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To help you make the most of the summer break, we have put together this handy guide to help plan how to keep the kids entertained this summer. Please check back regularly, as we will update the survival guide as and when we receive new information.
From clubs & camps, to sports, cookery, drama, educational & craft classes, there really is something for everyone. All of these activities are based locally or within an hours drive away.
Don’t forget to check our what’s on calendar for more ideas! And remember to ‘Like’ us on Facebook to be kept up to date with what’s on, activities, reviews, offers & competitions ☺
SPOTLIGHT WORKSHOPS
FLYING START TUITION – HOLIDAY COURSES & MOCK TESTS
Location: Chesham, Aylesbury & Little Chalfont
Designed to supplement term-time courses and provide pupils with opportunities to practice and consolidate their skills. Offering a number of holiday courses: Year 4 and 5 Booster Courses, Year 5 Eleven Plus Revision and Practices Courses and Eleven Plus Mock Tests and Mock Feedback Sessions.
Contact:
Tel: 01494 772898
Email: hello@flyingstarttuition.co.uk
Website: www.flyingstarttuition.co.uk
BARRACUDAS ACTIVITY DAY CAMP
Locations: High Wycombe, Hemel Hempstead & Watford
Barracudas offers fun activity camps during the holidays for children aged 4 1/2 – 14 years. UK’s No 1 children’s activity camp. Offering action packed programmes with over 80 different activities including archery, swimming, fencing, and arts & crafts, plus lots more.
Contact:
Telephone: 01480 467567
Website: www.barracudas.co.uk
ACTIVITY DAY CAMPS
SUPERCAMPS MULTI-ACTIVITY CAMPS
Locations: Chesham Bois, Gerrards Cross, Beaconsfield, Marlow, Rickmansworth & Northwood
Offering a fun filled programme designed to appeal to children of all ages. Age range: 4 – 12 year olds.
Contact:
Telephone: 01235 832222
Website: www.supercamps.co.uk
THE HIVE ACTIVITY CAMP
Location: Merchant Taylors’ School, Northwood
Children thrive in nature. We just need to get them there! The Hive offers kids an exciting setting to explore, create, experiment, make and play in the outdoors. With 4 different themed missions to choose from this summer, plus extended care is available.
Dates: 22nd July – 2nd August
Contact:
Telephone: 020 34356848
Website: www.thehive-kids.com
WOODROW HIGH HOUSE
Location: Amersham
Woodrow High House Day Camps run every week day throughout the school holidays – they provide a great venue for children to be children.
Each day is designed to involve a selection of the wide range of indoor and outdoor activities. They host two age groups each day for day camps, 5-7 years and 8-11 years.
Contact:
Telephone: 01494 433531
Website: www.woodrowhighhouse.org
BARRACUDAS ACTIVITY DAY CAMP
Location: High Wycombe & Hemel Hempstead
Barracudas offers fun activity camps during the holidays for children aged 4 1/2 – 14 years. UK’s No 1 children’s activity camp. Offering action packed programmes with over 80 different activities including archery, swimming, fencing, and arts & crafts, plus lots more.. Early and late clubs available for extended hours.
Contact:
Telephone: 01480 467567
Website: www.barracudas.co.uk
ULTIMATE ACTIVITY CAMP
Location: Beaconsfield, Gerrards Cross, Hemel Hempstead & High Wycombe
An exciting range of sport, art and games activities for children aged 4 – 14 years.
Contact:
Telephone: 0844 870 7077
Website: www.ultimateactivity.co.uk
ARTS & CRAFTS
MINI MONETS SUMMER ART CAMP
Location: Beaconsfield
Offering different projects daily including model making, drawing, pottery , lots of creativity and lots of fun. Age 5 – 14 years.
Contact: Debra Franses-Bean
Email: minimonetsuk@gmail.com
Website: www.minimonetsuk.com
COOKING
Coming soon….
DANCE, DRAMA & MUSIC
PERFORM DRAMA
Locations: Gerrards Cross & Beaconsfield
Drama, dance and singing workshop based on ‘Wizard of Oz’ (for 4-10 years).
Contact:
Telephone: 020 7255 9120
Website: www.perform.org.uk
STAGECOACH
Locations: Amersham, High Wycombe & Uxbridge
AMERSHAM WORKSHOPS: 5th – 9th August
Under the Sea and Matilda themed workshops.
HIGH WYCOMBE WORKSHOPS: 29th July – 2nd August
Children are split into age related groups and are cast, rehearse and put on a musical in one week!
BERKHAMSTED & HEMEL HEMPSTEAD WORKSHOPS: 29th July – 2nd August
West End Summer workshop
Contact:
Telephone: 01494 565402 (Amersham) or 01494 533203 (High Wycombe) or 01442 875977 (Berkhamsted & Hemel)
Website: www.stagecoach.co.uk
THROUGH THE WARDROBE
Location: Chalfont St Peter
Join T.T.W this summer and put on an entire show in only 4 days to perform to family & friends! Dates: 30th July – 2nd August & 27th – 30th August.
Contact:
Telephone: 01753 892009
Website: www.through-the-wardrobe.com
EDUCATIONAL
FLYING START TUITION – HOLIDAY COURSES & MOCK TESTS
Location: Chesham, Aylesbury & Little Chalfont
Designed to supplement term-time courses and provide pupils with opportunities to practice and consolidate their skills. Offering a number of holiday courses: Year 4 and 5 Booster Courses, Year 5 Eleven Plus Revision and Practices Courses and Eleven Plus Mock Tests and Mock Feedback Sessions.
