Are you looking for some ideas to keep your 11yr, 12yr, 13yr, 14yr, 15yr & 16yrs busy?

I have a few ideas for you including free and low cost ideas, holiday camps, play date fun and walks and cycle ride options too!

I am just including the highlights. not the little events happening in local communities, you can find those by looking at the local family events group timetables for your town.

You can search for events here https://localfamily.events/event?tags=3191

To download the PDF version so you can see the timetables you can find it here

https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/localfamily.events/Uploadeddocs/2025+Secondary+school+Timetables.pdf

To watch the video update on youtube see

 

Family Days out & Party IDEAS

• Virtual Reality Gaming with Another World VR - Camberley

• High Score arcade centre - Bracknell - Farnborough

• Virtual reality games & l Escape rooms Puzzalogical - Bracknell

• Virtual Reality gaming, Escape rooms and Playzone Meetspace VR - Guildford

• Virtual Reality gaming Untold Reality VR - Fleet

• GOAPE & Go Ape Forest Biking at Alice holt - Farnham

• Sculpture Park - Farnham

• Places Leisure camberley (Clip and Climb / swimming / roller skating)

• Frogmore leisure centre (astro & court hire and PT sessions)

• Jump in trampoline park - Camberley

• The Brick Activity Centre - Farnborough

• Donutting - Aldershot

• Alton Towers - Warwick castle - Legoland -Chessington

• Roller skating learn to skate & Roller Disco MPSK8 - Alton

• Blown away Balloons for Parties and events

• Sparkle and Slime parties with Phonics Bear party slots

• LUXE Softplay and Party kingdom Party hire Bubble house, Soft Play & more

• Buttons Children's Pamper and craft Party slots & Wonderwood forest school parties

• Jump in Party packages with or without pizza

• Frogmore leisure football party, multi sports party

• Places leisure football party, inflatable assault course, clip and climb, softplay, multi sports party

• Bespoke Forest Workshops and Parties -The Forest Approach - Hartley Wintney

• Explore adventure Kayak and bushrcaft parties - Mytchett

HOLIDAYCAMPS

• Ski & Snowboard Camp Alpine Snowsports Aldershot

• Wicked Workshop Day Avenue Dance in Hook

• Boogie Pumps Camberley, Guildford, Farnham, Woking

• Wicked Workshop 4-11yr Boogie pumps Woking

• Code Ninjas Wokingham

• - Roblox® World Creators 2 day Holiday camp 8yr -15yr

• - Minecraft® Mastery: Redstone Realm 8yr -15yr

• - Intro To Web Design 8yr -15yr

• Explore Activity and Education Centre Adventure Holiday Camp -Mytchett

• Roller Hockey & Skating Holiday camp- Alton

• Playball Holiday Camps Camberley & Lightwater

• Forest holiday camp The Forest Approach Limited - Hartley Wintney

• Forest school Holiday club Wonderwood Explorers - Farnham

WORKSHOP & Half term fun

• Youth Dinghy sailing Taster Course 8-15yrs - Hawley

• Slime Workshop with Phonics Bear classes in Farnborough

• Mini-Maker woodworking & toy cross bow Workshop - Farnham

• Dark skies festivals, Zoolab at Alice Holt - Farnham

• D&D and Pokémon (tm) Sundays at The Brick Activity Centre - Farnborough

TUTORING

• One-to-One GCSE English Tutoring Zoom - Online

• Home Ed English GCSE Mastery Course Group or 1 to 1

• AQA English Language An Inspector Call, Jekyll and Hyde s Course GCSE Mastery Course

• AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Year 10 GCSE Mastery Course

• AQA Power & Conflict / Unseen Poetry revision and essay skills GCSE Mastery Course

PHONICS

• Teen Book Chat and Creative - bordon Library

• Free Chatter books for 8-12yrs- Camberley

• Teen Book Club for 12-17yrs- Farnham

• Farnham Literary Festival - Author Talks and events

• Creative writing club - Guildford

SWIMMING

• Family Inflatable fun & Family fun in the pool at Places Leisure - Camberley

• Rookie Lifeguard swimming lessons Places Leisure- Camberley

FITNESS

• Junior Ski Club - Level 1-6 Ski Lesson Alpine Snowsports Aldershot

• Junior Gym for 11-15yrs Places Leisure Camberley & Frogmore Leisure

• FTC Tennis Coaching yr7-11 - Farnborough Tennis Club

• Climbing Courses for 7-16yrs Places Leisure Camberley

• Childrens Cycling club - Yateley

• Gymnastics Lessons for 4-15yrs at Frogmore Leisure Centre & Places Leisure Camberley

DANCE

• Senior Street Dance & Musical Theatre Avenue Dance in Hook

• BP Musical Theatre class 5-12yr - Boogie pumps Guildford

• Boogie Pumps Performers - Boogie pumps Woking

• Singing & Drama Lamda, D.S.A Senior Theatre Company, Contemporary / Lyrical with DJ school of Dance - Farnborough

• Ballet, Modern Theatre, Tap, Acro, Commercial Theatre, Contemporary Demeric Dance school of dance- Farnham

• Senior Ballet, Tap, Modern, Street, Contemporary, Conditioning The Vanessa Golborn School of dance - Alton

• Senior Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz, Acro, Musical Theatre, Tap, Street Dance & POP Vocal - Fleet, Farnborough, Yateley and Alton

