Summer camps

Where to find them
Camp Beaumont has welcomed in excess of 1 million children to their multi-activity summer day and residential camps over the past 25 years and have 'a very tried and tested settling-in formula'. Children join a specifically designed programme to suit their age group and take part in up to six activities daily from the creative, sporting and adventurous choices on offer. They learn weekly camp songs and take part in the Beaumont theme days and end of camp performances. When English is not a child's first language, programmes combine English language tuition.

Ages: Three to 17 years
Location: Various UK
Prices: Range from £35 for day passes to £114 for five-day camp
Dates: Runs over six weeks from July
Contact: Tel 01263 823000 or visit www.daycamps.co.uk

Experience UK (XUK) offers children 'wall-to-wall' activities in a cosy, cosmopolitan environment where every child spends time with children of their own age from other parts of the world. Dorm leaders help children to settle in and provide pastoral support throughout their stay. The camp, which has received OFSTED's top rating after every inspection, runs a travel service from London and various stations and airports and says it prides itself on making 'it as easy as possible for children to choose the perfect holiday and parents to organise and afford'.

Ages: Six to late teens
Location: Quidenham, East Anglia
Price: From £299 for a week
Dates: Runs over four weeks from July
Contact: Richard or Adam on 020 8922 9739 or visit www.campsforkids.co.uk

Super Camps offer parents the solution to keeping children active, alert, laughing and entertained during the school holidays. They are one of the few providers to offer parents free extended days from 8am to 6pm. They organise up to eight different activities a day; and over 300 friendly staff work to ensure an overall 1:9 ratio with children. Children take part in structured sessions and are also offered the chance to get fully involved in sporty and creative games with other children of a similar age.

Ages: Four to 13
Location: Over 44 sites from Avon to the West Midlands
Price: From around £28 a day, £129 a week
Dates: From mid July
Contact: 01235 832222 or visit www.supercamps.co.uk