILS
This year, visitors can challenge a friend and race their tennis balls along 10 purpose-built race tracks (filled with drops, twists, and turns), to see whose orange makes it to the finish line first!

💳 COST:
£3.50 per trail, which includes an Easter trail sheet, bunny ears, and a dairy or vegan & Free From* chocolate egg. (*Suitable for people with milk, egg, gluten, peanut, and tree nut allergies.)

This year's Easter trail is a fun, family-friendly experience that's not to be missed!

🐶 OTHER INFORMATION
This event is aimed at families, but everyone is welcome. Dogs on leads around the Visitor Centre. There is also a Café onsite.

♿️ ACCESSIBILITY
The visitor centre, courtyard and trail is step free and suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs.

🅿️ PARKING
Parking is free for National Trust Members and Blue Badge holders, for everyone it is £3.50.

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 01582 500920
📧 Email:
dunstabledowns@nationaltrust.org.uk

📸 Image description: a group of children playing with an outdoor ball run (©National Trust Images/Steve Haywood)

🦖 See Elmer the Patchwork Elephant - Gulliver's Dinosaur and Farm Park (2026)


Time: 11:00 - 17:00

🦖 Come and see Elmer the Patchwork Elephant at intervals throughout Spring 2026 at Gulliver's Dinosaur & Farm Park, Milton Keynes this April 2026!

🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
Be sure to explore the rides and dinosaurs in the Lost World of the Living Dinosaurs, enjoy the farmyard fun on the farm park and get up close to giant creepy crawlies. And get ready to jump, bounce and soar on Elmer's Jumping Pillows - our newest attraction!

🎟 TICKET COST:
Book your tickets online in advance to save!
▪️Adult: £11.00
▪️Child: £11.00
▪️Under 90cm: Free
▪️Concessionary: £8.00

🎡 Scarrot's £2 Funfair, April 2026 - Northampton


Time: 14:00 - 22:00

🎡 Scarrott’s £2 Easter fun fair is coming to Northampton this April 2026! All Rides £2 except dodgems, £3! Fun for the whole family at Northampton's favourite funfair.

🗓 2026 DATES
▪️
Wednesday 1st April
▪️Thursday 2nd April
▪️Friday 3rd April
▪️Saturday 4th April
▪️Sunday 5th April
▪️Wednesday 8th April
▪️Thursday 9th April
▪️Friday 10th April
▪️Saturday 11th April
▪️Sunday 12th April

📍LOCATION 
Sixfields north car park Northampton NN55QL 

🥚 Free Digital Easter Egg Trail 2026 - Unity Place, Milton Keynes


Time: 10:00 - 14:00

🐣 Ready, set… egg hunt!
Join our FREE Digital Egg Trail and follow the clues across our big screens to spot every hidden egg around Unity Place, Milton Keynes. Find them all and every player gets a chocolate treat.

🗓 2026 DATES
▪️Mon 30th & Tues 31st March
▪️Wed 1st  & Thurs 2nd April
▪️Tues 7th - Fri 10th April

▪️TIME: 11AM - 2PM

📃 WHERE CAN I GET MY GAME SHEET?
Pick up your game sheet from Rye’s Deli in the Urban Food Market and let the egg-hunting begin. No booking needed, just hop in and play! 

🌸 Free Nature Nonsense at Stockwood Discovery Centre - April 2026


Time: 11:00 - 17:00

🌳 Come and join us at Stockwood Discovery Centre, Luton for some free nature based arts and crafts and a welly walk trail around the site.

🗓 2026 DATES & TIME
▪️
7th April - 10th April
▪️11am - 5pm

🌸 WHAT TO EXPECT
Enjoy the great outdoors, take inspiration from the beautiful surroundings and have a “tree-mendous” time with us. “Stick” with us. We wont let the kids “bug” you.

✅️ COST: Free drop-in

🤸‍♂️ KJ Fundays Indoor inflatable Fun - April 2026 - Bedford International Athletic Stadium


Time: 11:00 - 15:15

🎉 KJ funday Inflatable indoor fun day at John Bedford International Athletic Stadium on Wednesday 8th April 2026.

▪️AGES: 0 -11 years

WHAT’S INCLUDED?
🤸‍♂️ Bouncy castles
🏃 Obstacle course
👶 Under-6s area
🏀 Basketball shootout
🥅 Beat the goalie

WHAT ELSE TO EXPECT?
🥤 Snacks & drinks available
🦆 Hook-a-duck (additional cost)
💳 Cash & card accepted

🕒 Pick your session:
✨ 11:00am – 12:15pm
✨ 12:30pm – 1:45pm
✨ 2:00pm – 3:15pm

🎟 TICKET COST:
Wristbands available online only – book in advance to secure your spot via the event link.

