This is a compilation of free or subsidised activities in Southampton
SO14
Active Me 360
Whilst continuing to offer the physical activities they continue working in partnership with the other HAF providers of Southampton to provide creative opportunities. They continue to work hard
on delivering the well-being package as well as food and nutritional education to the children that attend our camp.
Age: 4 – 14
Venue: St Mary’s Primary School, SO14 1LU
Southampton Cultural Services
An integrated offer at our venues, using HAF funding to offer eligible children and families access to our existing high-quality arts and heritage activities. Specifically, places would be for: – children at
our SCC Kids Culture Clubs – for children and families at our hands-on family sessions – for young
people at our Young People Art Workshops All session, whether arts or heritage will be hands-on,
creative, involve games, storytelling, object handling, arts, crafts and costume.
Age: 4 – 16
Venues: Southampton City Art Gallery, SO14 7LY
Tudor House and Garden, SO14 2AD
Sea City Museum, SO14 7FY
Superstar Sports We intend to deliver an enriching sports, performing arts and crafts holiday course for children. The main focus of the course will be to promote leading active and healthy lifestyles through physical activity and food education.
Age 4 – 12
Venue: Mount Pleasant Junior School, SO14 0WZ
MAST Mayflower Studios
A series of multi-artform workshops working with arts organisations from across Southampton. With a specific focus to promote positive physical wellbeing, we will incorporate 1-hour movement based activities such as dance and drama. By exploring a range of art forms across our provision, we aim to expand the cultural literacy of our participants, while building on personal skills such as communication and confidence.
Age: 6 – 11
Venue: MAST Mayflower Studios, SO14 7DU
Injoy
A range of engaging activities using our rock climbing walls, trampoline park and soft play.
Age: 4 – 11
Venue: Injoy, SO14 3TJ
Contact: 0845 658 8360
SO15
Team Spirit
Provide both enrichment activities and healthy food to children across Southampton. The enrichment
activities on offer will include multi-sports and activity (arts, crafts, drama and magic) courses,
gymnastic courses, dance courses and football courses. A hot, nutritional meal will be provided at
lunchtime for each child who attends each day.
Age: 5 – 13
Venues: Wordsworth Primary School, SO15 5LH
Shirley Junior School, SO15 5XE
Southampton Children’s Play Association
Pop up play – This includes a box of play resources for families and children to use – swing ball, ankle
skips, cricket, football, chalking, giant jenga, bats and balls, hula hoops, quoits, giant noughts and
crosses and much more Playschemes – We will provide a wide range of diverse activities and
food. Parents/carers must stay and supervise their own children. We will also provide workshops on
food activities, plants for people gardening and growing produce, and Monty’s Bike up will deliver
cycle activities.
Age: 5 – 16
Venue: 2nd Southampton Scout Group, Scout Hut, Ridding Close, Shirley, SO15 5PJ
SO16
Adventures Holiday Camp
An inclusive holiday camp coincides with the standards of the HAF programme. Running a range of activities from creative play to sports.
Age: 5 – 12
Venue: St James Nursery, SO16 6UG
Lordshill Youth Project
Face to face Youth work activity to primary and secondary aged children to include crafts, indoor & outdoor sports. Focusing on building resilience and ensuring no child is socially isolated.
Age: 8 – 14
Venue: Zoe Braithwait Centre, SO16 8GP
Southampton City Farm
An exciting and enjoyable learning experience, engaging children with the animals, plants, and their
natural environment. The best learning experience on a unique city farm setting. We will be running lots of different sessions on the farm from mucking out our animals in a be a farmer session, games in the woods, bug hunting, pond dipping, small animal care, gardening and cooking sessions
Age:8 – 16
Venue: Southampton City Farm, SO16 9FQ
Southampton Children’s Play Association
Pop up play – This includes a box of play resources for families and children to use – swing ball, ankle
skips, cricket, football, chalking, giant jenga, bats and balls, hula hoops, quoits, giant noughts and
crosses and much more Playschemes – We will provide a wide range of diverse activities and
food. Parents/carers must stay and supervise their own children. We will also provide workshops on
food activities, plants for people gardening and growing produce, and Monty’s Bike up will deliver
cycle activities.
Age: 5 – 16
Venue: YMCA Footsteps, Helvellyn Road, Millbrook, SO16 4AS
Superstar Sports We intend to deliver an enriching sports, performing arts and crafts holiday course for children. The main focus of the course will be to promote leading active and healthy lifestyles through physical activity and food education.
Age 4 – 12
Venue:
Holy Family Primary School, SO16 9LP
Mansel Park Primary School, SO16 9HZ
Active Nation: The Alpine Snowsports Centre, Thornhill Road, Bassett, Southampton, SO16 7AY is a great venue for new and experienced snowsports fans. Its artificial surface is ideal for Skiing, Snowboarding and a bit of fun with Donutting (or ringo’s and tubing as some people call them). It’s a guaranteed fun day out! Whatever your ski or snowboard experience level, we’d love you to come and get involved.
Contact: 02380 707815
Testlands Hub, located on Green Lane, SO16 9FQ provide a number of sports activities and soft play areas. At Testlands Hub and in venues around the city. Includes activities for SEN children.
