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🦖 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

🌳 Easter Family Fun Forest School 2026 - Ampthill Park


Time: 10:00 - 14:30 Price: £8.00

🌳 Especially for families with children up to approximately 12 years old. Please ensure there is at least 1 adult per group of children.

🗓 DATE
▪️
Wednesday 1st April 2026

🕙 SESSION TIMES
▪️10:00am - 11:30am
▪️1:30pm - 2:30pm

🪵 WHAT TO EXPECT
Come and spend some time in the woods with Ruth and Julie doing woodland crafts, a scavenger hunt, den building, sawing, exploring and more.

📍 HOW TO FIND US
As everyone arrives at the park at different times it is difficult to meet at the centre. Please make your way to the wood for the start of your session.

How To Find Us - we will be in Russett's Plantation between the play area and Woburn Road.

You can access the woodland

via a gate on the right hand side of the play area as you stand with your back to the carpark or from the green hut at the edge of the car park, follow the path through the woods (keeping Woburn Road on your right) and turn left at the bench. Ruth will be up the hill on the right.
What 3 Words Location
https://w3w.co/person.caused.acoustics


☎️ CONTACT NUMBER 
Should you need to contact Ruth on the day please call 07762 783352

🐰 Eggs-cellent Easter Trail 2026! - The Forest Centre, Marston Moretaine


Time: 11:00 - 14:00 Price: £3.00

🥚 Hop along to the Forest Centre this Easter holidays for our Eggs-cellent Easter Trail!

📅 2026 DATES:
▪️
Tuesday 31st March - Monday 6th April

🕐 TIMES:
Choose from two time slots each day, and get ready for an egg-citing adventure!
▪️11:00 - 12:00
▪️13:00 - 14:00

🐰 ABOUT
The Easter Bunny was getting ready for his big Easter party, but there’s been a mishap - some of his famous bunny guests have accidentally taken the Easter eggs meant for the children!

Can your little explorers help track down the missing bunnies and get the eggs back in time?

🌸 EVENT DETAILS
Follow the trail, spot all the hidden bunnies, and fill in your trail sheet as you go. Once you’ve found them all, head back to collect your certificate and small prize for completing the trail.

🎟 TICKETS COST: £3.00 per child

👀 What you need to know:
▪️
Tickets are priced per participating child (accompanying adults do not need to pay) ▪️Parental supervision is essential at all times throughout the trail. This is a self-led activity.
▪️Please make sure you turn up for the correct session (check your email for confirmation)

🅿️ PARKING
There will be a car parking charge at this event.
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🎡 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! 

🎩 Creative Crowns Workshop - Wardown House Museum & Gallery


Time: 11:30 - 15:30

🎩 What would you embellish your royal headwear with?

ℹ️ ABOUT
Inspired by Wardown’s Hat and Headwear collection, join us this holiday period in one of our two Easter Crown making sessions. Choose from a wide range of craft materials to create your own unique crown and parade it round the museum whilst you explore all the hats on display.

🪙 COST
No need to book, just drop in. These sessions are free, however a suggested donation of £2 to support material costs can be made on the day via card.

🐰 Hopping into Easter Fun - Little Bramingham Farm Care Home, Luton


Time: 10:30 - 12:30 Price: £1.00

🐰 Join us for 'Hopping into Easter Fun' at Little Bramingham Farm Care Home in Luton on Wednesday, 1st April 2026, 10:30am - 12:30pm!

🐣 WHAT TO EXPECT
Come along to our special Easter event and enjoy a fun-filled morning for all the family. We have a packed schedule of excitement including the chance to meet the Easter Bunny!

🐷 ARK FARM ANIMAL VISIT
We are delighted to welcome the animals from Ark Farm. Come and visit the mobile farm and get up close with some furry friends—a perfect activity for the little ones.

🥪 REFRESHMENTS & LUNCH
Refreshments will be available to purchase on the day. We also have delicious lunch boxes available to order in advance.
▪️ Lunch Box Cost: £6.50
▪️ To Pre-order Lunch: Please call
☎️ Phone: 07884 498 348

🎟 ADMISSION & BOOKING
There is no need to book tickets for entry, just turn up on the day!
▪️ Admission: £1 per person

☎️ CONTACT & ENQUIRIES:
For general enquiries, please contact the home directly.
▪️ Phone: 01582 582 433
▪️ Email: enquiries@fote.org.uk
▪️ More Info: View Facebook Event

🎪 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

🎶 Easter Holiday Musical Theatre Week 2026 - Brickhill Community Centre


Time: 09:00 - 15:00

🎶 This Easter 2026 at Brickhill Community Centre - Musical Theatre Workshops for children aged 5-14 yrs.

🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
Packed with iconic showstoppers, epic dance routines, improvisation work, games and high energy fun whilst making new friends! 

Come for the full week or choose your preferred day(s).

🗓 2026 DATES
▪️Monday 30th March - Wicked inspired workshop: £37.94
▪️Tuesday 31st March - K-Pop Demon Hunters inspired workshop
▪️Wednesday 1st April - Matilda inspired workshop: £37.94
▪️Thursday 2nd April - Descendants inspired workshop: £37.94

ℹ️ ENQUIRIES
📧 Email:
capricornperformingarts@gmail.com

🎶 Here & Now - Milton Keynes Theatre


Time: 14:30 - 22:00

👢 Get ready to stomp! The hilarious brand-new musical Here & Now, based on the songs of multi-million-selling pop phenomenon Steps, is coming to Milton Keynes Theatre.

🗓 2026 DATES & TIMES
▪️Tue 31st March - Sat 4th April 2026
▪️Evenings (Tue - Sat): 19:30
▪️Matinees (Wed, Thu & Sat): 14:30

▪️AGE GUIDANCE: 5+. Includes discussions around baby loss throughout which some may find upsetting. Please note that flashing lights feature in the production.

ℹ️ ABOUT
Welcome to seaside superstore Better Best Bargains, where it's Friday night, the vibe is right, and everyone's dancing in the aisles. But when Caz discovers the shelves are stocked with lies and betrayal, the summer of love she and her friends dreamed of suddenly feels like a tragedy. Have they all lost their chance of a 'happy ever after'?

Move your feet and feel the beat to the iconic pop anthems of a generation in a night of “musical heaven” (The Star on Sunday). Produced by Steps themselves, ROYO, and pop legend Pete Waterman, Here & Now features hits including One for Sorrow, Better The Devil You Know, Deeper Shade of Blue, 5, 6, 7, 8 and Last Thing On My Mind.

Directed by the award-winning Rachel Kavanaugh (The Great British Bake Off Musical) and written by Shaun Kitchener (Hollyoaks), the show stars Blake Patrick Anderson (Be More Chill), River Medway (RuPaul’s Drag Race UK), Jacqui Dubois (Ghost) and Rosie Singha (& Juliet).
Hailed as the “biggest jukebox hit since MAMMA MIA!” (The Sun), don’t miss this feel-good celebration of love and friendship!

🎟 TICKETS COST: FROM £15.60
(Booking fee also applies)


♿️ ACCESSIBILITY SUPPORT & BOOKING
Call our Accessibility Assistance line on 
03330 095 399. Please note you will need to register for the Access Membership Scheme to book tickets.

🎭 Pop Up Theatre - The Higgins, Bedford


Time: 10:00 - 11:00

🎭 Come and work with artist Lisa Tilley, to create your own pop up theatre in a box using collage, paper art and drawings inspired by the exhibition of Noel Carrington. Make your own characters for your theatre to act out your own stories and take it home to put on shows.

▪️AGE: This is suitable for children over 5 but young siblings can join and participate where appropriate for them.

All workshops last an hour. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

♿️ ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION

🎟 TICKET COST: FREE WITH CODE
Adults do not need to book a place. Please use the promotional code HIGGINS30 to avoid paying any transaction fee. Go to the April calender and select the event.

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 01234 718618
☎️ Box Office:
01234 718044 

👣 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

🌻 Paint a Rabbit, Plant a Seed, Play on the Bonucy Castle - The Olde Watermill, Barton-le-clay


Time: 09:45 - 15:05 Price: £7.99

🎨 Children’s Easter Event at The Olde Watermill, Barton-le-clay for ages 4+.

🗓 2026 DATES
▪️Wednesday 1st April - Saturday 4th April

🕦 SESSION TIMES:
9:45am, 10:45am, 11:45am, 12:45pm, 13:45pm, 14:45pm

🐣 EVENT DETAILS
Looking for a fun Easter activity for the kids? Join us at The Olde Watermill Shopping Village for our 50 minute Children’s Easter Event, packed with creative fun, Easter excitement, and plenty of bouncing fun too.

Children will paint their own Wooden Easter Rabbit, plant their own sunflower seed to take home, then burn off some energy on our three bouncy castles.

There is also a restaurant onsite if you are feeling hungry and some shops to explore. It’s a lovely Easter outing for families to enjoy.

