The Best Easter Activities Hampshire 2024 by A Local
What are the best Easter activities in Hampshire 2024?
We live in Hamble near Southampton in Hampshire with our two young kids, and spend a lot of our time (when we aren’t away travelling) out and about exploring all of the fun and often free things to do in Hampshire. We especially love taking part in Easter activities in Hampshire!
There are lots of special Easter activities happening in Hampshire. To help you decide what to do, we’ve put together a list of the best things to do this Easter so that you can make the most of the bank holiday weekend. We hope that you have lots Easter fun!
Easter Trails and Easter Egg Hunts in Hampshire
National Trust Easter Trails
Have an Easter adventure as you make your way along the fun Easter trail and find nature-inspired activities for the whole family. Visiting a National Trust site is a great place to explore the beautiful parks and gardens whilst spending time together as family.
- Mottisfont – 23 March – 14 April 2024
- The Vyne – 23 March 2024 – 14 April 2024
- Hinton Ampner – 29 March 2024 – 14 April 2024
Trails costs £3 per child.
Winchester Science Centre
Eggs-travaganza Easter hunt – 16th March to 15th April 2024
Did you know that in European folklore, what we in the UK call the Easter bunny was traditionally an Easter hare?
Join them this Easter on a hunt around the Winchester Science Centre to find the rabbits and hares that are visiting them. Explore the differences between their furry friends and solve some puzzles along the way in order to grab a delicious chocolate treat.
Winchester Science Centre – Telegraph Way, Winchester SO21 1HZ
Itchen Valley Country Park
Easter Bunny Trail – 1st April to 16th April 2024
Search for the Easter Bunnies around Itchen Valley Country Park. Every bunny holds an egg which has a code on it. Your task will be to decode the message to earn a prize. Some of the boards also have some QR codes on them revealing some cracking jokes!
Trail pack and prize from the Woodland Café for just £3!
Itchen Valley Country Park – Allington Ln, West End, Southampton SO30 3HQ
Stansted Park
Easter at Stansted Park – 31st March – 14th April 2024
Visit Stansted Park this Easter and hunt for the 12 Easter eggs hidden by the Easter Bunny. At the same time discover more about the Earls of Bessborough as you search the beautiful State Rooms as well as the extensive Servants Quarters.
The Stansted Yew Maze and Light Railway will also be open during Easter.
Stansted Park – Stansted House, Rowlands Castle, Hampshire, PO96DX
Longdown Activity Farm
The Great Big Golden Egg Hunt – 29th March to 1st 1st April 2024
Who will find their platinum egg! The popular Longdown Golden Egg Hunt is back again this year. In total there are nineteen golden eggs to find each day, PLUS an extremely special platinum egg! In this hunt, there are no clues, and they are VERY hard to find.
There will be a prize for those who are fortunate enough to find a golden egg. And an eggstra special prize awarded to the person who finds their platinum egg.
Why not enjoy an Easter lunch in their picnic area whilst you’re there.
Longdown Activity Farm – Deerleap Lane, Ashurst, Southampton, Hampshire SO40 7EH
Whitchurch Silk Mill
Easter Egg Hunt at the Mill – 10th April 2024
You can collect a bag on arrival or alternatively bring your own basket. You’ll get to hunt high and low around the Mill grounds to find the chocolate eggs left behind by the Easter bunny!
Each child is given a bag and with a sheet to collect 15 chocolates from different locations around the Mill grounds.
Ticket prices are £4.50 per child
Whitchurch Silk Mill – 28 Winchester Street, Whitchurch, Hampshire RG28 7AL
Milestones Museum
Bun and Ted’s Spring Challenge – 29th March to 14th April 2024
Discover Bun & Ted’s Spring Challenge during the Easter holidays!
Milestones Museum – Basingstoke Leisure Park, Churchill Way West, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG22 6PG
Basing House
The Big Basing House Easter Egg Hunt – 29th to 30th March 2024
The BIG Basing House Easter Egg Hunt! In the hunt 200 eggs will be hidden through their historic grounds and are waiting to be found by you! Grab your basket or bring your own and come on over for the fun.
The hunt is included in their general admission price.
