Spring into the Easter Bank Holiday

Easter Eggs, Fairies, Sword Fighting, Knights and Squires. English Heritage has a fun packed programme of events over the Easter bank holiday weekend, ranging from traditional Easter egg hunts to medieval knights’ trails at historic sites across the country. An ‘egg-cellent’ collection of days out worth talking about!

Event Highlights

SOUTH EAST
Children’s Festival
Dover Castle and the Secret Wartime Tunnels, Kent
Mon 9 – Fri 13 April, 10am – 5pm
A week of fun and frolics for all of the family. Be amazed at the fabulous side-shows featuring the thrills of the bed of nails and skills of the fire eater. Laugh at the mad-cap antics of Peterkin the fool, and delight in the art of the puppeteer. Children have the opportunity to dress up and perform in plays written especially for them. An inspiring day out for kids of all ages! This event is supported by Ecclesiastical Insurance.
Prices: Adults £9.80/ Concessions £7.40/ Children £4.90/ Family ticket £24.50
English Heritage members enter for free

YORKSHIRE
The Abbey Arises
Rievaulx Abbey, North Yorkshire
Sun 8 – Mon 9 April, from 11am
Join the medieval pilgrims and the Lord of Helmsley to commemorate the 875th Anniversary of the Founding of Rievaulx Abbey. From noon each day accompany Walter Espec, his knights and warriors from Helmsley Castle to Rievaulx Abbey on a two mile walk crossing some steep ground. The walk will be led by Rangers from North Yorkshire Moors National Park. When the pilgrimage reaches Rievaulx Abbey there will be a welcome from Aelred and a whole weekend of living history begins. Witness displays of the noble art of falconry and medieval living history with Espec’s household.
Prices: Adults £4.50/ Concessions £3.40/ Children £2.30
English Heritage members enter for free

MIDLANDS
Plantagenets: Medieval Life & Times
Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire
Sat 7 – Mon 9 April, 11am – 4pm
Step back into the Middle Ages for a day of medieval combat, sword fighting, have a go archery and colourful living history encampments at this fascinating family event.
Prices: Adults £7.50/ Concessions £5.20/ Child £3.70/ Family ticket £18.70
English Heritage members: Adults £1.50/ Concessions £0.70/ Children £0.70/ Family ticket £3.70

Easter Themed Events
Has English Heritage found the Easter Bunny? Take part in fun filled Easter Trails, Easter Family Fun and Easter Eggstravaganzas held at fantastic English Heritage sites around the country. Help children crack the clues to complete ‘egg-citing’ trails and collect yummy Easter prizes. Take part in Easter egg painting, egg and spoon races, face painting and even Easter bonnet parades.

SOUTH EAST
Easter Fun!
Walmer Castle and Gardens, Kent
Fri 1 – Mon 9 April, 10am – 5pm
Prices: Adults £6.30/ Concessions £4.70/ Children £3.20/ Family ticket £15.80
English Heritage members enter for free
Can you crack the clues to complete the egg-citing trail and collect your yummy Easter prize.

LONDON
Kenwood’s Easter Trail for Children
Kenwood House, London
Fri 6 – Mon 9 April 11am – 4pm
Prices: £1.00 per child. Adults enter for free
Enjoy a trip round Kenwood’s magnificent parkland this Easter with our specially designed trail.

SOUTH WEST
Easter Egg Trail for Children
Farleigh Hungerford Castle, Somerset
Fri 6 – Mon 9 April, 10am – 5pm
Prices: Adult £3.50/ Concessions £2.60/ Children £1.80
English Heritage members enter for free

Easter Fun!
Pendennis Castle, Cornwall
Fri 6 – Mon 9 April, 10am – 5pm
Prices: Adults £5.40/ Concessions £4.10/ Children £2.70/ Family ticket £13.50
English Heritage members enter for free
Come along to Pendennis Castle and take part in egg racing, face painting and an Easter bonnet parade - fantastic family fun!

Easter Fun!
Old Wardour Castle, Wiltshire
Fri 6 – Mon 9 April, 10am – 5pm
Prices: Adults £3.40/ Concessions £2.60/ Children £1.70
English Heritage members enter for free
Join us this Easter for an 'egg-citing' egg hunt and egg painting competition. A prize for the best creative masterpiece!

Easter Eggstravaganza
Old Sarum, Wiltshire
Fri 6 – Mon 9 April, 10am – 5pm
Prices: Adults £2.90/ Concessions £2.20/ Children £1.50
English Heritage members enter for free
Join in the fun with Easter games including egg rolling and egg and spoon races. Show off your artistic skills with egg painting and win a yummy chocolate prize for the best painted egg.

MIDLANDS
Easter Egg Trail for Children
Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire
Sat 31 March – Sun 15 April, 10am – 5pm
Prices: Adults £6/ Concessions £4.50/ Children £3.00/ Family ticket £15
English Heritage members enter for free
Can you crack the clues to complete this 'egg-citing' trail and collect your yummy Easter prize?

