Easter Egg Hunts in Surrey 2027: The Best Trails and Events

Easter Sunday falls on 28 March 2027 and the Surrey school Easter holidays run from Monday 29 March to Friday 9 April 2027 for most community schools. That two-week window is when every worthwhile Easter egg hunt in the county opens its gates, and the best of them (the Cadbury Egg Hunts at Polesden Lacey and Hatchlands Park, the RHS Wisley trail, Painshill's Easter adventure) sell out their weekend slots well before Palm Sunday. This guide sorts the Surrey egg hunts that actually take place from the ones that only sound good on paper, with real postcodes, honest notes on what you get for the ticket price, and where to go if your budget for the day is zero.

Easter 2027 key dates for Surrey families

Good Friday is 26 March 2027, Easter Sunday 28 March, Easter Monday 29 March. Surrey County Council's community and voluntary controlled schools break up on Friday 26 March and go back on Monday 12 April, giving families a fortnight to fill. Academies and independents vary by a day or two either side, so check your school calendar before locking anything in. Most of the big National Trust and paid-attraction egg trails run from Good Friday through to Easter Monday, with a handful stretching across both weeks of the holidays.

Quick comparison: Surrey Easter egg hunts 2027

Prices below are a guide based on 2024-2026 patterns from each venue. Confirm current pricing on the venue's own booking page before you go.

Venue	Town / postcode	Best for age	Rough cost	Booking?
RHS Garden Wisley	Woking, GU23 6QB	3-11	Included with garden entry	Advance
Polesden Lacey (NT)	Leatherhead, RH5 6BD	4-10	Trail £3-4 + entry	Advance
Hatchlands Park (NT)	Guildford, GU4 7RT	3-9	Trail £3-4 + entry	Advance
Claremont Landscape Garden (NT)	Esher, KT10 9JG	3-9	Trail £3-4 + entry	Advance
Winkworth Arboretum (NT)	Godalming, GU8 4AD	4-11	Trail £3-4 + entry	Advance
Painshill	Cobham, KT11 1AG	4-12	Included with entry	Advance
Denbies Wine Estate	Dorking, RH5 6AA	2-8	Around £10 + train ticket	Advance
Loseley Park	Guildford, GU3 1HS	3-10	Around £8-12	Advance
Bocketts Farm Park	Leatherhead, KT22 9BS	1-8	Included with entry	Advance
Godstone Farm	Godstone, RH9 8LX	1-8	Included with entry	Advance
Hobbledown Epsom	Epsom, KT19 8PT	2-10	Included with entry	Advance
Chessington World of Adventures	Chessington, KT9 2NE	4-12	Included with entry	Advance
Birdworld	Farnham, GU10 4LD	2-9	Included with entry	Advance
Great Cockcrow Railway	Chertsey, KT16 0AD	2-8	Around £6-8	On the day
Priory Park	Reigate, RH2 7RL	All ages	Free	None

The venues in this guide have been included based on parent recommendations, Google ratings and publicly available information. KidzRGoGo has no commercial relationship with any provider listed and does not approve, inspect or endorse them. Always check directly with the venue before booking, particularly for current pricing, availability and Easter opening times. Details are based on publicly available information and may change.

Cadbury Easter Egg Hunts at Surrey's National Trust properties

Four National Trust properties in Surrey have run the Cadbury Egg Hunts every Easter for years. The format is the same at all four: a paper trail that takes children round the grounds solving simple clues, a wooden pencil to mark the answers, and a small Cadbury chocolate egg at the end. Trail tickets are usually £3-4 per child on top of standard National Trust entry, and members pay only the trail supplement. Book the exact date and arrival slot in advance, especially for the Saturday and Easter Sunday sessions which fill up first.

Polesden Lacey, Leatherhead (RH5 6BD)

Polesden Lacey is the biggest of the Surrey NT Easter hunts and the one to pick if you want a proper day out. The Cadbury trail winds through the walled rose garden and out along the estate walks, with clue boards at kid-height and a good mix of easy and slightly harder questions. Under-fives go free on the trail but adults will want the family entry. There is a large car park, a busy cafe (queues from 11am at Easter, sandwiches from the Polesden Lacey Coffee Shop are quicker), step-free access to the main garden circuit and accessible toilets. Bring wellies if it has rained the week before, the paths through the woods stay muddy.

