I’m currently updating all the events and activities on over Easter for this page. If you see 2020 in the listing then you’ll know it’s been checked and updated!
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It can be hard to keep children entertained during the school holidays. Barracudas offers adventure and a real sense of belonging for kids at their activity day camps.
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Barracudas has been entertaining children between the ages of 4 ½ to 14 years for 28 years. This family-run company is a leader in the field, offering an amazing experience for children in fantastic settings.
Children are guaranteed a choice of quality activities for every session. With over 80 activities to choose from, they’re sure to have a brilliant time, whatever they’re into! Barracudas are so confident that your child will have ‘such an amazing experience they can’t wait to come back’ that they offer a ‘money back guarantee’ for all new bookers!
Kids build their self-esteem and confidence, develop social skills, gain new experiences and have plenty of fun and exercise at Barracudas
Barracudas is open at Norwich High School for Girls this Easter and summer. Visit www.barracudas.co.uk to for information!
Contact 01480 467567
BeWILDerwood, NR12 8JW
Thursday 2nd-Sunday 19th April 2020
Yoohoo! We have an extra special invitation just for you, from Cedric the Easter bunny himself! The Pesky Bunnies have been working ever so hard (in between chocolate breaks that is!) to make this year’s bunny burrow packed full of twiggletastic fun! Meet Cedric in his home, filled with confectionary curiosities, and then explore a secret hideaway of bouncing, colourful, chocolatey delights!
Be sure to catch the terrific tale of The Pesky Bunnies at our Storytelling Stage, where you can meet a whole host of wonderful characters! Take centre stage with our storytellers and solve the mystery of the disappearing eggs just in time to save the Great Egg Party! A show that will have you singing and clapping along.
Spring has sprung in the woods so get ready for a hopping good time! Bounce your way through the Tricky Tunnels, bundle into one of our twiggletastic tree houses and try to find all five Easter eggs in the woods (before the Pesky Bunnies eat them!)
And don’t forget to bunny-up when you visit Cedric, with our fun filled range of inclooosive activities! The Big Hat is hosting Boggle Bunny Ear crafts, which coupled with Bouncing Bunny face paint will ensure lots of fun and giggles!
This Easter holiday we would like to invite you to our Enchanted tea party workshops, hosted by Alice and her friends.
10 & 11 April – 17 & 18 April, 10am until 4pm
At these workshops you will learn all you need to know about the good manners required at a tea party. As well as learning how to make tea pot cupcakes and cream tea scones with jam and cream.
Alice and her friends will regale you with stories of tea parties they have attended and mishaps they’ve witnessed, as well as the magnificence of the largest tea parties in the world attended by Kings & Queens. You really don’t want to miss out hearing about all of their adventures!
There will be more surprises along the way!
You and your little Family Club members are encouraged to come dressed for the occasion.
Join our Family Club
The intu family club is free to join and you will receive exclusive offers and discounts, a gift for your little one, a membership pack, a magazine and much more!
Sheringham Park, Norfolk, NR26 8TL
Tuesday 14th April 2020, 8pm-10.30pm
Adders are shy, but we know the best places to see the in the park, if we’re lucky. Includes a talk about British reptiles.
Most suitable for 8 +
Cost: Child £6, Adult £4. Booking essential.
Standard car parking, NT members free.
Peter Beales Roses Ltd, London Road, NR17 1AY Attleborough
Wednesday 8th April 10am-3pm
Wildlife themed activities, crafts, games, face painting and more!
FREE entry and Parking – No need to pre-book!*
*Please note there will be a small charge for Face Painting
Blickling, Aylsham, Norfolk, NR11 6NF
Monday 30th March – Sunday 19th April 2020
This Easter we’re inviting budding nature explorers to find out more about the Blickling caddisfly, found in the River Bure on the estate. Find out about these fascinating insects and receive a delicious Cadbury chocolate treat, when you’ve finished the trail.
Special garden only entry ticket applies for non-members of £12.50 per adult, National Trust members free. Children pay trail price of £2.50 only.
Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden, School Road, South Walsham NR13 6DZ
Scavenger Hunt Thursday 2nd – Friday 10th April 2020 10am-5pm
A whole bumper fortnight of scavenger hunting in the woods! Included in garden entry charge: adult £7.50 concessions £6.95, children £3.95 and free to Fairhaven members and under 4s.
