Egg-stra special events in Kirklees this Easter
From egg hunts to pond dipping there is plenty to keep your little bunnies hopping this Easter in Kirklees. Find out what’s happening near you- you are sure to have an ‘eggstremely’ good time!
Most of these activities are of little to no cost, where there are charges the information is displayed below.
Easter activities at Cliffe House
Archery
Monday 11, Thursday 14, Thursday 21 & Friday 22 April
10 – 11am, 11.15am – 12.15pm, 12.30 – 1.30pm, 1.45 – 2.45pm & 3 – 4pm
£5 for 60 minutes
Learn the basics of archery in our one hour instructor led sessions, with 12 spaces per session.
Open to children age 6+ and adults.
All equipment provided.
Online booking recommended. Book your archery lesson.
Easter Egg Hunt
Monday 11 – Thursday 14 & Tuesday 19 – Friday 22 April
10am-4pm
£4
Wind your way through our wonderful woodland uncovering clues that lead to a magical word and an Easter treat. Prize includes an Easter egg.
Online booking recommended. Book your Easter egg hunt.
Pond dipping
Tuesday 12 & 19 April
10 – 11am, 11.15am – 12.15pm, 12.30 – 1.30pm, 1.45 – 2.45pm & 3 – 4pm
£3 for 60 minutes
Enjoy exploring the ponds in the grounds of Cliffe House, looking out for mini beasts, bugs and all kinds of pond life, all while learning about the environment.
Online booking reccomened. Book a pond dipping session.
Bushcraft
Wednesday 13 & Wednesday 20 April
10 – 11.30am, 12 – 1.30pm & 2 – 3.30pm
£7.50 per person
Enjoy the great outdoors whilst roasting marshmallows and making garlic bread twists over an open fire. All washed down with hot chocolate (please advise us of any special dietary requirements).
Open to children age 6+ and adults. 90 minute instructor led session, all equipment provided.
Online booking recommended. Book a bushcraft session.
Adventure playground
Monday 11 – Thursday 14 April & Tuesday 19 – Friday 22 April
10am-4pm
Free to enter
Let your young ones explore our woodland adventure playground with ropes, swings, slides and a tree house!
No booking required.
Family fun nature trail
Monday 11 – Thursday 14 April & Tuesday 19 – Friday 22 April
10am-4pm
£2 per person
Get outdoors and enjoy our fun family trail around the grounds of Cliffe House. The trail
is family and buggy friendly, something the whole family can enjoy. When you have collected all the clues don’t forget to return to the food kiosk to collect your prize! (1 prize per paid trail sheet).
No booking required
Easter EGGstravaganza at the markets!
Dewsbury Market
Saturday 16 April
11am-3pm
Free face painting, free balloon artist, Easter bunny trail with prizes, fancy dress welcome.
Free mini chocolate eggs for every child.
Huddersfield Queensgate Market
Saturday 16 April
11am-3pm
Free face painting, free balloon artist, Easter bunny trail with prizes, fancy dress welcome.
Free Cadbury’s Cream Egg and refreshments for every child.
Easter Adventure at Oakwell Hall and Country Park
Saturday 9 – Sunday 24 April
12pm-4pm
£2 per trail
No booking required
Collect your trail from the Visitor Centre to begin your adventure. Keep your eyes peeled for clues as you explore the Walled Garden, learning more about springtime at Oakwell as you go.
More information about Oakwell Hall.
Easter Egg trail at Crow nest Park
Sunday 17 April
11 am- 3 pm
Register at the adventure playground gates follow the clues to find the eggs, and complete the different challenges as you follow the trail.. all you need is a pen to make the trail sheet.
Crow nest park, Heckmondwike Road, Dewsbury wf13 2sg
Easter Explorer’s trail at Bagshaw Museum 
Tuesday 12- Thursday 21 April
12pm-4pm
Free
Explore Bagshaw and search for the hidden objects from all around the world.