Easter Family Fun
Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire
Sat 31 March – Sun 15 April, 10am – 5pm
Prices: Adults £6.80/ Concessions £5.10/ Children £3.40/ Family ticket £17
English Heritage members enter for free
Enjoy traditional Easter activities and try your hand a variety of traditional games. Children will love the yummy prizes when they finish the family fun trail. Suitable for children of all ages.

Easter Egg Trail for Children
Stokesay Castle, Shropshire
Sat 31 March – Sun 15 April, 10am – 4pm
Prices: Adults £4.90/ Concessions £3.70/ Children £2.50/ Family ticket £12.30
English Heritage members enter for free
Can you crack the clues to complete this 'egg-citing' trail and collect your yummy Easter prize?

NORTH OF ENGLAND
Easter Egg Hunt
Lindisfarne Priory, Northumberland
Sun 8 – Mon 9 April, from 10 am
Prices: Adults £3.90/ Concessions £2.90/ Children £2.00
English Heritage members enter for free
Can you crack the clues to complete this ‘egg-citing’ trail and collect your yummy Easter prize?

Easter Egg Hunt
Richmond Castle, North Yorkshire
Sun 8 – Mon 9 April, 10am – 6pm
Prices: Adults £4/ Concessions £3/ Children £2
English Heritage members enter for free
Can you crack the clues to complete this ‘egg-citing’ trail and collect your yummy Easter prize?

Easter Egg Hunt
Whitby Abbey, North Yorkshire
Sun 8 – Mon 9 April, from 10 am
Prices: Adults £4.20/ Concessions: £3.20/ Children £2.10/ Family ticket £10.50
English Heritage members enter for free
Can you crack the clues to complete this ‘egg-citing’ trail and collect your yummy Easter prize?

Easter Egg Hunt
Tynemouth Priory and Castle, Northumberland
Sun 8 – Mon 9, April from 10 am
Prices: Adults £3.50/ Concessions £2.60/ Children £1.80/ Family ticket £8.80
English Heritage members enter for free
Can you crack the clues to complete this ‘egg-citing’ trail and collect your yummy Easter prize?

Alternative events for Easter Bank Holiday
Fed up with Easter Bunnies and chocolate eggs? English Heritage has put together Bank Holiday events with a difference. Go on a trail to find fairies, be amazed at children’s festivals or take part in living history - there is something for everyone this Easter.

EAST OF ENGLAND
Traditional Games
Framlingham Castle, Suffolk
Sun 1 – Sun 14 April, 10am – 6pm
Rattle your brains and try your hand at a variety of classic games including skittles and croquet. Lots of fun for all of the family.
Prices: Adults £4.70/ Concessions £3.50/ Children £2.40/ Family ticket £11.80
English Heritage members enter for free

NORTH OF ENGLAND
Guided Tours: Dungeons & Ramparts
Carlisle Castle, Cumbria
Fri 6 – Fri 13 April, tours run at 11.30am & 1.30pm
Take a family themed tour of this impressive castle; a formidable fortress with a 900-year history.
Prices: Adults £6.20/ Concessions £5.20/ Children £3.10
English Heritage members: Adults £2/ Concessions £2/ Children £1

Medieval Knights Trails for Children
Beeston Castle, Cheshire
Sun 8 – Sun 15 April, 10am – 6pm
Help the Queen invite model-mini English Heritage Knights and Squires to a banquet - it’s a race against the clock to get the invitations out in time.
Prices: Adults: £4/ Concessions £3/ Children £2
English Heritage members enter for free

Medieval Knights Trails for Children
Warkworth Castle, Northumberland
Sun 8 – Mon 9 April, 10am – 5pm
Prices: Adults £3.50/ Concessions £2.60/ Children £1.80/ Family ticket £8.80
English Heritage members enter for free

Secret Fairies Trail for Children
Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens, Northumberland
Sun 8 – Mon 9 April, 10am – 6pm
Children are invited to take part in a secret fairy trail to see if fairies really do exist. Each fairy hunter will be awarded yummy Easter prizes.
Prices: Adults £6.10/ Concessions £4.60/ Children £3.10/ Family ticket £15.30
English Heritage members enter for free

Secret Fairies Trail for Children
Brodsworth Hall & Gardens, South Yorkshire
Sun 8 – Mon 9 April, from 10am
Prices: Adults £4.60/ Concessions £3.50/ Children £2.30
English Heritage members enter for free

Roaming Romans Trails for Children
Housesteads Roman Fort, Northumberland
Sun 8 – Mon 9 April, 10am – 5.30pm
Birdoswald Roman Fort, Cumbria
Sun 8 – Mon 9 April, 10am – 6pm
After leaving their posts to shelter from a terrible storm, some mini-model soldiers have become lost. Can the children find all of the missing soldiers? Yummy Easter prizes to be won.
Prices: Adults £4.10/ Concessions £3.10/ Children £2.10
English Heritage members enter for free