Herts &amp; Beds

<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-animal-magic">ANIMAL MAGIC</h2>



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<a href="https://www.churchfarmardeley.co.uk/plan-a-visit/what-s-on/easter-events">Church Farm</a> Ardeley is hosting&nbsp; an Easter Eggstravaganza over the Easter holidays, 5-21 April. &nbsp;Book your farm day pass then add on activities including lamb bottle feeding, Easter bunny trails, goat walking, egg collecting, tractor and trailer rides and a fairy trail at extra cost. From £8.95.



At <a href="https://www.meadopenfarm.co.uk/events/view/easter-circus">Mead Farm</a> Happy&#8217;s Circus is set to wow with aerial acts, crazy stunts and the ever-popular Mr Slinky. There’ll also be an egg trail and all the usual animal activities. From 5-21 April.



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Willows Activity Farm are running their <a href="https://www.willowsactivityfarm.com/events/easter-eggstravaganza-2025/">Easter Eggstravaganza</a> again this year, from 5-21 April. There’ll be an egg hunt, Easter Grotto, arts and crafts, the chance to meet real life bunnies, plus pig racing, lamb bottle feeding demonstrations and a daily stage show with the Easter Bunny. All included in general admission price.



Meet spring babies, including lambs and goat kids, at <a href="https://birdsofpreycentre.co.uk/product-category/easter/easter-events/">Herrings Green Activity Farm</a>‘s Easter Baby Barn from 5-23 April. Plus there’ll be owl handling and flying, tractor and barrel rides and a giant Easter egg hunt. You can also book one-off events, such as Easter tea with the owls and lamb feeding experiences. Tickets from £8.95.



There&#8217;s also <a href="https://www.foxholesfarm.com/product/lambing-live/">live lambing</a> (bottle feeding not included) at Foxholes Farm, Hertford from 21-22 April.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-egg-hunts-amp-trails">EGG HUNTS &amp; TRAILS</h2>



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Keep your eyes peeled for giant Easter eggs hidden throughout <a href="https://hertfordshirezoo.com/events/easter/">Hertfordshire Zoo</a> from 5-21 April while on 9 April you can meet the stars of CBBC’s One Zoo Three, Aaron, Tyler, and Cam, who&#8217;ll be popping in. And Peter Rabbit will be making an appearance on 13 and 20 April.



<a href="https://www.hatfield-house.co.uk/event/easter-explorers-hatfield-park/">Easter Explorers</a> at Hatfield House is a programme of holiday egg hunts and workshops taking place from 5-21 April. There&#8217;ll be seed sowing, egg decorating, wooden bunny making and the chance to find Easter eggs in the grounds every day. 



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While at <a href="https://www.whipsnadezoo.org/plan-your-visit/events/easter-at-whipsnade-zoo">ZSL Whipsnade</a> there&#8217;s a Zoonormous Egg Hunt to find the eggs hidden around the zoo and learn about amazing egg-laying creatures. Solve the riddles and crack the code to win a treat from 5-21 April.



Find the eggs hidden around the galleries at the <a href="https://www.nhm.ac.uk/events/tring-eggsplore-eggs-trail.html">Natural History Museum in Tring</a> from 5-20 April. While over at Wrest Park in Silsoe, there&#8217;s an <a href="https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/whats-on/wrest-park-easter-adventure-quest-5-27-april-2025/">Easter Adventure Quest</a>, with clues hidden around the castle grounds and a chocolate treat to be claimed, from 5-27 April.



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What&#8217;s better than a regular Easter egg hunt? How about a Dragon Egg Hunt? That&#8217;s one of the activities taking place for the <a href="https://celticharmony.org/product/easter-days-out/">Easter Dragon Quest </a>at Celtic Harmony Camp from 10-18 April. There&#8217;ll also be dragon egg making, Spring bracelet crafting, mammoth &#8216;hunting&#8217;, shelter building and Celtic stories around the campfire. 



Spend the Bank Holiday weekend at Knebworth House and Gardens, where there&#8217;ll be a special <a href="https://knebworthhouse.com/Event/easter-quest/?wcs_timestamp=1744972200">Easter trail</a> for the kids from 18-21 April. Pick up a trail sheet for £2 (in addition to your main entrance ticket), and follow the characters around the garden. There&#8217;ll also be the usual dinosaur trail, adventure playground and maze.



