Easter bank holiday weekend is just around the corner, and there’s plenty to get up to aside from cracking into wonderful Easter eggs. From Easter trails to lots of chocolate, day trips out of town and a good ol’ Sunday roast, lots of fun things to do in Bristol over the Easter bank holiday weekend.
1. Get bowled over by Kings Pins’ Easter deals
Bristol’s newest bowling alley is offering half-price gaming before 11am at King Pins this Easter (April 5 – 27). You can also get one free kids’ meal for every adult meal purchased. On top of ten-pin bowling, enjoy American pool, ice-free curling, karaoke, and shuffleboard. To secure the cracking discount, families need to prebook online and use the offer code EARLYBIRD by heading here.
2. Head over to Avon Valley for an Easter EGGStravaganza
The Easter EGGStravaganza at Avon Valley (April 5 to 21) has everything from the UK’s first Candy Cannon to live lambing, a Golden Egg treasure hunt and an Easter Bunny Parade. Plus, all the other joys of that make Avon Valley such a treat! An adult-only, torchlit Easter Egg Hunt, with over 2,500 hidden treasures, is also taking place on Good Friday (April 18) – with DJs, fancy dress, and incredible prizes to be won. To learn more about Easter at Avon Valley head here.
3. Make a splash at this water festival
There’s A LOT going on in Bristol’s Shopping Quarter this Easter, including the Wonderful Water community arts festival. Taking place in Sparks and John Wesley’s New Room from April 9-12 and 16-19, Wonderful Water celebrates the power of water with FREE craft sessions, dance workshops, talks, and street performances.
You’ll also find Good Friday Service at John Wesley’s New Room at 1pm on Friday, April 18 and Easter Bake Sale in Sparks, raising money for a Bristol-based bunny rescue, The Littlest Lives Rescue, until the end of April. Elsewhere, Easter Egg Hunt is happening at Cabot Circus on Saturday, April 19 and there’s skating sessions for under 16’s at Shredenhams. You can learn more about Easter around Broadmead by heading here.
4. Indulge in a good ol’ Sunday roast on Easter weekend
We all know Sunday roasts don’t require special occasions, but Easter Sunday seems like a particularly good day for a big, hearty feast. Luckily, places like The Ox, have just the trick – and it may even rival your mum’s roast. Choose from roast beef, slow roasted porchetta or butternut squash nut roast, and of course it comes with all the trimmings like roast potatoes, carrots, braised red cabbage, leeks and greens, Yorkshire pudding and cauliflower cheese.
5. Go on a taste adventure through time
Aerospace Bristol has a tasty time travel adventure to try this Easter (April 5 to 27). Chocs Away! is a series of food-themed challenges where you can uncover the meals that pilots and passengers enjoyed at key moments in aviation history. Start with the steaming thermoses of Bovril on early Bristol Scout flights, to the astronaut ice cream eaten today, and the luxury dining experience on Concorde, and claim your chocolate prize!
6. Head on an egg-citing adventure into Wookey Hole
This Easter, you can explore Wookey Hole and its caves with a fun trail around the park – and every child who completes it gets a FREE Easter treat! Elsewhere, you’ll find a pirate-themed adventure golf course, daily circus shows, a brand-new immersive 4D cinema, and more. That’s not even the best bit: kids eat free at the on-site Mill restaurant (from April 9 – 21). You can learn more here.
7. Hunt down the Easter bunnies of Clifton
There are over 30 Easter bunnies hidden around Clifton. Grab a trail map from the website or from Chino’s Café, Otomi, The Lansdown or Copa, and begin your adventure (from April 5 to 19). If you find at least 15 bunnies, you will receive a sweet treat and be entered into a ballot for a chance to win prizes.
8. Take a walk at the world-famous National Arboretum
It’s springtime at Westonbirt and The National Arboretum has come alive with the green leaves of trees and blooming colours of flowers. Its unique collection of over 15,000 trees attracts and provides habitats for a diverse range of wildlife, and there’s no better time to visit than over the Easter bank holiday weekend. This Easter, you can even enjoy Westonbirt’s guided spring walks, which you can learn more about here.
9. Meet lambs, bunnies and chicks – and the Easter Bunny
From getting hands-on with nature with Bristol Forest School, to live shows and circus fun, as well as Easter bingo and lots of crafts, a lot is happening at Old Down Country Park. Plus, you can check out lots of the new lambs, bunnies and chicks, while the Easter Bunny hands out sweets! You can learn more about Easter at the park here.
10. Discover some of Bristol’s brilliant and historical pubs on this self-guided audio tour
Long weekends are for exploring, and with this self-guided audio tour, you can explore the oldest parts of Bristol and uncover the best places in the city to grab a beer and a bite to eat. Wander through various markets, relax in a park and pass through the last remaining city gate. You’ll see some fantastic street art, including two Banksy’s, the cathedral and the historic docks. Stop for a drink in the city’s oldest pub and uncover a few of Bristol’s traditional breweries, pubs and places to eat. Book your self-guided audio tour here.