Easter in Exeter

Spring is in the air and the Easter holidays are nearly here. That means days off for the whole family! Plan a fun-filled Easter break in Exeter and keep your family entertained as many of the city’s attractions offer special Easter holiday activities.

Family Activities

Head underground and go on an Easter egg hunt beneath the city’s streets at Exeter’s Underground Passages. Hunt for eggs left by the Easter bunny in these mysterious medieval passages and win a special chocolate prize at the end. Or take the family to Crealy Adventure Park & Resort and join them on their Easter egg hunt with live shows, rides and attractions.

There is more Easter fun for the little ones in and around Exeter. Take them to Exeter Phoenix for Easter themed workshops including 2D Animation: Easter Cards and Coding for Kids: Paper Easter Animals. Let them get creative at Powderham Castle. Throughout the school holidays, they will host workshops including the Creation Station and Fun Kitchen, an award-winning cookery school for children.

For more family fun, spend a day out at Exeter Racecourse’s Family Day on 8 April. As well as fantastic racing, loads of free children’s activities and a guided tour of the racecourse will be available. Families will also love the exciting shows taking place in Exeter throughout the holidays.

Music & Theatre

See Exeter Musical Society’s spring show Oliver! at Exeter Northcott, or travel to Haldon Forest for The Hunting of the Snark – a live adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s nonsense poem where you are invited to join the actors travelling through the forest and making a fresh attempt to find the Snark. Celebrate the music of Abba with Arrival: The Hits of Abba at Exeter Barnfield or watch the Little Shop of Horrors at Exeter Corn Exchange.

Celebrate Easter at Exeter Cathedral. The Cathedral will be holding various services and events over the Holy Week including a performance of John Steiner’s The Crucifixion by the University of Exeter Chapel Choir on Good Friday.

The warmer spring weather will be the perfect opportunity to explore the city with Exeter’s Red Coat Guides. Their new Summer Tour Programme starts on Easter Sunday 1 April and includes a brand new tour ‘Oddities & Curiosities’ highlighting the odd, curious and unexplained aspects of Exeter’s history from Celtic times to the Blitz.

There is something going on for everyone and all ages this Easter. So, have an EGGciting Easter break in Exeter!