Easter Egg Hunt Friday 10th April 2020, 11am-4pm
Hunt for the colourful eggs that will lead you to a chocolate egg prize. Face painting and Easter crafts for children. £2.50 extra per child for Easter Egg Hunt (every child gets an egg.) Please book in advance online. Limited spaces on the door.
Contact 01603 270449
Holkham Hall, NR24 1AB
Friday 10th – Monday 13th April 2020
There’s plenty to get your paws stuck into this Easter at Holkham, with performances of the classic children’s tale The Velveteen Rabbit in Holkham Hall, storytelling in the walled garden, and a special cuddle corner where children can meet rabbits, skinny pigs, and other cute creatures.
If you aren’t able to join us over the Easter Weekend, we’ll have Easter trails, crafts, and games running daily throughout the school holidays, Thursday 2nd to Sunday 19th April.
Whitlingham Adventure
Monday 6th April – Sunday 19th April 2020
Taster sessions and skills courses in a wide range of adventurous activities.
Spring Family Adventure Festival
Sunday 5th April 2020
Contact 01603 632307
Sunday 12th April 2020 10am-3pm
Potash Farm, Potash Lane, Hethel, NR14 8EY
New wedding and event venue.
Egg Hunt, kids crafts refreshments, £3 per child
Free WWII Museum entry.
4th-19th April 2020
Bure Valley Railway, Aylsham Station, Norwich Road, Aylsham, Norfolk, NR11 6BW
Hop on board the Easter Eggspress at the Bure Valley Railway over Easter. There is a free Easter egg for every child on completion of our Easter trail.
Trains running from Aylsham and Wroxham. No prior booking required.
Adult £14.50 return, Child £7.00 return an under 5s travel FREE.
Lingwood Village Hall
Monday 13th April 2020
Anglia Square, NR3 1DZ
Meet Peppa Pig!
Wednesday 15th April 2020, 11.30am-3pm
On Wednesday 15th April, Peppa Pig will be visiting Anglia Square to meet all of her favourite fans! We will have a queue system in place on the day.
You can meet Peppa Pig under the pavilion at Anglia Square, from 11.30am – 3pm, where you can get your photo taken with our professional photographer and say hi to Peppa Pig.
Norwich Puppet Theatre, NR3 1TN
2020
Workshops
MagiMation, Monday 6th April, Age 9+
Elves and Fairies, Wednesday 9th April, age 5+
Robots, Wednesday 15th April, Age 5+
Woodland Creatures, Thursday 16th April, age 5+
Farmyard Friends, Saturday 18th April, Age 3+
Performances
Eggstrvaganza, Thursday 9th April- Saturday 11th April, age 3+
Eggs on Legs: Thursday 9th April – Saturday 11th April, age 3+
The Adventures of Bo Peep, Saturday 18th April, Age 2+
Contact 01603 629921
Norwich Theatre Royal, NR2 1RL
2020
Norwich Theatre Royal:
Norwich Theatre Stage Two
contact: 01603 630000
Pensthorpe Natural Park
2nd-19th April 2020
Each day we will be hiding ONE golden egg which, in order to find, you will need to work together as a family to track it down. It could be absolutely anywhere on our park and whoever finds it will need to bring it back to our shop to claim an eggclusive prize! The golden egg will be hidden in a different top-secret location every day.
Contact 01328 851465
Wroxham Barns, Tunstead Rd, Hoveton, NR12 8QU
2nd-19th April 2020
Bottle feed cute lambs on the junior farm,Easter egg hunts and crafts
Contact 01603 783762
Broads Tours , The Bridge , Wroxham , Norwich , Norfolk, NR12 8RX
Easter special river trip. 10th – 13th April 2020
Easter is a magical time of year on the Broads, and it’s even more special here at Broads Tours! So why not join us on board one of our large passenger trip boats for a special trip, where children can take part in a fun Nature Quiz. All children on board will receive an Easter Egg!
Adults £10.00, Children £7.50Children Under 5 Go Free
11:30am and 14:00 for 1½ hours
Booking not essential
Contact 01603 782207
Thursday 9th April – Saturday 11th April 2020
10am and 12noon (all ages) 1.30pm and 3.30pm
Norwich Puppet Theatre, St James Ct, Whitefriars, Norwich NR3 1TN
£3 per person.
See Garlic Theatre’s zany new show and have fun getting crafty with some eggstremely eggciting egg creations.
We’ll have a variety of egg-based activities to have fun with.
National Trust Sheringham Park, Upper Sheringham, Norfolk, NR26 8TL
Wednesday 15th April 2020 10.30am-3.30pm
Hone your survival skills with a mini bushcraft adventure. Come prepared for a full day out in the Norfolk woods.
