10 Best Easter Egg Hunts in London 2015

Ready, steady, chocolate! As always, I’ve tracked down the 10 Best Easter Egg Hunts in London for you and your little bunnies. Follow our Easter egg trail (by date order) across some of the top attractions and landmarks in the Capital.

1. Easter Fun at Battersea Park Zoo, Queenstown Rd, south of Chelsea Bridge, SW11 4NJ ( Sloane Square tube)
Look for zoo animals with colourful eggs in their enclosures, using a quiz sheet to help you find them and earn a chocolate egg for your efforts. From 10am-5.30pm, £1 + zoo entry adult £8.95/child £6.95/family £29 (Mar 28-Apr 5)

2. Easter Egg Hunt at Epping Ongar Railway, Ongar station CM5 9AB or North Weald station CM16 6BT (via Epping tube)
Meet Bertie Bunny on the steam and diesel trains, look for hidden eggs and win a big chocolate prize if you can find them all. Enjoy the ride on the heritage railway, and follow it all with a Bunny Hop kids disco, with face painting, colouring and cups of tea for grown-ups. From 9.30am-around 5pm; adult £13 (£12 adv.); child £7 (£6.50 adv.); family of 2 adults and 3 kids £34 (£32 adv.) (Apr 3-5)

3. Easter at the Design Museum, 28 Shad Thames, SE1 2YD (London Bridge/Tower Hill tube)
Design your perfect Easter egg and win a delicious souvenir of your activity. And you can search for Easter bunnies hidden around the Designs of the Year exhibition and Collection Lab. 10am-5.45pm; FREE with entry adult £13/child £6.50/family £24-£35 (Apr 3-6)

4. Cutty Sark Easter Egg Hunt, King William Walk, SE10 9HT (New Cross overground/Greenwich rail or Cutty Sark DLR)
Cutty Sark’s chickens have been laying their eggs in some strange places, can you find them? There’s a free Easter treat for hunters in the cafe and a chance to win a ticket to Camp Bestival! 10am-5pm, FREE with regular entry adult £13.50/concs £11.50/child £7.50/family £24-35 (Apr 3-6)

5. Gabriel’s Wharf Easter Egg Hunt, SE1 9PP (Waterloo/Embankment tube)
Enjoy a day of treasure-hunting around the indie arts and crafts shops, and if you spot a chocolate egg in one of the windows, it’s yours to keep! There’s also a free Easter crafts session under the bandstand (Sat). Daily 11am-6pm, FREE (Apr 3-6)

6. Easter Egg Trail at Kensington Palace, Kensington Gardens, W8 4PX (High Street Kensington tube)
Learn about the four-legged friends of the palace throughout its history, from turtles to tigers, and explore the family trail through the gorgeous Georgian gardens. And yes, you’ll find Easter eggs dotted about too. 10am-5pm, adult £17.50/child FREE (Apr 3-6)

7. Horniman Easter Fair at Horniman Museum, 100 London Rd, SE23 3PQ (Forest Hill overground)
Lots of fun at the museum over Easter weekend, from egg trail and Easter crafts, to arts and crafts and Farmer’s markets, live music and a chance to meet the Horniman Bunny. 10.30am-4.30pm, £1 for egg trail + museum entry (combined museum & aquarium) adult £8.50/child £4.50/family of 4 £22 (Apr 4-5)

8. The Great Egg Roll at Lauderdale House Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill, N6 5HG (Archway tube)
Always a favourite, The Great Egg Roll at Lauderdale House offers egg decorating, egg hunt and prizes for best looking eggs and who can roll their egg the furthest! Tickets sold from 10.30am (arrive early, first come first served), event 11am-1pm; child £7/accompanying adult FREE (Apr 5)

9. Easter Egg Hunt at The Roof Gardens, Kensington, 99 Kensington High Street, W8 5SA (Kensington High St)
Enjoy a yummy brunch with tea or coffee (or something stronger from 12pm) in the gorgeous Roof Gardens surroundings while the minions run about in search of eggs. There’s a chance to bag a special giant egg from Choccywoccydoodah for eager hunters! 11.45am, FREE with reservation, advanced booking advised (Apr 5)

10. Mother’s Day Canal Cruises with Hidden Depths Canal Cruises, Pick-up/Drop-off at Granary Square, Canalside Steps, N1C (King’s Cross St Pancras tube)
It’s Easter fun and frolics on the Lapwing with bunny hopping activities from pom-pom chick making to egg decorating, and of course chocolates to be found along the ride through Islington Tunnel. 12-5pm (hourly); adult £10, child/senior £8. Booking ahead advised on 07456084584 or lapwing@hiddendepthscanalcruises.co.uk (Apr 5-6)

Local Pick (Islington)

Easter Fun Day at Freightliners Farm, Sheringham Rd, N7 8PF (Highbury & Islington tube)
Come to the farm for its annual Easter Fun Day where there’s face painting, kids’ arts activities, tombola, craft stalls, gardening, Easter bonnet parade, delicious veggie food and an egg hunt! 12-4pm, FREE (donations welcome, some activities may have a small fee) (Apr 6)

Special Outings: National Trust Egg Trails

Cadbury Easter Eggsploration at National Trust properties around London: including Sutton House (Hackney), 
Fenton House (Hampstead), Morden Hall Park (Morden), Ham House and Garden (Richmond), Osterley Park and House (Isleworth), Red House (Bexleyheath), Claremont Landscape Garden (Esher) and more. Varying times and dates. (Apr 3-6)

More Easter Egg Hunts in London

Egg Hunt at Kew Gardens (Mar 28-Apr 12)
GIANT Easter Duck Trail at London Wetland Centre (Mar 28-Apr 12)
Eggstraordinary Fun at Bank of England Museum (Mar 30-Apr 2 & Apr 7-10)
Eggciting Easter Bonnets and Egg Hunt at Islington Museum (Apr 2)
Easter Eggstravaganza at Lee Valley Park Farms (Apr 3-6)
Easter Sheepy Shindig at Stepney City Farm (Apr 4-5)
Handel House Easter Egg Trail (Apr 5)

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