Basing House – Barton’s Lane, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG24 8AE
New Forest Activities
Canoe Easter Egg Hunt – 23rd March to 12th April 2024
The ultimate Easter eggs-pedition, where you’ll paddle along the Beaulieu River in a canoe in this 2 hour fun Easter egg hunt. Keep your eyes peeled for Easter eggs along the way – this is the perfect springtime adventure in a beautiful setting.
Ticket prices are £36 for adults and £24 for kids
New Forest Activities, Hazel Copse Farm, Beaulieu, Hampshire, SO42 7WA
West Green House
Easter Weekend Bunny Hunt and Petting Zoo – 29th March to 1st April 2024
Eggs-plore West Green House this springtime and follow the Easter Bunny trail through the blossom-filled 10-acre spring garden. Children will receive a traditional Easter treat at the end of their adventure and they will also be able to visit the petting zoo.
The children’s activities are charged separately. The Bunny Hunt is £5 per child and the Easter Bunny Hunt & Petting Zoo is £11 per child.
West Green House – Thackham’s Lane, near Hartley Wintney, Hook
Hampshire RG27 8JB
Gilbert White’s House and Gardens
Record Breaking Birds Egg Hunt – 23rd March to 14th April 2024
Learn about ecology like Gilbert White himself did. Young ornithologists can hunt for ten eggs hidden in Gilbert White’s Garden and match the birds named on the eggs with the amazing facts given. If they match all 10 eggs they can claim a chocolate egg!
Gilbert White’s House and Gardens – The Wakes, High Street, Selborne, Hampshire GU34 3JH
Sir Harold Hillier Gardens
An Egg-cellent Spring – 16th March to 14th April 2024
Egg-tra enjoyment with activities and fun in the gardens including an Easter egg hunt.
Costs £2.50 per child
Sir Harold Hillier Gardens – Jermyns Ln, Romsey SO51 0QA
Isle of Wight Steam Railway
The Great Railway Easter Hunt – 29th March 2024 to 12th April 2024
It’s the perfect time for you to turn into ‘Chocolate Detectives’ and to make like Sherlock. Visit the Isle of Wight Steam Railway for our Great Railway Easter Hunt for all things chocolatey!
Make some amazing, amusing family memories together. As you search for the giant eggs hidden around their entire attraction and solve the clues to claim your chocolate.
Isle of Wight Steam Railway – Havenstreet Station, Isle of Wight Steam, Main Road, Havenstreet, Ryde PO33 4DS
Easter Activities in Hampshire
The Arc
Felt Flower Bookmarks – 2nd to 9th April 2024 – £8 per child
In this hands-on workshop, will give young artists the chance to dive into the world of artistry and nature. Guided by Arc tutors, children will craft their very own bookmarks, decorated using a range of colourful felts and inspired by beautiful flowers. Helping to ignite their curiosity about the world around them.
Make Your Own Pom Pom Bird – 3rd to 10th April 2024 – £10 per child
Using wool, felt and beads, children will follow along as we create fluffy pom-poms. Afterwards we’ll help turn them into adorable baby birds that you can take home – perfect for Easter!
Make a Ceramic Clay Pot – 4th to 11th April 2024 – £22 per child
Taking inspiration from the artist Grayson Perry and his whimsical ceramic creations! The friendly Arc instructors will guide children through the step-by-step process of moulding and shaping their very own clay pot.
The Arc – Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire SO23 8SB
SeaCity Museum
- Art for All: Clay Spring Lambs – 2nd April 2024
- Art for All: Clay Spring Chicks – 3rd April 2024
- Art for All: A Trio of Spring Prints – 4th April 2024
- Art for All: Funky Frames – 5th April 2024
- Art for All: Pressed Flower Pictures – 8th April 2024
- Art for All: Wild Woodland Scenes – 9th April 2024
SeaCity Museum – Civic Centre, Havelock Road, Southampton, Hampshire SO14 7FY
The Brickworks Museum
The Brick People bring LEGO back to the Museum – 3rd and 4th April 2024
Find the models and minifigures hidden around the museum. And see the display of models made from LEGO then enjoy the free play areas. Then finish of the day by adding d a LEGO Dot mosaic tile to the wall.
