Surrey

There are over thirty museums in Surrey, so there's lots to choose from! Below is listed a few examples, log onto the website for full information on each museum including opening times and contact details

Bourne Hall Museum: Local History
Brooklands: Motor Sport & Aviation
Chertsey: Runnymead and Chertsey Abbey
Dorking & District: Local History
East Surrey: Exhibitions on local life
Elmbridge: Local history from pre-historic on.
Reigate Priory: Local history
Leatherhead: Local history
Haselmere Educational Museum: A mini British Museum!
Surrey Heath: Children's museum of local history

Web: www.surreymuseums.org.uk/

It is not just for tennis but provides children (from 1-16 years) with lots of other sports and activities, to fit around school in the term-time and to occupy them during the holidays. A specially designed holiday programme makes life easier for any working parent. It is open to everyone and membership is not required.

The facility offers baby changing and disabled toilet facilities.

Picnic areas available as well as on-site restaurants and snack bars.

Web: www.chessington.com

You will find the team at KiwiOz friendly, approachable and willing to help in any way possible! We go to extra lengths to ensure we get to know your families needs. All KiwiOz Nannies have been personally interviewed and reference checked. Visa checks, qualifications and police checks are also completed before we put nannies forward for interviews. We also have a new office open in Auckland New Zealand.

Email: contact@kiwioznannies.co.uk

Web: www.kiwioznannies.co.uk

Buffer Bear nurseries are specifically designed to meet the needs of all parents, carers and their children. All our nurseries are conveniently located within the centre of communities and offer extended opening hours.

We welcome children from the age of three months, providing quality care in a safe, stimulating environment. Each child is cherished and cared for as an individual allowing them to discover and develop their full potential.

Web: www.bufferbear.co.uk

• Singing, Dance and Drama for boys and girls aged 4-18
• 20 years of stretching imaginations
• More than 12 million hours of confidence building
• Stagecoach: Training for Life
• Holiday Courses for Summer

Call Stagecoach Staines now on 0845 0556356 or click on our website.

All of our parties include at least TWO things to take home, including our amazing slime! Our entertainers are all fully CRB checked and insured.

We also offer school assemblies, workshops and after school clubs as well as other events from uniformed groups to fetes to shopping centres.

Summer Promotion – 10% off ALL parties booked now for July and August!!

Please contact us to find out more.

Love acting, singing and dancing? Looking for a fun and unique way to spend your school holidays?

We're holding 4 musical theatre summer courses, three near to London in Hemel Hempstead, Kingston and Godalming, and one in Edinburgh.

Skills Courses are fantastic week long, residential courses where you will work with leading directors, choreographers and composers, create your own brand new musical, build skills and boost confidence, make new friends and have lots of fun! You will also gain a Grade 6 certificate in Musical Theatre in Production from Trinity Guildhall.

To book visit our website or call: 0844 415 4858

Don’t let your little ones miss out on their special day. Our weekly Birthday Bash package is complete with unlimited games of bowling, a live entertainer and a visit from our own company mascot, Roley. This is no ordinary birthday party, this is a party charged with fun, laughter and energy, so join in the fun and let Bowlplex do the rest!

For bookings and further information on our packages or any excuse for a great day or night to remember, simply log on to our website where you will find full contact and address details of your local Centre.

So, can we interest you in The Great Indoors?

Located in an area of outstanding natural beauty, in over 100 acres of Surrey forest, Campaign Paintball Park offers paintball days for children between 10 and 16 years and adults. The day includes everything you need including full kit, tuition and lunch. Naturally, with safety a top priority, all players are carefully supervised throughout the day.

Just one mile from junction 10 of the M25 near Cobham, Surrey and with easy access from London, Berkshire, Hampshire, Sussex and the home counties.

Visit our website for full details.

Children start riding from 6 years old with after school lessons at reduced rates.

Beginners start in small groups of 6 in the full size indoor school. They progress at their own pace with thorough but enjoyable instruction. Lessons are graded. During school holidays OCRS organises fun days and day courses. In the summer holidays we hold weekly courses which are very popular.

OCRS are a Pony Club Centre Member. Children riding with us can join the Pony Club and work through the badge and test system.

B.H.S. & A.B.R.S. Approved

For more information please visit:

Explore Learning is a network of learning centres providing maths and English tuition to children aged 5-14, designed to improve knowledge, confidence and enjoyment of learning. Explore helps children make fantastic academic progress, in addition the vibrant atmosphere keeps them engaged and focussed enabling them to have fun while they learn.

“The hesitancy and lack of confidence that held her back is gone. Now she tries new things with relish. She counts the days until she can come back here!” Explore Parent.

As members, children work with tutors who are great role models, enthusiastic about learning and fantastic motivators. All courses map to the National Curriculum and the individual focus allows children to work at their own pace – whether they are finding school tricky or they are top of the class!

To find your nearest centre, please visit our website or call our Head office on 01483 447410.

