1730HOLIDAY SURVIVAL GUIDE

We have put together some great holiday activities in this handy Holiday Survival Guide.

Starting with activity day camps, then on to sports camps and courses, cookery workshops, activities by day and so on in this handy guide. All of these activities are based locally or within an hours drive away.

We hope this makes it easier to plan your holidays and that you have a fun break. If you ‘Like’ us on Facebook here, then you will automatically be kept up to date with what’s on, activities, reviews, offers & competitions.

Make sure that you also visit Place To Go in Kids Corner on Chiltern Chatter to see the full range of what’s on offer locally. You can also check out our events calendar for local events during half term.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! ☺

ACTIVITY DAY CAMPS

WILLOWS FARM DAY CAMP

Ofted registered activity day camp. Offering childcare from 8am – 6pm. Childcare vouchers accepted. Range of activities for 3-12 year olds

Dates: 28th – 31st May
Cost: Contact Willows Farm for fees
Telephone: 01908 209217
Website: www.willowsfarmvillage.com

ODDS FARM DAY CAMP

Run in partnership with Kids Play Childcare, Ofsted registered. Ever changing activity programme planned for different ages, for 4 – 12 yrs.

Dates: 28th – 31st May, 8.30am – 6pm
Cost: £39 standard day (8.30am – 5.30pm), £29 half day, £3 late club (5.30pm – 6pm). Childcare vouchers accepted, sibling discounts available.
Telephone: 01908 209217
Email: sophie@oddsfarm.co.uk
Website: www.oddsfarm.co.uk

SPORTS

PLAY THE ARSENAL WAY, CHESHAM

These courses are for children of all ability levels with the aim to learn new and improve existing football skills in a fun environment. Players will take part in coaching delivered by FA and UEFA trained coaches. 

Players also have the chance to be recommended to the Arsenal Soccer Schools Development Centre run locally.

Dates & times: 10am – 3pm each day, 30th & 31st May
Address: Chiltern Hills Academy, Chartridge Lane, Chesham, HP5 2RG
Cost: 1 day £18, 2 days £34
Website: http://www.playthearsenalway.com/buckinghamshire

SUPERCAMPS MULTI ACTIVITY CAMP

This programme is ideal for children aged 4-16 who want to try a wide variety of activities. Over 40+ activities that include Sports, Arts & Crafts

Dates & times: 27th – 31st May
Address:
HIGH WYCOMBE: The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
Cost: Start at £40 for the day to £128 (4 days)
Telephone: 01235 832222
Website: www.supercamps.co.uk

WYCOMBE WANDERERS

2 or 4 day football courses for 3-12 year olds. Each day is a fun mix of coaching practice, skills development, penalty shoot-outs, skill challenges and small-sided games

Dates & times: 28th – 31st May, 10am -3pm
Address / Venue details: Various locations, see website
Cost: 2 day course £30, 4 days £55,
Website: http://www.wwset.co.uk

PLAYBALL

Playball offer a multi-skill programme of sports activities, fundamental movement skills and games for children aged 2-9 years.

Dates & times: 28th – 31st May, 11:30am-2:30pm
Address: Curzon Centre, Beaconsfield
Cost: £25 for the day, £70 for 3 days and £90 for 4 days (10% sibling discount)
Contact details: Biba & Joanne
Biba: 07958 538386 biballoyd@gmail.com
Joanne: 07736 405034 jforrestsmith@mac.com
Website: www.bucks.playballuk.com

TENNACE

Tennis camps for 3-15 year olds at GXLTC for all abilities.

Dates & times: 28th – 30th May
Address: GXLTC, Bull Lane, Gerrards Cross, SL9 8RN
Cost: Contact Andy Scholfield for costs
Contact details: 07791 912490
Website: www.tennace.com

GOLF

Junior golf coaching at The South Buckinghamshire Academy, for 6 – 16 year olds. All ability levels welcome, equipment can be provided.

