May Half-Term Camps & Workshops 2023
Almost half-term already… how did that happen?! If you’re looking for ways to entertain the kids, we’ve pulled together a summary of holiday camps that are going on in the area, including drop-off camps and workshops which range from a few hours to a full day. We’re still in the process of adding things as and when we hear about them, so if you know of any more please do get in touch and let us know. You can also check out half-term events that you can enjoy together as a family in our Half-Term Family Activities guide, as well as things to do in our Event Calendar.
Because there’s so much to take in, we’ve split the guide into a few sections – 1) Creative & Forest School; 2) Performing Arts; 3) Multi-Activity / Multi-Sports; and 4) Sport-Specific camps including for example football and tennis camps. We hope that makes it a bit easier to navigate (the links above will also take you straight there).
1) Creative & Forest School
For children aged 5-15 years.
- These ‘Mini Beats’ workshops take place at Eel Pie Island in Twickenham; St Mary’s Parish Hall in Teddington. Fitz Wygram Hall in Hampton Hill; Richmond Adult Community College; St Mary’s Church in Putney; Cass Art in Kingston; and Van Gogh House in Isleworth. Two workshops run each day in each location and include: Charcoal Snails; Butterflies with Soft Pastels & Ink; Apples & Ants with Fineliner & Ink; Praying Mantis with Fineliner & Watercolour &; Clay Slugs; and Metallic Beetles with Acrylic (not all workshops available at all locations).
- The workshops take place from 10.30am-12.00pm & 12.30-2.00pm as follows:
- Hampton Hill: 30th & 31st May (9+yrs). You can book online or find out more by emailing teddington@cygnetsartschool.com.
- Isleworth: 1st June only (6-15yrs). You can book online or find out more by emailing isleworth@cygnetsartschool.com.
- Kingston: 31st May – 2nd June (5-12yrs). You can book online or find out more by emailing kingston@cygnetsartschool.com.
- Putney: 30th & 31st May (5-12yrs). You can book online or find out more by emailing putney@cygnetsartschool.com.
- Richmond: 30th May – 1st June (5-12yrs). You can book online or find out more by emailing richmond@cygnetsartschool.com.
- Teddington: 30th May – 1st June (5-12yrs). You can book online or find out more by emailing teddington@cygnetsartschool.com.
- Twickenham: 30th May – 1st June (5-12yrs). You can book online or find out more by emailing twickenham@cygnetsartschool.com.
For children aged 6+ years.
- These workshops take place at Happy Potter in Teddington. There’s a different theme each day, including: Paper Weaving in Glass Frames; Tropical Paper Animal Puppets; Self-Portraits onto Ceramic Plates; Squeeze Abstract Ceramic Tiles; and Glass Painting on Drinking Jars.
- The workshops take place between 29th May – 2nd June from 10.00am-12.00pm. You can find out more and book online here.
For children aged 6 to 13+ years.
- These workshops takes place at the Landmark Arts Centre in Teddington. For children aged 6-14yrs there is a Damien Hirst-inspired spinners workshop, where children will create fabulous spinners and then work them on to a canvas which they will paint with a complimentary abstract design. Children aged 13+yrs will be able to create their own video game character – they will learn acting techniques for motion capture, create a screen test, film it and turn it into their own motioned captured character.
- The workshops takes place on the 29th & 30th May, from 10.00am-2.00pm . You can find out more and book online here.
For children aged 5 to 12 years old.
- These four-day camps take place at King’s House School in Richmond; and The Mall School in Twickenham. These ‘Weird Science’ camps are a science expedition into the unknown and over the week your child will do 40+ science activities, exciting demonstrations, hands-on experiments, team games and fun quizzes. Every day includes four indoor classroom-based fun, hands-on, science sessions and three outdoor activity playground breaks. Daily places may also be available (details of how to request this are on the booking page).
- The camps takes place between 30th May – 2nd June, from 9.00am-3.30pm, with the option to extend from 8.30am-4.00pm. You can find out more and book online here.
For children aged 3 to 7 years.
- These camps take place in Cobham, with drop off / pick up at Richmond & Putney Unitarians Church in Richmond (Outdoor Owls transports the children in their nursery minibus). The owlstanding team has lots of fun learning activities in the forest including mud kitchen, cooking on the fire, tree climbing, den building, low ropes, obstacle course, STEM activities, bushcraft, tool work, minibeast hunts, sports games, tug of wars and more! Each day they go on an adventure walk through the rhododendron jungle.
- The camps take place between 30th May – 2nd June, from 8.30am-4.00pm, with the option to extend from 8.00am-5.30pm. There is more information and a booking enquiry form on their website.