From beautiful cottages in quiet idyllic country settings to luxury beach side apartments with stunning views or Scandinavian log cabins to town houses. With a diverse range of holiday cottages and self catering accommodation, we are sure you’ll find the perfect place for a short break, family holiday, seasonal get away or even a business trip.

There is no commission fee charged and Independent Cottages can put you in contact with over 1000 independent holiday cottage owners. With a ‘Late Availability’ search facility; whether you are planning your summer holiday in advance or want to get away at short notice, Independent Cottages has something for everyone.

Visit our easy to use website today to search for self catering accommodation within the UK.

World famous botanical gardens cover 300 acres and houses some 40 thousand different plants. Palm house and the Princess of Wales conservatory, which has ten different climatic zones ranging from rainforest to desert.

Web: www.kew.org

• We are the UK's leading independent provider of nursery and day school education and a market leader in providing high quality pre-school education with our structured curriculum programme.
• Nurseries are open 51 weeks of the year. Please call for opening hours.
• Care provided for children aged between three months and five years.
• Our nurseries are clean, friendly, modern and spacious with outside areas for children to play.
• We provide a safe, loving and learning environment for children, with professional and child-focussed staff.
• We work in partnership with parents, so that you feel part of your child's daily activities and development.

FunTyper is a revolutionary reward-based touch typing system that transforms dull and repetitive practice into 'compelling game play'.

Highly recommended for children with DYSLEXIA or DYSPRAXIA

"FunTyper – a fun pathway to touch typing"

To get started, go to our website, www.funtyper.com and click on Buy Now; please make sure you select the right licence for your school or household. Sign-up, login and you are ready to go!

TUTOR LED CLASSES

Working in partnership with FunTech, our highly acclaimed tutor led camps are available at various locations including FunTech’s primary centre in Maidenhead. Basic dates and fees below but for more details please visit the FunTech website: www.funtech.co.uk

One day FunTyper Fundamentals
Dates: Easter: 14th April | 21st April | Summer Half Term: 02nd June | Summer Holidays: 28th July | 4th August | 11th August | 18th August | 25th August | 1st September
Fees: £125 (childcare vouchers welcome)

One week FunTyper Max
Dates: Summer Holidays: w/c 23rd July | w/c 20th August
Fees: £429 (childcare vouchers welcome)

For more information or to book: Email: enquiry@funtyper.co.uk
Telephone: 01628 621215/6

Our fully experienced and qualified swimming teachers are dedicated to teaching swimming in a relaxed and enjoyable way, encouraging a love of water and instilling a life long skill. We also offer intensive swimming courses, private swimming lessons and stroke specific courses.

O’Tooles also offer exciting, challenging and most of all fun holiday camps for children; The Quayside Adventure Camp for 8 - 14 years includes activities such as water skiing, wakeboarding, raft building, kayaking, archery, bush craft, low ropes, rock climbing, go karting. The Holiday Activities at The Marist Day Camp for 4 - 14 years includes lots of different traditional sports and activities including football, tennis, swimming, drama, dance and arts and crafts.

We also offer a variety of different birthday parties for children over 7 years of age. Our parties include Water Walkerz (jump inside a 8ft inflatable transparent plastic ball and walk, bounce and roll over the water!), Kayaking, Raft Building, Archery, Bush Craft and Traditional Pool Parties.

Guaranteed educational fun with games, safe experiments and hands on exploration, very interactive. Oh! And we must not forget to mention the take home goodies.

For the 3 to 5 year olds we offer the softer side of science with our Bubbles and Balloons themed science party.

Extras include: Slime making, Rocket Launch, Dry Ice and The Science of Sweets and Pop Corn.

Wow!! What a fun way to learn and reinforce Key Stage 1 and 2 taught at school.

Entertainers Police vetted by CRB and fully insured.

We also provide assemblies and workshops for Schools and Holiday Clubs.

We leave no mess, just happy faces.

For a fab Kids birthday party at your home or hall do contact us through our website link below or free phone on 080 8231 5620 or 020 3603 6867

Animal World have been in the animal filming business for over 20 years. In addition to supplying the world of film, TV and photography with animals, reptiles, birds and insects Trevor also organises fantastic birthday parties where children can learn about, interact with and handle a selection of amazing animals.

A lot of the animals you will meet are seen frequently on TV and in films so why not meet some of the stars and thrill your party guests with a party to remember.

Contact us today and quote All 4 Kids to get a 10% discount.

Web: www.britishfencing.com/clubs_via_region.htm

We have set up a data base of Martial Arts Academy’s School’s and Club’s in the UK. That will teach people with all types of disabilities. When people phone us up we can give them a telephone number of the said organisation.

We have joined forces with Sho~Shin Budo Kwai, who run a summer camp every August information will be on our website. We have also joined forces with the Disability Martial Arts Festival. The Festival was started by the late Terry Taylor.

Email:dmaa@blueyonder.co.uk

Millie Face Painter: (020) 8857 4206 and 07739 805485
Professionally trained modern face painter to enhance events from children's parties, school events, corporate promotions, weddings, Christenings, product launches. Also available - Dance Diva parties - with music, make up and costumes.

