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With the Easter school holidays almost upon us, planning a day trip to Windsor and the Royal Borough – or even an ‘eggs’-tended short break! – is a perfect idea.
There’s loads to do, both in our pretty towns and villages and out in the countryside too, PLUS you have the gorgeous River Thames running right through the borough offering lots of opportunities for riverside walks, boat trips and tours as well as feeding the swans on the promenade.
While you’re out and about, please don’t forget the Countryside Code:
🌱 Respect everyone
🌱 Protect the environment (including taking litter home and bagging/binning dog poo)
🌱 Enjoy the outdoors!
Here are our top twelve tips for enjoying Easter in Windsor and the Royal Borough. You'll also discover many attractions and events listed below. Buy attraction and event tickets online through the Windsor online shop or visit the Royal Windsor Information Centre in person for the local lowdown and tickets for many things to see and do!
If you are visiting Windsor Castle this Easter, join in with their fun-filled Easter activities. Get into the Coronation spirit with some creative crafting and goings-on inspired by the forthcoming Coronation of King Charles III. Try on some replica crown jewels (weekday visits only) and track down crowns and coronation-themed items on a family trail!
Follow the clues on a National Trust Easter trail at Cliveden with an Easter egg treat at the end! Or set off on a voyage of discovery at Runnymede; use the Signs of Spring spotter sheet and discover nature bursting into life!
Escape rooms are all the rage and perfect for older children. Work in small groups of friends or family, against the clock, to solve puzzles and riddles using all the clues in order to 'escape'. You'll find two great escape room experiences in Windsor: Escape in 60 Windsor and Windsor Escape Experience. How will you fare? There's only one way to find out!
Escape in 60
There’s really nothing like experiencing the area from the serenity of the river. Hire a rowing or motor boat from Windsor Promenade, join a passenger boat or duck tour or indulge in a skippered private rivercraft! The choice is yours. Find out more about ways to explore the River Thames.
Whether you are earning your very first driving licence behind the wheel of a LEGO car at the LEGO® City Driving School, riding a Dragon through a medieval castle or discovering a lost underwater city in your very own submarine, the LEGOLAND Windsor Resort has something for everyone! Master Builders will be amazed at the iconic Miniland with famous landmarks built with over 40 million LEGO bricks. Little builders also have so much to explore in the amazing DUPLO® Valley where they can take a ride on the world’s first DUPLO rollercoaster, or fly through the skies at DUPLO Valley airport. Plus, explore LEGO® Mythica where LEGO creatures come to life. Full of epic adventures, powerful guardians and mysterious creatures all waiting to be discovered. Prepare to buckle up and soar into this mystical realm powered by imagination, including the UK's first flying theatre ride, Flight of the Sky Lion.
Check out our Easter special offers with some great ideas for Easter eating out, things to do and places to stay.
Great Fosters Spring Afternoon Tea
Pop by Windsor’s historic Guildhall and you’ll discover the fascinating Windsor & Royal Borough Museum (open Wednesday to Sunday) also home to the Royal Windsor Information Centre! Cross over the River Thames and discover Eton’s museums and galleries: the Museum of Antiquities and the Natural History Museum (open Sundays only) and the Museum of Eton Life (open Saturdays and Sundays).
With the replica flight controls and wide screen pilot view, Maidenhead Heritage Centre's Spitfire Simulator Experience has been described as a ‘great activity for all the family’ and ‘the best fun in town’ and simply ‘EPIC!!!‘ The simulator is suitable for ‘pilots’ aged 8 or over.
Fancy flying over London, Paris, New York or Sydney? You can choose because YOU are the pilot! Friendly volunteers will provide instruction so that everyone gets the most out of their ‘flight’. Open the throttle and listen to the roar of the iconic Merlin engine; you will travel back in time and become one of those famous Spitfire pilots of World War II.
Navigate your way through two weeks of creative adventures at Norden Farm this Easter! Their Quest Family Fest is a fun-packed fortnight of new experiences for children running from Tuesday 4 April to Friday 14 April! The festival includes family friendly shows, films and activity clubs, plus daily craft and storytelling.
Animals
Visit the Stanley Spencer Gallery in the pretty riverside village of Cookham as their summer exhibition, A Brush with History, launches at the end of March. Some of the most important names from the Modern British art scene will be hanging on the gallery's walls. Seven loans from Southampton City Art Gallery will be hung alongside works by Spencer, broadening our understanding of the art and history of early twentieth-century Britain.
On 2 April it's Ascot Racecourse's Spring Family Raceday and the final jumps meeting of the season, offering visitors a thrilling combination of top class racing and FREE themed activities for racegoers of all ages including Easter themed arts & crafts, seedbomb making, face painting, pony rides, bubble bike, Paws for Thought display, ferret racing, sheepdog demonstration, remote control cars, juggler, walkabout squirrels and ducks, balloon modellers and much more! And don’t forget under 18s go free* making for the perfect Easter day out with the family (*max. four children per full paying adult).
Ascot Racecourse Family Day
Easter wouldn’t be Easter without chocolate and Dr Choc’s Windsor Chocolate Factory goes one step further by running Easter Workshops so you can make your own delicious creations! Pour chocolates into our easter shaped moulds and add as many toppings as you can handle! You may want to a little essential orange, mint or lemon oil and a touch of spice to some of them! Move on to paint and decorate a pre-made chocolate egg! Choose between white, milk, dark or mixed chocolate and make it as colourful as you like with edible cacao butter.
Easter chocolate making workshop at Dr Choc's Windsor
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