Dates & times: 28th – 30th May, 10am – 12pm and 1pm – 3pm.
Address: Stoke Road, Stoke Poges, SL2 4NL
Cost: £10 for one session, £25 for 3 sessions and £45 for all 6 sessions.
Contact details: Andrew Simmonds
Telephone: 07732 601258
Email: Andrew@thesouthbuckinghamshire.co.uk
Website: www.thesouthbuckinghamshire.co.uk

COOKERY

SPLAT COOKING

Cookery workshops for 5-14 year olds.

Summer Baking and Ice Cream – Strawberries, peaches, rhubarb, gooseberries, we’ll use whatever is in season to create some delicious pastries and puddings as well as making ice creams, sorbets and sauces. A taste of summer in the morning.

Dates & times: 30th May, 10am – 1pm
Address: Splat Cooking, Summerleys Road, Princes Risborough
Cost: £37.50
Email: info@splatcooking.com
Website: http://www.splatcooking.net

ACTIVITES BY DAY

Saturday 25th May to Sunday 2nd June
Craft Cases & Train Trail at Amersham Museum. 2pm – 4.30pm, adult £2, under 16s free. High Street Amersham, telephone: 01494 723700, www.amershammuseum.org.
Map Makers – Half Term Fun at Hughenden Manor, High Wycombe. 11am–4pm. Free event (normal admission charges apply). Booking not needed. Telephone: 01494 755573, www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
Minibeasts Make & Take Craft at Stowe Landscape Gardens, nr Buckingham. 10am–6pm, free event (normal admission charges apply). Booking not needed. Telephone: 01280 817156, www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
Spring Special at Willows Farm, St Albans. Sheep racing, horse displays & more. 10am – 5.30pm, telephone: 0870 1299718, www.willowsfarmvillage.co.uk

Sunday 26th & Monday 27th
Roman Gladiators at Chiltern Open Air Museum. Roman battle, learn about Roman life and Roman gladiator fights. 10am – 5pm, see website for admission prices. Telephone: 01494 871117, www.coam.org.uk.

Sunday 26th May
Paddington Bear at Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Quainton nr Aylesbury. Come and meet Paddington Bear, ride on the steam train, plus lots of activities. £9 child, £12 adults, booking essential. Telephone: 01296 655720. www.bucksrailcentre.org
Matilda’s Mind-Muggling Tricks at Roald Dahl Museum & Story Centre. Drop in craft activity for all ages. 10am – 5pm, free for museum visitors. High Street, Great Missenden, telephone: 01494 892192, www.roalddahlmuseum.org

Monday 27th
Annual Bus Rally at Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Quainton nr Aylesbury. Plus vintage bikes & trikes. Telephone: 01296 655720, www.bucksrailcentre.org
Carriage & Driving Day at Chenies. Competitive event plus vintage tractors & rides, plant sale & yew maze. 10am – 4pm (manor house opens from 2pm), Chenies, Bucks, telephone: 01494 762888, www.cheniesmanorhouse.co.uk
Give it a try Open Day at Longridge, Marlow. Come and try an activity or two, see website for booking information. Suitable for 8+ yrs. Telephone: 01628 483252, www.longridge-uk.org
Wondercrump Woodland Creatures at Roald Dahl Museum & Story Centre. Drop in craft activity for all ages. 10am – 5pm, free for museum visitors. High Street, Great Missenden, telephone: 01494 892192, www.roalddahlmuseum.org
Twitch-tickling Pencil Toppers at Roald Dahl Museum & Story Centre. Craft session for 6+ years at 11am, 1pm and 2.30pm, £2 each. Advised to pre-book workshops. High Street, Great Missenden, telephone: 01494 892192, www.roalddahlmuseum.org
Storytelling at The Amphitheatre, Waddeson Manor. Free event (normal admission charges apply to Waddesdon Manor). 11 am – 3.30pm, www.waddesdon.org.uk

Monday 27th TO Friday 31st
May Fun with Sam Tastic at Mead Open Farm. 10am–6.30pm. New sky trail, games, balloon modelling, magic & more. Telephone: 01525 852954, www.meadopenfarm.co.uk

