Easter Events in the Yorkshire Dales
What’s going on in and around the Yorkshire Dales this Easter?
Are you looking for Easter Events for the Kids?
Then you are in the right place! Here, you’ll find all of the family friendly events taking place in the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the outlying areas!
So if you’re looking for Easter Egg Hunts, Tea with the Easter Bunny and more, then scroll down to see what events are on offer! The prices range from events that are free or very cheap up to treat yourself days out.
So what are you waiting for! Scroll down to see what there is!
Easter Egg Hunts and Trails in and around the Yorkshire Dales
There are SO many opportunities to hunt down a cheeky Easter Egg this Easter or take part in a family friendly trail.
So below, you’ll find all the of the egg hunts and Easter trails in and around the Yorkshire Dales, ranging from all singing and dancing events, to community trails.
Bolton Abbey Easter Trail
What Date: 23 March -14 April 2024
How much: £15 per car (£12.50 if booked in advance) the trail is included in the usual admission charges.
Where? Bolton Abbey Estate, North Yorkshire
What’s going on? The trail heads through the Strid Woods from the Riverside Car Park and you will get the opportunity to complete a trail sheet.
Harlow Carr Easter Egg Hunt
What Dates? 23 March - 7 April 2024
How Much? Prices begin from £15.85 for adults and £7.95 for children RHS members are free.
Where? Harrogate
What’s Going on?
There is gigantic Easter Egg hunt taking place around the grounds of Harlow Carr. When you’ve found all the eggs, you get a chocolate egg yourself!
Check out the Harlow Carr booking page for more information.
Bolton Castle Easter Trail
What Dates? 23 March - 5 April 2024
How Much? Adults £15 Children £12.50 (trail included in admission)
Where? Near Leyburn North Yorkshire.
What’s Going on?
Join in with the Easter Egg hunt at Bolton Castle. Find all the eggs and a take a picture with the final one for a chocolate prize! Booking is advised so head to the Bolton Castle Website.
Ingleton Easter Egg Hunt
What Dates? 23 March - 7 April 2024
How Much? £2/ sheet
Where? Ingleton, North Yorkshire.
What’s Going on?
Between 9am and 4pm, pick up your trail sheet from Seasons Bakery and follow the map to unscramble the letters! Why not tie it in with a trip to the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail or to White Scar Cave?
Ripley Castle Easter Trail
What Dates? 23 March - 8 April 2024
How Much? £3.50/ child (on top of admission charges)
Where? Near Knaresborough, North Yorkshire.
What’s Going on? Head to Ripley Castle this Easter for a trail and Easter Crafts! You can head to the Ripley Castle Website for more.
Easter Egg Hunt at Brimham Rocks
What Dates? 29 March - 1 April 2024
How Much? £3.50 per trail sheet plus parking charges. No booking required. Price includes trail sheet, bunny ears and an Easter egg.
Where? Brimham Rocks, near Pateley Bridge, Nidderdale
What’s Going on? The trail will take you around the rock, you’ll play bingo, make bug hotels and there’s a chocolate egg at the end. Collect trail sheets from the car park.
Kilnsey Pony Trekking Easter Egg Hunt
What Dates? 28 March - 1 April 2024
How Much? Treks start from £15 contact the centre for more information.
Where? Kilnsey Trekking Centre, Upper Wharfedale Yorkshire Dales
What’s Going on?
Fancy an Easter Egg hunt on horseback? These treks will help you find Easter surprises hidden by the Easter Bunny! Booking information is on Kilnsey Pony Trekking website.
Great Knaresborough Bunny Hunt
What Dates? 27 March - 7 April 2024
How Much? £3.50 per trail sheet
Where? Trail sheets available from Painting Pots in Knaresborough.
What’s Going on?
Find all the bunnies and hand in your trail sheet for a sweet treat! Head to the Facebook and Instagram pages for all announcements.
