Children have the best school holidays at Fairthorne Manor Daycamps! From the minute they step onto the expansive 95-acre site until they say goodbye, there’s a week long world of opportunities to learn, explore interests, and have fun outdoors with friends.
With a variety of fantastic and exciting outdoor activities and adventures led by our friendly and experienced team, children can enjoy the fresh air and find something special to love.
Choose your Daycamp
Daycamps are the perfect way for your child to try something different and let their passion shine. Available for children currently in Years 3-11 during the Easter and May holidays, and in the summer holidays for those children about to start Y3-11 in September.
Daycamps are only available on a week long, Monday to Friday basis to enable us to pack everything in!
Offering excitement and plenty of outdoor activities. Spend your day ziplining through the woods, building dens, balancing on low ropes, or lighting a fire in our multi-activity camp. With over 20 activities on offer, there is plenty of variety to get stuck into. Available for Years 3 and above.
Let your child’s creativity run free with our Creative Art Camp. Papier Mache and mould your own designs, create bird feeders, paint pottery in your favourite colours, pebble painting and much more. Children will create unique works of art that they’ll cherish.
Science Camp (Y3+)
Venture into the world of science for a week on our Science Camp. Complete exciting and educational experiments including making ice cream in a matter of minutes, complete the egg drop challenge, making a volcano erupt, and creating your own lava lamp!
Survival Camp (Y3+)
Take the first steps to becoming a survival expert with this survival camp. Learn basic survival skills such as first aid, archery, lighting fires, building survival shelters, navigating streams, and camouflaging in the environment. Available for Years 3s and above.
Water Camp (Y4+)
Make a splash with our Watercamp! Learn to paddle in a kayak, canoe, kata kanu, and Stand-up paddleboard, navigate the stream in stream explore, and take on exciting challenges like water games, aqua slides, and river obstacle courses. Available for year 4 and above.
Extreme Survival Camp (Y5+)
Take your survival skills to the next level! Learn how to make archery equipment, complete a first aid challenge, make your own fire to cook on, and test your skills with extreme survival. Available for those who have already completed the survival camp, and in Years 5 and above.
Paddles Plus Camp (Y5+)
This exciting camp is for those who love the water! Learning how to rescue crafts, yourself, and others, whilst developing your paddling skills, you’re sure to experience a week you’ll never forget. Available to those who have already completed water camp and in year 5 or above.
Want a simpler programme with the flexibility of booking by the day?
Holiday Club (Yr R-11)
Holiday Club (Yr R - 11)
Our new and exciting offer, providing a simpler programme that’s still heaps of fun. Your child will enjoy a range of activities including arts and crafts, sports and games, den building, messy play, and team-building. A fantastic childcare option for years R to 11.
Extra Fun
Breakfast
Club
Add Breakfast Club to your child’s booking to ensure they are fuelled for the day with a tasty breakfast. Served from 7:30am – 9am for just £40/week.
Packed
Lunch
Opt for a freshly prepared lunch to keep your child energized for a day of exciting adventures for just £30/week.
Dinner
Club
Need to extend the day until 6pm? Add Dinner Club for just £55/week to receive a delicious home-cooked meal and 2 hours of care.
Thursday Sleepover
Children can enjoy a night away from home with our sleepover in YMCA tents for just £25; includes dinner, breakfast & lunch next day.
Check out our bus routes below for stops and times.
FAQs
Perfect Location
Fairthorne Manor is ideally located outside Botley just 3 miles from the M27, midway between Southampton & Portsmouth.