Looking for childcare in Lymington and the New Forest?
School holidays are great - except when you have to work!
Updated July 2021
Finding things for the children to do whilst you are working can be a real chore. In a bid to try and make things slightly easier for you, here is a summary of holiday children that is usually on offer in and around Lymington.
Start planning your school holidays now - you will generally find that activity days get booked up well in advance.
Do get in touch with us if you know of any other holiday childcare clubs that could help local parents juggle school holidays.
Full day childcare
Stay and Play at Lymington Junior School are open during the school holidays. Please contact Danielle on 07867 534398 or Karen on 07885 821234 or email
Milford School Holiday Club is open school holidays, from 8.30am to 3pm. Whole days or afternoons possible. Contact 01590 644684 for further information about the club. See also http://www.milfordpreschoolplus.co.uk/out-of-school-care/
Activity days for children
Ballard School usually run holiday camps with sports, arts and STEM activities during the school holidays - see our Events Calendar for more information!
Calshot Activities Centre has a range of Action Adventure Days for most school holidays - choose from skiing, snowboarding, track cycling, canoeing, archery, climbing, skiing and windsurfing - and much more!
The Tile Barn Centre in Brockenhurst has action adventure days during most school holidays.
Hengistbury Outdoor Centre has a range of multi-activity days and watersports courses available during most school holidays.
Avon Tyrrell has fun days and half-days for children aged 5+ during most school holidays.
If you are running school holiday childcare and/or activity days that could help parents juggle work and holidays and would like to be featured in this article, please get in touch with
