The Easter holidays are nearly upon us, so we’ve compiled this handy Clubs & Camps Guide with loads of great activities to keep the kids entertained. Don’t forget to check the What’s On calendar & Day Out too for more ideas!
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ACTIVITY DAY CAMPS
Chiltern Forest School: Woodland Holiday Camps – Chesham & High Wycombe
Activities include: woodland crafts, shelter building, campfire, bug hunting, woodland games, tree climbing and chilling in hammocks but most of all….having FUN in the woodland! For ages: rising 5’s – 11 years old.
Dates & times: 3rd & 4th April, 9:30am – 3:30pm
Location: Great Kingshill School, High Wycombe and Hawridge & Cholesbury School, Chesham.
Cost: £35 per day (half days available)
Website: www.chilternforestschool.co.uk
Super Camps – Chesham Bois, High Wycombe, & Gerrards Cross
Super Camps activity camps are the perfect way to put the magic back into school holidays.The programme is jam-packed with fun activities that will keep your child entertained for hours. Depending on the age of your child you can choose one of three activity camps with Super Camps. Easter Multi-activity Camps (ages 4 – 14), including a variety of sports, games and arts and crafts. No two days are the same and the price includes all activities. Raw Adventure (ages 7 – 14), an opportunity to connect with nature, mastering skills like shelter-making, fire-lighting and archery. The Great Super Camps Bake Off (ages 7 – 13), children will love this week long culinary challenge, baking new recipes and old favourites.
Camps run 9am – 5pm, with extended hours also avaliable (8am – 9am and 5pm – 6pm). Childcare vouchers can be used.
Dates & times: Dates vary depending on venue. See website for more details.
Address: The Beacon School – Chesham Bois, Royal Grammar School – High Wycombe, Thorpe House – Gerrards Cross
Telephone: 01235 46700
Email: info@supercamps.co.uk
Website: www.supercamps.co.uk
Woodrow High House
Day Camps run throughout the school holidays, every week day, excluding Bank Holidays. Woodrow High House are Ofsted registered. Activities are outdoor fun designed specially for two age groups, 5-7 year olds and 8-11 year olds. The types of activities, dependent on age, include low ropes, rocket building, archery, pond dipping, orienteering, treasure hunt, obstacle courses.
Dates & times: 3rd– 13th April. Drop off is 8.30-9am and pick up from 4.15pm to 4.30pm. Woodrow High House can also offer an extended pick up until 5.30pm for an additional £5 per child.
Cost: £37 per day, with a 10% sibling only discount.
Address: Woodrow High House, Cherry Lane, Woodrow, HP7 0QG
Telephone: 01494 433531
Website: http://londonyouth.org/residential-centres/woodrow-high-house/day-camps/
Amersham Adventures – Amersham Field Centre
Fun outdoor holiday activites for 5-7 year olds & 8-14 year olds. See website for more information about specific activities.
Dates & times: 6th, 7th, 10th & 11th April. See website for timings.
Cost: £12.50 – £25 per child
Address: Amersham Field Centre, Mop End, Amersham, Bucks, HP7 OQR.
Telephone: 01494 721054
Website: www.field-studies-council.org/amersham
ARTS & CRAFTS
PFO+
Arts & Crafts, Music, Drama and Performing Arts. Suitable from Reception to year 6 children
Dates & times: 3rd – 7th April, 10th – 13th, 10am – 3pm.
Address: Chalfont St Giles Junior School
Cost: £15 per day, sibling rate £25 per day for 2, £35 per day for 3.
Contact details: Josh Briant
Email: josh@pfoltd.co.uk
Website: http://www.pfocamps.com/
Mini Monets Workshops
Art camps for 7 to 13 year olds. Workshops include: Pottery, Figure Mod Roc, Great Artist Painting & Graffiti.
Dates: 5th, 6th, 10th & 11th April
Cost: £49 per day (10am -3pm) or £64 (9am -4pm)
Venue: Malthouse Square, Beaconsfield,
Telephone: 07900212499
Website: www.minimonetsuk.com
COOKERY
Beverley Glock Cookery School
Easter baking workshop to make delicious Easter goodies (for ages 5 – 12 years) – Wednesday 5th April 10am – 1pm, cost £40
Venue: Princes Risborough
Telephone: 01844 275692
Website: www.beverleyglock.com
DRAMA
Perform Drama
The Alice in Wonderland holiday camp will run for three fun-filled days, 4-7 year olds in Amersham & Beaconsfield.
Amersham
Dates & times: 11th April, 10am – 3pm
Address: Amersham Community Centre, Chiltern Avenue, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP6 5AH.
Beaconsfield
Dates & times: 3rd-5th April, 10am – 3pm
Address: St Michael’s Church Hall, Grenfell Road, Beaconsfield, HP9 2BN
Telephone: 0845 400 4000
Website: www.perform.org.uk
EDUCATIONAL
Flying Start Tuition
Flying Start Eleven Plus holiday courses and mock test days are designed to supplement their term-time courses, providing pupils with further opportunities to practise and consolidate their skills. Experience has shown that pupils who attend holiday tuition often perform better in the real exams than those who don’t.
The Eleven Plus holiday courses are suitable for pupils sitting the Eleven Plus or Twelve Plus tests in a range of counties, including Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire, as well as entrance exams for independent schools. There are two types of holiday course to choose from: Revision & Practice courses and Booster Courses – see website for more information.
Telephone: 01494 772898
Email: hello@flyingstarttuition.co.uk
Website: www.flyingstarttuition.co.uk
HOLIDAY CLUBS
Busy Living Holiday Clubs
Ofsted registered holiday clubs for children aged 4-12 years in Amersham & Chalfont St Peter. Busy Living offers friendly holiday clubs open to all children from 8am – 6pm.