More information about Bagshaw Museum.
Tolson Easter trail
Tuesday 12- Thursday 21 April
12pm-4pm
Free
Solve mystery clues and discover more about Huddersfield’s history in our Easter themed family trail.
More information about Tolson Museum.
Easter Family Film screening – Peter Rabbit
Wednesday 20 April
10am
£10 for a family ticket. Under 2’s go free. Single tickets are £3 per person.
Dewsbury Town Hall
Why not join us to watch Peter Rabbit during the Easter holidays? There won’t be any adverts or trailers before the film starts. We’re going to take you back in time to when you could watch a film with an interval half way through so you can treat yourselves to some popcorn or ice cream and some refreshments!
Book your tickets to watch Peter Rabbit.
Happiness storywalks
Tuesday 12 April Holmfirth Library 10.30am
Thursday 14 April Meltham Library 2.30pm
Wednesday 20 April Birstall Library 2pm
Thursday 21 April Almondbury Library 2pm
Join us this Easter for a storywalk inspired by Eva Eland’s beautiful picture book “Where Happiness Begins”.
More information about happiness storywalks can be found on Kirklees Libraries website.
Book your place on a happiness storywalk.
Special Event – For Guide Dogs!
Honley Library
Friday 22 April 2022 from 10.30 to 11.30am
Suggested ages – 5 to 10 years
Free
Join Carrie and Bridget (volunteers) welcoming Puppy Trainer, Margaret, and Labrador puppy, Betsy, who is being trained to become a working guide dog.
We shall learn about Betsy’s training and how she will and, how we maybe, can help people who are visually impaired. Lots of fun and games too!
This is a free session with all donations given to the ‘Guide Dogs’ Charity.
Booking essential – To book a place please text Bridget on 07563 733957
Sensory story time: That’s Not My Puppy!
Honley Library
Thursday 14 April from 10:30-11:30am
Suggested ages 0-2 years
Join Helen for a special sensory story time engaging all of our senses and all about our furriest friends! Bring along pictures of your pets or soft toys if you wish, we’d love to see them!
Booking essential – To book a place please text Helen on 07469 939426.
All children are to be accompanied by an adult please.
Wow! Said the Owl exhibition
Cleckheaton Library
The exhibition is launching on 9 April
No booking needed
A family friendly exhibition is being launched at Cleckheaton Library on Saturday 9 of April. The exhibition is based on the much-loved children’s book, Wow! Said the Owl by Tim Hopgood. The exhibition has been specially designed by Tim Hopgood and The Young Art Explorers team to appeal to families and especially under five-year olds, with lots of sensory and interactive elements.
In the book, a little owl stays awake during the day for the first time and is amazed by all the colours she sees, ‘Wow! Said the Owl as white fluffy clouds floated across a bright blue sky’. The exhibition seeks to give children the same sense of wonder and amazement by introducing them to colours and inviting them to be creative by playing with shapes, puppets, costumes, and drawing.
Find out more about Wow! Said the Owl exhibition.
Victoria Tower is Open for the Easter!
Victoria Tower
9 April- 17 April from 12:00pm- 4:30pm
£2.20 for adults, 60p for children and £4.40 for families (2 adults and 2 children).
Free for Kirklees Passport holders
Victoria Tower on Castle Hill will once again be open every day in the Easter holidays.
Castle Hill is now welcoming visitors from all over the country and has been a place for reflection and enjoyment with the nation coming out of the pandemic.
Following some successful openings last year of the Victoria Tower to the sad news of Santa being unable to visit due to the concern of rising Covid infections, Kirklees Parks and Greenspaces are determined to make 2022 a bit more of a year to remember and to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee too.
If you think you have Coronavirus symptoms or you have the virus then please do not visit Victoria Tower. There will be more public openings for the Victoria Tower throughout the year for everyone to enjoy.
Need more ideas?
Visit our Easter events page to view a whole host of events.
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