▪️£5.99 per child (+ booking fee)
▪️Adult spectators go FREE!
(1 hour 15 minutes of NON-STOP FUN!)

🎁📲 WIN FREE WRISTBANDS!
Head to KJ Fundays on Facebook to enter.

⚠️ Disclaimer: Parents/guardians are responsible for supervising their children at all times.

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
📧 Email:
info@kjfundays.co.uk
☎️ Phone: 07757267114

🎪 Easter Circus 2026 - Mead Open Farm, Leighton Buzzard


Time: 10:00 - 17:00

🎪 Step right up for an unforgettable Easter at Mead Open Farm as the Big Top opens its doors once again! Get ready for jaw-dropping performances, crazy stunts and the astonishing Wheel of Death.

🗓 2026 DATES:
▪️
Saturday 28th March - Friday 10th April 

🐑 EASTER ACTIVITIES INCLUDED IN YOUR TICKET
Bottle Feeding Lambs is back! Take part in the cutest activity at the farm, along with our usual daily animal activities. And it wouldn’t be Easter without a little chocolate, so solve the clues to complete our Easter Trail and enjoy a sweet treat.

⭐️ Jaw-dropping Big Top Circus
⭐️ The Wheel of Death (featured in every performance)
⭐️ Lamb bottle feeding
⭐️ Easter Trail with chocolate treat
⭐️ Meet the animals
⭐️ Huge Indoor & Outdoor play areas

🧗‍♀️ PLAY AREAS
Plus enjoy all the usual fun of the farm with acres of outdoor play, including the SkyTrail and rock climbing wall. Head inside for our huge indoor play area featuring drop slides and play frames.

🎟 TICKETS COST:
▪️From just £18.95 per person.
▪️Circus entry and all activities are included in your ticket.
▪️Pre-book online to save 20% off the on-door admission price.
▪️This event is included in a Mead Open Farm Annual Membership.

♿️ ACCESSIBILITY
Our disabled rate covers a disabled person plus carer, on presentation of a Blue Badge, DLA, PIP letter or Numbus Access Card +1. Please bring along one of these on the day of your visit.

Mead Open Farm is accessible for visitors in wheelchairs and we have good accessibility for our disabled visitors. If you have any questions, you can email us at info@meadopenfarm.co.uk or see our access statement on our website.
We have several disabled toilets across the farm, don’t hesitate to ask a member of staff for help finding them. View our map here.

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS/ENQUIRIES
☎️ Phone:
01525 852 954
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🛡 Medieval Mayhem 2026 - Houghton Hall Park Visitor Centre


Time: 10:00 - 15:00

⚔️ Join us for at Houghton Hall Park Visitor Centre for a magical day of adventure this April 2026. Free entry!

🗓 2026 DATES & TIMES
▪️Thursday 2nd April: 10am – 3pm
▪️Wednesday 8th April: 10am – 3pm

🧙‍♀️ WHAT TO EXPECT
Merlot the Wizard is a master of magic and all things sorcerous… but when it comes to dragon taming, he’s completely clueless!

Luckily Princess Plop knows a thing or two about dragons, and with the help of Olaf the Snow Dragon, things are bound to get a little wild!

But they can’t do it alone… it’s going to take all the magic in the land and the help of some very special boys and girls to keep the dragon under control!

🐉 Expect magical fun, medieval mischief, and a day full of adventure fit for brave knights and clever princesses.

✅️ Free parking
✅️ Accessible toilets & blue badge parking
✅️ Dog friendly 
✅️ Play Parks onsite 
✅️ Cafe

👣 Easter Egg Trail 2026 - Priory Country Park


Time: 10:00 - 16:00 Price: £4.00

🥚 Easter Egg Trail at Priory Country Park in Bedford this 2026.

👣 EVENT DETAILS
Pop into Cloverdale Cafe at Priory Country Park, Bedford during the opening hours to pick up a map.Follow the trail, collect the codes and then go back to the café to collect an Easter  egg. (Non dairy & non edible available).

🗓 2026 DATES & TIME
▪️28th March - 12th April 2026
▪️10am - 4pm

💳 COST: £4.00 PER CHILD
No pre-booking required. Turn up and pay on the day.

