Find a local Easter Egg Hunt, Easter Parade, Easter Brunch, etc.

Did you miss Easter egg hunts this year? PLAN B: hold your own, see this page!

Looking for a local Easter egg hunt for your children? Or an Easter parade, Easter brunch or breakfast or other Easter events in Northeast England (Durham and Northumberland)?  Scroll down this page and you will see all of those in Northeast England (Durham and Northumberland), sorted by county. ALWAYS either see their website or call before you go to confirm the info, there are often last minute changes which they do not report to us!  If you have missed the Easter egg hunts in your area (or they were canceled), see this page about how to easily have your own backyard or local park Easter egg hunt.

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Updates for October 2024

Easter egg hunts are back!

We've started updating the info for this year. Unfortunately MOST wait until the last minute (often just a week before) to publish their dates, times and details. We're updating their information daily as it comes in. We expect pages to be up to date by mid-March.

  1. When we CONFIRM an event for 2024, the date will be highlighted in pink, like this passage to make them easy to find as you scroll down the page.
  2. Hunts that were held in the past year or 2 but not yet confirmed for this year are in orange.
  3. The ones NOT in either orange or pink are more dubious - held in the past but not confirmed in the past few years, so just our best guess! These you must call or email to confirm before you go.
ALWAYS click the links to check date and time with the event's own website, as there are often last minute cancellations, postponements or changes to locations due to weather, COVID or logistical problems, just click on the link to the event's website and (in most cases), you want to click on the "events" link or "calendar" link on their website. Or use their site search for "Easter". Do let them know you found them here, so they will update us next year. Besides egg hunts, there are also Easter breakfasts and brunches and Easter parades to watch!
If you need to add your egg hunt or update your existing information, click on these links.

RELATED: You may also want to go to a local farm to Pick Your Own fruit and vegetables; strawberries start very soon in most areas! Farms will be open, and it's quite safe out in a field, where people are not close to each other!