For children aged 5 to 11 years.
- This three-day camp takes place in the grounds of Barn Elms in Barnes. Children will enjoy three days of wild Forest School activities, such as den building, nature crafts, bug hunting, creating, mud play and fire lighting.
- The camps take place between 30th May – 1st June, from 10.00am-3.00pm. You can find out more and book online here.
For children aged 7+ years.
- These workshops take place at Wurkshop in Barnes. A week of brilliant art and craft to start the summer. Workshops include ‘Graffiti Spray Day,’ ‘Matisse Punch Needle Cushions’, ‘David Hockney’ and a two-day ‘Art Club’.
- The workshops take place between 28th May – 2nd June, with times varying depending on the workshop. You can find out more and book online here.
2) Performing Arts
For children aged 4.5 to 14 years.
- This Musical Madness event takes place at Teddington Methodist Church. It will be a fun-filled three days, catering for all abilities and focusing on developing your child’s aptitude in the three main genres of performance; acting, dancing and singing. All disciplines will be delivered by professional performing practitioners.
- The Musical Madness event takes place between 31st May – 2nd June, from 10.00am-2.00pm with the option to extend from 9.00am-4.00pm. You can find out more and book online here.
For children aged 5 to 11 years.
- This five-day ‘shows in a week’ take place at Orleans Park Secondary School in Twickenham, with the final day at The Exchange Theatre in Twickenham. Children will rehearse and perform an adaptation of Snow White & The Seven Dwarves They will rehearse for a play over four days with a professional director, and on the fifth and final day the cast will take to the stage in front of friends and family.
- Rehearsals take place between 29th May – 1st June, from 9.00am-3.30pm with the show at 2.00pm on the 2nd June (children will be needed at the theatre from 9.45am). You can find out more and book online here.
For children aged 3 to 6 years.
- These camps take place at Kitson Hall in Barnes; and All Saints Church in East Sheen. With a ‘Wild Week’ theme, children will love these dance & drama camps. They’ll be twirling with excitement and singing out to hit songs whilst working towards a little performance.
- The camps take place between 29th May – 2nd June, from 9.00am-1.00pm. You can find out more and book online here.
3) Multi-Activity / Multi-Sports
For children aged 5 years up to Year 2.
- These camps take place at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School in Teddington. They offer a wide range of fun activities, including go karts, bouncy castles, cooking, gardening, Lego, soft play, computers and much more!
- The camps take place between 30th May – 2nd June from 9.00am-5.00pm, with the option to extend from 8.30am. You can find out more and book online here.
For children aged 4 to 14 years.
- These camps take place at St Paul’s School in Barnes. Activ Camps provide innovative and inclusive variations of traditional games and sports, giving children the opportunity to escape any negative experiences or stereotypes. They also provide children with experiences that they would not normally encounter, with activities such as Body Zorbing, Archery Tag, rock climbing and a number of epic giant inflatables being just a few of the favourites.
- The camps take place between 30th May – 2nd June with drop-off between 8.30-9.15am and pick up between 4.30-5.00pm, with the option to extend to 6.00pm. You can book find out more and book online here.
For children aged 8 to 16 years.
- These camps take place by the river at Albany Outdoors in Kingston. Albany Outdoors is an accredited outdoor, adventure and water activity centre. This half-term they have multi-activity days running, which are ideal for beginners, but dependent on weather this may be more land-based than water where appropriate. There are also week-long canoe / kayaking and sailing courses available, and 2-hour stand up paddle boarding taster sessions.
- The camps take place between 30th May – 2nd June from 9.00am-5.00pm (paddle boarding from 1.00-3.00pm). You can find out morw and book online here.
For children aged 3 to 14 years.
- These camps take place at Chiswick Rugby Club in Dukes Meadows (just the other side of Barnes/Chiswick Bridge). There are multi-sports camps offering children a carousel of sports to choose and compete in throughout the day including dodgeball, cricket, olympics and more. Football-only camps are also on offer, with a range of football-related games and challenges, including shootouts, world cup, target games, matches and more.
- The camps take place between 29th May – 2nd June, from 10.00am-4.00pm, with the option to extend from 9.00am and half-days also available. You can find out more and book online here.
For children from 3 to 16 years old.
- These camps take place at Christ’s School in Richmond. The camps offer children the opportunity to learn new skills, discover new interests, have fun with new friends, and most importantly grow in confidence. Each camp programme is tailor-made by age group; there is something for everyone to enjoy.
- The camps take place between 30th May – 2nd June with drop-off between 8.30-9.15am and pick up between 4.30-5.00pm, with the option to extend from 8.00am-6.00pm. You can find out more and book online here.