ℹ️ HAVEN'T BEEN BEFORE?
Check out Whatsup Bedfordshire Facebook post for photos and info for Priory Country Park.

ℹ️ CLOVERDALE CAFE CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone:
01933 682288
📧 Email: enquiries@cloverdalecatering.co.uk
🌐 Website: Cloverdale Cafe
https://cloverdaleretreat.co.uk/

🐐 The Bucks Goat Centre - Discount Deal Option 2026


Time: 10:00 - 16:30

🦆 Feed our friendly goats, pigs, alpacas, ducks, chicken and smaller animals in a safe enviroment. Enjoy refreshments in our onsite cafe. The centre also hosts offer small business like art galleries, Crystal shops, cricket shop, Pilate studio and more.

🗓 OPENING TIMES 2026:
▪️10am - 4.30pm

🫧 2026 EASTER DATES & EVENT INFO
🫧 Monday 30th March: Bubble fun - 11am
🔎 Tuesday 31st March: Scavenger Hunt
(all day)
👩‍🌾 Wednesday 1st April: Children's Gardening Workshop: 11am - 1pm
🐦 Thursday 2nd April: Mini Bird Watching Session: 2pm - 4pm
🐰 Friday 3rd April: Big Easter Egg Hunt
(all day)
🐰 Saturday 4th April: Big Easter Egg Hunt
(all day)
🐰 Sunday 5th April: Big Easter Egg Hunt
(all day)
🫧 Monday 6th April: Bubble fun - 11am
🔎 Tuesday 7th April: Scavenger Hunt
(all day)
🦜 Wednesday 8th April: Meet the Parrots: 11am - 1pm
🐦 Thursday 9th April: Mini Bird Watching Session: 2pm - 4pm
🐷 Friday 10th April: Piggy Lunch

🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️
£8.00: Adults Ages 16+
▪️£7.00: Children Ages 2 - 15
▪️£7.50: Concession
▪️£23.10: Families (2 Adults + 2 Children)

🤑 SAVE MONEY ON TICKETS

Save money with the Groupon Offer - Click here

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 01296 612983
📧 Email: ruthhiggins@laybyfarm.co.uk

🌸 Boreettas Bear Easter Egg Hunt 2026 - Jordans Mill, Broom


Time: 09:30 - 15:30

🐣 Spring is in full bloom, and all the birds in the meadow, woodland and garden have been busy building nests and laying eggstra special eggs for Easter. 

🗓 2026 DATES & TIME
▪️
28th March – 12th April
▪️9:30 am – 3:30 pm

🌸 EVENT DETAILS
Explore and follow clues to find ten birds including Rosie Robin, Oscar and the Owl, Kolin the Kingfisher, Sammy the Swan and more!  Match each bird with their coloured egg and see how many you can find. 
 
Complete the activities on your trail sheet and help Boretta Bear find clues written on all the golden eggs hidden in nests around the site to reveal a special Easter message. 
 
💳 COST: £4 PER CHILD (Includes a prize(
Pick up your trail sheet from the Mill Shop for just £4.00, complete all the activities and return it at the end to claim your special prize!
 
No need to book— just pop into the Mill Shop, grab your trail sheet and let the hunt begin!

☕️ THE CAFE
There is a café onsite, you can read the menu here.
Sunday Menu.
Childrens menu

ℹ️ ENQUIRIES
☎️ Phone: 01767 603940

🐾 Easter Trail 2026 - Cedars Nature Centre, Hertfordshire


Time: 10:00 - 17:00 Price: £2.40

🌳 An Easter Adventure Awaits at Cedars Nature Centre! Looking for affordable, family-friendly fun this Easter? Something that won’t break the bank? Animals to meet and greet? We’ve got you covered!

🗓 2026 DATES
▪️From 28th March-12th April

🌳 EVENT DETAILS
Join us at Cedars Nature Centre in Hertfordshire for an egg-citing Easter trail around the zoo.

Find the hidden egg pictures, solve the mystery word, and claim your prize before you leave!

🐾 What’s happening on the day?
▪️Animal presentations every 45 minutes

🌳 Set in beautiful historic parkland, you can also explore:
🌿 The Venusberg (Telly Tubby Hill to some of you 😉)
🌿 Mini maze
🌿 Duck pond
🌿 Plenty of space for little adventurers to roam!

🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️£2.40 per person
▪️Under 2s go FREE

No prebooking needed – just turn up and enjoy! Creating unforgettable memories without breaking the bank!

ℹ️ ENQUIRIES - Click here