What we do

Play, all day

Sports, crafts, games, music and trips: a full programme from morning to home time, with something for every age. Doors open at 8.45am and the day finishes at 3.45pm, and no two days are the same. There are trips out on the buses, visiting activities on site, and the old favourites that come back every year because the children ask for them.

Three divisions

Children are placed by age into one of three divisions, each with its own area of the site, its own team of volunteers and its own programme of trips and activities.

On-site favourites

Between the trips out, the site itself is the attraction. These are the events and places the children come back for year after year.

Everyone included

We support a wide range of needs wherever we possibly can, including a limited amount of one-to-one support for children who need it. When you register, tell us as much as you can so we can plan a positive week for your child.

Run by volunteers

More than 300 volunteers give up their summer each year as group leaders, key workers, workshop leaders and site team. Every one of them is trained and DBS-checked, every group has an experienced leader, and nobody is paid.

Remarkable value

The scheme is not free, but fees are kept low by our fundraising and supporters, and one fee covers the whole week: every activity, every trip, every outing.