For children from 5 to 15 years old.
- These camps take place at The German School in Richmond; Orleans Park School in Twickenham; and NPL Club in Teddington (Bushy Park). Children can participate in specialist gymnastics or tennis camps, or multi-sports camps with the opportunity to experience up to five different sports each day, plus down time with arts & crafts, talent shows and other games kids love. There are also evening performance tennis camps available.
- The camps take place between 30th May – 2nd June from 10.00am-4.00pm with a free extension from 8.30am-5.00pm (gymnastics/tennis) or 8.30am-4.30pm with a free extension until 5.00pm (multi-sports). You can find out more and book online here.
For children in Year 3 up to Year 7.
- These camps take place at Collis Primary School in Teddington. They offer a wide range of fun activities, including bouncy castles, go-karts, art, computing, crazy golf, dodge ball, swimming, carnival day, bumper boats, circus skills, Wii Dance, bingo, plus lots, lots more!
- The camps take place between 30th May – 2nd June from 9.00am-5.00pm, with the option to extend from 8.30am. You can find out more and book online here.
For children aged 3 to 14 years.
- These camps take place at Kings House Sports Ground in Dukes Meadows (just the other side of Barnes/Chiswick Bridge). They are the perfect way to keep any budding young footballer or Olympian busy during the forthcoming half term. In the multi-sports camps your child will be able to experience mini tennis, hockey, dodgeball, cricket, netball, athletics, and rounders. Sessions include fun-filled coaching sessions, skill challenges and games. The football-only camps are for all abilities, and are jam-packed with fun football games, skill challenges, penalty shoot outs, matches and tournaments.
- The camps take place between 30th May – 2nd June from 9.00am-4.00pm, or with morning sessions from 9.00am-12.00pm and afternoon sessions from 1.00-4.00pm. You can find out more and book online here.
For children aged 5 to 12 years.
- These camps take place at The Queens School in Kew. Children will enjoy an innovative programme of games and skill practices will greatly enhance the development of their ABCs – Agility, Balance and Co-ordination – the fundamentals of sporting performance. Funsport’s new popular activities will be returning to camp, including Nerf Guns, Indoor Curling and Tri-Golf.
- The camps tale place between 30th May – 2nd June from 8.30am-4.00pm, with the option to extend to 5.00pm. You can find out more and book online here.
Junior Adventures Group (previously Fit For Sport)
For children aged 4 to 12 years.
- These camps takes place at Orleans Primary School in Twickenham; Sheen Mount Primary School in East Sheen; Barnes Primary School; and Meadlands Primary School in Ham. Children will enjoy fun activities spanning seven core categories: Super Sports; Power Teams; Global Kids; Creative Inventors; Brain Boosters; Zen Masters; and Splash Zone.
- The camps take place between 30th May – 2nd June from 8.30am-5.30pm. You can find out more and book online here.
For children aged 4 to 13 years.
- These camps take place at St Mary’s Primary School in Hampton; Teddington Sports Centre; Whitton Sports Centre; and The Vineyard School in Richmond. Children will experience all the fun and excitement of a mixture of active and non-active games and activities, catering for all tastes and interests.
- The camps take place between 30th May – 2nd June from 10.00am-4.00pm, with the option to extend from 8.15am-6.00pm. If you have three children, the 3rd child goes free! You can find out more and book online here, or by calling 01276 21884.
For children aged 18 months to 14 years.
- These camps take place at QH Memorial Sports Ground (River Pitches) in Chiswick (just north of Chiswick Bridge). Children will enjoy friendly, fun and safe holiday camps, where they’ll be able to stay active, enjoy sports and activities with friends, and develop new skills in sessions run by experienced coaches and camp leaders. Multi-activity camps are available for children aged 3+yrs, with children aged 18m-2yrs able to enjoy a 1hr football session.
- The multi-activity camps take place between 30th May – 2nd June from 9.00am-3.00pm, or with morning sessions from 9.00am-12.00pm and afternoon sessions from 1.00-3.00pm. Children must be 5+yrs to stay for the whole day.. The toddler football camps takes place from 9.30-10.30am. You can find out more and book online here.
For children aged 4 to 11 years.
- These camps take place at East Sheen Primary School. They offer an action-packed activities programme featuring a wide range of sports, arts & crafts and leisure based activities for children in a safe and nurturing environment.
- The camps take place between 30th May – 2nd June from 9.45am-4.15pm, with the option to extend from 8.00am-6.00pm. You can find out more and book online here.
For children aged 3 to 9 years.
