10 of the best active holidays and summer camps for teens in the UK
Adventure Camp, West Sussex
The Cobnor Activity Center in Chichester Harbor runs adventure camps for young people who want to learn new skills and make new friends. It includes full days of canoeing and sailing expeditions, as well as rock climbing, bushcraft, rafting and aeroball (a cross between basketball and volleyball - on a trampoline). Evenings are spent honing cooking skills at the outdoor pizza oven. Teenagers stay in log dorms.£345, 13-16; August 8-12 and 15-19, cobnor.com
Sailing Camp, Isle of Wight
UKSA, a sailing academy in Cowes, runs summer water sports camps. Teenagers can try their hand at dinghy sailing, keelboating, kayaking, windsurfing, paddle boarding and raft building/racing. Land activities include archery, pool games and crabbing. The evening program includes a movie night, disco and the 'UKSA Olympics'. Accommodation is bunk style; buffet breakfasts, packed lunches and cooked dinners are available.£280 for five days, 8 years old at 15 years old; August 1-26, uksa.org
Sports Festival, NorfolkThis festival in the park of Holkham Hall offers expert coaching for children in their chosen disciplines, in lesser-known sports. The core program includes football, tennis, netball, rugby, hockey, athletics, gymnastics, cricket and rowing. Each sports area is animated by a “legend”; the rugby area has Will Greenwood, Austin Healey, Mike Tindall and Rachael Burford. Families can bring their own tent or book a bell tent, teepee, yurt or Airstream.From £370 for one adult and one child, aged 5-17 ; August 12-15, festivalofsportuk.com
Kids Fishing Summer Camp, Hampshire
The Cobnor Activity Center in Chichester Harbor runs adventure camps for young people who want to learn new skills and make new friends. It includes full days of canoeing and sailing expeditions, as well as rock climbing, bushcraft, rafting and aeroball (a cross between basketball and volleyball - on a trampoline). Evenings are spent honing cooking skills at the outdoor pizza oven. Teenagers stay in log dorms.£345, 13-16; August 8-12 and 15-19, cobnor.com
Sailing Camp, Isle of WightUKSA, a sailing academy in Cowes, runs summer water sports camps. Teenagers can try their hand at dinghy sailing, keelboating, kayaking, windsurfing, paddle boarding and raft building/racing. Land activities include archery, pool games and crabbing. The evening program includes a movie night, disco and the 'UKSA Olympics'. Accommodation is bunk style; buffet breakfasts, packed lunches and cooked dinners are available.£280 for five days, 8 years old at 15 years old; August 1-26, uksa.org
Sports Festival, NorfolkThis festival in the park of Holkham Hall offers expert coaching for children in their chosen disciplines, in lesser-known sports. The core program includes football, tennis, netball, rugby, hockey, athletics, gymnastics, cricket and rowing. Each sports area is animated by a “legend”; the rugby area has Will Greenwood, Austin Healey, Mike Tindall and Rachael Burford. Families can bring their own tent or book a bell tent, teepee, yurt or Airstream.From £370 for one adult and one child, aged 5-17 ; August 12-15, festivalofsportuk.com
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