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Put some 'bounce' in your step this Spring with a host of fun-filled Easter activities for the whole family to enjoy. With longer and warmer days, Easter is a special time to breathe in the fresh air and embrace the great outdoors! From traditional Easter Egg trails to adventurous exploring, we've got some great ideas to get you 'hunting', 'searching' and 'discovering' South East England this Easter with top activities to do across the holidays!
Our family fun ideas provide you with some great days out and events across the destination. Visit our full events calendar at the bottom of the page, full to the brim with 'Egg-citing events!
Planning a Easter Holiday break to the South East? Discover great value accommodation for a spring family getaway. You can also search by destinations to link up with the local official tourism websites across the region. Our newsletter archive is also a great place to discover things to do in South East England.
If you are looking for things to do in this Easter holiday or Easter weekend with the kids take a look at our recommendations below:
Don't forget our rainy day guide is also there to help whatever the Easter holiday weather brings, and you'll find a wealth of free things to do helping to put a spring into you step!
The Easter School Holidays take place between Saturday 5th April and 21st April 2025, with Easter Sunday falling on 20th April 2025. There are two bank holidays, one on Good Friday, 18th April 2025 and Easter Monday, 21st April 2025, so what are you waiting for? Start planning now!
Find out what's on this Easter in Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, Dorset, Surrey, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and on the Isle of Wight below. Use the Map View button to find something near you.
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Childrens Events
Churchill West Way, Basingstoke
Head to Milestone Museum in Basingstoke this Easter for a hop-pingly good Easter trail.
Talks
Chichester
Discover Dora Carrington in her own words, through her passionate, playful and honest letters that reveal her compelling personality and the different stages of her unconventional life.
Biographer Anne Chisholm will explore the artist through her…
Outdoor Event / Activities
Oxford
Looking for a fun family adventure this Easter? Embark on a bunny hunt across Oxford aboard one of City Sightseeing Oxford's bus tours from 5th to 21st April. These playful creatures have hopped off to different locations in the city, awaiting…
Music
Winchester
Olivier Award winners – Best Entertainment and Family Show 2016
Spontaneous musical comedy at its absolute finest – direct from the West End!
With fifteen years as an Edinburgh Fringe must-see phenomenon, a BBC Radio 4 series, a critically…
Gardens
Selborne, Alton
Gilbert White's 18th century kitchen garden will be gearing up for seed sowing and planting. Meet kitchen gardeners and watch as soil is prepared and a range of heritage vegetables seeds are planted to produce crops for our own kitchen. Spring Bulbs…
Food
Southsea
Hampshire Farmers' Markets bring beautiful, fresh local produce to Portsmouth and Southsea every month.
Music
Eastbourne
With more than 100 concerts across the season, Eastbourne Bandstand has a packed line-up in 2025, including the return of the 1812 Proms & Firework Nights on Wednesday evenings from 11th June to 3rd September (except 18th June), and Traditional…
Easter
Margate
Looking for some family-beach fun this Easter holidays?
Tour
Chatham
If you're a fan of the hit series and you've been wondering where Call the Midwife is filmed, put yourself in the picture and explore where the real drama happens with a Call the Midwife Official Location Tour at The Historic Dockyard Chatham…
Childrens Events
Arundel
Dive into the wonderful world of wetland insects with Lloyd and his new friend Dart the dragonfly.
Lloyd and friends will join our own cast of wetland minibeasts. Follow the trail to help Lloyd and tour guide Dart the dragonfly find Lloyd's friends…
Easter
Whitchurch
Hop down to Whitchurch Silk Mill on 16 April and join in the search for chocolate eggs in the Mill grounds. Each child will be given a bag and sheet to collect 15 chocolates from different locations around the grounds.
Childrens Events
Aylesbury
This Easter, our trail is jam-packed with lots of fun games and creative activities. Follow your map, get involved in each activity and don't forget to collect your chocolate egg at the end!
Pick up your trail sheet on arrival at the entry kiosks.…
Food
Winnersh Triangle, Reading
This Easter, enjoy a special celebration at Crowne Plaza Reading East! Savor a delectable Easter Sunday Lunch at the 2 AA Rosette Caprice Restaurant, where a seasonal menu awaits. Alternatively, treat yourself to a charming Easter Afternoon Tea at…
Childrens Events
Haywards Heath
Easter at Borde Hill is full of fun and mischief, as Bertram Bunny has been causing chaos around the Garden. He's upset the other bunnies by ruining Bella the Baker's chocolate cake and splashing water all over Allegra the Artist's beautiful…
Exhibitions
Henley-on-Thames
We have lift off for all you space enthusiasts out there with The Space Vault Exhibition coming to the River & Rowing Museum this July.
Using immersive audio and visuals, and comprising one of the UK's largest private collections of space…
Childrens Events
Berwick
Head to East Sussex as Drusillas celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2025!
No single day could do justice to such an incredible moment in our history, so we've got a host of special events planned, including a number of Centenary Saturdays…
Tour
Reading
Book now to enjoy an official Abbey Quarter Tour, Reading which includes exclusive access to Jane Austen's school.
Available from Saturday 5 April 25 until 27th September 2025, explore the heart of Reading with an official Reading Museum tour guide.
Childrens Events
Cuckfield, Haywards Heath
Step through the doors of our academies and discover the wonderful world of performing arts. Our project-based learning approach in musical theatre, film and drama nurtures skills for stage, screen, and the everyday scene.
Our exciting creative…
Theatre
Southampton
Lin-Manuel Miranda's multi award-winning cultural phenomenon Hamilton is touring the UK for the very first time and is coming to Mayflower Theatre for a six week season from 18 March 2025.
Arts
Henfield
The Sussex Guild is delighted to be exhibiting once again in Henfield Hall on 5 & 6 April. The Contemporary Craft Show will take place throughout the main hall, foyer and garden suite. Delicious homemade refreshments will be available in the café…
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