Child £24, accompanying adult £20
Most suitable for 9+, children must be accompanied by an adult.
Standard car parking admissions, NT members free.
Floor 1, Rose Lane Multi Storey Car Park, Norwich, NR1 1PY
Play cafe for 0-4 year olds and snug movie shed, fully licensed cafe.
Upstairs is the laser tag arena with a UV seaside theme, suitable for children and adults.
We offer a variety of party packages, from toddler’s birthday parties through to corporate events.
01603 666745
Eaton Park Community Centre, South Park Ave, NR4 7AZ
Mini Professors Science sessions (suitable for 3-5 year 11 months).
(Updating Easter dates for 2020)
The Garage, NR2 1NY
25th March-9th April 2020
After the Storm: A retelling of The Tempest
A new musical play, that shows the importance of working together and asks you to get involved and help Miranda and Prospero get home.
TICKETS: £12.50 Adult/£7.50 child, under 1s go free.
AGE: 0-7, fun for all the family!
RUNNING TIME: 50-60 minutes
National Trust Sheringham Park, Upper Sheringham, Norfolk, NR26 8TL
Thursday 2 April – Sunday 19 April 2020
Felbrigg Hall , Felbrigg , Norwich , Norfolk , NR11 8PR
From 4th April.
Blickling Estate , Aylsham , Norwich , Norfolk, NR11 6NF
From 30th March – 19th April.
Bring the whole family, spot the first signs of spring, solve the clues and finish your adventure with a chocolate treat.
Admission costs to property may apply. NT members free. Easter egg hunt cost £2.50 per person.
Sheringham Park, Norfolk, NR26 8TL
Tuesday 14th April 2020, 8pm-10.30pm
Join us at sunset to see what’s stirring at night. The Muntjac and Roe Deer come out of hiding.
Suitable for 6-12 year olds.
Child £6, accompanying adult £4. Booking essential.
Standard car parking, NT members free.
01263 820550
Artel, London Street, NR2 1HL
Wednesday 8th April 2020 (more information to follow soon – updating)
The Forum, Millennium Plain, Norwich
A month of events. Launch weekend 14th/15th March 2020
Norfolk Festival of Nature celebrates the cultural relationships that exist between people and the natural world. The weekend of 14th/15th March 2020 at The Forum in Norwich will launch a month of events across Norfolk celebrating all things nature. The Norfolk Festival of Nature partnership brings many of the top Norfolk wildlife organisations together in the heart of the city, providing free children’s activities, information, wildlife walks, talks and workshops with experts from around the county on nature in Norfolk: past, present and future.
Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery ‘In the Picture’
4th-19th April 2020 (not Sundays)
Get your Sm-ART-y pants on this Easter as we go art-tastic! Take the time travel challenge through our galleries and see if you can go Around the Art World in 30 minutes. Plus, create your own masterpiece in our Artists Studio and get In the Frame yourself at our selfie station!
Strangers Hall : Bringing the Outside Inside
Wednesday 8th April and 15th April. Sunday 12th and 19th April 2020.
Celebrate Springtime in the home, and have a go at Victorian crafts on the theme of flowers and gardens.
Museum of Norwich at the Bridewell: Easter Chicks Hunt and Activities
Tuesday 7th – Saturday 18th April 2020 (not open Sunday or Monday)
Hunt for Easter chicks and eggs throughout the museum and join in with family friendly holiday activities.
Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse: Wild Play Days
2nd-19th April 2020
(New playground under construction so current one is temporarily out of action.)
Time & Tide, Great Yarmouth
Wednesday 8th April 2020: We are looking for rebels against the empire!
Wednesday 15th April 2020: Enlist in the Empire!
Elizabethan House, Gt Yarmouth
Updating
Tollhouse Gaol, Gt Yarmouth
updating
Cromer Museum
updating
Ancient House, Museum of Thetford
Saturday 18th April 2020: The Velveteen Rabbit Play. Suitable for 3+
Lynn Museum
updating
Norfolk School of Gardening, Ketteringham Hall, NR18 9RS
updating for 2020
Thursday 16th April, 2020 9.30-4.30pm
Norfolk Showground, Dereham Rd, NR5 0TT
The Norfolk Spring Fling is fun for all the family this Easter, promising a full day out with a range of exciting experiences, activities and demonstrations. Everything at the event is covered by the ticket price so come and join us for more activities, more space… and more fun!
