Find out what’s on for kids, the best Easter holiday activities, Easter trails and places to explore for fun family day out in Oxfordshire 2025.

I love the Easter school holidays with the arrival of spring and the chance to get back outdoors for some family fun or bluebell walk.  Here’s the bumper Red Kite Days guide to all the best family friendly Easter holiday activities to keep the kids busy and there’s one for Berkshire and Buckinghamshire too. Or stay at home and try out these Easter crafts and recipes and if you’re working then check out the Easter holiday clubs in Oxfordshire.

SPOTLIGHT – HIGH LODGE FARM

Follow the flock to High Lodge Farm this Easter for an action-packed sheep-themed Easter Adventure Trail!

Seek out 10 baa-liantly decorated sheep hiding in the High Lodge Farm woodland waiting for you to discover them. Once you’ve completed the trail, head to the Field of Fun to explore the woodland games, take a spin on the barrel train, play on the farm tractor, climb the bales and then tuck into some food and drink.

Easter Holiday Activities in Oxfordshire 2025

Easter Egg Hunts & Trails in Oxfordshire

Cogges Manor Farm Easter Egg Hunt and Fairydoor Trail (Witney) 5th – 21st April

Follow the hidden fairy door trail and go on a fun egg hunt in the straw at Cogges Manor Farm during the Easter/spring holidays.

Kitty Fairy Walk Board Game & Touchy Feely Boxes at Fairytale Farm (near Chipping Norton) until 31st May

Play the Kitty Fairy Walk Board Game at Fairytale Farm whilst walking down the magical Enchanted Walk. Famous characters from Gabby’s Dollhouse will help you solve each puzzle allowing you to spin the wheel and move along the board.

• Eggstraordinary Easter Eggventure Family Trail at the Natural History Museum (Oxford) 4th – 21st April FREE 
• Easter Adventure trail at Basildon Park (lower Basildon, near Reading) 5th – 27th April
• The Old Shed Easter Trail at Banbury Hill Farm (near Charlbury) 5th – 21st April
• Easter trail at Stonor Park Tumblestone Hollow (Stonor, near Henley) 5th – 21st April
• Easter trail at Blenheim Palace (Woodstock) 18th – 21st April
• Easter Adventures at the White Horse Hill (Uffington, near Faringdon) tbc
• The Covered Market Easter egg hunt (Oxford) tbc
• The Drayton Village Scarecrow Trail (Drayton) tbc

Family Theatre, Live Music and Puppets

• Little Stars Musical Theatre presents Matilda the Musicl Jr (Abingdon) 3rd – 5th April

Robin Hood Easter Panto at Kenton Theatre (Henley) 5th – 8th April

Immersion Theatre, the company behind the beloved The Kenton Theatre‘s annual pantomime, are thrilled to present a very first Easter Pantomime…Robin Hood!

With heaps of audience participation, thrilling sword fights, archery contests, spirited heroes and dastardly villains, experience an Easter treat like no other as this much-loved tale is given an exhilarating twist in true Immersion style…perfect for the entire family!

• David Gibbs Family Juke Box at The Story Museum (Oxford) 5th April

The Dinosaur that Pooped at New Theatre Oxford (Oxford) 7th April

Adapted from the number 1 best-selling books by Tom Fletcher and Dougie Poynter, the whole family will have a poopy good time enjoying a brand, new story for the stage.

Dantastic’s Pirate Adventure at Kenton Theatre (Henley) 9th April

Dantastic Productions and the hilarious panto comic Dan Whitley return to The Kenton this Easter with a super high energy, interactive, musical, pirate show for kids!

Farm Boy at The Theatre Chipping Norton (Chipping Norton) 12th – 13th April

Following successful UK tours and a critically acclaimed run in New York, Michael Morpurgo’s compelling sequel to ‘War Horse’ returns to the stage in this delightful, family-friendly show combining drama, storytelling, and original music at Chipping Norton Theatre.

• Three Little Pig Tails at Oxford Playhouse (Oxford) 12th April

Puss in Boots at Kenton Theatre (Henley) 12th April

Treat your children to the magic of live, professional dance and fire their imaginations with this lovely new show for the whole family!