Choose JOJO and/or MILLIE for a successful party - GUARANTEED! Both JOJO and MILLIE are Equity Members and are CRB checked.

FLOSSIE & JOJO'S FUNSHINE PRODUCTIONS - Educational and fun shows featuring FIT4Life (encouraging healthy eating) and Gary the Gardener (growing towards a better future).
Check website for details:

Birdworld is the largest bird park in the UK. Set in beautiful gardens, a great day out for the whole family.

Found within the grounds you can also visit the Underwater World where you can marvel at the colourful tropical fish, jungle swamps, sea reefs and other wonders of marine life from around the world.

A must for all the children is the Jenny Wren Farm where you can feed and pet all their animals. Log on for full details.

Whether you want to come along to try out a fun activity, for the social benefits or maybe you’re looking for an interesting way to keep fit? There are many benefits to doing trampolining and gymnastics. For you or your child, they include skills that will help you improve at other sports or indeed with all aspects of life, including:

• To increase balance and co-ordination
• To improve spatial awareness
• To help with mobility and understanding different body positions
• Increasing strength, flexibility
• Increasing fitness levels

At Springfit we don’t bully members into performing or achieving. For those who do wish to compete, we are able to train gymnasts up to a high level, and hold regular competitions against other local clubs in your local area.

Providing Kindergym, specialist activity classes, for toddlers, pre-school ages and boys.

We encourage the competitive spirit but only secondary to enjoying yourself and being safe.

Using elements from other activities such as Judo, free-running/parkour, aerobics, dance and even playground games(!) helps to create a fun environment for all members, with a clear focus on developing their gymnastic abilities.

MOVE combines therapy and education in a programme which helps children work towards goals that they really want to achieve, which can range from learning to hold their head up by themselves to learning the skills needed to play football with their friends using a pacer. MOVE is unique in that no child is too disabled to use it and works with the child’s parents, teachers and therapists to teach them skills which are then practised in everyday life, enabling parents to be involved in key decision making and instrumental in their child’s development.

Visit our website or call us on 020 7407 5344 to find out more information, speak to a specialist or a parent of a child already on the programme or to visit a school using MOVE.

Email: move@move-europe.org.uk

de Stafford Sports Centre: Burntwood Lane, Caterham, Surrey CR3 5YX
Tel: (01883) 344355
Facilities include a four-lane swimming pool offering fun sessions and tuition, gym, studio and café. Our sports hall is available for children’s activities, club hire and casual use. We also organize great children’s parties.

Tandridge Leisure Centre: Hoskins Road, Oxted, Surrey RH8 9HT
Tel: (01883) 716717
Facilities include a four-lane fitness pool offering tuition, lagoon style pool with slide and water features, gym, sauna and steam room, studio and café. We also organise great children’s parties.

Our sports and culture development teams offer termtime courses in arts, drama and dance as well as offering exciting opportunities to improve your skills in sports like football, basketball, cricket and trampolining.

Our holiday activity programme is packed full of exciting things to do during the school holidays.

Toddler Sense is an exciting introduction into learning through play and games.

Our Toddler Classes include great music, equipment, games and new ideas! Imagine climbing a snow mountain, going on safari, digging for fossils, swimming with dolphins and hunting for dinosaurs? Every week introduces new activities and a whole new adventure.

Activities introduce toddlers and children to a magical, multi-sensory interactive experience that will keep them busy and stimulated. Great brain food! They will also have lots of fun on the way!

The Toddler classes have been designed to meet the specific needs of two separate age groups.

Toddler Sense gently introduces New Explorers, (13 - 18 months) to equipment and activities that are suitable for their age and stage of development.

Toddler Sense introduces Adventurers (18 months - 3 years) to a whole new world of adventure and challenge that will lead learning and development forwards and motivate children to try out new skills.

• Music Lessons on a wide range of instruments and voice
• Workshops and Residential courses
• Music Therapy and teaching support for Special Needs
• Classroom support related to national curriculum, GCSE and 'A' Level
• Surrey County Youth Theatre
• Dance and Drama opportunities.

And more …. Log onto the website for full details.

Web: www.surreycountyarts.org.uk

Add to that the beautiful Lilliput Playhomes and the ingenious range of Springfree Trampolines™, the safest trampoline in the world and we will help your children’s imaginations grow and grow.

All our products are made with great care from the finest materials and with more than 24 years of trading behind us we understand what kids makes kids dreams come true.

Come and visit us at one of our 4 national showrooms and try out our fantastic range of play equipment or visit the website.

• We are the UK's leading independent provider of nursery and day school education and a market leader in providing high quality pre-school education with our structured curriculum programme.
• Nurseries are open 51 weeks of the year. Please call for opening hours.
• Care provided for children aged between three months and five years.
• Our nurseries are clean, friendly, modern and spacious with outside areas for children to play.
• We provide a safe, loving and learning environment for children, with professional and child-focussed staff.
• We work in partnership with parents, so that you feel part of your child's daily activities and development.