Tuesday 28th
Family Bushcraft at Black Park, Wexham. 9.30am – 1.30pm, suitable for 8+ years, £20 adult and £15 child. Advance booking required. Telephone: 01753 511060, www.buckscc.gov.uk
Holiday Fun Craft Activity at Hazlemere Library. Free activity, 2:30pm – 4pm, suitable for 5 – 7 years, no booking required. Hazlemere Library, 312 Amersham Road, Hazlemere, HP15 7PY. www.buckscc.gov.uk
Egyptian & Roman Crafts event at Gerrards Cross Library. 4pm – 5:30pm, 50p per child, advance booking required, telephone 0845 2303232. Gerrards Cross Library, 38 Station Road, Gerrards Cross, SL9 8EL. Suitable for children aged 5 – 12 years. www.buckscc.gov.uk
Make a Scarecrow at Burnham Library. Suitable for 5 – 12 years, cost £1, 10:30am – 11:30 am. Burnham Library, Windsor Lane, Burnham, Sl1 7HR. www.buckscc.gov.uk
Family Frame It! At Chesham Library. 1pm – 3pm, have a family photo taken and create your own photo frame. Free activity, advance booking required. Telephone 0845 2303232, www.buckscc.gov.uk
Grow a Picture at Tring Natural History Museum. Workshops at 10.15am, 10.45am, 11.15am 11.45am, 2pm & 2.30pm, for all ages, £1.50. Telephone: 020 7942 6171, www.nhm.ac.uk/tring
Muggled Mirror Paintings at Roald Dahl Museum & Story Centre. Craft workshop for 6+ years at 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm. £1 each, pre-booking advised. High Street, Great Missenden, telephone: 01494 892192, www.roalddahlmuseum.org
Archery at Hughenden Manor, High Wycombe. Try your hand with a bow and arrow, 11am – 3pm, £1.50, all ages welcome. Booking not needed. Telephone: 01494 755573, www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Mosaic Madness at Wycombe Museum. 10:30am, 11:30am, 1:30pm, 2:30pm and 3:30pm. Suitable for children aged 4 – 12 years. £2.50, no booking required. Telephone 01494 421895, www.wycombe.gov.uk
Beasts & Butterflies at Hughenden Manor, High Wycombe. 11am–12.30pm, £4, booking essential. Telephone: 01494 755573, www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
On Swan Lake at River & Rowing Museum, Henley-on-Thames. Craft workshop and story telling 10.30am–12.30pm, suitable for 4–7yrs, £8.50. Telephone: 01491 415600, www.rrm.co.uk

