Easter Activities

Easter holiday activities in Christchurch and East Dorset

Kids at a loose end over the Easter holidays in Christchurch and East Dorset have plenty of choice of activities to keep them busy.

Two Riversmeet Leisure Centre in Christchurch has activities for children aged 5 to 13 running from 9am to 4pm during the holidays as follows:

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Monday 30 March – Mini Olympics fun day

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Tuesday 31 March and 7 April & Friday 10 April – Multi Sports fun days

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Wednesday 1 and 8 April & Thursday 2 and 9 April – Bounce, Bend & Boogie fun day

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31 March to 2 April and 7 to 9 April – Soccer Academy

Cost is £17.50 per day.

There are lots of other activities during the holidays, including trampolining, roller discos, archery and swim and fitness sessions.

Details at www.dorsetforyou.com/2-rivers-meet or call 01202 477987.

QE Leisure Centre in Wimborne is running a Fun First Club for children over eight from 31 March to 2 April and from 7 to 9 April. This offers a daily programme of sporting activities as well as creative arts and crafts. Activities run from 8.30am to 5.30pm and cost £17.50 a day or £46.50 for any three days.

QE is also running the Arsenal Soccer School from 7 to 9 April from 10am to 3pm for young soccer stars aged five to 12 and a Mini Gunners Course for four to six-year-olds.

In addition QE Leisure Centre is offering a number of other sporting courses, including swimming, trampolining, indoor climbing and gym sessions as well as dance workshops. Full details at www.qe-leisure-centre.co.uk or call 01202 888208.

Children can find a whole host of activities at Verwood Hub – everything from arts and crafts activities to Nerf Wars, bouncy inflatables, Easter disco and children’s cinema.

Emmanuel Sports Hall has a Fun Gym & Trampoline session and a multi-sports day. More details of activities at Verwood Hub and Emmanuel Sports Hall can be found at lifestyleverwood.com or call 01202 828740.

For kids who like the rugged outdoors Moors Valley Country Park has a number of activities including Little Egg-splorers sessions for accompanied children up to seven years of age on Tuesday 31 March, 7 and 14 April and a Woodland Quest for children over eight on Wednesday 1 April. Full details of these and other activities at www.moors-valley.co.uk or call 01425 470721.

Families can enjoy a day out at Highcliffe Castle on an Easter trail running every day from Friday 3 to Monday 6 April from 11am to 4pm. People can drop in any time to find the Easter chicks hidden in the grounds and could win a chocolate prize. £1 per trail.