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Springtime Wonders: Easter Adventures for Jabberwocky Nursery Families in and around Street, Glastonbury and Somerset

  • Jabberwocky Nursery
  • Mar 4
  • 5 min read

Somerset blossoms into life each spring, offering magical trails, castle quests, farmyard fun, and hands‑on adventures perfect for little explorers from Jabberwocky Nursery in Street. With Glastonbury, Wells, Wookey Hole, Taunton, Yeovil, and Dunster all within easy reach, here’s your complete guide to Easter events for families.

 

🌸 Saxon Easter – Avalon Marshes Centre (Glastonbury)

Date & Time: 5 April 2026, 10am

What to Expect:A gentle, family‑friendly celebration of early English spring traditions. Children can explore the marshes, meet costumed guides, and learn about Saxon crafts, stories, and seasonal customs. Expect nature spotting, simple activities, and a relaxed outdoor atmosphere.

 

🎶 Easter Celebration of Sound & Voice – Goddess House (Glastonbury)

Date & Time: 5 April 2026, 7pm–8pm

What to Expect:A peaceful sound‑bath ceremony featuring singing bowls, gongs, and guided relaxation. While not specifically aimed at toddlers, it is a confirmed Glastonbury Easter event and may appeal to families seeking a calm, reflective experience.

 

🏛️ Somerset Rural Life Museum – Fun on the Farm (Glastonbury)

Date & Time: 3rd April 2026–19th April 2026

What to Expect:The museum typically offers spring crafts, egg‑themed trails, and hands‑on activities exploring Somerset’s rural traditions. Toddlers love the outdoor farmyard, orchard, and friendly animals.

 

🏰 Glastonbury Wedding Venue– Easter Trail

Date & Time: Throughout April

What to Expect:Pick up your activity sheet when you arrive and hop off around the farm to see how many eggs you can count. Complete your activity sheet and work out the secret message that leads you to the Easter Bunny’s Burrow and a chocolatey reward.

There will be real life animals, the bunny train, a colouring competition and ride on toys in the play barn, along with refreshments including home made cakes and a licensed bar for the grown ups.

 

🐑 Wookey Hole – The Mystery of the Magical Eggs

Date & Time: 3–19 April 2026

What to Expect:From 3 - 19 April, nine magical glowing eggs will appear throughout the caves and Dinosaur Valley - mysteriously bright, impossibly warm, and humming with enchantment.

Each egg carries a hidden letter. Find all nine, and you’ll uncover the answer to the ancient riddle surrounding the Triceratops and her glowing treasure.

Collect the letters. Crack the code. Reveal the hidden word.

 

🏰 The Bishop’s Palace – Easter Garden Trail (Wells)

Date & Time: Easter Holidays

What to Expect:A beautiful spring trail through the palace gardens with themed clues, craft stations, and wildlife spotting. The moat, swans, and natural play area are always a hit with young children.

 

✈️ Fleet Air Arm Museum – Defying Gravity Easter Trail (Yeovilton)

Date & Time: 3–19 April 2026

What to Expect:This Easter grab your wingman and take to the skies at the Fleet Air Arm Museum.

Fasten your seatbelts and join in for a brand new trail as you find out how the museum aircraft and collection defies gravity!

Running daily from 3-19 April explore the museum and see where time flies as you:

  • Hunt for clues

  • Take part in physical challenges,

  • Explore the historic aircraft - you can even sit in the cockpit of a Sea Vampire

  • Get hands on with our Easter activities!

All this and more included within your museum ticket!

 

🏰 Montacute House – National Trust Easter Egg Hunt

Date & Time: 28 March – 19 April 2026

What to Expect:A classic National Trust Easter trail with bunny‑themed challenges, spring flowers, and chocolate eggs. The gardens are buggy‑friendly, with lawns and orchards ideal for toddlers to explore.

 

🏛️ Museum of Somerset – Easter Activities (Taunton)

Date & Time: Easter holidays 2026

What to Expect:Drop‑in craft sessions, bunny‑themed activities, and a museum‑wide Easter egg trail. Toddlers enjoy the hands‑on exhibits, dressing‑up areas, and friendly staff‑led activities.

 

🌿 Hestercombe Gardens – Spring & Easter Activities (Taunton)

Date & Time: Easter Weekend

What to Expect:Beautiful landscaped gardens with spring flowers, gentle walking routes, and seasonal craft activities. A peaceful, nature‑rich day out for families.

 

🏰 Dunster Castle – Easter Trail 2026: Motte & Bailey Investigate the Siege of Dunster

Date & Time: 28th March -19th April 2026

What to Expect:Meet Motte & Bailey, our time‑travelling duo, as they journey into the past to uncover the secrets of the siege of Dunster Castle. This Easter, families are invited to join them on an exciting investigative adventure through the gardens.

Follow the trail, crack the clues and take part in hands‑on activities as you learn all about this dramatic moment in Dunster’s history. Along the way, you’ll help Motte & Bailey piece together what really happened during the siege.

Complete the trail to claim your well‑earned chocolate egg at the end – the perfect Easter reward!

This event runs daily from Saturday 28th March until Sunday 19th April.

£3.50 per trail per person (includes chocolate egg).

 

 

🌼 Final Thoughts

From glowing cave trails to castle quests, aircraft hangars to peaceful abbey gardens, Somerset is bursting with Easter adventures for families in 2026. Jabberwocky Nursery families can enjoy gentle trails, hands‑on crafts, animal encounters, and magical springtime experiences — all within easy access of Street.

 

 

 About Us:  


Jabberwocky Children's Nursery is a Nursery and Preschool dedicated to providing the best that an Early Years setting has to offer in a colourful, spacious, purpose built environment. We believe in creating magical places for children and engaging children’s curiosity and imagination to inspire lifelong learning in a safe, loving, enabling environment. We embrace the fact that all children are unique and special and we strive to offer a programme of care and education that not only ensures children experience all areas of the ‘Foundation Stage Framework’ but that also appeals to every kind of learner. Jabberwocky is easy to get to from Street and also Glastonbury, Butleigh and Meare. So if you are looking for a Day Nursery in Street or looking for a Day Nursery in Glastonbury or other local Mendip Somerset towns then please come and see us! Visit the Jabberwocky Nursery website at: www.jabberwockynursery.co.uk


 
 
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