Hatchlands Park, Guildford (GU4 7RT)

Hatchlands Park is the quietest of the four and works well for younger children who might be overwhelmed by the Polesden crowds. The Cadbury trail runs across the front lawns and around the pond, with a short forest loop for anyone who wants to keep going. The house itself is closed until later in the season but the parkland is fully open. Free parking, a small kiosk selling drinks and snacks, one accessible loo. The play area near the car park is a genuine highlight for a picnic before or after the trail.

Claremont Landscape Garden, Esher (KT10 9JG)

Claremont Landscape Garden is the most compact of the Surrey NT sites and the easiest for grandparents joining the day. The Cadbury trail loops the lake and through the amphitheatre, all on made paths, and takes most 4 to 8 year olds around 45 minutes. Small car park (arrive before 10.30am on the weekend or expect to park on the road), decent tea room, step-free routes clearly marked. The grotto and turf amphitheatre are worth seeing whether or not you do the trail.

Winkworth Arboretum, Godalming (GU8 4AD)

Winkworth Arboretum is the one to choose if you want the trail plus a proper walk. The Cadbury clues are stationed along the main paths through the woodland, with the magnolias and early rhododendrons in bloom by late March in a warm year. The site is hilly in places, so it is not the choice for a buggy with tired legs on board. Free parking on site, a tea room by the boathouse, accessible loos at the entrance. Best for children over four who can manage a mile of woodland walk without asking to be carried.

Big Surrey attractions with paid Easter trails

These are the venues that make Easter their headline event of the spring. Trails are usually included with standard entry, but that entry is not cheap, so factor it in.

RHS Garden Wisley (Woking, GU23 6QB)

RHS Garden Wisley has one of the best-resourced Easter trails in the county. The route takes in the alpine meadow, the Glasshouse and the family garden, with printed activity sheets, wooden markers and a chocolate reward at the finish. Non-members pay full garden entry (children under five go free), members pay only the small trail supplement. Wisley is huge, so bring a buggy or a scooter for anyone under six or you will be carrying them by lunchtime. Excellent step-free access, three cafes, a big free car park, and a train ride around the trials field on busy Easter days.

Painshill, Cobham (KT11 1AG)

Painshill runs its Easter Adventure Trail across the whole 158-acre landscape garden. Children collect stickers or stamps at stations placed by the ruined abbey, the Gothic temple, the Turkish tent and the crystal grotto. It is a proper walk (roughly 3 to 4km round the lake) so best for children over four who like being outdoors. Advance booking is essential over the Easter bank holiday weekend. The car park fills by 11am on Good Friday, the cafe queue is worst at noon; go early or eat after 2pm. Accessible route maps are on the Painshill website and the reception team will steer buggies to the flatter loop.

Denbies Wine Estate, Dorking (RH5 6AA)

Denbies Wine Estate runs a small Easter trail combined with its land-train ride across the vineyard. The trail is aimed squarely at pre-schoolers and early primary, and the train adds enough novelty to justify the ticket. Denbies is on the Dorking Deepdene line, so if the car park is full (which it will be on Easter Saturday) you can walk in from the station. Free coach and car parking on site, a proper restaurant plus a takeaway hatch, and one of the more accessible circuits in the guide, though the fields get muddy fast.

Loseley Park, Guildford (GU3 1HS)

Loseley Park opens its walled gardens for a traditional Easter Egg Hunt across the Easter bank holiday weekend. The format is old-school: paper clues, real hunting, small hard-boiled chocolate egg at the finish. The setting is a working Elizabethan estate and there is a decent farm shop by the entrance. Loseley opens only sporadically outside the summer, so the Easter dates are one of the few chances to see the gardens before June. Car park is on grass so a wet week before will make it slow; arrive with the gates rather than later.

Farm parks with Easter events

Surrey's farm parks all layer Easter activities on top of their normal ticket. Expect chicks in the hatching sheds, lambs in the small-animal barn, and a paper trail round the outdoor circuit. Bookings still matter over the holidays even where the trail is included.

Bocketts Farm Park, Leatherhead (KT22 9BS)

Bocketts Farm Park is the best Surrey farm park for under-fives at Easter. The trail runs across the main yard and out to the pig field, chicks hatch in an incubator behind glass in the entrance barn (real chicks, from real eggs, timed to the school holidays), and the big indoor play barn means one wet-weather fallback that actually works. Car park is on hardstanding, cafe is decent, accessible loos in the main block. Book the timed morning entry slot for Easter weekend rather than the walk-up ticket.