Tickets: £9.50, under 3s free.
WILDLIFE WORDS AND WILD ART
Thursday 2 April, 10.30am -12noon
Join us at NWT Ranworth Broad as we take inspiration from the ‘Lost Words’ book by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris. Come along and get creative with wildlife words and wild art
Venue: Entrance to NWT Ranworth Broad
Cost: £3 NWT members, £3.50 non-members
Booking: Booking essential, call 01603 625540
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WILDLIFE WORDS AND WILD ART
DYKE DIPPING
Thursday 2 April, 1.30 – 3pm
Join us and learn about the wonderful wildlife that can be found in the dykes. The experts will be on hand to help you tell your boatman from your beetle larvae.
Venue: Entrance to NWT Ranworth Broad
Cost: £3 NWT members, £3.50 non-members
Booking: Booking essential, call 01603 625540.
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WILDLIFE WORDS AND WILD ART
Friday 3 April, 10.30am -12noon
Join us at NWT Hickling Broad as we take inspiration from the ‘Lost Words’ book by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris. Come along and get creative with wildlife words and wild art
Venue: NWT Hickling Broad, meet at the Visitor Centre
Cost: £3 NWT members, £3.50 non-members. (Reserve fee entry for non-members)
Booking: Booking essential, call 01603 625540
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DYKE DIPPING
Friday 3 April, 1.30- 3pm
Join us and learn about the wonderful wildlife that can be found in the dykes. The experts will be on hand to help you tell your boatman from your beetle larvae.
Venue: NWT Hickling Broad, meet at the Visitor Centre
Cost: £3 NWT members, £3.50 non-members.(Reserve fee entry for non-members)
Booking: Booking essential, call 01603 625540.
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CHILDRENS WILDLIFE WATCH – BOATS ON THE BROAD
Saturday 4 April, 10.30am–12.30pm
What better way to see the broads than on a boat? We’ll be looking out for our iconic broad-dwelling birds, such as the bittern, beaded tit, reed warbler, marsh harrier and many more but you’ll
need to have your wits about you to see these birds on the wing.
Cost: Watch members: £4, non-members £6 (1 accompanying adult free)
Booking: Booking essential please call 01603 625540
Venue: NWT Hickling Broad, NR12 OBW
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ROCK POOL RUMMAGING
Monday 6 April, 11am-12.30
Once again we are rummaging in rockpools in search of life. Come along with sturdy shoes and keen eyes and help us carefully investigate the secrets of the seashore. If you don’t know a barnacle from a belemnite the experts will be on hand to identify your finds. Please arrive 15mins early to sign up.
Venue: West Runton Beach, meet outside the beach café
Cost: £3 NWT members, £3.50 non-members. Charge for car park
Booking: No need to book
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FASCINATING FOSSILS
Monday 6 April, 1.30-3pm
You won’t believe the creatures that used to call Norfolk home! Come along and see the remains of some of the amazing beasts that were found here millions of years ago. Please arrive 15mins early to sign up.
Venue: West Runton Beach, meet outside the beach café
Cost: £3 NWT members, £3.50 non-members. Charge for car park
Booking: No need to book
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SEARCHING FOR SHARKS
Tuesday 7 April, 10.30am -12noon
Meet us at NWT Holme Dunes as we partake on a very different type of Easter egg hunt as we search for sharks’ egg cases, more commonly known as mermaid purses. Come along and help us identify what sharks can be found off the coast of Norfolk.
Venue: NWT Holme Dunes – meet outside the visitor centre.
Cost: £3 NWT members, £3.50 non-members. Non-member car park fee applies.
Booking: Booking essential, call 01603 625540
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COASTAL CREATIONS
Tuesday 7 April, 1-2.30pm
Why not come and join in with a strandline scavenge to find natural materials before using them to decorate your own coastal creations. We’ll be there to tell you if you are using a razor shell for fingers or angel wing clams as fins.
Venue: NWT Holme Dunes – meet outside the visitor centre.
Cost: £3 NWT members, £3.50 non-members. Non-member car park fee applies.
Booking: Booking essential, call 01603 625540
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FASCINATING FOSSILS
Wednesday 8 April, 10-11.30am
You won’t believe the creatures that used to call Norfolk home! Come along and see the remains of some of the amazing beasts that were found here millions of years ago. Please arrive 15mins early to sign up.
