Are you looking for the ultimate free family event in Wellingborough this Easter? Step back in time at Swansgate Shopping Centre for The Great Dino Discovery Day! We’re bringing a prehistoric world to life with an immersive dinosaur hatchery, life-sized giants, and interactive trails that the whole family will love.
Experience the Dinosaur Hatchery
Join us on Thursday 2nd April | 11am – 3pm
For one day only, our Dinosaur Hatchery will be in the centre! This hands-on experience is perfect for curious little explorers and budding palaeontologists.
Watch baby dinosaurs hatch right before your eyes, learn fascinating facts from our expert handlers, and get up close with our incredibly realistic baby dinosaur puppets for the perfect photo opportunity.
Explore the Interactive Dinosaur Trail
Available from 30th March – 12th April
The adventure lasts all through Easter holiday!
From the end of March through to mid-April, life-sized dinosaurs will be taking over Swansgate. As you do your Easter shopping, see if you can spot these massive prehistoric beasts stationed around the centre.
Event Details at a Glance
What: The Great Dino Discovery Day & Two-Week Dinosaur Trail
Where: Swansgate Shopping Centre, Wellingborough
Trail: 30th March – 12th April
Hatchery Event: Thursday 2nd April (11am – 3pm)
Cost: FREE for all visitors!
Plan Your Visit to Swansgate
Located in the heart of Wellingborough, Swansgate Shopping Centre is your go-to destination for shopping, dining, and free Easter activities in Northamptonshire. With plenty of parking and a variety of stores, it’s the perfect spot for a prehistoric family day out.
Don’t miss out and mark Thursday, 2nd April in your calendar and get ready to roar!
Find out fun facts about the dinosaurs at Swansgate and learn all their names below:
Terms and Conditions
- Entries to the prize draw are via the Swansgate Shopping Centre Facebook and Instagram page only.
- One photo comment or tag of an image equals one entry for this competition.
- Competition entries must be made between 30/03/26 until 13/04/26 to be eligible.
- To enter, you must follow Swansgate Shopping Centre’s Facebook and Instagram page, comment a photo in the selfie egg or tag Swansgate Shopping Centre in an image of yourself in the selfie egg. The winner will be selected at random, by a computer process that provides verifiably random selections. One winner will be selected.
- The person who entered the competition will win the prize and will be contacted within 24 hours of the winner being selected.
- The winner will be announced on the Swansgate Shopping Centre social media and contacted directly, using the account that their original entry came in via. Once notified they have won, the winner needs to make contact within 48 hours and arrange collection of the prize from Swansgate Shopping Centre. Failure to do so will result in the prize being forfeited and a new winner selected.
- Prizes must be collected within 14 days of the winner being announced. From Swansgate Shopping Centre.
- Prizes will not be shipped and must be collected in person from Swansgate Shopping Centre.
- Prizes cannot be exchanged or transferred. No cash alternatives are available.
- Employees of Swansgate Shopping Centre and their immediate family are not permitted to enter this competition.
- By entering the promotion you accept these terms and conditions, and agree to participate in any publicity associated with this promotion. If the entrants fail to agree to these terms and conditions they will be automatically excluded from the promotion. You also give permission for your photographs and the rights to be used by Swansgate Shopping Centre on their website and social media pages.
- Details of the competition are correct at the time of publication and the promoter will only supplement or amend conditions of entry in exceptional circumstances. In such circumstances promoters will tell participants how to obtain the supplemental or amended rules.
- Prizes awarded will be as described in the marketing communications or reasonable equivalents.
- The promoter and partners have arranged this competition in good faith and cannot accept liability in any matter relating to the prizes whatsoever.
- The entrants’ personal information will only be used by our staff internally, for the purposes of the promotion and will not be passed on to any third parties other than where legally or contractually obliged.
- The Promoters must make available on request the name and county of major prizewinners, by entering into the competition you are consenting to this information being publicised. Prizewinners will not be compromised by the publication of excessive personal information.
- The Promoter reserves the right to cancel the competition at any stage. These terms and conditions are governed by English law and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts. If any circumstances out of The Promoter’s control mean that the competition prize advertised is not available, The Promoter reserves the right to (without prior notice): (a) cancel the promotion; and or (b) substitute the competition prize for another amount of less value.