Enjoy a family-friendly exploration of Temple Newsman House and Farm this Easter. You’ll get to learn about sheep and wool, including taking part in interactive crafts, trails and activities!
There will also be springtime animals to meet throughout the holidays, so keep your eyes peeled for further information.
Temple Newsam Rd, Leeds LS15 0AE
Easter Events in North Yorkshire
As a celebration of York’s chocolate history and of course Easter, the York Chocolate Festival is back. From 16th – 20th of April 2025, expect a weekend filled with tastings, makings, workshops and artisan markets.
Better yet, expect to find a ‘Chocolate Bar’ where you’ll have the chance to relax and enjoy a drink or two. Perhaps, cocoa gin or chocolate stout will be your drink of choice for this Easter weekend.
Parliament Street, York City Centre
For both adults and kids alike, you can indulge in a spring-inspired, Easter-themed afternoon tea at The Grand York this April. With expertly crafted patisserie, fresh warm scones and hot tea – it’s a real treat not to miss in York city center. Yorkshire Food Guide customers save up to 20% off Afternoon Tea at The Grand York.
Or, opt for an Easter Sunday lunch in The Grand Boardroom, complete with a showstopping prawn fountain, fresh oysters and expertly cooked meats.
The Grand also has you covered if you’re on the hunt for an Easter activities, as you can cook up your own springtime feast at their cookery school’s exclusive easter lunch class! Yorkshire Food Guide customers save up to 15% off Afternoon Tea at The Grand York.
Station Rise, North Yorkshire, York YO1 6GD
The perfect activity to keep the little ones entertained this season, The Magical Kingdom Adventure Trail is an exciting woodland walk to embark on a quest to help the King & Queen of the Fairies care for the natural world.
Explore the gardens, the miniature railway and adventure playground – there are tonnes of outdoor activities to get stuck into at Newby Hall. Don’t forget to stop for an ice cream!
Newby Hall, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 5AE
This Easter Monday you can join in the annual Hebden Bridge Duck Race, which raises money for The Rotary of Hebden Bridge Trust Fund.
Prizes for the speediest ducks past the finish line include a £500 travel voucher, cash prizes and a mystery prize for the duck in last place!
From Saturday 5th to Monday 21st April, join this family-friendly adventure as you wind your way through Strid Wood – looking out for the giant bunnies! Find all of them, and you’ll be able to complete your trail sheet. Better too, entry is covered by your car parking ticket.
If you’re looking for a bite to eat after your trial, we’d recommend visiting Devonshire Fell, a 2AA Rosette-awarded restaurant. This spot has a relaxed atmosphere with sweeping rural views.
Bolton Abbey Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD236EX
Explore the grounds of Whitby Abbey or Scarborough Castle at these fun Easter events. Hunt for clues and challenges and discover classic games like the egg and spoon race. Track down the Easter eggs and you’ll be rewarded with a delicious chocolate treat.
It’s the perfect way to get out and about in history this bank holiday, and an easy way to pick up a sweet treat. The Adventure Quest will take place between Saturday 5th April – Sunday the 27th April at both the Abbey and the Castle.
Abbey Ln, Whitby YO22 4JT / Castle Rd, Scarborough, YO11 1HY
Held in their stunning Grantley Suite on Sunday 20th April, all the family can enjoy this truly special Easter event.
It’s a truly elegant family affair with a gorgeous six-course luncheon, live entertainment, an egg hunt for the kids, and an Easter treat for all the guests to take home.
Grantley Hall, Ripon, HG4 3ET
On Easter weekend (Saturday 19th April – Sunday 20th April), you can opt for a 3-course Easter lunch in their award-winning restaurant, after exploring Goldsborough Hall’s stunning grounds.
Using fresh produce, much of which is from local suppliers and their gardens, tuck into a crayfish cocktail to start, followed by beef sirloin and a rich sticky toffee for dessert.