DRAMA

• Stagecoach MAIN SCHOOL 6-18yr & Further Stages 15yr+ - Camberley & Yateley

• Singing & Drama Lamda Deborah Jayne school of Dance and Theatre - Farnborough

• Secondary school Singing and Drama Class with Little voices for for 11-18 - Hartley Wintney & Hook

• Senior Lamda Drama classes Senior Screen Acting & Drama Workshop YEM Theatre School- Fleet

• Musical Theatre, Dance & Drama YEM Theatre School - yateley, Alton, Fleet

MUSIC

• Secondary school Singing and Drama Class with Little voices for for 11-18 - Hartley Wintney, Hook

• Vivace Music school - 10yrs + Fleet

• YEM Theatre School Choir 8-21yr Fleet

SEND

• Inclusive cycling at Alice holt - Farnham

• Inclusive Donutting - Aldershot

• PAN-DISABILITY FOOTBALL - Fleet

• SEN - QUIET HOUR High Score arcade centre - Bracknell & Farnborough

• SEN Session Jump in Trampoline park by air hop - Camberley

• SEN Swim Places Leisure Camberley

• Vivace Music school - SEN Classes in Fleet

• Wayzs Hang out SEN Youth Club - Bracknell

• Blue sky club SEN Youth Club Vision 4 Youth - Yateley

FREE OR LOW COST

• Sunday Junior Park run for 4-14yrs - Aldershot, Bracknell, Basingstoke, Bordon, Guildford, Woking

• Junior park run <14yr

• Park Run 14yr+

• Geocaching Free treasure hunts

• Literary Festival - Farnham

• Geocaching & Pokemon Go

• Construction & Lego clubs in local libraries

UNIFORMGROUP

• Badgers St Johns Ambulance Cadets - Farnborough

• Army Cadets, Air cadets, St Johns Ambulance Cadets, Explorer Scouts & Scouts, Guides

YOUTHCLUB

• The Lighthouse Free16 Youth - Aldershot

• Youth Group at St Michaels - Aldershot

• Life skills Youth Club - Aldershot

• Wayzs Inters Youth Club - Bracknell

• Youth group 14-17yrs St Mary's Church - Camberley

• Prospect Youth club- Farnborough

• St Andrews Youth Group - Farnham

• TOAST Youth Group 13-16yrs - Farnham

• Secondary school Youth Group st Andrews church- Farnham

• Tuesday club for 12-16yr Free

• Pizza@8 Youth group at United Reformed Church- Guildford

• Club Dean Youth Club for 11yr-14yr - Camberley

• St George's Youth Group - Sandhurst

• Youth café for 11-16yr - Hartley Wintney

• Youth Group - Camberley

• St Peters youth cafe- Farnborough

• Youth club 11-14yrs @ The Shed - Farnham

• Youth club 14-19yrs @ The Shed - Farnham

• Boys night in Youth club 14-19yrs @ The Shed - Farnham

• Code Club for 9 to 13yrs @ The Shed - Farnham

• Blackwater Youth club - Vision 4 Youth - Yateley

• Vision 4 Youth - Thursday Youth club for 11-14yr £1 - Yateley

• Vision 4 Youth - Friday night Youth club - Yateley

• Darby Green Youth Cafe 11-25yrs Darby Green

• Youth hub for 11-16yr - Bordon

• Knaphill Youth Drop in - Woking

• Goldsworth Park Youth Drop in - Woking

• The Lighthouse Free16 Youth - Woking

• Youth Friday night Project @ Farnham Leisure centre - Farnham

• Wayzs Hang out SEN Youth Club - Bracknell

• Blue sky club SEN Youth Club Vision 4 Youth - Yateley

Parks

• Yateley Park

• Southwood park- Farnborough

• King George the 5th- Farnborough

• Pinewood Park - Crowthorne

• Farnham castle Park

• Dinton Pastures - Wokingham

• Calfornia country park - Crowthorne

• Alice holt forest - Farnham

• Jocks lane rec - Binfield

• Broomhall rec- Sunningdale

• Lightwater park

• Moor park - Farnborough

• Sandhurst park

• Crondall park

Ideas on Bikes

• Blackbushe old runway

• Moor Park Pump track

• Edinbrook Pump track

• Swinley Forest

• Alice Holt Forest

• Hogmoor INCLOSURE

• Sandhurst Park

• Hawley Woods

• Frimley Lodge Park

ideas for Walks

• Castle bottom

• Yateley Common

• Bramshill Common

• Fleet pond

• Wellesley Woodland

• wildmoor heath

• Waverley Abbey

• Rowhill Nature reserve

• Frensham Great pond

• Frensham Little pond

• Silchester roman ruins

• Geocaching

• Pokemon go

ideas for Water fun (Summer months only)

• Places Leisure Inflatable assault course & Family pool sessions

• Aldershot Lido

• Guildford Lido

• Hawley Lake sailing / kayaking and SUP memberships

Check water quality signs for the below options before paddling

• Frensham Great pond

• Paddle at Tilford Bridge

• Paddle at castle bottom stream

HOLIDAYS & Short breaks

• Alton Towers Theme Park and Waterpark

• Chessington short break

• Legoland short break - Windsor

• Stay Wild Family Festival - Petersfield

• ThorpePark short Breaks

Please remember to Check with the event organiser before attending. Most require booking in advance. More information on these events can be found on Https://localfamily.events

The data here is correct to the best of my knowledge as of 7th February 2025 If you have an event you would like to add for the bespoke town January timetables please email [email protected]

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