Easter Egg Hunt Near Me | What to do on Easter Sunday in Essex
If you are planning ahead and you have been wondering what to do on Easter Sunday in Essex, then the team at Burnham Waters is here to help with some local suggestions! Maybe you have been searching Easter egg hunt near me, or you are looking for some activities to keep the children/grandchildren busy over the Easter holidays. We have compiled a list of some of the best things to do in Essex this Easter 2025.
Easter Egg Hunt Near Me in Essex
If you are in search of an Easter egg hunt in Essex, here are a few local ideas:
Easter Trail at Cammas Hall Farm
Needham Green, Hatfield Broad Oak, Near Bishop’s Stortford, CM22 7JT
Cammas Farm is offering a fun-filled, spring-themed adventure and easter egg trail.
A paid child ticket includes:
- A game card for each paying child
- A thrilling egg-venture through the farm and bluebell woods
- Themed character encounters
- Access to the outdoor seasonal games area
- A cracking and delicious seasonal treat prize!
The trail takes around 30-40 minutes to complete and pre-booking is essential via the website.
The Easter trail is open Tuesday to Sunday, between 5th and 20th April 2025, 9am – 5pm.
Visit the Cammas Hall Farm website here.
Great Easter Eggstravaganza at Marsh Farm
Marsh Farm Road, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 5WP
This Easter, Marsh Farm is opening up its Great Easter Eggstravaganza event. This will include its popular Easter Egg Hunt (only available 18th to the 21st April), as well as an opportunity to meet with some fun characters and the live bunnies and chicks on the farm.
What’s included in your ticket price?
- Meet & greet Easter characters
- Meet Benji the Bunny
- Glitter face art
- Crazy golf
- Outdoor adventure play
- Roleplay village
- Bouncy pillows
- Tractor town
- Chicken & egg maze
- Meet & feed animals
Animals include:
- Llamas & Alpacas
- Donkeys & Ponies
- Pigs & Goats
- Guinea Pigs
- Ferrets
- Rabbits
- Birds
For more information, visit the Marsh Farm website.
Hedingham Castle
Bayley Street, Castle Hedingham, Essex, CO9 3DJ
Hedingham Castle, in Halstead, will be hosting a number of activities between Sunday 6th April and Monday 21st April 2025, providing people with the opportunity to enjoy some history, adventure, and family fun.
Take part in one of the Easter Trails, including the Enchanted Egg Hunt and Woodland Fairytrail, meet some birds of prey up close, watch a magical puppet show and make your own puppet to take home, and see medieval knights battle it out in front of the ancient castle!
Find out more on the Hedingham Castle website here.
What to do on Easter Sunday in Essex
Looking for a few ideas beyond an Easter egg hunt? Here are a few ideas for what’ s on offer in Essex in the Easter holidays.
Easter at Go Ape
Go Ape Chelmsford, Hylands Park, Greenbury Way, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 8FS
If you want something to keep the children busy this Easter, then Go Ape is the perfect way to enjoy some fresh air and to work off some of those Easter eggs!
Go Ape Chelmsford is set within Hylands Park and is the perfect day out for an active family. There are three, action-packed high ropes courses, designed for all ages and abilities.
During the Easter holidays, Go Ape is open daily, 10am – 5pm.
Find out more on the Go Ape website here.
Wildlife Weekend at Prittlewell Priory
Priory Park, Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 6NB
Prittlewell Priory will be running its Wildlife Weekend on 12th – 13th April 2025, 11am – 3pm. This is a fun family event with animal handling, crafting, face painting, an activity trail, and more!
This Easter, families are invited to come down to the Priory for a spring celebration of all creatures great and small and learn how to support local wildlife. The team from Exotic Explorers will bring furry, feathery, and even scaly friends for hands-on animal experiences!
You will be able to have your face painted like your favourite animal, get creative with a critter craft to take home and visit stalls from local wildlife organisations to learn how we can care for the animals around us.
Pre-booking for this event is essential.
Find out more on the Prittlewell Priory website.
Good Friday Festival
Chelmsford City Racecourse, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 1QP
If a day at the races is more your thing, then be sure to book your tickets to the Good Friday Festival at Chelmsford City Racecourse.
Start your Bank Holiday weekend with a day full of racing, live entertainment, and family fun that everyone will enjoy. The event is family-friendly, and full of excitement, PLUS, kids go free.
Good Friday, 18th April 2025, 11am – 6pm
Visit the Chelmsford City Racecourse website for more information.
Easter in Burnham-on-Crouch
If you live within our new retirement community at Burnham Waters, or you live locally and you are looking for things do this Easter in Burnham-on-Crouch, we have a few suggestions!
Mangapps Railway Museum
Southminster Road, Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, CM0 8QG
Mangapps Railway Museum is a privately owned working railway and museum in Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex. It features a 0.75-mile standard passenger carrying line. The Railway has 18 steam and diesel locomotives and over 80 carriages and wagons.
Trains will be running every day during the Easter holidays, 7th-21st April 2025.
PLUS, over the Easter weekend (18th/19th/20th/21st) the museum will be holding a special Easter Egg Hunt. Steam trains will be operating on the 20th & 21st.
No booking is required for normal entry and train travel, but children taking part in the Easter Egg Hunt must be pre-booked.
For more information, visit the Mangapps Railway Museum website.
Riverside Park
Millfields, Burnham-on-Crouch, Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, CM0 8HS
If you are looking to get out and get active this Easter, why not pay a visit to Riverside Park. Overlooking the River Crouch and with views across to Wallasea Island, Riverside Park is a fantastic open space, with a wildflower meadow and a network of all-weather paths, perfect for exploring the woodland, hedgerows and ponds.
There are picnic tables provided, so if you are making a day of it, why not wrap up, fill your back pack and head out for a fun filled day of nature. There is a wide range of recreational activities on offer including an activity zone for older children, a trim trail and orienteering course.
Find out more about Riverside Park on the Visit Maldon District website.
If you are planning to stay home and you want a few ideas to keep yourself and/or the grandchildren busy, our Easter blog from last year shares some great ideas. From arranging your own Easter egg hunt to creating a beautiful Easter tree, Easter arts and crafts, baking and more. Read our previous Easter ideas blog posts here.
Eating out in Essex this Easter
If you are searching for ideas of where to eat out locally on Easter Sunday, or over the holidays, our recent blog post for Valentines Day features some of the best restaurants in Essex, or our Mother’s Day post gives some great suggestions for local events and venues to try.
Find out more about Burnham Waters in Essex
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