Studfold Easter Egg and Fairy Hunt
What Dates? 23 March - 6 April 2024
How Much? Adults £8.50 Children £8.50 Under 2’s free Family Ticket £25
Where? near Lofthouse, Upper Nidderdale
What’s Going on?
Pick up a clue sheet and then explore and discover large willow nests, eggs, golden rabbits and the famous Studfold Spring Fairies! Booking is essential and is available through the Studfold website.
Thorp Perrow Easter Fun
What Dates? 16 March to 8 April 2024 (Live Action 7-10 April)
How Much? Standard entry plus £2.50 per trail sheet. (Pre booking will secure a discount)
Where? Bedale, North Yorkshire
What’s Going on?
You need to collect clues around this Beatrix Potter themed trail for your chance to win a prize!
Fountains Abbey Easter Egg Hunt
What Dates? 23 March - 7 April 2024
How Much? Free for National Trust members. Prices start from Adult: £18 Child: £9 Family discounts are available. Trail sheets are £3. No booking is required.
Where? Near Ripon, North Yorkshire
What’s Going on?
The Easter Trail heads around the abbey ruins where you’ll find nature inspired activities for all. The price includes a trail map, pencil and a chocolate egg at the end.
Of course, there’s also the epic adventure playground too!
Hesketh Farm Easter Egg Hunt
What Dates? 27 March - 7 April 2024
How Much? £7.50 for adults and children £3.50 Under 2’s Under 1’s £1
Where? Bolton Abbey Estate, Yorkshire Dales
What’s Going on?
Find all the eggs, unscramble the clue and get a tasty surprise! You’ll also have the usual fun on the farm with animals, the tractor rides and more! No booking required.
Nell Bank Easter Egg Hunt
What Dates? 4 - 5 April 2024 10-3pm
How Much? £5.75 per person (Free for under 2s)
Where? Nell Bank Outdoor Education Centre, Ilkley
What’s Going on?
Head over to Nell Bank for an Easter Egg Hunt with lots of nature activities to enjoy, as well as their adventure playground, toddler trail and water play area. Tickets can be booked through the Nell Bank Website.
Skipton Easter Events
What Dates? Easter Bunny Trail - 23 March - 7 April 2024 Easter Event 30 March 2024 10-4pm
How Much? Free
Where? Skipton Town Centre
What’s Going on?
An Easter Bunny trail around the Town Centre and a fun family day with live science, bouncy castles and more!
Easter Holidays at Stump Cross Caverns
What Dates? 23 March - 1 April 2024
How much? £5 for fossil and gem dip £5 for party in addition to the usual cave entry fees.
Where? Stump Cross Caverns on Greenhow Hill, near Grassington The Yorkshire Dales National Park
What’s going on?
When is the outdoors indoors? IN A CAVE!
There will be a party with Cavewoman, Fossil and Gem digs over this Easter! There will also be a Dino Easter Egg hunt in the caves. The trail is free with the cave entry.
Where can I meet the Easter Bunny?
It’s not just about the Easter Egg hunts this year! Oh NO!
There are so many places to meet the Easter Bunny too! Check out all the events below which give you the chance to meet the Easter Bunny!
Stockeld Park Easter Adventure
What Dates? 23 March - 14 April
How Much? Prices begin from £18 - Under 2’s free (Playhive and show are all at an additional cost, check out the website for more information) Booking required.
Where? Near Wetherby
What’s Going on?
Well….. I’ll tell you! Prepare to meet the Easter Bunny and do an Easter trail around the Enchanted Forest this Easter!
Find the Stockeld Park Booking page here!
Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway
What Dates? 29 & 30 March
How Much? Adults £15 Children £8.50 Dogs £2. Booking required.
Where? Near Bolton Abbey
What’s Going on?
Come and join Peter Rabbit for story time at Bolton and Embsay Railway! There is also a Peter Rabbit trail as well!
Thornton Hall Farm Easter Eggstravaganza
What Dates? 23 March - 14 April EGG venture takes place over Easter Weekend.
