The Easter break is fast approaching so we’re bringing you an ultimate list of the most cracking Easter Egg hunts and Egg-cellent activities in Bedford.

The Lodge, RSPB

Whose Egg Is It? It’s The Lodge Easter trail and Alan the red-legged partridge has found a mysterious egg! Help Alan find the owner, by seeking out the other animals on the reserve. Visit the Natural Play Area afterwards and pick up refreshments (cold & hot drinks and snacks) at the Shop.

Saturday 2 – Sunday 17 April 2022. Trail sheets are just £2 and can be picked up at the Visitor Information Centre (10am-4pm) or the Shop (9:30am-5pm Monday – Friday, 10am-5pm Saturday-Sunday).

Shuttleworth

Easter Bunny Fly-in and Egg Hunt. Follow the Easter Bunny into the Shuttleworth Swiss Garden and see how many Eggs you can collect. Once you have collected all the Easter Eggs you can carry, take them to The Discovery Hub to collect your Easter Egg from The Easter Bunny. Look to the sky at around 11am to watch the Easter Bunny make their entrance! Don’t forget to get up close to the runway.

Sunday 17 – Monday 18 April 2022. £2 per child. Booking essential.

Pebble Art for Kids. follow the woodland trail, discover the stories behind the carved wood sculptures and you can create your own story for your favourite! We will each paint two stones to tell our stories, adding one to the woodland trail for others to find, and one to take home! All materials will be provided on the day – all you need to do is book your space and enjoy connecting with nature, stories and your imagination.

Monday 11 April 2022 10.30am-12.30pm. Free with an accompanying adult. Booking essential.

To book, please visit their website

Love Bedford (BedfordBID)

BedfordBID hosts this year’s FREE Easter Trail, which features 12 locations across the town centre.

Remember! Bring your pens and pencils with you!

• Collect your trail map from Gallone’s Ice Cream Parlour (The Arcade), Bellissima Accessories (Howard Centre), or St Peter’s Studio Dental Clinic (St Peter’s Street). Please check opening hours for individual locations before you arrive to collect.
• Hunt for eggs hiding in the windows of the numbered locations, and then draw or write what you find inside.
• When you’re done, head back to Gallone’s Ice Cream Parlour, where you will receive a sticker and an Easter-themed ice cream treat for every completed trail map.
• While you’re hanging out at Gallone’s, the back of each map is full of puzzles and activities to keep little minds occupied.

Free Prize Draw!

Complete trail submissions will also be entered into a Prize Draw to win £20 Love Bedford vouchers, which you can spend in over 280 locations across Bedford town centre. Don’t forget to include the email address of a parent/guardian, so they can contact you if you win.

Remember, it’s all free, and ‘helpers’ can buy hot drinks at Gallone’s for only £1.

Saturday 2 – Tuesday 19 April 2022. No booking necessary.

Find out more on their website

Marston Vale Forest Centre

Easter Egg Activity Trail. The Easter bunny has lots of energy and is feeling very mischievous, and has been whizzing around the Sensory Garden at the Forest of Marston Vale hiding all the Easter eggs -and they can’t get them back until the puzzle is solved! Can you help find the clues and deliver the special message to get the eggs back before Easter runs out and win a certificate and prize?

Friday 15 – Monday 18 April 2022 11am-2.30pm. £3 per child.

Easter crafts: Easter egg decorating. Get crafty and make your own wooden egg decoration. They provide the paint and the egg decoration, so you can just let your imagination run wild with fantastic designs! Ticket includes all materials for crafting, and the decoration to take home at the end of the session.

Tuesday 12 April 2022 1 hour sessions 11am-2.00pm. £4 per child.

Book on their website

The Panacea Museum

Family fun at The Panacea Museum with an egg trail and prizes, no need to book.- Easter card making in the restored kitchen- Follow the Egg Hunt trail. Collect tokens and swap these for choccy prizes in the Museum Tea Room.

Saturday 16 April 2022 – 11am- 4.30pm. Free and no need to book but donations to charity are very welcome.

The Higgins, Bedford

Get creative with Easter Holiday Family Activities at The Higgins Bedford

Warden Abbey Revealed Explore the Warden Abbey Revealed display and get creative with activities inspired by medieval tiles and stained glass.