Church St, Goldsborough, Knaresborough, HG5 8NR
Join Mother Shiptons for an action-packed weekend full of Easter fun! This year, tumble down the rabbit hole for an Easter activities inspired by the land of Alice in Wonderland.
There will be delicious treats to choose from in their vintage style kiosks, and you can even make your own Fluffy Bunny S’mores.
Prophecy House, Harrogate Rd, High Bridge, Knaresborough, HG5 8DD
If you want to keep your little ones entertained over the Easter holidays then Piglets Adventure Farm is the go-to day out! Kids can bottle-feed lambs, embark on an easter egg hunt and get gardening too.
It’s a lovely spring event, running from the 5th to – the 21st of April (you may even get to meet the Easter Bunny).
Towthorpe Grange, Towthorpe Moor Ln, Towthorpe, York YO32 9ST
Why not try a food festival for an Easter event this bank holiday? The free-to-attend Filey Food Festival is based within the Evron Centre Gardens and Crescent Gardens offering superb views of Filey Bay.
Expect over 65 stalls showcasing the very best of Yorkshire foods as well as fantastic produce from outside the region offering choice, quality, and great value. You can visit Saturday, April 19th- Sunday, April 20th.
1a John St, Filey, YO14 9DQ
Easter Events in South Yorkshire
Take a trip to this award-winning family-run attraction in South Yorkshire and discover the beauty of spring at Cannon Hall Farm.
Between March 29th and April 21st, you may get the chance to watch a brand new life brought into the world. Providing both education and entertainment for visitors, you can help welcome the baby lambs and learn everything you need to know about lambing.
A truly magical easter event activity for kids.
Bark House Ln, Cawthorne, Barnsley, S75 4AT
This Easter weekend Wentworth Woodhouse has a Carnival Of Creativity to embark on!
Enjoy nature-based crafting activities for the little ones, a menagerie animal trail in the Gardens and the Forest School. There will be lots of exciting easter activities for kids, including creative workshops coming up, so make sure to keep your eyes peeled.
Wentworth, Rotherham, S62 7TQ
One of one of Sheffield’s best group dining destinations, you’re truly spoilt for choice at Cutlery Works.
This Easter weekend, you can meet the Easter bunny and take part in a fun-filled egg hunt. Little ones can explore and search for colourful eggs hidden throughout the area, filled with special surprises.
73 – 101 Neepsend Ln, Neepsend, Sheffield S3 8AT
The Yorkshire Wildlife Park is putting a tropical twist on springtime play, with an array of activities during the Easter holidays to keep everyone entertained and active!
Their jungle theme features a pantomime and a jungle boogie live show, and there are even character meet-and-greets too.
Hurst Ln, Doncaster, DN9 3QY
Easter Events in East Yorkshire
At Burnby Hall Gardens you can join in their farm-themed children’s activity day, featuring baby farm animals from The Purple Pig Company.
Explore their unique, picturesque gardens, which are soon to be home to a National Collection of over eighty varieties of Hardy Water Lilies in the warmer months ahead
33 The Balk, Pocklington, York YO42 2QF
Meet the newborn spring animals and learn all about the spring season at Sledmere House this year.
See if you can spot Easter Eggs, Chicks, Bunnies and lots more as you’re led on a special adventure with your trail sheet in hand, When you’ve found them all, you can return to the beginning to claim your sweet treat prize!
Sledmere, Driffield, Yorkshire, YO25 3XG
From the 5th to the 21st April, children are invited to get involved in a easter event hunt around the grounds of Burton Agnes Hall. There are 25 huge, hand-carved and painted wooden eggs hidden in the woodland, all you need to do is find them all!
On your adventure, you’ll get to solve clues, learn about the history of Easter and explore the beautiful grounds. You’ll even get a little pouch of chocolate eggs to start you off setting your own egg hunt.
Save room for lunch as their wood-fired pizzas are to die for.
Rudston Rd, Burton Agnes, Driffield, YO25 4NB