How Much? Prices from adult £14.95/ child £12.95 and under 1’s are free.
Where? Thornton in Lonsdale, North Yorkshire
What’s Going on?
You’ll find fun on the farm at Thornton Hall Farm this Easter! An Easter Egg hunt, Spring trail, a chance to meet the Easter Bunny.
Find out the booking information on the website.
Coniston Country Estate and Spa Easter Event
What Date: 1 April 2024 12pm - 6pm
How much: £14.95/ child £5.95 adult
Where? Coniston Cold, near to Skipton, North Yorkshire
What’s going on? The Coniston Country Hotel are holding their annual Easter trail around the grounds. The ticket includes the trail and sheet, meeting the Easter Bunny, an Easter Egg for the kids! A pop up pizza place is being put on (Booking is required so head to the Coniston Hotel website. )
Easter at Birchfield Ice Cream Farm
What Dates? 23 March - 7 April - meet the Easter Bunny on 29-31 March
How Much? Adults £6.95, Children £7.95 Under 2’s are free. No booking is required.
Where? Summerbridge, near Pateley Bridge Nidderdale
What’s Going on?
There will be an Easter trail with a chocolate prize for each child, lamb bottle feeding, Easter chicks and ducklings, new born goats, pigs and lambs and the chance to meet the Easter Bunny on Easter Weekend!
Easter Holiday Fun
These attractions don’t have a particular Easter Egg Hunt or meet the Easter Bunny style eggstravaganza, but are open for some good old fashioned Easter holiday fun!
Easter at Mother Shipton’s
What Dates? 23 March - 14 April 2024
How Much? From £36 for a car of 5
Where? Knaresborough
What’s Going on?
This year, Mother Shipton is hosting a brand new Easter Bunny Tipi Trail where lots of surprises are waiting to be found! There will be Easter Stories, Easter Scenes and the chance to meet the Mad Hatter and plant giant carrots with the Gardener too!
Booking is required so head to Mother Shipton’s website!
Forbidden Corner
What Dates? Open from 23 March 2024
How Much? £17.60/ Adult £15.60/ child Under 4’s free Booking Required
Where? Near Leyburn
What’s Going on?
At the Forbidden Corner? Everything. Everything is going on! This is a place that has to be seen to be believed and will take you on a tour of crazy labyrinths, follies and more!
Booking is on the Forbidden Corner website.
Find out ALL of the need to know information by heading to our Forbidden Corner ‘All you need to know’ Blog!
Where else can you explore this Easter?
These places are all open to explore over Easter
⭐ Skipton Castle: Open for self guided tours, you can head around the remarkably preserved castle, and then take a stroll through the Woodland Trust owned Skipton Castle woods! Book your tickets on the Skipton Castle website.
⭐ Visit Ilkley: Why not check out the Discover Ilkley LS29 app to try out one of their augmented reality trails?
⭐ How Stean Gorge: Take a tour of How Stean Gorge, do their new orienteering trails or book one of the more adrenaline fuelled activities! Find out more on the How Stean Gorge website.
⭐Nidderdale Llamas: take a wander with a llama! Suitable from ages 7 plus, why not check out the Nidderdale Llamas website for more details?
⭐ Kilnsey Fish Farm: Kilnsey Fish Farm’s family pool is reopening for the year and has nature trails and animals to feed. Check out more on the Kilnsey Park website.
⭐ Ingleborough Cave: Located in Clapham in the Yorkshire Dales, why not pay a visit to an epic show cave? Check out the Ingleborough Cave website for more information.
⭐White Scar Cave: Just down the road in Ingleton on the other side of Ingleborough is White Scar Cave! The UK’s longest show cave. Check out the White Scar Cave website for more information!
⭐Newby Hall and Gardens: Located up near Ripon, Newby Hall and Gardens are reopening on the 1 April and have some fantastic gardens and adventure play areas to explore!
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