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Hunt for Easter eggs in the gardens of <a href="https://www.waretowncouncil.gov.uk/council_events/easter-fun-day/">Ware Priory</a> then take part in the Egg Decorating Competition and be in with a chance of winning a prize on 19 April.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-family-days-out">FAMILY DAYS OUT</h2>



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A very special guest will by flying in to Shuttleworth on 20 and 21 April. Ever seen a bunny fly? Now you have! It&#8217;s the <a href="https://www.shuttleworth.org/product/easter25/">Easter Bunny Fly In and Egg Hunt</a>. You can join him and his helpers on a hunt for the eggs around the Swiss Garden before claiming a chocolate prize. And all aboard the <a href="https://www.buzzrail.uk/special-events/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Leighton Buzzard Railway</a> for two special Easter trips on Easter Sunday and Monday (20 and 21 April). 



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-theatre">THEATRE</h2>



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<a href="https://www.culturetrust.com/whats-on/three-little-vikings">Three little Viking</a> girls save the day over at The Hat Factory Art Centre, Luton on 10 April, while Dorothy is flying over the rainbow in <a href="https://everyonetheatres.com/whats-on/the-wizard-of-oz-2/">The Wizard of Oz</a> at The Grove Theatre, Dunstable on 12 April. Catch <a href="https://everyonetheatres.com/whats-on/the-dinosaur-that-pooped-a-rock-show/">The Dinosaur That Pooped A Rock Show</a> (adapted from the best-selling books by Tom Fletcher and Dougie Poynter) also at The Grove on 13 April. 



Expect roar-some fun as Dinosaur Adventure Live brings life-like dinosaurs to the stage in <a href="https://watfordpalacetheatre.co.uk/events/dinosaur-adventure-live-the-big-jurassic-storm/">The Big Jurassic Storm</a> at Watford Palace Theatre on 14 April.



Easter panto seems to be a thing these days, so make sure you nab tickets to <a href="https://www.thespotlightvenue.com/whats-on/goldilocks-starring-the-three-bears-easter-2025/270">Goldilocks starring the Three Bears</a> at the Spotlight in Broxbourne, 14-19 April. You can also watch <a href="https://everyonetheatres.com/whats-on/robin-hood/">Robin Hood</a> having a laugh with his Merry Men at the Gordon Craig Theatre in Stevenage from 18-21 April.



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And over at The Radlett Centre <a href="https://www.radlettcentre.co.uk/What-s-On/Children/Amazing-Bubble-Man" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Amazing Bubble Man</a> is doing his thing, creating giant bubbles, square bubbles, fog-filled bubbles, volcano bubbles &#8211; you name it! &#8211; on 17 April. 



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-workshops-courses-amp-camps">WORKSHOPS, COURSES &amp; CAMPS</h2>



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If you&#8217;ve got a zoology enthusiast in the fam, book them into a holiday camp with a difference at <a href="https://www.woburnsafari.co.uk/plan-your-day/visitor-information/childrens-workshops/holiday-workshops/">Woburn Safari Park </a>where they&#8217;ll spend a Day on the Wild Side, learning about animal keeping and feeding and care, from 6-19 April. For ages 8-17 years.



And if your 8-18 year old prefers to be in the spotlight, the Radlett Centre is running its <a href="https://www.radlettcentre.co.uk/What-s-On/Workshops-Classes/Easter-Workshop">Musical Theatre Easter Workshops</a> again this year, run by professional actors and directors, from 7-11 April.



There&#8217;s a series of Easter Holiday Workshops at <a href="https://southernmaltings.co.uk/whats-on-in-ware/?e-filter-2ffcecc-tribe_events_cat=easter">Southern Maltings</a>, Ware from 9-14 April, including Easter mosaic decorations, comic zine, and try some macramé making.



Tiny Tastemakers are running an <a href="https://activities.bookpebble.co.uk/activity/tiny-tastemakers-easter-explorers-camp-by-tiny-tastemakers-st-albans-4d5dae1e-7514-485a-a529-78ae9737cd56">Easter Explorer Camp</a> in St Albans on 10 and 17 April. Enjoy a hands-on cooking session, arts and crafts and plenty of outdoor activities. (For 5-12 years). &nbsp;



LEGO crazy? There’s also a 2 day LEGO fan festival over at <a href="https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/wares-the-bricks">Ware Priory</a>, 12-13 April with displays, activities and workshops galore. While over at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/whats-on/wrest-park-the-big-brick-build-12-21-april-2025/">Wrest Park </a>help build a replica of Wrest Park&#8217;s Orangery using LEGO bricks. 12-21 April.



Make a Springtime Tree from an ordinary coat hanger then decorate your own Farm Boy horseshoe. Theatrical design and production company Scene2 are running this <a href="https://purchase.beamhertford.co.uk/EventAvailability?EventId=83601">Making Props</a> workshop at BEAM Hertford on 15 April.

Cracking fun! Egg-citing activities to do locally this Easter

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