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 the Easter and Summer Holidays (see dates below).
There’s no minimum commitment - you can book for individual days or for the full week.
2027 Dates:
That´s a wrap for 2026! Please watch this space for Easter and summer 2027 availability, which will be live by December 2026. Please note that we do not run holiday clubs during the half term holidays, Easter 2027 will be our next sessions.
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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
“My 10yr old daughter had the most incredible time at the summer camp. She loved all of the creative activities, games, getting muddy and chilling on the hammock. The camp leaders were so friendly and kind and ensured the children were safe but had the freedom to explore and enjoy the camp (which was great!). Would highly recommend”
“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.”
