What’s on in Cornwall at Easter 2025

Family Days Out at Easter

Celebrate springtime at the Eden Project. As always, there’s an action-packed programme at Eden over the Easter holidays, including an egg hunt and activities based around their fascinating rewilding project. We’re looking forward to the evening “al fresco” suppers in the Mediterranean Biome.

The National Trust’s Easter egg trails have become an annual tradition for many of us, and there’s a great choice of properties in Cornwall hosting an egg hunt this year. Try the trail through the gorgeous formal gardens at Lanhydrock House or around the Tudor grounds of Trerice near Newquay.

There are also Easter trails in the dramatic setting of Pendennis Castle in Falmouth and nestled among the foliage of Paradise Park in Hayle. You can find out more about different species’ eggs at the always-popular Newquay Zoo.

For an Easter holiday treat to remember, book tickets for a performance of The Mermaid of Zennor at the beautiful Minack Theatre. From the surfing exhibition at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall to the traditional egg rolling in Padstow, there’s plenty for families to do in Cornwall this Easter.

Celebrate Easter the Cornish Way

What are the traditional Cornish ways to celebrate Easter? One of the key events in the Cornish Easter calendar is “Goody Friday”, a day away from the fields and the mines when families would get together for a springtime walk. Join in with this time-honoured celebration by packing a picnic of saffron buns and pasties and heading for the coast path. Expect to see plenty of other families marking Easter in this traditional way.

Easter Sunday itself is celebrated in much the same way as it is in most of the country: (possibly) church followed by a hearty roast lunch, the day punctuated by regular chocolate breaks. Book well in advance for a pub or restaurant Easter Sunday lunch, or pick up some local meat and produce at one of Cornwall’s many farm shops to cook in your holiday cottage kitchen. Trevathan Farm near Padstow rears its own beef and lamb, while Trevaskis Farm near Hayle sells home-reared pork. For Good Friday fish, head for Newlyn.

If you’d like to attend a Christian service during Holy Week, Truro Cathedral is an evocative setting for a Palm Sunday or Easter Sunday service. Other lovely churches in West Cornwall include St Ia in St Ives, St Senara in Zennor and St Mary’s in Penzance.

Easter Food in Cornwall

We love food in Cornwall, so it’s no surprise that Easter comes with its own menu of delights. Saffron buns, also called revel buns, are the Cornish version of hot cross buns. They’re an essential part of any Easter feast, and we love the spicy edge that the saffron gives. 

A Cornish Easter tea will also feature hevva cake, a hearty fruit cake – try this hevva cake recipe for a proper Cornish treat. Add fairings (ginger biscuits) and of course, scones with jam and a generous dollop of clotted cream. Traditionally, all this is served as high tea in the early evening – after your full roast dinner!

If you want to give Cornish chocolate as an Easter gift, try Chocolarder, a Falmouth-based company that uses responsibly sourced and creative ingredients for fabulous results. Combine your Easter walk with a visit to Trenance Chocolate Factory, which is a short diversion from the coast path at Mullion Cove. We also love Josh’s Chocolate, mostly for its delicious flavours but also for its beautifully illustrated, Cornwall-inspired packaging.

Holiday Cottages in Cornwall for Easter

Cornwall is the perfect place for your Easter escape. Take a look at the Cornish Escapes home page to see our stunning new properties, and book your 2025 Easter holiday in Cornwall. The team at Cornish Escapes would like to wish you a  “Pask Lowen”, a Happy Easter from Cornwall!