Holiday clubs (Years 3 to 7)

Outdoor holiday club

Possibly South Manchester's most popular holiday club. Just like going to Holiday camp but better...

Kids go home each night to eat and sleep in their homes

Get dropped off 8:30-9am and picked up at 4:30-5pm

Based on our popular school activity days - but a week long and with so much more variety of activities.....

Follow this link to our Parent information booklet which you can download and read at your leisure.

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Overview

It’s completely outdoors, regardless of the weather.
They can come for a day, a week, multiple weeks or parts of different weeks.
Smaller, friendlier club – limit of 40 kids per day, with a ratio of at least 1 group leader per 10.
Drop off: 8:30-9am. Activities start at 9am
Pick up: 4:30 - 5pm. Activities finish at 4:30pm
Late pick up is available up to 6pm for a charge of £10/day
Easter / Summer half term / Summer holidays - none in Autumn Half term.

This webpage is a short summary, for a lot more information be sure to download our Parent Information booklet.

A week-full of activities!

Our children's Holiday Club has been running for years and is loved by children and parents. Attracting comments from parents like “I love your holiday Club, my child comes home full of stories, eats all their dinner and then falls asleep!” It’s like sending your child to an Activity Centre for a week but a lot cheaper. Drop off and pick up around work times.

It’s completely outdoors, regardless of the weather.
They can come for a day, a week, multiple weeks or parts of different weeks.
Smaller, friendlier club – limit of 40 kids per week, with a ratio of at least 1 group leader per 10.
A programme of activities that are a mixture of team building, nature handicrafts, outdoor sports, bushcraft, forest school, nature games, canoe trips.
The Club’s activities, timetable, staffing and supervision are especially designed to promote sociability, confidence and manage their energy levels and welfare.
Drop off: 8:30-9am. Activities start at 9am
Pick up: 4:30 - 5pm. Activities finish at 4:30pm
Late pick up is available up to 6pm for a charge of £10/day

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We are encouraging folk to book early and are keeping the same prices as last year for full weeks when booked before 1 month of the start date

£140 (4 day week) £175 (5 day week) - ( equivalent of £35/day booked minimum 1 month before club commences)

£37/day/child for days booked within 1 month

Sorry there are no discounts for siblings or multiple weeks.

We are unable to accept Childcare vouchers as we make use of a public building with shared toilet facilities.

Schedule - 4 days following a BH Monday and 5 days all other weeks

This is the ideal plan, but activities often need to change to accommodate: high/fast river, wet day, younger or older balance of children, or tiredness and behaviour as week progresses. We do not refund you if you don’t get the day you think you booked.

Every morning children are put into a team of 10 others from around their age and stay in those teams all day and rotate around the activities. Each session is between 1 hour and 1h30mins with breaks and lunch in between. They do the activities listed in their team, to enable better socialisation and staff support.

4 DAY Venture Out Holiday Club weekly schedule

TUESDAY (DAY 1)

Teamwork challenges

Archery

Bouldering

Cave tunnel

WEDNESDAY (DAY 2)

Mountain Biking

Canoeing

Camp kitchen

Climbing Wall (tower)

THURSDAY (DAY 3)

Meadow games/artwork

Bushcraft

FRIDAY (DAY 4)

Canoe expedition to Sale with campcraft and orienteering on route (ALL DAY)

5 DAY Venture Out Holiday Club weekly schedule

MONDAY (DAY 1)

Teamwork challenges

Archery

Bouldering

Cave tunnel

TUESDAY (DAY 2)

Mountain Biking

Canoeing

Camp kitchen

Climbing Wall (tower)

WEDNESDAY (DAY 3)

Meadow games/artwork

Longer bike ride

Environmental activities - woodcraft

THURSDAY (DAY 4)

Bushcraft

FRIDAY (DAY 4)

Canoe expedition to Sale with campcraft and orienteering on route (ALL DAY)

Children that are sociable, like to run around in woods and don’t mind getting wet, muddy or falling down.
Boys and girls – some weeks there are more girls than boys, sometimes it’s the other way around. We work hard to make it inclusive and encouraging for both.
Year 3-7 for Summer Weeks (just finished those year groups and not about to go into them)
Year 4-7 for Easter and Whit week (May/June). Currently in those year groups.

Follow this link to our Parent information booklet

Follow this link to our Parent information booklet

Follow this link to find answers to lots of Frequently asked questions.

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“My daughters attended a few days of the summer camp last year and had an amazing time! They really enjoyed all the activities, especially the kayaking. The staff are very experienced and are really good with all the kids. My daughters will definitely be back this half-term and also in the summer. Highly recommended for a fun and exciting alternative to the usual summers camps!!!”
"I just wanted to say thankyou to you and your team, my boys absolutely loved their week. This is the only holiday club they'll agree to go to now. They come home full of stories of new friends. It's a great programme of activities that you've designed. I wish there were things like this when I was a kid. See you again next year"