• Princess Smartypants at The North Wall (Oxford) 15th – 16th April

Nick Sharratt’s Picture Book Draw Along at The Theatre Chipping Norton (Chipping Norton) 17th April

Join much-loved children’s writer and illustrator Nick Sharratt in a family-friendly, fun-filled draw-along for all ages at The Theatre Chipping Norton.

• The Worst Princess at Oxford Playhouse (Oxford) 17th – 19th April
• Claytime at Oxford Playhouse (Oxford) 19th April
• High Jinz at The Mill Arts Centre (Banbury) 19th April

Indoor Events

Science Oxford Family Days (Oxford) 5th, 12th + 19th April

Visit the Science Oxford Centre for a unique family experience. Explore, discover and play in the Exploration Zone, where children and grown-ups alike have fun experimenting with interactive exhibits; create and test flying designs at the Air Table, build a giant magnetic ball run, and make fun animations with the Animate Science activity. Pick up an Explorer Backpack and see what wildlife you can spot on our outdoor nature trails.

Children’s Crafts at Cogges Manor Farm (Witney)

Try children’s craft activities led by Cogges Manor Farm volunteers, and sample baking from the range in the manor house (on tbc selected dates)

• Adopt a Dragon at Oxford Castle & Prison (Oxford) 7th – 8th April
• Brick Madness at Banbury Museum (Banbury) 7th April
• Family crafts & specimen handling at the Natural History Museum (Oxford) 7th – 8th April FREE
• Arts & Crafts at Banbury Museum (Banbury) select dates 7th – 18th April

Master Builders Club Easter brick building workshop

Suitable for children aged 5+ who love LEGO. Just bring your imagination to a Master Builders Club holiday workshop. An immersive brick building experience with 1000’s of LEGO bricks for ‘little brickies aged 5-15’. Parents can drop off or stay and enjoy the session with their child. This Easter they have a Farmyard Fiasco theme.

• Cholsey – 9th April
• Witney – 10th April
• Yarnton – 14th April
• Henley – 17th April

• Toddler Tunes at Vale & Downland Museum (Wantage) 14th April
• Nick Sharratt’s Picture Book Draw Along at The Theatre Chipping Norton (Chipping Norton) 17th April

• Museum of Oxford (Oxford) tbc

Outdoor Easter Adventures

Spring Fun at Cogges Manor Farm (Witney) 5th – 21st April

Cogges springs to life with farmyard fun and a new season of family friendly events. For the Easter/Spring holidays, there’s lots to enjoy. Chicks will be hatching; you can follow the hidden fairy door trail and go on a fun egg hunt in the straw! Explore the beautiful manor house which will be dressed for Spring, take part in children’s craft activities led by volunteers, and sample baking from the 19 th century range in the manor house kitchen (on selected dates).

Spring on the Farm at Hogshaw Farm 

Hogshaw Farm will be welcoming in Spring over the school Easter holidays with bottle feeding lambs, with bouncy lambs, goat kids, hatchlings and even special appearances from the Easter Bunny!

• Gabby’s Dollhouse at Fairytale Farm (Chipping Norton) 8th March – 31st May
• Farmer Carters at Millets Farm (near Abingdon) 5th – 21st April
• Daylesford Farm lambing tours 5th April

Spring Lambing at Roves Farm (Sevenhampton) 7th – 17th April

View the spring lambs at Roves Farm from the walkway and you can can also help with bottle feeding some of the lambs when they are a few weeks old.

Hedgehog Club Easter Holiday Club Easter family session (near Witney) 9th, 10h, 16th, 17th

A full day of outdoor activities for 5 -12 year olds. On offer will be den building, crafting with natural materials, swings, hammocks, whittling, nature exploration, camp fire cooking and much, much more.

• Willowbrook Farm lambing a open day (Hampton Gay, near Kidlington) 10th + 17th April

Easter weekend at Blenheim Palace (Woodstock) 18th – 21st April

Hop along to the Walled Garden at Blenheim Palace to enjoy a whole host of egg-citing activities including circus skills, magic shows and animals to meet. There will be appearances from none other than the Easter Bunny too throughout the weekend too.

• Beale Park tbc
• PYO sunflowers at Glebe Farm (near Banbury) tbc