Easter in Surrey

Whilst we are trying our best to update information regularly, please check with the individual promoter for more details. 

Are you looking for things to do in Surrey with the family this Easter holiday?  Let us give you some ideas for some great family fun days out in Surrey.

Please check venues opening times and current guidelines before visiting.
Know before you go. 

Explore the Surrey countryside

We are blessed in Surrey to have so much wonderful countryside to explore and as the weather continues to improve and the days get lighter, the urge to get out among the spring flowers and soak up the beautiful views is never higher. We must urge a note of caution, however, as with holidays abroad still off the agenda it means there is a huge demand for our beauty spots. If you can avoid the likes of Box Hill, Leith Hill, Frensham Ponds etc at peak times and find somewhere new to visit, we would recommend doing it. It should also go without saying, that countryside destinations should be left as we find them – taking your litter home, keeping to footpaths, ensuring dogs are on leads around farmland etc all goes a long way to ensuring these special places remain special. 

Find out more www.visitsurrey.com/explore/countryside

Sparkling vineyard views

While you may have enjoyed a vineyard stroll through Denbies Wine Estate in Dorking during lockdown and they will be opening more of their facilities in the coming weeks (including their vineyard hotel at the end of May), our county’s more intimate vineyards are also opening their gates again this Easter. While you won’t be able to book a table for a glass of English sparkling wine until Saturday April 17 at Albury Organic Vineyard, they will be hosting an Easter trail for kids across the Easter weekend.

Enjoy a grand tour

At Visit Surrey, we are constantly surprised by how many people tell us they haven’t made the trip to Painshill yet. While it’s a hugely popular destination in our county, it still seems to have an element of the undiscovered for people who have reacted in awe to pictures on the internet but never visited. Make this your year to explore the 18th century landscape garden, which was created between 1738 and 1773, by the Hon Charles Hamilton. Hamilton was inspired by his two Grand Tours across Europe, and luckily for all of us his ideas came together with dramatic effect in Cobham.

Escape to an enchanting place

The Sculpture Park near Farnham is hard to beat. Take yourself on a self-guided tour of the 800 or sculptures nestled in ten acres of arboretum and water gardens. Walk as far as you want to and at your own pace. 

Explore hidden history

Only a 15 minutes’ walk outside of Dorking town centre past its antiques shops and hostelries, you’ll discover the Deepdene Trail – the “lost” estate of Regency designer Thomas Hope. Highlights of the free trail include the 19th century Hope Mausoleum, the magnificent grotto and romantic tower, and you can follow it all the way to Betchworth Castle and Brockham village.

Step back in time

Explore the magnificent Thames-side gardens, including 60 acres of spectacular formal gardens, at the historic Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey. The interiors of Henry VIII's favourite palace are open to visitors too. 

Waterside wanders

This probably sounds ridiculous to anyone lucky enough to live near the Thames, the Mole or the Wey, but there’s another world to be found by the riverbanks if you’ve never taken the time. Networks of waterways, towpaths and meandering walks criss-cross our county and quickly whisk you off into a more secret Surrey with boundless nature, historic mills and boating. You’ll also find a number of proactive water sports companies sharing some of Surrey’s most idyllic lakes, reservoirs and beauty spots. We may be a landlocked county, but that Wind in the Willows lifestyle is fortunately never too far away.