Contact: 02382026700 for more information
Bizzy Bounce
A hybrid provision of inflatable fun, nutritional learning and enriching activities for the whole family
Age: 4-13
Venue: Oasis Academy, Lordshill, SO160NX
SO17
Adventures Holiday Camp
An inclusive holiday camp coincides with the standards of the HAF programme. Running a range of activities from creative play to sports.
Age: 5 – 12
Venue: Portswood Tennis Club, SO17 1QT
Team Spirit
Provide both enrichment activities and healthy food to children across Southampton. The enrichment
activities on offer will include multi-sports and activity (arts, crafts, drama and magic) courses,
gymnastic courses, dance courses and football courses. A hot, nutritional meal will be provided at
lunchtime for each child who attends each day.
Age: 5-13
Highfield CofE School, SO17 1PX
SO18
Globefit
Globe Fit club days include a multitude of activities for primary and early secondary
school-aged children including cookery, crafts, dance, sports, hula hooping, learning about the world through our country themed days and so much more.
Age: 4 – 16
Venue: Woodlands Community College, SO18 5FX
Team Spirit
Provide both enrichment activities and healthy food to children across Southampton. The enrichment
activities on offer will include multi-sports and activity (arts, crafts, drama and magic) courses,
gymnastic courses, dance courses and football courses. A hot, nutritional meal will be provided at
lunchtime for each child who attends each day.
Age: 5 – 13
Venue: Townhill Junior School, SO18 2NX
Southampton Children’s Play Association
Pop up play – This includes a box of play resources for families and children to use – swing ball, ankle
skips, cricket, football, chalking, giant jenga, bats and balls, hula hoops, quoits, giant noughts and
crosses and much more Playschemes – We will provide a wide range of diverse activities and
food. Parents/carers must stay and supervise their own children. We will also provide workshops on
food activities, plants for people gardening and growing produce, and Monty’s Bike up will deliver
cycle activities.
Age: 5 – 16
Venues:
Woodlands Community College, Minstead Avenue, Harefield, SO18 5FW
Moorlands Community Centre, Townhill Way, West End, SO18 3NU
Superstar Sports We intend to deliver an enriching sports, performing arts and crafts holiday course for children. The main focus of the course will be to promote leading active and healthy lifestyles through physical activity and food education.
Age 4 – 12
Venue: Bitterne Park Primary School, SO18 1NX
Active Nation: Bitterne Leisure Centre, Dean Road. Bitterne, Southampton, SO18 6AQ
Every school holiday, we run children’s activity camps at our venues. The camps are designed to keep your children active and engaged during the school holiday periods, making sure they spend some valuable time away from the TV and games consoles and doing some more fun and energetic things!
Contact:023 8043 7647
Active Nation:Woodmill Outdoor Activity Centre, Woodmill Lane, Southampton SO18 2JR
With over 20 activities we create memorable programmes which are perfect for sharing special occasions, enjoying the school holidays with friends or even learning new skills though our club programme.
Whatever the reason for your child’s visit, our activities offer a wonderful opportunity to open minds, nurture potential, teach life skills, build confidence and above all have fun.
Contact: 023 8043 9185
Active4all
This camp will see the children take part in a range of activities from sports, to Lego, arts and crafts Go-Karts, Laser Tag, Archery, Dance. SEN friendly.
Age: 4 – 11
Venue: Bitterne Park Secondary, SO18 1BU
SO19
Computer Xplorers An engaging, tech orientated programme with various themes intertwined such as creating video games, coding, robotics, app design and many more. Family, Secondary and SEN friendly.
Age: 5 – 16
Venue: Itchen College, SO19 7TB
360 Degree Sports – Coaching
Each day consists of a variety of sports, and activities. These range from football, tennis, cricket, martial arts, basketball, hockey and many more. We also include baking/cooking opportunities.
Age: 5 – 14
Venue Itchen College, SO19 7TB
Southampton Children’s Play Association
Pop up play – This includes a box of play resources for families and children to use – swing ball, ankle
skips, cricket, football, chalking, giant jenga, bats and balls, hula hoops, quoits, giant noughts and
crosses and much more Playschemes – We will provide a wide range of diverse activities and
food. Parents/carers must stay and supervise their own children. We will also provide workshops on
food activities, plants for people gardening and growing produce, and Monty’s Bike up will deliver
cycle activities.
Age: 5 – 16
Venues:
St. Christophers Church, Pepys Avenue, Thornhill, SO19 6PJ
Valentine Primary School, Valentine Avenue, Sholing, SO19 0EQ
Weston Adventure Playground, Weston, Hampshire, SO19 9JT
CM Crafts
Itchen College Family Festive Programme is designed to support families to experience fun events
with enriching activities. The family festival include Health Interactive cookery, crafts – Pottery, sewing and jewellery, Physical activities: storytelling, Junk Musical sessions with Primary Workshops.
Age: 4-12
Venue: Itchen College, SO19 7TB
Active Nation: Chamberlayne Leisure Centre, on 150 Weston Lane, Southampton, SO19 9SJ offer fun holiday activities for primary aged children
Contact: 023 8043 7668
Bizzy Bounce
A hybrid provision of inflatable fun, nutritional learning and enriching activities for the whole family
Age: 4-13
Venue: Oasis Academy, Sholing, SO19 8 PH
Active4all
This camp will see the children take part in a range of activities from sports, to Lego, arts and crafts Go-Karts, Laser Tag, Archery, Dance. SEN friendly.
Age: 4 – 11
Kanes Hill Primary School, SO19 6FR