Meccano at the Museum – 10th April 2024
Join The Brickworks Museum for a fun and interactive day of Meccano! Invented in 1898 which is just one year after the factory was founded, Meccano is an interactive building tool that can be used in an incredible number of exciting ways. See what the Brickworks Meccano Fun-gineers have created and then have a go at creating your own Meccano models on the interactive play table.
The Brickworks Museum – Swanwick Lane, Lower Swanwick, Hampshire SO31 7HB
Days Out with Easter Activities in Hampshire
Watercress Line
Easter Bunny Train – 29th March to 1st April 2024
Meet the Easter Bunny at Ropley station and hop onboard their trains for some Easter themed sing-a-longs with the Easter Bunny’s helpers. Children will get a chance to enjoy their free activity sheet and Easter egg spotter trail.
There will also be craft activities such as a make your own Easter Ears activity and Easter colouring
Watercress Line – The Railway Station, Alresford, Hampshire, SO24 9JG
Finkley Down Farm Park
Finkley Easter Eggstravaganza – 29th March 2024 to 14th April 2024
All the usual Finkley farm fun plus Spring Tales with Bug & Bee, Stripes V Spots Gameshow, an Easter Disco and also an Easter Quiz!
Finkley Down Farm Park – North Way, Andover, Hampshire SP11 6NF
Exbury Gardens and Steam Railway
Easter at Exbury – 29th March to 1st April 2024
Collect a fun Easter trail sheet from the visitor entrance and explore the gardens as you and your children try to match the different types of birds with their eggs from the clues you will find. Also, look out for special letters to be able to identify the bird who laid the beautiful blue eggs.
Once you return your completed trail sheet you can claim a chocolate Easter treat, plus enter for a chance to win a family membership.
This fun Easter trail cost £2.50 per child.
Exbury Gardens and Steam Railway – Exbury, Southampton, Hampshire SO45 1AZ
Paulton’s Park
Hoppy Easter – 29th March to 14th April 2024
Meet Bobtail Bunny and Betty Bunny at Paultons Park this Easter. You will be able to meet these cute characters at the main entrance whilst the Park entrance will be full of Easter decorations with colourful giant Easter eggs and bunnies.
Paulton’s Park – Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 6AL
Osborne House
Easter Adventure Quest – 23rd March to 13th April 2024
Join them for a cracking adventure quest at Osborne this Easter. Hunt for clues in their grounds, track down the Easter eggs and then get rewarded with a tasty chocolate treat.
Costs just £2 to take part.
Osborne House – York Avenue, East Cowes, Isle of Wight PO32 6JT
Carisbrooke Castle
Easter Adventure Quest – 23rd March to 14th April 2024
Join them for a cracking adventure quest at Osborne this Easter. Hunt for clues in their grounds, track down the Easter eggs and then get rewarded with a tasty chocolate treat.
Costs just £2 to take part.
Carisbrooke Castle – Castle Hill, Newport PO30 1XY
Winchester Science Centre
Boom & Bloom – Weekends and school holidays, 16th March to 15th April 2024
Spring into a new season of exciting science fun at their new Boom & Bloom event! Outside things whilst things are beginning to bloom and inside the experiments are set to go boom. As well as all the usual Science Centre fun, there’ll be even more on offer to excite all ages including an Easter egg hunt.
Winchester Science Centre – Telegraph Way, Winchester, Hampshire SO21 1HZ
Other Destinations in Hampshire Offering Easter Activities
The below destinations in Hampshire have not yet released their Easter activities, we’ll keep checking each week and updating our post. However, in the meantime feel free to click on the list below in case they update their websites before we have a chance to check.
When is Easter 2024?
The Easter holidays are from 29th March 2024 to 12th April 2024, with the Easter weekend right in the middle! Easter Sunday is 31st March and Easter Monday is 1st April.
Final Thoughts On Easter Activities Hampshire
There are lots of fun Easter activities happening in Hampshire in 2024 for all families and kids. The one that we are most excited about, being into adventure, is the canoe Easter egg hunt at New Forest Activities Centre – maybe see you there?!
