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Hop into Easter: best fun-filled activities across the South East

From egg-citing hunts and crafty workshops to family-friendly days out, we’ve rounded up some of the best activities near you to make this spring holiday extra special.

What have you missed?

Here we are, a full year after lockdown was announced. Let’s face it, tempers feel a little bit frayed this week, which is natural, really, as we approach the final furlong towards (hopeful) freedom!

Hop into Easter: best fun-filled activities across the South East

From egg-citing hunts and crafty workshops to family-friendly days out, we’ve rounded up some of the best activities near you to make this spring holiday extra special.

What have you missed?

Here we are, a full year after lockdown was announced. Let’s face it, tempers feel a little bit frayed this week, which is natural, really, as we approach the final furlong towards (hopeful) freedom!

Chawton House virtual gardens

Chawton House virtual garden festival

Hop into Easter: best fun-filled activities across the South East

From egg-citing hunts and crafty workshops to family-friendly days out, we’ve rounded up some of the best activities near you to make this spring holiday extra special.

What have you missed?

Here we are, a full year after lockdown was announced. Let’s face it, tempers feel a little bit frayed this week, which is natural, really, as we approach the final furlong towards (hopeful) freedom!

Chawton House virtual gardens

Chawton House virtual garden festival

Recipes from The Bell at Ramsbury 

James Graham, talented head chef at The Bell at Ramsbury shares two gorgeous recipes to make and tuck into at home 

Recipes from The White Hart, Fyfield

We’re sharing two recipes from The White Hart in Fyfield, which was recently named one of the UK’s top 50 gastropubs

Recipes with Clodagh McKenna

We’re sharing two recipes to make the most of the last of summer thanks to Irish chef, author & TV star Clodagh McKenna.

Atul Kochhar’s Chicken Tikka Pie recipe

Atul Kochhar, star of our second Spotlight podcast, shares the recipe for the delicious pie he cooked up for Angela Walker.

Emily Kerrigan’s Gluten-Free Kitchen Recipes & competition

We share fuss-free food inspiration from The Gluten-Free Kitchen by registered nutritionist Emily Kerrigan from Thame, published by Vie, £10.99.

Paul Clerehugh’s Goosebury Crumble

Crooked Billet’s Paul Clerehugh shares his Gooseberry Crumble recipe with Round & About readers.

Fitwaffle’s No-Bake Baking recipes for families

We’re sharing a taste of easy oven-free recipes from the book by Eloise Head AKA Fitwaffle who will star at Big Feastival.

Star Q&A: Double Michelin-starred chef, Raymond Blanc

Liz Nicholls chats food, festivals & more with Raymond Blanc OBE who stars at Blenheim Palace Food Festival in May…

Star Q&A: Horticulturist and author, David Domoney

Liz Nicholls chats to gardener and author David Domoney.

Star Q&A with gardening guru Adam Frost  

Liz Nicholls chats to dad and Chelsea & Gardeners’ World star Adam Frost whose new book For The Love Of Plants is out on 13th March ahead of his spring UK tour

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen Star Q&A

Liz Nicholls chats to interior designer, dad & grandad Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, 59, who has helped design Rangeford Villages’ new luxury retirement villages, with his daughter Hermione

Kate Mosse Labyrinth Live Star Q&A

Kate Mosse talks to Liz Nicholls ahead of the Labyrinth Live: Unlocking The Secrets of the Labyrinth tour, at a theatre near you between February & April, to mark the 20th anniversary of her bestselling book 

Wycombe Swan panto star Vernon Star Q&A

Liz Nicholls chats to Radio 2 star & dad Vernon Kay who stars in Aladdin at Wycombe Swan, 13th December to 5th January

Star Q&A with Craig Revel Horwood

Director & choreographer of NOW That’s What I Call A Musical gives us an insight into the stage show.

Win! A pair of ShyneFest tickets

Win tickets to one of Surrey’s friendliest festivals as ShyneFest returns on 29 & 30 May 2026.

Win! No VPL String Nix thongs worth £150

Five pairs of sustainable luxe String Nix thongs worth £150 to be won…

Win! A pair of ShyneFest tickets

Win tickets to one of Surrey’s friendliest festivals as ShyneFest returns on 29 & 30 May 2026.

Win! No VPL String Nix thongs worth £150

Five pairs of sustainable luxe String Nix thongs worth £150 to be won…

Win! SmartyPlants plant sensors

House plant care sensors from SmartyPlants to win in our May competition…

Win! A stay at a beautifully restored 17th-century inn and foodie destination in Oxfordshire

We’re raising a toast to The Chequers in Berrick Salome – a beautifully restored 17th-century inn and foodie destination – where you could win a stay…