Easter Holidays 2023
Easter Holidays
Lots of family fun activities and events in Perthshire
For children, parents and grandchildren.
You’ll need longer than 2 weeks!
YOUNG OFF-ROADER AND QUAD TREKS
Landrover Off-roader sessions in Dunkeld – an hour of fun driving
in a dual-contolled car. You can do it with a friend or sibling.
Quad Treks: must be over 12 years, and have an dult with you.
Age 11 (12) – 17, 9am – 5pm
LIVEACTIVE LEISURE EASTER PROGRAMME
2 – 16 April, Liveactive kids programme
Activity sessions and camps, various dates and times.
football, cricket, kayaking, rock wall climbing, pre-schoolers,
KIDS EASTER ACTIVITY CAMP
3 – 14 April, Academy of Sport and Wellbeing
Instructor-led climbing and free scrambling
8.45am – 5pm all day camp for kids of all ages.
Pre-schoolers too.
PETER RABBIT’S EASTER EGG HUNT
Easter Egg Hunt Beatrix Potter Exhibition, at Birnam Arts Centre, near Dunkeld
SCONE PALACE
7 – 10 April, Easter at Scone Palace
Easter egg hunt in the grounds, and chicks and bunnies hidden inside the palace in the rooms!
THE BLACK WATCH CASTLE AND MUSEUM
4 – 13 April Easter Crafts, painting, making, and egg hunts.
Various other fun activities at the Blackwatch Castle.
Fab cafe too.
WILLOWGATE ACTIVITY CENTRE
1 – 14 April Easter at Willowgate
Adventure Days for kids up to 15 years and for families
Perth City Kayak Tours
Taster sessions in axe-throwing, paddleboard, archery and kayak
SCOTTISH CRANNOG CENTRE, CELTIC SPRING
Celtic Spring: Celebrating the abundance of Springtime
Lots of Iron Age crafts and activities from back in the day!
Open 10 – 4 and tours run every 45 minutes
In the pretty village of Kenmore, near Aberfeldy in Highland Perthshire
Meet the ancient Goddess of Spring, for some story telling and you’ll be gifted some seeds to plant in your own garden.
Isn’t that beautiful?
AUCHINGARRICH WILDLIFE CENTRE
Famous Easter Egg Hunt at Auchingarrich
Open all year round 10am – 5pm, but Easter is a great time to visit.
We used to take our kids every Easter Sunday for the egg hunt.
There’s so much to see and do.
You can pet the small animals in the petting barn, feed lambs,
play in the playbarn or outside, lots of animals to see and trails to explore.
There’s a fabulous cafe too.
FREE FAMILY FUN at the V&A Museum, Dundee
1-14 April – loads on for Easter at the V&A Dundee.
Honestly, there are too many things to list here, but do check out the V&A website,
a fantastic design museum for all the family.
Lots of Free all year-round activities locally too:
Perth Museum and Art Gallery
While the museum undergoes big changes, the Messy Museum is still available, for kids under 12
Walks and Nature
Check out our website for local walks from the door.
Perthshire is famous for it’s woodlands and fantastic walks and mountains. It’s not called Big Tree Country for nothing.
Right bang in the middle of Perth is Kinnoull Hill, with fabulous views over the River Tay, and beyond.
Check out Walk Highlands for a walk that suits you. Choose from short low-level walks to more challenging peaks. There are 28 Munros in Perthshire (out of 282), if you’re feeling energetic.
Cycling
UCI Cycling World Championships 2023 in and around Glasgow, and beyond in Scotland
3 – 13 August 2023
with the world championships shining a spotlight on Scotland, we are inspired to take the bike for a walk …
So many options when cycling Scotland, especially Perthshire (not that I’m biased!)
Lots of gravel and …