If your child is aged 8-13, there will be something to captivate their imagination and support their development at our holiday clubs.
Even when school is out our children never stop learning and there’s no better environment to support your child’s growth than a natural one.
Benefits of outdoor learning
Outdoor learning is being increasingly recognised as playing an integral role in holistic child development. With benefits including improved language and communication skills, increased self esteem and confidence, more motivation and greater concentration to name a few. All that besides, it’s good clean, or rather not so clean, fun and has something incredible to offer every child.
What we do
As with all our activities for youngsters, holiday clubs follow the Forest School ethos of facilitating child-led learning and discovery in the outdoors. Everything we offer builds on the innate curiosity and sense of wonder that the natural environment brings out in children of all ages.
No two days are ever the same at holiday clubs. We take our lead from the interests of the children and the conditions on the day, exploring adventures like bushcraft, environmental art, woodland crafts and games, campfire cooking, journeying through the woods and of course, free play.
We enjoy taking the opportunity to pass on a range of hard skills to those eager and interested, including using tools and managing risk effectively, bushcraft and survival knowledge. Supporting the development of softer skills like cooperation, empathy, emotional intelligence and leadership are elegantly weaved throughout the sessions by our experienced leaders.
With our well-kitted-out-for-any-eventuality established camps, complete with large group shelters and fire pits, these days offer an exciting opportunity to play, learn and make new friends, whatever the weather!
Timings and Dates
These holiday clubs run from Monday to Thursday inclusive (except public holidays) during Easter and Summer Holidays. There’s no minimum commitment - you can book for individual days or for the full four day weekly block.
Summer Holidays 2025
WEEK 1: Mon 28th - Thurs 31st Jul
WEEK 2: Mon 4th - Thurs 7th Aug
WEEK 3: Mon 11th - Thurs 14th Aug
WEEK 4: Mon 18th - Thurs 21st Aug
WEEK 5: Tues 26th - Thurs 28th Aug
Each day starts at 10am and ends at 4pm. For children that need to be dropped earlier or collected later, we offer supervised free play in the camp from 8.30am-10am and 4pm-5.30pm. There is an additional charge of £7.50 per child per session for this option, which is offered as an option during the online booking process.
To check availability click the button above or any of the ‘Book Now’ buttons and scroll through the calendar.
Pricing
£40 per day
Early drop-offs and late pick-ups (see above) are bookable at £7.50 per child per session. We offer multipasses and discounts for multiple children as well.
Discounts
For bookings of three or more children the price is £35 each per day - come with friends and save!*
MULTI-DAY PASSES - save up to 20%
We also offer 5 and 10 day passes for our holiday clubs, which are valid for 12 months and are transferable between siblings (but not outside the family please):
5 day pass - save 10% - £180
10 day pass - save 20% - £320
Unfortunately we are not able to accept childcare vouchers.
* Group booking discount cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or promotion.
Location
Hidden Woods is located in a beautiful 80 acre broadleaf woodland called Farleigh Wood, accessed directly off the A36 near Farleigh Hungerford (BA2 7NH)
https://www.hiddenwoods.co.uk/map-directions
Other Useful Info
Minimum age is 8 years old. Maximum age 13 years old.
All sessions are led by two experienced, fun-loving Hidden Woods leaders!
Once your booking is complete we’ll send you a link to some directions and an info sheet (including what to bring/wear)
Please see our FAQs page for additional information
What people say about our holiday clubs
“Hidden Woods holiday club is a fantastic opportunity for older children to play, create and learn in a wonderful setting. The children are very well looked after by the Hidden Woods team, who oversee activities such as fire making and wood crafts, providing a balance of guidance and independence that enables children to interact and make new friends. Our son loved his time at holiday clubs, in particular the opportunity to spend time with Barney and listen to his infinite woodland wisdom and of course, his repertoire of songs including wicker-bamboo and Aiken Drum! Highly recommended.”
“My 3 grandchildren aged 8 to 10 enjoyed a couple of days at Hidden Woods during the Easter holidays. The had an amazing time describing it as “beautiful “ and “fantastic”. The staff, Barney and Claire, are simply the best. They took great care of the children and managed their individual needs in a proactive manner. The was no tech, nothing complicated, simply the magic of children being able to run around without endless demands on them and to be able to soak up being surrounded by nature. They can’t wait to come back.”
