The start of the school Easter holidays always leaves families with the age-old question of how to keep the kids entertained without breaking the bank?
From craft fun at our local museums to building bird boxes, or enjoying an Easter trail or two, there is plenty on offer across the county over the next couple of weeks, some of it free, some costing under £10, and others that are a bit more expensive.
Below is a list of activities for families to enjoy across the area, with something to suit all wallets.
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Events include:
- Free activities at Chatteris Museum from Thursday, April 2 to Saturday, April 4.
Join the fun hunting for eggs on the museum's Easter trail. Take home a free activity pack.
The museum is open 2pm to 4pm on Thursday, 10am to 1pm on Friday and 2pm to 4pm on Saturday.
- Get your hands busy at Wisbech and Fenland Museum with a host of FREE activities that include spring flower wreath making on Wednesday, April 1, or painting dreamy watercolour cloudscapes on Thursday, April 2.
Drop in between 10.30am and 1pm to enjoy the fun.
- Grab your wellies and take a walk on the wild side at the Rings End nature reserve at Guyhirn.
Walk along the old railway-line and keep your eyes peeled for frogs, newts, and early spring birds. It costs nothing and the paths are pushchair-friendly too.
- For things with a price-tag of under £10 families can enjoy the Easter Adventure Trail and Peckover House on North Brink, Wisbech.
Can you follow the trail around one of Wisbech's most beautiful secret gardens? Hunt for clues, collect your bunny ears, and — best of all — bag yourself a chocolate egg at the end!
Running Good Friday to Easter Monday (10.30am–4 pm), with free entry to the gardens for grown-ups and tickets for children at just £3.50 per child. Booking is not necessary.
- Wicken Fen near Ely is also offering an Easter Egg Hunt at £3.50 per child from now until April 12 (10am to 5pm, last entry 4pm).
Follow the trail and find activities for the whole family. The admission price includes an Easter trail sheet, bunny ears, dairy or vegan and Free From chocolate egg (while stocks last).
Explore the peaceful nature reserve, visit the historic windpump or drop into the bird hides as you follow the Easter trail. The trail route follows accessible paths; assistance dogs only.
- Flag Fen in Peterborough is running a Dinosaur Academy this Easter with tickets from £9 per child or £30 for a family of two adults and up to three children.
This Easter, Flag Fen has been taken over by dinosaurs. Train as a Junior Dinosaur Keeper, build an egg nest, follow the dino trail, get a tattoo transfer, and earn your very own Dinosaur Academy Certificate. The event runs every day from now until April 19 from 10am to 4pm (last entry 3pm).
- For those with more of a budget Skylark Garden Centre at Wimblington is running is popular Easter Funyard.
Admission is £10 per person. Tickets are available online at the centre's website. Children under three are free.
Feed adorable lambs, zoom around on Go-Karts, splash about at Water Wars, visit Wilderness Woods, watch the family comedy show with Pompom, meet the Easter Bunny, and take part in the grand Easter Egg Hunt. Running from now until Easter Monday, April 6.
- Build a bird box at Great Fen nature reserve, Ramsey Heights it is £15 per family.
Get your hammers out on Thursday, April 2 from 10am to noon and build your very own wooden bird box to take home. There are bird-themed crafts too, plus the whole nature reserve to explore afterwards, for den building, bug hunting, and birdwatching. You can stay all day.
- South Angle Farm at Soham lets little ones get hands-on with alpacas, sheep, donkeys, snakes, and even tarantulas.
During Easter, there are themed activities as well as the usual fun of sand play, pedal tractors and crafts.
Tickets are £10.90 per person, £43.60 for a family of four.
- Ferry Meadows at Peterborough is offering visitors a chance to hop into adventure along its Easter trail.
Pick up your activity pack at the visitor centre, follow the map, spot hidden clues and claim your Easter egg prize at the end.
Activity packs are £3.50 online or £4 on the door, with adults free. The country park itself is free to explore all day.
You can also book archery taster sessions for older children, and enjoy a ride on the miniature railway which has a separate cost.
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