Sign up for news    Find out more

Shopping: Open from 11 am until 5 pm

Getting Here

What’s on at Eldon Square this Easter

Start your Easter break off at Eldon Square, where you will find a variety of egg-cellent family-friendly events, workshops, and in-store activities. Check out the exciting upcoming events we have happening throughout the centre, over the Easter break.

John Lewis & Partners

Mark your calendars, as John Lewis & Partners have two Easter events you and your family won’t want to miss!

Easter Crafts

Join John Lewis & Partners in-store for an Easter crafts class on Saturday, 12 & 19 April, where your little one can get creative and personalise a decoration. This workshop is designed for children aged 3+ with an adult.

Date: 12 & 19 April

Time: 10:30 am, 11:30 & 12:30

How to book: Grab your tickets via the JL experiences page here.

Bracelet Making

If your children love bracelet making, then they will love John Lewis & Partners fun Bracelet Making Workshop on Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 April, suitable for children 5+

Date: 15 & 16 April

Time: 10:30am, 11:30am & 12:30pm

Easter Face Painting

Join John Lewis & Partners for complimentary face painting!

Date: 12, 17 & 19 April

Time: 12th April  11:00am – 3:00pm, 17 & 19 April 11:00am – 2:00pm

Treasure Hunt

Embark on an egg-citing Treasure Hunt in John Lewis & Partners from Monday 7 – Monday 21 April. Find all six Sylvanian Families posters that are hidden around the store and receive a Sylvanian Families Baking Baby Party Series blind bag.

Plus, enter their prize draw to win a Sylvanian Families Mega Residential bundle worth over £250 – or one of 14 John Lewis & Partners e-gift cards worth up to £250.

Head to the Customer Service at John Lewis in Eldon Square to get started.

Sylvanian Families Baking Baby Party Series blind bag available while stocks last. Terms and Conditions apply. See entry form for details.

Easter Craft Activities

Fenwick 

If you’re looking for fun, creative activities to treat your little-ones to this Easter half-term, then Fenwick has got you covered!

This Easter half-term, Fenwick is turning into a baker’s workshop for three creative afternoons. While the kids unleash their baking and decorating skills on cupcakes, grown-ups can relax with a luxurious sparkling cream tea.

Child tickets are £15 and include:

  • All the ingredients needed to create 3 cupcake masterpieces
  • 3 delicious pre-made cupcakes to decorate (icing, sprinkles and more provided)
  • A mini afternoon tea, including a ham or cheese finger sandwich, a fresh fruit pot, and a glass of juice
  • A Fenwick cupcake box to take home all 6 of their cupcake creations

While the little ones are busy baking, adults can keep an eye on the creativity while indulging in sparkling cream tea. Adult tickets are £15 and include:

  • A glass of sparkling wine (or non-alcoholic alternative)
  • Freshly baked scones with clotted cream and jam
  • Your choice of tea or coffee

Date: 23, 24 & 25 April

Time: 10:30am – 11:30am

Please note: Adults must purchase a ticket for this event. There is no option to bring children without participating in the sparkling cream tea. Don’t worry if you have any dietary requirements – our skilled chefs can whip up alternatives upon request. Just let the restaurant know in advance when booking.

Book here.

 

Eldon Square’s Community Quarter

Attention families! Celebrate Easter with us from Thursday, April 17th to Saturday, April 19th, when kids can let their imaginations soar in the exciting Community Quarter – Don’t miss out!

We’re thrilled to invite you to our free Easter Crafts Event from 10 AM to 3 PM! Dive into creativity with delightful activities like Easter card-making and fun paper crafts.

This fantastic event supports the Children’s Foundation. On Thursday, April 17, and Friday, April 18, families can also enjoy a lucky dip for a chance to win some wonderful prizes.

Donations can be made to the Children’s Foundation via a QR code at the Community Quarter or through cash donations on Thursday 17 and Friday 18 April.

The Children’s Foundation

The Children’s Foundation is a North East children’s charity with the mission for all North East children and young people to be happy and healthy. “Making serious stuff fun” – the charity focuses on improving the health and well-being of children and young people in the region. For 30 years, they have worked with amazing people in the North East to achieve great things.

Date: 17, 18 & 19 April

Time: 10:00am – 3:00pm

Join us for a day of fun, creativity, and community spirit!

kids crafts at Eldon Square

Superhero Fun

If you’re looking for something fun and free this Easter holiday, and your kids are Superhero fans, then we have just the event for you!

Join us for a jam-packed, fun-filled week that your young Superheroes will enjoy! From snapping a Superhero pose with Wonder Woman, Captain America, and Spiderman to creating your own Superhero mask, adventures await!