Godstone Farm, Godstone (RH9 8LX)

Godstone Farm does the same combination of trail plus lambs and chicks, and has arguably the best outdoor adventure play in Surrey for children over four. The Easter trail goes round the farm walk and finishes at the play area, so there is no negotiation about whether the day ends before or after the slides. Free parking, big indoor play barn for rain, and the outdoor drop-slide is worth the ticket on its own for a six-year-old.

Hobbledown Adventure Farm Park and Zoo, Epsom (KT19 8PT)

Hobbledown Adventure Farm Park and Zoo sits between a farm park and a small zoo, with meerkats, ring-tailed lemurs, a reptile house and the usual sheep and pigs alongside. The Easter trail here leans into the "adventure" side, with clues hidden across the wooden fort and the barefoot walk as well as the animal enclosures. Older primary-age children who have outgrown Bocketts get more from Hobbledown, though the ticket price is higher. Book the exact time slot; walk-ups have been turned away over recent Easter weekends.

Family attractions with Easter events

Chessington World of Adventures Resort (KT9 2NE)

Chessington World of Adventures Resort reopens for the season around Good Friday and layers Easter activities across the zoo and the Wanyama Village. Trail tickets, a chocolate reward and shorter ride queues than the summer make Easter one of the better times to visit for a family with children who are not yet ready for the big rollercoasters. Book online in advance (walk-up prices are noticeably higher), and use the extra hour that Resort hotel guests get for the shorter queues at Gruffalo River Ride and Sea Life Centre.

Birdworld, Farnham (GU10 4LD)

Birdworld sits on the Surrey-Hampshire border near Farnham and runs a small Easter trail through the parkland aviaries. The site is manageable for a half day (ideal if you are combining it with a trip to nearby Frensham), the penguin talks are usually the highlight for under-eights, and the little Jenny Wren Farm at the entrance has hands-on animal contact. Big car park, decent cafe, accessible route through most of the site.

Great Cockcrow Railway, Chertsey (KT16 0AD)

Great Cockcrow Railway is one of Surrey's quiet gems and runs special Easter Sunday services with an on-train hunt for younger children. It is a 7.25-inch gauge miniature railway, so you actually ride the trains, not just watch them. The whole visit takes about 90 minutes and works well as an add-on to lunch at nearby Thorpe Green. Small car park, a snack kiosk, no need to book unless it is the very sunniest bank holiday of the year.

Free Easter walks and trails in Surrey

Not every Easter day needs a ticket. These are the free options that regularly turn up in parent recommendations, and each has enough at Easter to justify a morning out on its own.

At Priory Park in Reigate (RH2 7RL) the town's park usually hosts free Easter events run by Reigate and Banstead Borough Council, plus its permanent play area and skate ramps. Nonsuch Park between Cheam and Ewell (SM3 8AB) has miles of quiet parkland walks and the mansion cafe for hot chocolate; it is one of the best places in north Surrey for a relaxed Easter morning walk. Frensham Great Pond and Common near Farnham (GU10 3BT) is free to walk (parking is chargeable) and its heathland sand paths are dry underfoot even after a wet week. Runnymede Pleasure Ground in Egham (TW20 0AE) has a large free play area and Thames-side walking; the National Trust land next door adds the historic meadows if you want to stretch the walk further. Newlands Corner above Guildford (GU4 8SE) has the best downland view in the county and a mid-morning cafe. And Windsor Great Park at Egham (SL4 2HT) has walks that are free even when the paid Adventure Playground and Savill Garden are not.

How to choose the right Easter hunt for your child

The single biggest mistake parents make with Easter trails is picking one that is too physically ambitious for the youngest child in the group. A three-year-old will not walk 4km round Painshill even with a chocolate egg at the end. Match the trail to your youngest.

Under three: pick a farm park (Bocketts, Godstone) or a compact NT site (Claremont). Buggy-friendly, short distances, and something to look at every 100 metres.

Three to five: RHS Wisley, Denbies, Hatchlands Park and Bocketts all work. Trails at these venues are timed for a 45-60 minute completion at a small child's pace.

Five to eight: Polesden Lacey, Painshill, Winkworth, Loseley and Hobbledown all pitch clues at this age. A packed lunch and a swap-over between the trail and free play works better than trying to do all of a big site in one visit.

Eight and above: Painshill, Winkworth and RHS Wisley remain interesting for older primary and Year 7 who no longer need the character costume. The National Trust trails at this age are less about the chocolate and more about the walk.

Practical information: booking, parking, accessibility, SEN

Booking: the paid attractions in this guide all use timed entry slots at Easter. Book at least 10 days ahead for Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday. Weekday slots in the second week of the holidays (Tue 30 March to Fri 9 April 2027) are almost always still available a few days out.