Venue: West Runton Beach, meet outside the beach café
Cost: £3 NWT members, £3.50 non-members. Charge for car park
Booking: No need to book
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ROCK POOL RUMMAGING
Wednesday 8 April, 12.30-2pm
Once again we are rummaging in rockpools in search of life. Come along with sturdy shoes and keen eyes and help us carefully investigate the secrets of the seashore. If you don’t know a barnacle from a belemnite the experts will be on hand to identify your finds. Please arrive 15mins early to sign up.
Venue: West Runton Beach, meet outside the beach café
Cost: £3 NWT members, £3.50 non-members. Charge for car park
Booking: No need to book
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MIRACULOUS MINIBEASTS
Tuesday 14 April, 10.30am-12noon
Join us at NWT Thorpe Marshes, while we forage among the foliage and search between the sedge for any minibeast which may be waiting. We’ll be there with our bits and bobs to catch any bug or beast for a closer inspection.
Venue: NWT Thorpe Marshes, pedestrian railway bridge at the end of Whitlingham Lane.
Cost: £3 NWT members, £3.50 non-members.(Reserve fee entry for non-members)
Booking: Booking essential, call 01603 625540
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NATURE DETECTIVES
Tuesday 14 April, 1.30-3pm
Look at our natural history items and learn how to tell the difference between a fox and badger skull, which rodents have eaten which nuts and learn how to identify what an owl has eaten.
Venue: NWT Thorpe Marshes, pedestrian railway bridge at the end of Whitlingham Lane.
Cost: £3 NWT members, £3.50 non-members
Booking: Booking essential, call 01603 625540
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MIRACULOUS MINIBEASTS
Friday 17 April, 10.30am -12pm
Join us at NWT Pigneys Wood, while we forage among the foliage and search between the shrubs for any minibeast which may be waiting. We’ll be there with our bits and bobs to catch any bug or beast for a closer inspection.
Venue: NWT Pigneys Wood car park
Cost: £3 NWT members, £3.50 non-members
Booking: Booking essential, call 01603 625540
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NATURE DETECTIVES
Friday 17 April, 1.30-3pm
Look at our natural history items and learn how to tell the difference between a fox and badger skull, which rodents have eaten which nuts and learn how to identify what an owl has eaten.
Venue: NWT Pigneys Wood car park
Cost: £3 NWT members, £3.50 non-members
Booking: Booking essential, call 01603 625540
EVENT CANCELLED
Wednesday 15h April 2020
10.30am – 3.30pm
‘Creation Celebration’
The day runs from 10.30am until 3.30pm and will feature a packed programme of crafts, puppet shows, activity workshops and more!
Activities are aimed at children aged up to 12 years old and there will also be a play area for younger children.
Entry is £4 per child for over threes. Under threes and adults are free.
Thursday 2nd- Thursday 16th April 2020
Thursday 2nd April
Friday 3rd April
Thursday 9th April
Tuesday 14th
1/2 day activities age 7-12. 10am-3pm
Thursday 2nd April
Tuesday 7th April
Wednesday 8th April
Tuesday 14th April
17-19 St Stephens Road, Norwich
Quasar Elite in Norwich is an indoor laser tag arena for all ages.
updating for 2020
St. George’s Works, Lion House, Muspole Street, Norwich NR3 1DJ
6th-9th April 2020
Scene-setting and Action
Exploring ideas of set-design students will draw from two of Norwich’s most impressive interiors, Strangers’ Hall and Surrey House, combined with studio sessions working with clothed models and props.
For young artists aged 11-15 years old. Price: £ 160.00. 4 sessions, 10am – 4pm
Book via Royal Drawing School.
National Trust Sheringham Park, Upper Sheringham, Norfolk, NR26 8TL
Tuesday 14th April and Thursday 16th April 2020, 10.30-12.30pm
Foxes, badgers and deer live in the park but are rarely seen. Take a walk off the beaten track and search for animal clues, make a plaster cast print and check our night camera for activity.
Most suitable for 6-12 years old.
Booking essential
01263 820550
RSPB Strumpshaw Fen, Low Road, Strumpshaw, Norwich
Saturday 4 April to Sunday 19 April
10am till 5pm daily
Price: Cost of event: £3 for RSPB members, £3.50 for non-members. Plus Normal reserve prices apply – RSPB members free, Adults £4.50, children (5-17years) £2.50. One child per family goes free.
Join us for some eggstra-ordinary goings on at RSPB Strumpshaw Fen this Easter. Come out of hibernation to follow our Easter trail, with lots of fun, hands-on activities that will help your family discover our spring wildlife. Suitable for all ages.