Based at Elangeni School in Amersham and St Josephs School in Chalfont St Peter.
Telephone: 01494 722318
Email: info@busy-living.co.uk
Website: www.busy-living.co.uk
David Lloyd Holiday Club
Sessions include sports, arts and crafts, team building games and much more!
Address: Beaconsfield
Telephone: 01628 524411
Website: www.davidlloyd.co.uk
SPORTS
Think Tennis, Dukes Wood, Gerrards Cross
Easter Camps at Dukes Wood LTD offer the chance to improve your technical and tactical abilities in a fun and safe environment. Full day courses for children over 7 years, half day courses for children aged 3 1/2 and over.
Dates & times: Monday 3rd – Friday 7th April, Monday 10th – Thursday 13th April (excluding Bank Holidays). Half day is 10am until noon. Full day is 10am until 3pm.
Address: Think Tennis Ltd, Dukes Wood LTC, Gerrards Cross Sports Club, Dukes Lane, Gerrards Cross, SL9 7JZ
Cost:
Half Day £15 (members) / £18 (non members)
Half Day Week £60 (members) / £73 (non members)
Full Day £24 (members) / £29 (non members)
Full Day Week £80 (members) / £99 (non members)
Email: tom.thinktennis@gmail.com
Telephone: 07814 440841
Website: www.thinktennisltd.supanet.com
Playball South Bucks
Playball camp includes multi sports, French, Easter Arts & Crafts, Yoga & Kobika Dance. Suitable for ages 3-12 years.
Dates & times: 3rd – 7th April, 11am until 4pm (Monday, Thursday & Friday), 10am until 3pm (Tuesday & Wednesday)
Address: Curzon Centre, Beaconsfield
Cost: £35 for the day, (10% sibling discount), £95 for 3 days, £160 for the week.
Email: joanne@playballsouthbucks.co.uk
Website: www.playballkids.com
Peter Lavery Tennis, Chesham Bois
Easter Camps at Chesham Bois Tennis Club catering for all standards. Suitable for ages 2-17 years.
Dates & times: 3rd – 6th April & 10th – 13th April
Address: Head Coach, Chesham Bois Tennis Club, The Beeches, Woodfield Park, Amersham, HP6 5QQ
Cost & timings: See website
Email: peterlaverytennis@live.com
Telephone: 07885 206587
Website: www.peterlaverytennis.com
Tennace
Tennis camps for 3-15 year olds at GXLTC for all abilities.
Dates & times: Starting on 3rd April – see website for more information.
Address: GXLTC, Bull Lane, Gerrards Cross, SL9 8RN
Cost: Contact Andy Scholfield for costs
Contact details: 07791 912490
Website: www.tennace.com
Wycombe Wanderers
Football courses for 4-12 year olds. Each day is a fun mix of coaching practice, skills development, penalty shoot-outs, skill challenges and small-sided games.
Dates & times: 3rd – 7th April, 10th – 13th, 10am -3pm
Address / Venue details: Beaconsfield, Chesham & High Wycombe, see website
Cost: see website
Website: http://bookonline.wwset.co.uk/holidaycourses
Pure Football Opportunities
A chance for children to develop their basic football skills, such as passing and dribbling. Suitable from Year 1 to Year 6.
Dates & times: 3rd – 7th April, 10th – 13th, 10am – 3pm.
Address: Chalfont St Giles Junior School
Cost: £15 per day, sibling rate £25 per day for 2, £35 per day for 3.
Contact details: Josh Briant
Email: josh@pfoltd.co.uk
Website: http://www.pfocamps.com/
Playball Bucks
Easter Playball Camp – for children aged 3 – 8 years. A fun and active day of Playball games and activities, arts and crafts, cooking (and eating!), followed by street dancing. The children are divided into groups by age – staying with friends or siblings if they like. Half days available. Please contact us with any questions or to book.
Dates & times: 3rd – 5th, 10th – 12th April, 10am-3pm (drop off available from 9:30am). Early drop off available from 8.30am and late stay until 5pm.
Address: The Beaconsfield School, Beaconsfield.
Cost: £25 for a half day, £45 for the day, £76 for 2 days, £115 for 3 days.
Email: jenny@playballbucks.com / biba@playballbucks.com
Website: www.playballkids.com
Ballstars
Activities on offer: Cricket, Rounders, Netball, Hockey, Football and Yoga. Children will learn and develop self confidence, teamwork & communication skills; attack, defence and positional play; scoring, handling skills, match play skills in Hockey, Rounders, Cricket, Netball and Football. Suitable for 8 to 12 year olds.
Dates & times: 3rd – 5th, 10th – 12th April, 10am-3pm (drop off available from 9:30am). Early drop off available from 8.30am and late stay until 5pm.
Address: The Beaconsfield School, Beaconsfield.
Cost: £30 for the day, £75 for 3 days. Sibling discounts available.
Email: jenny_horner@yahoo.co.uk / biballoyd@gmail.com
Rush Trampoline Park
This multi-activity camp is perfect for children aged 5–16 years with lots of energy to burn! The camp features tumble, freestyle & trampolining coaching as well as unlimited access to open jump courts, dodgeball, wipeout, tag game, obstacle courses and arts & crafts.
Dates & times: 3rd – 21st April (excluding 14th & 17th April), 9am to 4.30pm (there is the option of early drop off or late pick up for £2.50-£3.50 extra, depending on timing – see website for more info)
Address: Lexmark House, Cornonation Road, Cressex Business Park, High Wycombe, HP12 3TA
Cost: £43 a day, or £199 for a full week.
Website: https://www.rushuk.com/high-wycombe/activities/holiday-camps/