1. Wakefield City Centre Easter Egg Hunt
On Saturday 16th April, midday – 4pm, adventure around The Ridings Shopping Centre in Wakefield and find all five of the 8 foot Easter Eggs! Remember to take your photo and get the Easter character to stamp your card!
Remember to collect your prize when you have all the stamps!
There will be free face painting too between 11am and 3pm
Middle Mall (outside M&S Foodhall) Almshouse Lane, Wakefield WF1 1DS
2. Angler’s Country Park Easter Trail
Haw Park Lane, Wintersett, Wakefield, WF4 2EB
3. Wonderland Trail at Cannon Hall Museum
4. Easter @ Pit
9th – 24th April 2022
This Easter, explore how we have powered this nation through exhibitions, activities, talks, tours, and performances. Follow the rise and fall of coal as we delve into the Nation’s evolving energy story and understand why it has been the go-to source of energy for so long.
There’s lots of free and low cost activities! See more here
Caphouse Colliery, New Road, Overton, Wakefield, WF4 4RH
5. Wakefield Libraries
With lots of Easter themed activities & crafts throughout the 2 weeks in the Wakefield District Libraries
Take a look here to find out what’s going on in your local library – click here
6. Earnshaws Woodland Trail
Woodland trail walk around Earnshaws Fencing Centre including fairy doors and information about local wildlife, play equipment as well as loads of summer houses and sheds for the kids to play in!
Grab a coffee and cake at Little Acorns too.
Earnshaws Fencing Centres, Stocksmoor Road, Midgley, WF4 4JG
7. Reel Cinema
Take a trip to the cinema in The Ridings Shopping Centre. All ticket are only £3.50 for films starting before 1pm
Remember Free Parking when visiting cinema too.
Almshouse Lane, Wakefield WF1 1DS
8. Easter Pottery Painting at Jasmine Pottery
To celebrate the Wakefield City Centre Easter Egg Hunt, Jasmine Pottery Studios are offering a paint 2 eggs for £5 deal!
To find out more CLICK HERE
1 Almshouse Lane, Wakefield, WF1 1DS
9. Dragon Egg Day at Pontefract Castle
Castle Garth, Pontefract, WF8 1QH (SAT NAV WF8 2JF)
10. Dinosaurs spotted at Wakefield Parks
Have a ROARRRRSOME holiday with the Love Exploring app!
Using Augmented Reality and GEO-Location, The Love Exploring app has brought dinosaurs to parks across the district, ready for families to discover this school holiday!
To find out more CLICK HERE
Our Easter Holiday Activity and Events Page has loads more ideas of one-off events and day trip ideas.
Why don’t you join the Wakefield Mumbler Chat Group where you can share reviews of days out/activities and get ideas from others.
Hopefully, some of these ideas will help you entertain the children without costing a fortune.
Hope you have a great half term!
Vicki x
* Information correct at time of publishing, please check all events/activities before travelling in case of last minute changes.