If you have to work over the October Half Term school holidays and you’re looking for some great activities for your kids, then look no further. We have a selection of ideas for October half term holiday clubs in Oxfordshire. Whether you’re looking for something dramatic, creative, sporty or a little different, there’s something for all interests. For family days out, check out the Oxfordshire October half term events guide.
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SuperCamps Multi-Activity day camps offer a wide range of fun activities to keep kids aged 4-12 entertained during the school holidays.
Oxfordshire Half Term Holiday Clubs
Elite Youth Sports Ofsted registered Multi-Activity Holiday Camps are suitable for boys and girls aged 4-13. They have an exciting programme of Sports and Elite Activities to fulfil the needs of energetic children looking to learn new skills, build confidence and make new friends while having fun!
- Abingdon
- Didcot
- Wallingford
- Botley (Oxford)
- Thame
The Oxford Boat Adventure (near Dorchester-on-Thames) is a holiday camp with a difference, on the land and on the water. Children experience outdoor life around a secluded lake close to Dorchester-on-Thames in South Oxfordshire. This October book on to 1, 2 or 3 days to enjoy some of our themed days packed full of water and land adventures for ages 4-13.
Oxford Active Camps – children’s multi-activity camps are for children aged from 3 to 14 years and have a wide range of fun activities for kids to enjoy during the school holidays. With venues at top independent schools with outstanding facilities from indoor and outdoor swimming pools to sports playing fields, woodlands and 100’s of acres to explore.
- Summertown, Oxford
- Witney
- Sibford Ferris, near Banbury
Active Adventure camps are perfect for children aged 6 to 14 years with a passion for all things outdoors, muddy and adventurous.
Ultimate Activity Camps – providing outstanding holiday childcare for 4-14 year olds in the school holidays, where the children’s welfare and having fun are the primary focus. Every day, children will enjoy a brilliant mix of sports, games and creative activities led by inspiring staff at amazing locations!
- Headington School, Oxford
- Chandlings School, West Oxford
- Moulsford, Wallingford
- Faringdon
Kid Active Holiday Clubs offer children aged 4-12 a fantastic mix of high and low energy activities. The exciting timetable is delivered over spacious indoor and outdoor areas offering arts and crafts, construction, board games, toys, music, dance, bouncy castle and all the sports.
House of Fun Holiday Camp – my boys have been here before and had a great time. They’re family run and have a huge amount of energy and lots of variety from sports to crafts and cooking. The multi-activity camps including cookery, sports and arts & crafts for 5-13 year olds in every school holiday, with sites in Oxford and Abingdon. Children choose all their activities each day, and through a safe, fun environment under the supervision of a fantastic team of friendly and experienced staff, giving children the chance to just be kids.
There’s a new club in town! Calling all budding engineers – ibrick at House of Fun is excited to invite you on an all-new Lego adventure. Action-packed holiday camp days for children aged 7-13 years old, using bespoke ibrick kits to design, build and innovate with mechanised Lego models.
Bright Sparks Science Camps – science holiday activities are designed to entertain primary school aged children during the school holidays. This October half term they’re running Monster themed Science Activities. Jam packed full of science tricks, messy experiments, fun games and science crafts. A whole day of science activities in various venues during the October holidays.
A wild child zone with no parents allowed, MUDDY FEET® Holiday Club provides a fully day of immersive forest school style fun for ages 5+ Activities include everything from shelter building, fire skills and cooking on the fire to woodland games, natural arts and crafts, bushcraft skills, making bows and arrows from wood.
- Evenley Wood Gardens
- Heath Farm (close to Chipping Norton & Bloxham)
NOX Gymnastics Camps (Witney) are designed to be a fun space for children (of all gymnastics abilities!) to learn, play and make new friends through the school holidays. A variety of activities makes every day different, including outdoor playtime, choreography, a variety of different sports activities, team building games, races, arts & crafts activities, and of course plenty of gymnastics!
Mini Professionals Dance Academy (Kidlington) – specialist dance camps for children ages 3-18 are split into age categories. Your child Will experience 5 fun filled days of dancing, singing and acting as part of our stage school camp. We will be putting on a production of everyone’s favourite: “The Greatest Showman” with a SPOOKY halloween twist! You won’t want to miss out.
North Wall Arts Centre in Summertown Oxford run great workshops during the school holidays. This October half term for 8-11 year olds spend three days learning how to build tension in a story, create mysterious characters and surprise the audience!
For 12 – 17 year olds they have a 3 day ceramics masterclass, perfect for first timers and advanced potters alike. This project will explore various forms of making including, potter’s wheel, extruding clay and different types of hand building.
Jane Brooks intensive 5 day swimming courses Jane Brooks Swim offers intensive swimming courses during the school holidays designed to help children make rapid progress. I can give this one a personal recommendation as my kids have been and it really giving them such a boost in confidence and skills. So much so that they now have the regular weekly Jane Brooks swimming lessons.
Springbox Gym Club (Henley) – general gymnastics and fun camp for non members and have fun, games & colouring while learning gymnastics
Junior Adventures Group – multi activity camps with a mix of sports, activities and creative sessions
- Thame
- Oxford
- Abingdon
Vicky’s Holiday Club (near Witney) – wider range of activities including arts, crafts and sports.
Longridge Activity Camps (near Marlow) – activity days are for young people between the ages of 8 and 12.
Ignite Sport (Oxford) – half-term holiday camps are suitable for 4-16 year olds.
Peapods Nursery School (Henley) runs a Holiday club for the Henley on Thames/Peppard area, during the Summer, Easter & Christmas holidays and all half term breaks, for children aged 1 – 8 years old.
Just For Kids Company (Bicester) – 3 days of spooktacular fun
Artworks (Oxford) – art classes for kids with a great range of different materials.
Jamie Cassidy Soccer Camps (Bicester)
Premier Tennis Camps (Oxford) – The week-long camps are packed with ways to build skills, enjoy fresh-air fun and instill confidence.
Rosie Clark Tennis Coaching (Bloxham) – fun way for your child to improve their tennis in a safe and friendly environment
Next Thing Education (Oxford) are more than just a childcare provider. Their holiday tech camps allow children to gain technical skills from a young age enabling them to shape the future.
Full Circle Sports – Full Circle Sports run safe, fun holiday camps for children age 4 to 14 years.
- Wallingford
- Steventon
Cygnets Art School (Abingdon) – holiday art workshops
Just Camps (Banbury) kids holiday camps for children aged 4-16 years.
Atlas Camp‘s (Brize Norton) multi-activity kids camps offer fun-filled school holiday childcare to children aged 4-14
Ridgeway Adventures – holiday activity days for 11-15 year olds. A day with 5 exciting and adventurous activities. Axe Throwing & Knife Throwing, Target Archery, Airsoft Shooting, Archery Tag/Archery combat, Laser Maze heist experience. Running on 25th & 26th October
For more ideas check out our full listings. If you run holiday clubs or classes, why not let us know and we’ll add you to our listings.
If you’re looking for October half term activities check out the what’s on guide for Oxfordshire.
