Easter days out at Winchester City Mill

The Mill is the place to be this Easter, where there's all sorts of family fun to enjoy. Follow clues on our Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt to claim a chocolate treat. For the rest of the Easter holiday, we've got a new telescope trail where both big kids and little ones can get closer to nature and win themselves a fun prize. There’s also plenty of Easter baking and milling demonstrations, plus pumpkin seed planting in our island garden.

Easter holiday trail at the Mill

Sat 6 - Thurs 18 Apr, 10am - 4pm

Join the team at Winchester City Mill to take part in our new challenge. Peer through telescopes hanging around the Mill to find the answers to quiz questions about the animals and plants found along the River Itchen to win a fun prize.

Free, normal property admission applies.

Pumpkin seed planting

Thurs 11 & Tues 16 April, 11am - 3pm

Kids love to plant seeds and watch them grow. Outside in our island garden, discover the fun of planting your very own pumpkin seed to take home and grow on. They can tick off one of our 50 things to do before you’re 11 ¾ at the same time.

Cadbury Easter egg hunt

Fri 19 - Mon 22 April, 10am - 4pm

You’ll find lots of delicious chocolate fun at the Mill over the Easter weekend. Pick up a map and follow the clues around this ancient building to locate the Easter Bunny’s stash and collect your Cadbury prize.

£2 per trail, normal property admission applies.

Important bits – read this before you come:

Our Easter Egg Hunt

Our Easter Egg Hunt is aimed at children aged 5+. Younger children are welcome but may need a bit of help reading from parents. All children must be supervised by an adult at all times. The trail should take about 30 minutes to complete.

To ensure there is chocolate for everyone, we must give only one prize per child. Prizes are subject to availability and may change where necessary. Please bear in mind that if your child has a food allergy, there may be no suitable alternative available.

Admission

Normal admission applies; this means members with their membership card enter for free whilst non-members will need to buy a ticket at reception.

All visitors pay £2 per child to do the hunt. Visitors will need to show their trail sheet at the end of the hunt in order to pick up their prize.

Cadbury Easter Egg Hunts near you

Bring the whole family together for fun and nature-filled discoveries as you spot the first signs of spring at our special places. Follow bunny’s clues to finish your adventure with a delicious, chocolatey treat.

Baking demonstrations

Sat 6, Friday 19 and Sunday 21 April, 10am - 3pm

Start your Easter holiday with a visit to our baking demonstration where you can sample tasty spring recipes baked by our team of volunteer bakers. On Good Friday, the Mill will be filled with the delicious aroma of warm spices as our bakers host our hot cross bun demonstration, as well as baking our usual favourites. They’ll also be baking Easter treats on Easter Sunday. Find out how to make all these delights with our stoneground wholemeal flour, and take away a recipe card so you can get cracking on some baking fun at home.

All the family can sample the tasty recipes at Winchester City Mill's baking demonstrations

Milling demonstrations

Every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday throughout the holiday, as well as Good Friday and Easter Monday, 11am - 4pm

See how this fully restored working water mill produces stoneground wholemeal flour using the power of the river Itchen. The Mill’s expert millers will guide you round and answer any questions you have about this working watermill.