Parking: National Trust car parks fill by 11am on the four Easter bank holiday days. RHS Wisley has capacity but the on-site parking on Easter Saturday morning stretches back onto the A3 slip. Bocketts, Godstone and Hobbledown all have on-site parking that is manageable if you arrive before 10am. Denbies has the largest free car park in the guide and Denbies Deepdene station is a five-minute walk away for anyone coming by train.

Accessibility: Claremont, RHS Wisley, Denbies and Bocketts have the best step-free routes. Painshill has an accessible route map on its website. Winkworth is genuinely hilly and not the choice for a wheelchair user. Loseley's grass car park becomes a challenge in wet weather. Every NT site has accessible loos. Every farm park has changing facilities.

SEN provision: Bocketts Farm and Godstone Farm both offer quieter early-entry slots on request (email the farm rather than booking online). Hobbledown has a sensory-friendly guide on its website. The RHS Wisley Family Garden is well set up for children who need a lower-stimulus environment mid-visit. Ask the box office when booking, most Surrey venues will discreetly move you to an earlier or later slot to help.

Frequently asked questions

When is Easter 2027 in the UK?

Good Friday is 26 March 2027, Easter Sunday is 28 March 2027 and Easter Monday is 29 March 2027. School Easter holidays in Surrey run from Monday 29 March to Friday 9 April 2027 for most community schools, though academies and independents may differ by a day.

What is the biggest Easter egg hunt in Surrey?

By trail size, RHS Garden Wisley and Painshill are the biggest, both spanning grounds of 158 acres or more. By number of egg-hunters over the Easter period, the Cadbury Egg Hunts at Polesden Lacey draw the largest weekend crowds in the county.

How much do the Cadbury Easter Egg Hunts cost?

The trail supplement at Surrey's National Trust properties is usually £3-4 per child on top of standard entry. Members pay only the supplement. Non-members pay entry (adult and child) plus the supplement, which pushes a family of four to around £35-45 before food.

Which Surrey Easter events are free?

Priory Park in Reigate, Nonsuch Park in Ewell, Frensham Great Pond, Runnymede Pleasure Ground and Newlands Corner all have free walking and family activities over Easter. Parking is chargeable at Frensham, Runnymede and Newlands Corner but the sites themselves are free.

Do I need to book ahead for the Easter egg hunts?

Yes for every paid trail in this guide. National Trust, RHS Wisley, Painshill, Denbies, Loseley and Chessington all use timed entry slots at Easter. Great Cockcrow Railway and the free public parks do not require booking.

Which Easter egg hunt in Surrey is best for toddlers?

Bocketts Farm Park at Leatherhead is the best for under-threes. Short distances, buggy-friendly, chicks hatching in the entrance barn and a big indoor play barn if it rains. Godstone Farm is a close second and Claremont Landscape Garden is the best of the NT sites for the same age group.

Which Easter events are indoor or good for a rainy day?

Bocketts Farm, Godstone Farm and Hobbledown all have big indoor play barns that keep the day going in bad weather. Chessington's zoo houses and Sea Life Centre are covered. Great Cockcrow Railway runs whatever the weather because you sit on covered trains. The National Trust trails are outdoors and get harder in rain.

Are dogs allowed on the Easter trails?

Dogs on leads are welcome at Polesden Lacey, Hatchlands Park, Winkworth Arboretum, Newlands Corner, Nonsuch Park, Priory Park, Frensham and Runnymede. Claremont only allows assistance dogs. RHS Wisley, Painshill, Denbies, Chessington, Birdworld and all three farm parks do not allow dogs on Easter trails.

What time of day is best to visit?

For any of the paid sites, aim to arrive within 30 minutes of opening. Trails run out of chocolate before closing time on the busiest Easter Saturday, cafes run out of specific dishes by 1pm, and car parks are the calmest before 10.30am. Late afternoon (2.30pm arrival) is a good second-best if the mornings are rainy.

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The Easter holidays are one of two big family windows either side of the summer break. Our guide to free outdoor days out at Lightwater Country Park and across Surrey covers the free walking sites in more depth, October half term in Surrey applies the same trail-by-trail approach to the autumn holiday, and what to do in the summer holidays in Surrey covers the longer break that follows. For holiday-club cover across the Easter working days, the holiday camps directory and farms and petting zoos category hold the specific listings for each venue. For town-specific browsing you can check family activities in Guildford, things to do in Leatherhead and family days out in Dorking.