- These camps take place at Old Deer Park (London Welsh Rugby) in Richmond; and Barn Elms Sports Trust in Barnes. They are filled with fantastic sports games, skills and drills, including wildly creative warm ups, sport skill sessions, team building activities and games.
- The camps take place on the 30th & 31st May from 10.00-1.00pm (Richmond) or 2.00-4.00pm (Barnes). You can find out more and book online here.
For children from 3 to 15 years.
- These camps take place at Rocks Lane Multi-Sport Centre in Barnes. There are a range of football, netball, tennis and mini multi-sports camps on offer for all abilities. Football camps are for children aged 5-15yrs; netball camps are for 6-12yrs; tennis camps are for 6-13yrs; mini multi-sports camps are for children aged 3-5yrs.
- The camps take place between 30th May – 2nd June, from 10.00am-3.00pm (football, tennis & netball) or 10.00am-12.00pm (mini multi-sports). You can find out more and book online here.
For children aged 5 to 12 years.
- These multi-sport camps take place at St Mary’s University in Twickenham. They are designed to be exciting, fun and inclusive, and children will take part in a range of sports and activities across St Mary’s University’s extensive indoor and outdoor facilities.
- The camps take place between 30th May – 2nd June from 9.00am-3.00pm. You can find out more and book online here.
4) Sport-Specific
Cricket:
For boys and girls aged 4 to 15 years.
- These camps take place at Richmond Cricket Club in Old Deer Park Gardens. They offer both hard ball and soft ball training and welcome girls and boys of all abilities. During the camp children will cover all aspects of cricket and with the use of bowling machines and plenty of coaching aids, your child will gain some valuable tips to make it a beneficial camp for all.
- The camps take place between 30th May – 2nd June from 10.00am-4.00pm, with half-day options available from 10.00am-12.30pm or 1.30-4.00pm. You can find out more and book online here.
For boys & girls aged 6 to 14 years.
- These camps take place at Teddington Cricket Club, off Cobbler’s Walk in Bushy Park. These hugely successful cricket holiday camps have been running for more than eight years now, with highly qualified, vastly experienced coaches and low player to coach ratios. They have a variety of fun wet weather activities too if needed – but hopefully not required!
- The camps takes place between 30th May – 2nd June from 10.00am-4.00pm, with extended day options available. You can find out more and book online here.
Football:
For children aged 4.5 to 14 years.
- These camps take place at QH Memorial Sports Ground (River Pitches) in Chiswick (just north of Chiswick Bridge). Children will enjoy friendly, fun and safe holiday camps, where they’ll be able to stay active, enjoy football with friends, and develop new skills in sessions run by experienced coaches and camp leaders.
- The camps take place between 30th May – 2nd June from 9.00am-3.00pm, or half days from 9.00am-12.00pm or 12.00-3.00pm. You can find out more and book online here.
For children aged 3 to 11 years.
- These camps take place at Barnes Tennis Club. Fun and professional football coaching camps which provide the perfect opportunity to develop as a footballer, whatever the standard of your child. Every session is jammed packed of fun-filled games so every child learns the game in a fun and enjoyable way. There is also the opportunity to combine football with tennis for a multi-sports camp.
- The camps take place between 29th May – 2nd June from 9.00-11.00am (3-5yrs) or 9.00am-1.00pm (6-11yrs) for football only; or from 9.00am-1.00pm (3-9yrs) or 9.00am-3.00pm (9-11yrs) for multi-sports. You can find out more and book online here.
For children aged 3 to 13 years.
- These camps takes place at Teddington Lock Sports Campus in Teddington. They offer a fantastic few days of football in which children have a great time, make friends and leave with lasting memories. They create a fun, safe and engaging environment welcoming players of all abilities.
- The camps take place between 30th May – 2nd June from 9.00am-3.30pm, with half day options also available. You can find out more and book online here.
* See also Blue Moon Academy, Excel Sports & Rocks Lane in the Multi-Sports section. *
Gymnastics:
For children aged 3 to 12 years.
- These camps take place at The Little Gym in Chiswick (just the other side of Chiswick Bridge). There’s enough to keep the most adventurous kids out there busy and having serious fun, all in a safe and secure specially adapted facility. The camps are split into two age groups – 3-5yrs and 6-12yrs, and there are parkour / ninja quest camps on selected days.
- The camps take place between 30th May – 2nd June from 9.00am-12.00pm or 1.00-4.00pm (or children can stay the whole day). You can find out more and book online here.
The Little Gym Hampton & Teddington
For children aged 3 to 12 years.