 

Date: Monday 21 – Saturday 26 April

Times: 

  • 11.00am – 12:00pm: Community Quarter
  • 12.00pm  – 1:00pm: Roaming the malls
  • 1.00pm – 2:00pm: Community Quarter
  • 2.00pm – 3.00pm: Roaming the malls
Superhero's posing with family

MINISO Easter Egg Hunt 

This Easter, MINISO are bringing the joy of spring with TWO egg-citing ways to win! Shop with MINISO and take a chance on their Easter Lucky Dip! Spend £15 in-store and take a chance; you could uncover a special discount or a mystery prize!  Join in with the fun and track down MINISO’s hidden Easter eggs around Eldon Square. Find all and you could be the lucky winner of a £25 bundle of delicious sweet treats.

miniso

Millie’s Cookies Easter Hunt  

Join in the hunt this Easter with the Millie’s Cookies ‘Bunny Bum’ hunt. On April 5, 6,12, 13, 19 and 20, Millie’s Cookies will be hiding the cutest cardboard Bunny Bums around Eldon Square. Those lucky enough to find one will win a Giant Easter Cookie!

 

 

Searching for a cracking place to eat this Easter? Check out our child-friendly restaurants here.

The Best Advent Calendars for 2022

This year’s advent calendars are the most stunning and magical ones we’ve seen yet and we imagine they’ll be flying off the shelves, so make sure you bag your favourites before they’re gone!

Molton Brown (£195)

This luxurious limited edition red and gold advent calendar sprinkled with festive flowers and fruit from Molton Brown will make your countdown full of merriment and joy.

Uncover 24 cherished Molton Brown bathing luxuries, icons and fragrances, knowing 100% recycled materials have been used to craft the paper for this year’s advent calendar.

Molton Brown Advent Calendar

The Body Shop (£55 – £145)

The Body Shop has taken its advent calendar offering to a new dimension with its new pop-up beauty designs. Inspired by its Community Fair Trade partners, each individual advent calendar celebrates the women who have produced the body-loving ingredients. Uncover an exciting gift, including hand creams, body washes, lip balms and more, as you open each door on the run-up to Christmas Day.

There are three advent calendars to choose from at The Body Shop: Box of Wishes (£55), Box of Wonders Big Advent Calendar (£95), Box of Wishes & Wonders Ultimate Advent Calendar (£145).

John Lewis & Partners (£179)

Look no further if you’re on the hunt for a luxurious advent calendar for yourself or a loved one. Discover the indulgent Beauty Advent Calendar and its iconic gifts with the John Lewis & Partners Beauty Advent Calendar.

This delightful countdown to Christmas contains a collection of 27 full and deluxe-sized products from beauty brands such as Charlotte Tilbury, Elemis, Olaplex and many more.  This carefully thought-out Advent Calendar has been designed to offer you a range of rituals, from a full skincare routine to a beautiful makeup look.

To make your Christmas day even more exciting, hidden inside door 25 of 10 lucky advent calendar owners will be in with the opportunity to win a £500 John Lewis & Partners gift voucher!

Whittard (£70)

Whittard has brought out not one but two must-have Advent Calendars for you to get your hands on this year. Choose from The Hot Chocolate Advent Calendar for Two (£70) or The Tea Advent Calendar for Two (£70) to make your Christmas countdown cosier than ever before.

We love how both advent calendars contain two of each gift inside every draw, embracing the true essence of the #EldonShare way!

The Works (£13.99)

We’re obsessed with everything crafty this Christmas, which is why we love this Wooden Advent Calendar selection from The Works (£13,99). Adding a personal touch to your advent experience is super easy this year, select your gifts of choice, be it chocolates, keyrings, or makeup and add them to each door, ready for your loved ones to uncover.

Why not go the extra mile and decorate each door using wrapping paper or draw your best festive pictures on individual doors with the family for a truly unique advent calendar!

 

The Works Advent Calendars

Lush (£75-£185)

If you are a fan of Lush products, then we have found the ultimate relaxing Christmas countdown! Introducing the Lush Advent Calendar (£185) containing 25 specially selected products, including 4 exclusive gifts. This quirky Advent Calendar has been designed by ARTHOUSE Unlimited and is perfect for storing your Lush products all year round.

If you’re looking for something a little smaller, Lush has created a super cute 12 days of Christmas gift set (£75) containing iconic Lush products, including bath bombs, bubble bars, shower gels and much more.

Lush 12 days of Christmas Advent Calendar

Nespresso

Nespresso spreads Christmas cheer far and wide with two exceptional  Advent Calendars! Discover the stunning Advent Calendar Original (£41) and Advent Calendar Vertuo (£45), which have been created together with Nespresso and renowned pastry chef and chocolatier Pierre Herme. Combining Pierre Hermes’ patisserie knowledge and Nespressos art of elevating coffee has helped create two of this season’s most sort-after advent calendars.

Don’t forget, shops are open until 8pm on a Thursday and restaurants open even later! Find out more here.