Easter Egg Hunt, Parade and Event Listings

Click on Resources above, if you need a county map

Cumbria

  • Easter trail at Allan Bank - Easter trail and/or event,
    Allan Bank and Grasmere, Ambleside, Cumbria, UK. Event date and time: multiple dates, see their website. This spring, treat the family to a mini adventure on Allan Bank's Easter trail.
  • Lowther Castle Easter Frolics - Easter egg hunt
    Lowther Castle, Penrith, Cumbria CA10 2HH. Phone: 01931 712192. Email: info@lowthercastle.org. Event date and time: UPDATE for 2024, status unknown for 2024, see their website; in past years they had multiple dates; see their websiteSaturday through Sunday. Dragons & Chocolate. This year, our egg-hunt, an annual favourite for miles around, is based once again around the theme of Dragons & Chocolate. The hunt is free with paid admission. There are holiday workshops, like Sword & Mallet-Making on some days and on the Easter weekend, there will be street food, face-painting, bug-hunting and the opportunity to learn how to make and take home your very own dragon egg.
  • Easter events Cumbria - Easter
    Event date and time: multiple dates, see their website. This post is specifically about Easter egg hunts. I also have a guide to Easter events Cumbria here..
  • Easter egg hunt at Acorn Bank National Trust - Easter
    Event date and time: multiple dates, see their website. Make your way along the trail and find 10 activities across the site. The price of the trail is £3 per child and includes a trail sheet, bunny ears and a chocolate egg at the end.. When: Thursday, 28 March 2024 to Sunday, 14 April 2024. Cost: £3 per trail. Normal admission applies to non-members. Easter egg hunt at Acorn Bank.
  • Wray castle Bank Easter Adventures National Trust - Easter Easter egg hunt,
    Event date and time: multiple dates, see their website. Make your way along the trail and find nature-inspired activities for the whole family. Enjoy an Easter treat at the end!. Note the play trail is currently closed due to storm damage.. When: 25 March 2024 to 07 April 2024. Cost: £3 per trail. This includes a trail map, pencil and a chocolate egg at the end..
  • Easter egg hunt, Sizergh Castle National Trust - Easter
    Event date and time: multiple dates, see their website. Friday, 28 March 2024 to 1st April 2024. Make your way along the trail and find nature-inspired activities for the whole family.. Cost: £3 per trail, hich includes an Easter trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy or vegan and Free From chocolate egg.. Full details here - Easter Egg hunt at Sizergh.
  • Great golden bunny hunt, Brockhole on Windermere - Easter
    Event date and time: multiple dates, see their website. Can you find the great golden bunny hidden at Brockhole on Windermere? Pick up a sheet from the Woodland Shop and get hunting, remember to get a photo with the Great Golden Bunny when you find him to claim your prize from the shop in Brockhole House.. When: Friday, 28 March 2024 to 5th April 2024. Cost: £4.50. Easter at Brockhole on Windermere | Brockhole.
  • Easter egg hunt at Wordsworth House and gardens National Trust - Easter
    Event date and time: multiple dates, see their website. Pick up your activity pack from the welcome desk and discover creative Easter crafts, play at taking tea like the Wordsworth’s, try wild art and enjoy some lively games.
    When - 30th March 2024 to 10th April 2024. Cost - Trails are priced at £3 each and are in addition to our entry fee (free entry for National Trust members). Easter Egg Hunt | National Trust.
  • Muncaster Castle Easter - Easter
    Event date and time: multiple dates, see their website. Get creative and test your problem-solving skills at the Protect the Egg Workshop! Design and craft a protective shield for your egg - then brace yourself as these creations face the ultimate test in The Big Egg Drop from the castle roof!. The Big Muncaster Egg Hunt will take place each day. Successful searchers will be rewarded with an Easter Treat.. Children’s tickets include: Protect the Egg and The Big Egg Drop, The Big Muncaster Egg Hunt and The Easter Trail.. When - Friday, 29 March 2024 to 1 April 2024. Cost - from £9.90.
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  • World of Beatrix Potter Easter Egg Hunt - Easter egg hunt
    The Old Laundry, Crag Brow, Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere, Cumbria LA23 3BX. Phone: 0844 504 1233. Email: stacey@hop-skip-jump.com. Event date and time: Saturday, March 23, 2024 and Sunday, March 24, 2024 . Come and join the annual Easter Egg fun with Peter Rabbit and take part in one of the UK’s largest Easter Egg Hunts for a chance to win one of ten top prizes. This year 110 ceramic eggs have been specially designed and hand-crafted to celebrate Peter Rabbit’s 110th birthday and the centenary year of ‘The Tale of Mr Tod’. The distinctive eggs will be hidden across Cumbria with clues to help you in your search, but it is up to you to get out into the Lake District countryside and enjoy the challenge of finding these special Easter eggs! They could be hidden in villages, gardens, by lakes or on the top of hills, but wherever they are hidden you won't have to pay a penny to find them. This is a great event for everyone to enjoy. But be quick, because once the eggs have all been found the great Peter Rabbit Easter Egg Hunt is over! Each ceramic egg is a fantastic prize and allows its winner free entry in to The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction along with a special edition Beatrix Potter book published by F Warne & Co. But in addition, there are ten top prizes to be won. Once all the eggs have been found, the winners can claim their prizes. (One prize per family). The Great Peter Rabbit Easter Egg Hunt is launched live on our website with a map and clues.

Durham

  • Down at the Farm - Easter egg roll
    Stoney gate Lane, Houghton Le Spring, Durham DH5 8JG. Phone: 0191 584 1873. Email: bookings@downatthefarm.co.uk. Event date and time: See their website for this year's this year's date. Egg throwing and rolling and an Easter panto, feed the newborn lambs, cuddle up with baby chicks or even wash the pigs.

Northumberland

  • Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens - Easter trail
    Belsay, Nr Morpeth, Northumberland NE20 0DX. Email: customers@english-heritage.org.uk. Event date and time: multiple dates, see their website. Directions: Follow route to Blacksmith's Cafe. Join us for a cracking adventure quest this Easter holiday. Explore the site to hunt for clues and challenges, and discover traditional Easter games like egg rolling and the egg and spoon race. Track down the Easter eggs and you’ll be rewarded with a chocolate treat and an adventurer’s certificate. The quest costs just previous year's price £1.50 (2022 price), which you can pay when you arrive at the site. This is in addition to the normal ticket price. You can take on the quest every day of the school holidays. With eggs, chocolate and old-fashioned fun, it’s the perfect way to get out and about in history this Easter. Book online and save!  Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens (ADDED: 25 March 2022 JBS)
  • Easter egg hunt at Seaton Delaval Hall - Easter trail and/or event,
    Seaton Delaval Hall, Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, UK. Event date and time: multiple dates, see their website. This spring, treat the whole family to a world of adventure at Seaton Delaval Hall on an Easter trail.

Tyne and Wear

  • Easter egg hunt at Gibside - Easter trail and/or event,
    Gibside, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, UK. Event date and time: multiple dates, see their website. This spring, treat the whole family to a world of adventure at Gibside on an Easter trail.

 

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