Wednesday 29th
Bodger the Mascot & Friends at Wycombe Museum. 10:30am – 12pm. Free drop in session. Join Wycombe Wanderers Bodger the Mascot for some fun, games and photo opportunities. Telephone: 01494 421895, www.wycombe.gov.uk
Children’s tour of the house, Waddesdon Manor. 11.15am – 12pm. £14 child, £23 adult, £5 NT member, includes house and garden admission. Booking essential. Telephone 01296 653226, www.waddesdon.org.uk
Children’s Craft Session – Paint a Plant Pot at Waddesdon Manor. 11am – 4pm, free craft session, normal admission charges apply to Waddesdon Manor. www.waddesdon.org.uk
Beasts & Butterflies at Hughenden Manor, High Wycombe. 11am–12.30pm, £4, booking essential. Telephone: 01494 755573, www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
Create an 1930s interior or a Metropolitan train at Amersham Museum. 2pm – 4.30pm, adult £2, child £1. High Street, Amersham, telephone: 01494 723700, www.amershammuseum.org.
Wreck it Ralph – Film at The Elgiva, Chesham. 11am & 2pm, adult £5.50, child £4.50. Telephone: 01494 582900, www.elgiva.com
Half-term Steaming at Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Quainton. A full size steam engine offering unlimited free train rides, £7 child, £10 adult.01296 655720, www.bucksrailcentre.org.
Monsters from the Deep at River & Rowing Museum, Henley-on-Thames. Pond-dipping and craft workshop 10.30am–12.30pm, suitable for 9–13yrs, £8.50. Telephone: 01491 415600, www.rrm.co.uk
Oompa Loompa Chocolate Box at Roald Dahl Museum & Story Centre. Craft workshop for 6+ years 11am – 12pm. £2.50 each, pre-booking advised. High Street, Great Missenden, telephone: 01494 892192, www.roalddahlmuseum.org
Plants That Bite Back at Tring Natural History Museum. Workshops at 10.15am, 10.45am, 11.15am 11.45am, 2pm & 2.30pm, suitable for 5+ years, £1.50. Telephone: 020 7942 6171, www.nhm.ac.uk/tring
Stories in the Park at Stowe Landscape Gardens, nr Buckingham. Story reading, meet authors, multi-sensory stories, advice and guidance, 11am – 2pm. Free event (normal admission charges apply), booking not needed. Telephone: 01280 817156, www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
Whizzbanging Words with Josh Lacey at Roald Dahl Museum & Story Centre. Story-telling and wondercrump reading and writing, suitable for 7+ years, 12.30pm – 1.30pm and 2pm – 3pm, £3 per person, pre-booking essential. High Street, Great Missenden, telephone: 01494 892192, www.roalddahlmuseum.org
Wild Wednesday – Orienteering at Cliveden. 11am–3pm, suitable for 4–11yrs, £2 per child (normal admission charges apply), not need to pre-book. Telephone: 01628 605069, www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Thursday 30th
Buckswashling Biscuit Beasts at Roald Dahl Museum & Story Centre. Craft workshop for 6+ years, 11am, 1pm and 3pm, £2.50 per person, pre-booking essential. High Street, Great Missenden, telephone: 01494 892192, www.roalddahlmuseum.org
Oz the Great and Powerful – Film at The Elgiva, Chesham. 11am & 2pm, adult £5.50, child £4.50. Telephone: 01494 582900, www.elgiva.com
Icebergs and Icicles at River & Rowing Museum, Henley-on-Thames. Craft workshop and experiments 10.30am – 4pm, drop in anytime, free with admission. Telephone: 01491 415600, www.rrm.co.uk
Pond Dipping at Ashridge Estate, nr Berkhamsted. 10.15am – 11.45am, suitable for 5yrs+, cost £3.50. Telephone: 020 7942 6171, www.nhm.ac.uk/tring
Mosaic Madness at Wycombe Museum. 10:30am, 11:30am, 1:30pm, 2:30pm and 3:30pm. Suitable for children aged 4 – 12 years. £2.50, no booking required. Telephone 01494 421895, www.wycombe.gov.uk
Springtime Tree Climbing with the Big Tree Climbing Company at Cliveden. 30-min sessions between 10am–4pm, £17.50. Explore the canopy, tree climbing, zip wire and rope swing. Telephone: 01628 605069, www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Friday 31st
Buzzwangling Bug Jars at Roald Dahl Museum & Story Centre. Craft workshop for 6+ years, 11am – 12pm, £2.50 per person, pre-booking essential. High Street, Great Missenden, telephone: 01494 892192, www.roalddahlmuseum.org
Plants That Bite Back at Tring Natural History Museum. Workshops at 10.15am, 10.45am, 11.15am 11.45am, 2pm & 2.30pm, suitable for 5+ years, £1.50. Telephone: 020 7942 6171, www.nhm.ac.uk/tring
The Baby That Roared with Simon Puttock at Roald Dahl Museum & Story Centre. Story-telling, wondercrump word and drawing games, suitable for 4+ years, 12.30pm – 1.30pm and 2pm – 3pm, £3 per person, pre-booking essential. High Street, Great Missenden, telephone: 01494 892192, www.roalddahlmuseum.org
Springtime Tree Climbing with the Big Tree Climbing Company at Cliveden. 30-min sessions between 10am–4pm, £17.50. Explore the canopy, tree climbing, zip wire and rope swing. Telephone: 01628 605069, www.nationaltrust.org.uk