Contact:
Tel: 01494 772898
Email: hello@flyingstarttuition.co.uk
Website: www.flyingstarttuition.co.uk
MARIE REDMOND TUITION – 11 PLUS SUMMER SCHOOL
Locations: Amersham, Beaconsfield, Gerrards Cross & Stoke Poges
5 day 11 Plus Summer School – course content changes each week.
Contact:
Telephone: 01494 956809
Website: www.marieredmond.co.uk
TOUCH TYPE TITANS
Locations: Amersham
Intensive 5 half-days course to teach children and teenagers to touch type in a fun, challenging and rewarding environment.
Contact:
Telephone: 01494 723631
Email: touchtypetitans@yahoo.co.uk
Website: www.touchtypetitans.com
SCIENCE
A PASSION FOR…SUPER SCIENCE
Locations: Gerrards Cross, Rickmansworth, Chesham Bois & High Wycombe
Supercamps are offering a brand new course, SUPER SCIENCE, that will put the fun into all things scientific. Age range: 6 – 12 year olds.
Contact:
Telephone: 01235 832222
Website: www.supercamps.co.uk
A LITTLE HOUSE OF SCIENCE SUMMER CAMPS
Locations: Chalfont St Peter & Marlow
Hands-on, fun, project based Summer Science Camps. Group size/day: max of 15 children with 2 teachers for hands-on group work. Younger children will be assisted doing experiments. All our teachers have their enhanced DBS in place and are very engaging when working with children.
Contact:
Telephone: 0800 046 1680
Website: https://buckinghamshire.littlehouseofscience.com
SPORTS
SUPERCAMPS MULTI ACTIVITY CAMP
Location: Chesham Bois, Gerrards Cross, High Wycombe, Marlow & Rickmansworth
This programme is ideal for children aged 4-16 who want to try a wide variety of activities. Over 40+ activities that include Sports
Contact:
Telephone: 01235 832222
Website: www.supercamps.co.uk
CLUBSPORT MULTI-SPORTS CAMP
Locations: Beaconsfield, High Wycombe & Uxbridge
Multi sport holiday camps suitable for year groups reception through year 6.
Contact:
Telephone: 07877 828251
Email: info@clubsportuk.com
Website: www.clubsportuk.com
MULTISPORTS SUMMER WORKSHOP
Locations: Little Chalfont
An exciting and action packed week with a variety of sports and games, for children aged 4 – 6 years and 6 – 16 years. Dates: 29th July – 2nd August
Contact:
Telephone: 0844 335 0450
Website: www.multisportsamersham.co.uk
WYCOMBE WANDERERS FOOTBALL
Location: Beaconsfield, Chesham & High Wycombe
WW SET offer fantastic football and multi-sports holiday courses during each school holiday period. The courses cater for boys and girls aged three to 12 years that run from 10am-3pm every day of the holidays.
Contact:
Telephone: 01494 455736
Email: community@wwfc.com
Website: www.wwset.co.uk
PURE FOOTBALL OPPORTUNITIES
Location: Chalfont St Giles
Summer Holiday fun for ages 5 – 11 years. PFO camps enable kids to develop their basic skills such as passing and dribbling. PFO + camps include arts & crafts, music, drama and performing arts, for those that would prefer to not be on the pitch.
Contact:
Email: office@pfoltd.co.uk
Website: www.pfocamps.com
THE ELMS HOLIDAY PROGRAMMES
Location: Little Chalfont
Children will have a wonderful time learning new skills in an action packed sports programme. Children aged 4 – 12 years.
Contact:
Telephone: 020 8954 8787
Website: www.elmsholidayschemes.co.uk
WYCOMBE HEIGHTS JUNIOR GOLF SUMMER CAMP
Location: High Wycombe
Join us this summer for Junior Golf Camps, for children aged 5 – 15 years.
Contact:
Telephone: 01494 816686
Website: www.wycombeheightsgc.co.uk
BOOKER GYM CLUB HOLIDAY CAMP
Location: High Wycombe
Learn all aspects of gymnastics plus fun and activities. Suitable for 3 – 10 years. Dates: 29th July – 3rd September.
Contact:
Telephone: 01494 471566
Website: www.bookergymclub.co.uk
SPRINGBUCKS GYMNASTICS CLUB
Location: Hazlemere
Gymnastics Camp for children aged 4 years +, offering a mixture of floor, tumble run, vault, beam, bar, trampette and trampoline. Dates: 12th – 29th August
Contact:
Telephone: 07581 384176
Email: springbucksgc@gmail.com
Website: www.springbucks.co.uk
COURT18 TENNIS
Location: Gerrards Cross
Tennis summer camps for 3 to 15 year olds at GXLTC for all abilities. Dates: 9th July – 7th September.
Contact: Dan Shepherd
Telephone: 07734 683596
Email: info@court18tennis.co.uk
THINK! TENNIS
Location: Gerrards Cross
Tennis summer camps for ages 3 ½ years and over at Dukes Wood Lawn Tennis Club. One hour, half day and full day sessions available.
Contact: Tom
Telephone: 07814 440841
Email: tom.thinktennis@gmail.com
Website: www.gxdwltc.co.uk
PETER LAVERY TENNIS
Location: Chesham Bois
Summer Camps at Chesham Bois Tennis Club catering for all standards. Suitable for ages 2-17 years. Dates: 15th July – 30th August.
Contact:
Telephone: 07885 206587
Website: www.peterlaverytennis.com
CHALLENGE TENNIS SUMMER CAMPS
Locations: Great Missenden & Chesham
Tennis camps are on offer for Tots (4’s and under), Mini’s (4 – 9) and Juniors (10+). Camps will be held at various tennis clubs, see website for details. Dates: 22nd July – 6th September.
Contact:
Telephone: 07592 185622
Website: www.challenge-tennis.com
If we have missed off a camp / class that you think should be included let us know at hello@chilternchatter.com.
