What’s on over October half term?
Gymnastics Holiday Camps
Looking for a fun and active way to keep your child engaged during the school holidays? We offer a Junior Gymnastics Camp, for children aged 4 to 11yrs, Senior Gymnastics Camp for teens age 12yrs to 16yrs and a Squad Gymnastics Camp, they are the perfect activity for the holidays! Whether they’re just starting out or looking to hone their skills, our camps offer a great mix of gymnastics, games, and creative activities.
Types of camp with offer:
HOLIDAY CAMP (for children aged 4 to 11yrs):
Looking for a fun, active, and confidence-boosting way to spend the school holidays? Our Dolphina Holiday Camps are the perfect mix of movement, creativity, and skill-building—designed for children of all abilities.
Each day focuses on a different gymnastics skill, with rotating equipment setups to keep things fresh and exciting. From cartwheels to bridges, handstands to rolls, campers will explore a wide range of movements in a safe, supportive environment.
But it’s not just about gymnastics! Our camps also include:
- 🎨 Arts & crafts
- 🎯 Games and challenges
- 🤸 Time to explore our specialist equipment
Members are welcome to bring their Gymnastics Journal to track progress and work towards their next badge. New to Dolphina? Journals are available to purchase so your child can start their journey and see what they can achieve!
To celebrate every milestone, we award certificates for newly mastered skills—whether it’s a first handstand, a confident cartwheel, or a bridge that finally clicks. It’s all about progress, pride, and having a blast along the way.
SENIOR CAMP (for children aged 11 to 16yrs):
Our Senior camp are for those older gymnasts that want to refine their skills, learn something new and push their gymnastics to the next level! This camp offers a fun, challenging, and supportive environment where gymnasts can focus on technique, flexibility, strength, and confidence. Each day highlights a different skill, with rotating equipment setups to ensure a dynamic and exciting experience. Beyond gymnastics, our Seniors will enjoy some games & challenges and even time to explore the gymnasium and work on skills learnt or work independently!
SQUAD CAMP(squad gymnasts only):
Our squad camp are for those gymnasts that are a little more experienced with gymnastics, led by our talented Head Coach Karen, this camp offers an incredible opportunity for young gymnasts to practice and refine their skills but also have a blast! Each day will be focusing on different a specialist apparatus such as our Bars, Beam, Floor, Vault & Tumble and focusing on specific skills like flicks, saltos, upstarts, squat catches & more! Plus they’ll enjoy trying Acro balances, creating routines and playing gymnastics based games. Join us for a gym-tastic experience to let your child’s gymnastics skills bloom this Summer!
Upcoming Camps
Junior Camp – October Half Term – Monday 27th October to Friday 31st October
Senior Camp – October Half Term – Monday 27th October to Friday 31st October
Squad Camp –
We host camps during the Summer, Easter, and Christmas holidays, as well as during the February, May, and October half terms.
What to Bring
Snacks & Lunch: Please pack a nut-free snack and lunch for your child. During the Easter, Summer & Christmas holidays we do offer a lunch service where you can purchase our Lunch & Snacks of the Day. You can purchase this when booking your camp, or purchase it on the day when dropping off. *No lunch or snack break for our Senior or Squad Camp.*
Clothing: Comfortable clothing such as leggings/shorts and a t-shirt, or a leotard if they have one. No skirts, dresses, jeans, or denim, please. For safety, no jewellery is allowed. If a gymnast arrives in clothing deemed unsuitable for training, they may be asked to return home to change before joining the session.
Timing Options:
Holiday Camp – 9:00am to 1:00pm – £25 or Late Pick Up to 3:30pm – +£15
Senior Camp – 1pm to 4pm – £20
Squad Camp – 1pm to 4pm – £25
Ages:
Holiday Camp – Open to children aged 4 to 12 years. Please note that children must be in reception to join. If your child is 4 but not yet in reception, please contact us to enquire about availability.
Senior Camp – 11yrs to 16yrs
Squad Camp – This camp is based for squad gymnasts only. Can attend if your from squad]
HOLIDAY CAMP:
9:00am – 9:30am: Arrival & Free Play
9:30am – 10:30am: Warm-up, camp rules, group assignments, and two apparatus rotations focusing on different skills (e.g., handstands,
cartwheels, bridges, jumps, balances, rolls).
10:30am – 11:00am: Snack time
11:00am – 11:20am: Third apparatus rotation
11:20am – 12:30pm: Games, challenges, free play and creative activities like colouring
12:30pm – 1pm: Lunch Time
1:00pm: Home time for our morning gymnasts or back in the gym for our gymnast saying for late pick up.
1:00pm to 1:30pm: Free Play in Gym
1:30pm to 2:30pm: Fourth & Fifth Apparatus rotation
2:30pm to 3:00pm: Games/challenges
3:00pm to 3:30pm: Cool down and Prepare for Pick up
*This camp schedule is based off a typical day at our camp however it could change slightly from day to day to keep things fun and interesting for all the gymnasts!