Tuesday 5 April & Thursday 14 April 2022 – Print a Bag.

Wednesday 6 & Wednesday 13 April 2022- Make a Mosaic Coaster.

Thursday 7 & Thursday 12 April 2022 -Stained Glass Tealight Holders.

Workshops start at 11.15am and 1.15pm £3.05 per child

Spring Craft with Art Adventurers Join Art Adventurers and get creative with a range of materials, media and techniques.

Friday 8 April 2022 Workshops start at 11.15am and 1.15pm £5 per child

All activities must be booked in advance on their website

Don’t get locked in

Don’t Get Locked In will be hiding chocolates again in their escape room ‘The Secret Hut’. a 1940’s themed room suitable from aged 10 years old.

Don’t Get Locked In is an escape room experience based in Allhallows, near the bus station, Bedford town centre, with 7 themed escape rooms and a fully licensed bar. Book your slot now and play along with the Mini Chocolate Easter Hunt. There is no charge to join in the Mini Chocolate Easter Hunt. All booked escape room sessions between 15 and 18 April will be able to take part.

Friday 15 April – Monday 18 April 2022 Book your room to take part.

Book online on their website

Herrings Green Activity Farm

Head to Herrings Green Activity Farm this Easter bank holiday weekend for some family fun on the farm! NEW for 2022 – Opening this Easter is their baby barn. Meet our new born lambs, goat kids and our other spring babies. The perfect way to spend Easter. They have a packed program of events to keep the whole family entertained; Meet and handle owls, Flying displays, Tractor Rides & Barrel Rides, Have a go at flying an owl, Pat a pet with their gorgeous rabbits and guinea pigs, Meet and greet farm animals.

Take the kids to the outdoor playgrounds, have a go on the tyre run and for the little ones enjoy the ride on tractors.

Friday 15 – Monday 18 April 2022. Adults £9.95 Child (2-15 years) £5.95 Children under 2 years are free.

Join in the fun for an Easter Egg hunt at 3.30pm in the main arena. The Easter bunny will be out and about during the course of the weekend to meet the children.

Book your tickets on their website

The Olde Watermill

Head to The Olde Watermill, Barton-le-Clay for an Easter Magic show. Krisgar and Tricky Teddy are back at The Olde Watermill Shopping Village!

Come and join them for a fun packed 30 minute show full of magical antics and lots of laughter.

Friday 15 – Saturday 16 April 2022 1/2 hour shows between 10.30am – 4.30pm. Booking is essential.

Book tickets on their website

Frosts Garden Centre

Head to Frosts Garden Centre, Willington for some egg-cellent fun this Easter Holiday! Their delicious Chocolate egg decorating activity is back by popular demand!

Each child will receive their very own chocolate Easter egg to decorate with sweeties. This will then be wrapped in beautiful packaging; the perfect Easter treat. Finished off with a glass of squash and storytime with a meet & greet with the Easter Bunny!

Monday 4 – Thursday 14 April 2022- various sessions. Booking is essential.

Book a place on their website

Jordan’s Mill

Head to Jordan’s Mill for their Kid’s Activity trail. The Easter Bunny has delivered coloured eggs to 10 burrows around the Mill Garden, Meadow and Woodland.

Check the Shopping list on your trail sheet against the 6 coloured eggs at each burrow. Do they match? Then answer the question at each burrow and write your answer at the bottom of each shopping list on your sheet.

Collect your Easter Egg Hunt trail sheet from the Mill Shop and hand back at the end to collect your prize. 

Saturday 2 – Tuesday 19 April 2022 9am-4.30pm. £3 per child.

No booking required. Find out more on their website

Wrest Park

Visit Wrest Park 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 £1.50, which you can pay when you arrive at the site. This is in addition to the normal ticket price.

Saturday 2 – Thursday 21 April 2022 10am – 5pm. You can pay when you arrive but booking in advance for the park is advisable.

Book your visit online on their website

Bedford Libraries

Bedford Libraries have lots of free craft activities across their library sites this Easter holidays including making Easter boxes, bookmarks and paper-chains.

Saturday 2 – Tuesday 19 April 2022. Various sessions. No need to book.

Check out what’s on on their website

Details correct at time of publication. Please check with the venue’s website or social medial for updates.

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