- These camps take place at The Little Gym in Hampton Hill. The camps combine fun, sport, creative activities and learning to keep your kids active, entertained and laughing. All while carefully developing their minds, bodies and self-confidence. There are ‘Super Kids Quest’ camps for children aged 3-8yrs and ‘Skill Thrill’ camps for children aged 5-12yrs.
- The camps take place between 30th May – 1st June from 9.00am-1.00pm (3-8yrs) or 2.00-5.00pm (5-12yrs). You can find out more and book online here.
Richmond Gymnastics Association
For children in Reception to Year 6
- These four-day camps take place at Richmond Gymnastics Association in Kew. Children will be able to enjoy a wide variety of games, gymnastics and activities, and you can see the fruits of their work when they put on their end of holiday display. Suitable for beginners and those already in gymnastics, the camp is great for building both physical and social development in children, improving self-confidence through learning new skills and making new friends.
- The camps takes place between 30th May – 2nd June from 9.00am-12.00pm or 1.00-4.00pm, with the option to stay all day on request (children aged 7+yrs only). You can find out more and book online here.
Swimming:
For children aged 3+ years.
- These intensive four-day courses take place at St Richard’s School in Richmond, There are no more than three children per group. If you haven’t done a holiday intensive course before, you will be amazed at how much progress is made!
- The courses take place between 29th May – 2nd June with a half-hour slot at the same time each day. You can find out more and get an application form on their website.
For children aged 2 to 13 years.
- These intensive four-day courses take place at a private pool in Petersham. They’re an ideal opportunity for children to greatly develop their confidence and hence accelerate their progression over a very short period of time.
- The courses take place between 30th May – 2nd June with a half-hour slot at the same time each day. There are more details on their website.
Tennis:
For children aged 3 to 15 years.
- These camps take place at Old Deer Park (Pools On The Park) in Richmond. They offer fun packed tennis camps with a combination of technical learning, matchplay and games.
- The camps take place on the 29th May – 2nd June from 10.00-10.45am (3-5yrs), 11.00am-1.00pm (6-10yrs), or 1.00-3.00pm (10-15yrs). You can find out more and book online here.
For children aged 3 to 15 years.
- These camps take place at Sheen Common and Palewell Common in East Sheen; and at Cambridge Gardens in East Twickenham. These fun packed holiday camps are for children of all abilities to help develop essential tennis skills.
- The camps take place between 30th May – 2nd June from 9.15-19.00am (3-4yrs), 10.00am-1.00pm (4-8yrs), or 1.00-4.00pm (9-15yrs). You can find out more and book online here.
For children aged 3 to 16 years.
- These camps take place at York House Gardens in Twickenham They provide action-packed activity sessions run by Jeremy Hooton and his LTA Accredited coaching team. Children learn tennis skills and develop the ABC’s of tennis – agility, balance and coordination – along with fun games and match play (suitable for all abilities).
- The camps take place between 29th May – 2nd June from 9.00-10.00am (3-4yrs), 10.00am-12.00pm (5-8yrs), 1.00-3.00pm (9-12yrs), or 3.00-5.00pm (13-16yrs). You can find out more and book online here.
For children aged 4 to 11 years.
- These camps take place at Barn Elms Sports Centre in Barnes. Teqnic aims to run the most fun tennis camps in London! Their aim is get children playing great tennis and they believe the best way to do that is by getting them truly engaged. If they can can start their players on a life long love affair with the game, they have done their job.
- The camps take place between 30th May – 2nd June from 10.00am-3.00pm for a full day or 10.00am-1.00pm for a half-day. You can find out more and book online here.
For children aged 3 to 14 years.
- These five-day camps take place at Barnes Tennis Club, Lonsdale Road in Barnes. The camps provide the perfect opportunity to experience tennis, whatever the standard of your child. Tennis should be fun and at Top Tennis they ensure every child learns the game they love in an enjoyable and safe environment. There is also the opportunity to combine tennis with football for a multi-sports camp.
- The camps take place between 29th May – 2nd June from 9.00-11.00am (3-5yrs), 9.00am-12.00pm (6-9yrs) or 12.00-3.00pm (9-14yrs) for tennis only; or from 9.00am-1.00pm (3-9yrs) or 9.00am-3.00pm (9-15yrs) for multi-sports. You can find out more and book online here.
* See also Rocks Lane in the Multi-Sports section. *
Other:
For children aged 5 to 18 years.
- These camps take place at Richmond Park Golf Course. Perfect for little rippers, these camps are a great way for youngsters to learn golf. All abilities welcome, and newcomers are especially welcome. Make new friends in a fun, safe environment.
- The camps take place on selected dates between 31st May – 2nd June from 9.00am-1.00pm. You can find out more and book online here.
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