With the summer holidays just around the corner we know how important it is to keep the kids engaged and learning, even during the summer break. If you’re in Essex, you’re in luck! There’s a wide array of fantastic kids’ summer camps available, offering everything from sports and arts to coding and outdoor exploration. Whether you’re hoping to keep your children active, encourage their creativity, learn new skills, or just make sure they have a fun-filled break, Essex has a day camp to suit. Below we’ve found some of the best options available, so you can plan a summer full of excitement and learning for your kids.
1. Coding Camp for Kids – 3 DAY Minecraft® Modding Masters: Bedrock Edition
Venue: Code Ninjas Chelmsford
Town: Chelmsford
Organiser: Code Ninjas Ltd
Time: Jul 29-31, 2024, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Price: £165.00
Description: Developed for experienced Minecraft® players, this camp teaches Ninjas how to make unique mods (modifications that change the game)! They will create their own custom tools, weapons, enemies, and more using code! By the end of the camp, Ninjas will be able to export their mods for friends and family to explore at home using Minecraft Bedrock Edition.
Website: Code Ninjas Chelmsford – Minecraft Modding
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Coding Camp for Kids – 2 DAY Creative Design Studio Pixel Art
Venue: Code Ninjas Chelmsford
Town: Chelmsford
Organiser: Code Ninjas Ltd
Time: Aug 13-14, 2024, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Price: £110.00
Description: Creative design camp will provide a creative outlet to highlight your Ninja’s digital art skills. Ninjas will learn about colour theory and tinker with a variety of tools to create their own detailed images, animations, and more!
Website: Code Ninjas Chelmsford – Pixel Art
2. Smash Camps – Adventurers Day
Venue: Stubbers Adventure Centre
Town: Romford
Organiser: Smash Camps Ltd
Time: Weekdays, Jul 29 – Aug 30, 2024, 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Price: £55.00
Description: Embrace the great outdoors and experience REAL adventure! Every school holiday we keep children engaged and excited with our action-packed range of land, water, high and motoring activities. Build friendships, break out of comfort zones and create lasting memories at the ultimate school holiday venue! Our Multi-Activity days are the perfect taster session to experience what Stubbers has to offer!
Website: Smash Camps – Adventurers Day
3. Oxford Active – Active Camps
Venue: Holmwood House School
Town: Colchester
Organiser: Oxford Active Ltd
Time: Summer, Mon-Fri, 08:15-18:00
Price: £49 per day or £230 per week
Description: Active Camps provide high quality, Ofsted registered, school holiday multi-activity and adventure camps for 4-14-year-olds. Camps take place all year round.
Website: Oxford Active – Active Camps
4. Junior Adventure Group – Holiday Club
Venue: Basildon Sporting Village
Town: Basildon
Organiser: Junior Adventure Group Ltd
Time: Jul 24 – Aug 30, 2024, Monday – Friday, 08:30 – 17:30
Price: £39.10
Description: With a brilliant mix of sports, energising activities that get children moving, creative sessions that bring out their inner inventor and much more, our holiday club will help children build social, emotional and interpersonal skills in a safe and exciting environment. Running every school holiday including Half Terms, Easter, Summer & Winter breaks – secure your child’s place for holiday experience like no other!
Website: Junior Adventure Group – Holiday Club
5. Ultimate Activity Camps – Brentwood Summer Activity Camp
Venue: Brentwood School
Town: Brentwood
Organiser: Ultimate Activity Ltd
Time: Jul 15 – Aug 16, 2024, Mon – Fri, 8:30 AM – 5:15 PM
Price: £47
Description: Our Ultimate Activity Camps offer great value for money and the earlier you book, the more you save. Don’t worry if you aren’t sure on dates yet, you can book now and move dates for free 14 days before your booking (subject to availability).
Website: Ultimate Activity Camps – Brentwood
6. University of Essex – CHUMS Holiday Camps
Venue: University of Essex
Town: Colchester
Organiser: University of Essex
Time: Jul 24 – Aug 30, 2024, 8:30 AM – 5:15 PM
Price: £31 – £96.50
Description: Our popular CHUMS holiday camp caters for children aged 5 to 11 years old, and our brand-new Uni-Active Sports camp for ages 12-15 years old. Both our popular multi-sport camps take place during the Christmas, Easter, and Summer school holidays, and welcomes over 300 young people each year. Our aim is to make the school holidays as fun, safe, and exciting as possible. We take enormous pride in the memorable experience we provide for your children; supporting them as they learn new skills, try new sports, and make new friends.
Website: University of Essex – CHUMS Holiday Camps
7. Kidz Camp Essex – Summer Holidays
Venue: Kidz Camp Essex
Town: Rayleigh
Organiser: Kidz Camp Ltd
Time: Jul 23 – Aug 30, 2024, 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Price: £32.00
Description: We pride ourselves in offering a fun and inclusive childcare service for children aged 4 – 12 in Essex & London. We accept childcare vouchers and offer family savers – making Kidz Camp Essex the perfect childcare solution. All our activities and schedules are carefully thought out, ensuring your child will have a memorable break from school, gain new skills, socialise and make friends! Our fun-filled days include sports, crafts and daily special activities – providing not only a childcare service for our parents but an experience where your child can have Fun, Learn and Create! Our Standard hours are 9:00am – 4:30pm with additional hours available at an additional cost (7:30am – 6:00pm)
Website: Kidz Camp Essex – Summer Holidays
8. Mega Camps
Venue: Various across Essex
Town: Billericay, Chelmsford, Colchester, Hornchurch, Southend, Upminster
Organiser: Mega Camps
Time: 24th July – 30th August 2024
Price: £42 per day / Various special offers
Description: Mega Camps are dedicated to providing the best activity days out for kids aged 4 -14 during the half term & school holidays in Essex, Kent and Surrey. At Mega Camps we understand that all kids are different and therefore we offer an amazing range of Sports & Activities days out for both boys and girls. We have numerous large playgrounds, Tennis courts and Basketball Courts as well as Gymnastics equipment, Crash mats & Trampolines. We also have access to a swimming pool and splash time obstacle courses. We have so many fun activities that every kids day out with Mega Camps is different. We pride ourselves in providing a safe, fun and friendly days out where kids can can have the time of their lives whilst the parents have complete peace of mind knowing their child is having a fun & safe day out whilst going about their day to day.
Website: Mega Camps
This comprehensive list of summer kids camps in Essex offers a brilliant mix of activities— from coding to sports to outdoor adventures. It’s our hope that this guide will help you find the right camp to ensure your child has a fun and enriching summer. Remember, whether they’re crafting pixel art or exploring the great outdoors, it’s all about making memories and learning new skills. Happy planning!