🎟 TICKET COST: £7.99 per child
Book your place via the event link.

ℹ️ ENQUIRIES
📧 Email: events@oldewatermill.co.uk

🐾 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

🐣 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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🎶 🪄 Free Kids Disco & Magic Show - Biscot Mill, Luton (Hungry Horse Pub)


Time: 13:00 - 15:00

🎩✨ LEE JOSEPH MYSTERY IS BACK!
Get ready for an afternoon full of magic, music, and fun at Biscott Mill in Luton on Wednesday 1st April 2026 from 1pm - 3pm.


🎉 Kids Magic Show & Disco
Bring the kids along for an exciting show packed with tricks, laughs, and a mini disco to keep everyone dancing! Everyone is welcome – come and join us!

👍 BOOK A TABLE
You can book a table to secure a place. This is a Hungry Horse Pub wsome great food offers, you can see the menu and vook a table via the event link.

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 01582 572363

📽 £2 Family Films at Cineworld 2026 - Luton


Time: 10:00 - 11:40 Price: £2.00

💥Taking the family to Cineworld at Easter isn’t just a treat for the senses, it’s kind on the pocket too. Cineworlders can bag £2 Family Films tickets for big releases, meaning tickets cost £2 each for adults (as long as they take a child too) and £2 each for children (with an adult).

So, whether it’s just you and one child, or the whole shebang of rellies, from tiny tots up to nanna and grandad, there’s a great selection of family movies for your tribe – big or small – to enjoy.

🗓 2026 DATES
▪️
Monday 30th April - Thursday 2nd April

🫧 SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SEARCH 4 SQUARE (PG)
SpongeBob and his Bikini Bottom friends set sail in their biggest, all-new, can’t miss cinematic event ever…The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants. Desperate to be a big guy, SpongeBob sets out to prove his bravery to Mr. Krabs by following The Flying Dutchman – a mysterious swashbuckling ghost pirate – on a seafaring comedy- adventure that takes him to the deepest depths of the deep sea, where no Sponge has gone before.

🐰 ZOOTROPOLIS 2
Brave rabbit cop Judy Hopps and her friend, the fox Nick Wilde, team up again to crack a new case, the most perilous and intricate of their careers.

📍 OTHER NEARBY LOCATIONS
(Various morning times)
Milton Keynes
Stevenage
St Neots
Rushden Lakes

🎟 TICKETS: £2PP
You can book tickets on the Cineworld website via the event link. 

🐒 Trail at Tring Natural History Museum - Easter Half Term 2026


Time: 10:00 - 17:00

🐻‍❄ From floor to ceiling, each one of our galleries is full of surprises, whether it’s a polar bear with a literary past or a flea in a tiny outfit. Come and discover their fascinating stories and pick your own favourite specimen from our displays. Start planning your trip.

🗓 OPENING TIMES
▪️Tuesday–Sunday
▪️Bank holidays
▪️10:00–17:00 (last entry at 16:00)

👣 TRAIL: £1.50 PAY ON ENTRY
To make the most of your visit our popular gallery trails which can be bought from the museum shop for £1.50. We currently have the ABC trail (under 6), and Walter and his animals (6+) to explore the museum with. You're also welcome to draw in the galleries, with your own pencils, or use ours located past admissions. Come and show us how you get on!

♿️ FACILITIES & ACCESS

🎟 MUSEUM FREE TICKETS
It is advised to book your free tickets in advance for the museum to guarantee you entry. It can get very busy at weekends and half term. You can book tickets via the event link.

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 020 7942 6171

🐰 Willen Lake Easter Egg Trail 2026


Time: 10:00 - 16:00

👣 Join us for our free Easter trail at Willen Lake, Milton Keynes this 2026 running every day during the Easter holidays.

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

▪️AGES:
Our trail is most suited to children under 8 years of age but everyone is welcome to take part.

🐰 EVENT DETAILS
Our Easter Bunny has been hopping around Willen Lake and accidentally dropped eight of his eggs! Each one comes with a fun challenge, from spotting wildlife and discovering different leaves to striking your best bunny pose. Kids can get creative, get active, and enjoy the fresh air as they follow the trail around the lakeside.

📜 WHERE TO COLLECT THE TRAIL SHEET
To join in, simply collect your trail sheet from the Watersports Centre and set off on your mission. Find all eight eggs and return your sheet at the end to claim a special Easter treat.

🅿️ PARKING
Parking charges apply
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