01/08/2025
A snapshot of our second week at summer camp 2025
We're in our second week of camp and all our locations are now open for fun! 46 camps are open and we're also enjoying our specialist football camps and coding courses at selected sites.
It's been a hit or miss week of weather, but this hasn't dampened the fun! With extensive use of the facilities at our fantastic venues, we've flexed our timetables to make sure children are having maximum fun! We've delighted with indoor sports, bouncy castle, dance, arts and crafts and large inflatables and made the most of the sunny spells with aqua slide, water park, motor sports, archery and field games. What's not to love?!
What a winning week it’s been! Across all our sites, children have been having the time of their life, bringing all the energy and atmosphere we love at camp!
🏅Weekly Theme: Sports Stars
We bring something different to camp with our Weekly Theme. This week's 'Sports Stars' theme couldn't be more appropriate, with the recent success of the Lionesses Euro win! Children and staff have loved getting involved and celebrating all things sports at camp, with tweaked activities and arts and crafts.
🏕️ Around Our Camps
Letchworth
It’s been non-stop action! From high-speed fun in motor sports and precision in archery, to splashing in swimming sessions and bouncing joyfully on the bouncy castle. When the skies opened up, we rolled out a surprise bowling session indoors — because at Barracudas, the fun never gets rained off!
Barnet
The motor sports track has been a hit with our thrill-seekers, and the Piranhas group brought fierce energy to a fantastic dodgeball session — complete with proper warm-up stretches that would impress the pros!
St Albans
This camp has it all: splash-tastic swimming led by our cool-headed lifeguard, cricket and football out on the fields, and wonderfully creative arts & crafts. The bouncy castle has been a non-stop favourite — pure joy from start to finish!
Horsham
There’s a brilliant buzz on camp, led by our experienced senior team. Early Years are thriving in a magical space with a mini ‘builder’s yard’ and a colourful ‘art club’ — sparking imagination and creativity in every corner.
Watford
It’s been a week of discovery and delight! Minnows enjoyed giant games and bouncing fun, while Dolphins took aim in archery. The Barracudas crew smashed it in badminton, and the arts & crafts wall is now bursting with colourful masterpieces. Plus, plenty of swimming fun and a great atmosphere with children and staff really clicking.
Welwyn
We’ve had slam dunks and goals galore in the gym with basketball and football, while the Minnows got hands-on with fort-building fun. There’s been awesome progress in Dance Fusion too — with an epic routine taking shape by the end of the week!
Harpenden
One of our newest camps is glowing with good vibes! This week saw children diving into archery, football, dodgeball, and bouncy castle action. Add in some field rounders and arts & crafts, and you’ve got a winning mix.
Croydon
What a camp! Swimming sessions have been smooth and exciting, and our partnership with Palace for Life Foundation brought elite football energy to the pitch. With lots of children and a top-notch leadership team, this camp is absolutely thriving.
Huntingdon
It’s been an adrenaline-charged week here! Standout moments include awesome motor sports, energetic dodgeball, splashing good times in swimming, and sunny fun in the waterpark.
Romford
Children have been trying something new with our thrilling fencing sessions — a huge hit! A special shoutout to Natasha, our superstar Early Years Group Leader, who has created a nurturing and engaging space for our youngest campers.
High Wycombe
A warm welcome and smiley registration set the tone for a great week. Campers got stuck into motor sports, swimming, and lots of other fun activities that had them buzzing from morning to afternoon.
Norwich
Tech meets camp! Children have been absolutely hooked on our Minecraft coding course, learning digital skills while having a blast. Throw in a fast-paced tag rugby session and classic dodgeball, and you’ve got a camp full of happy, active kids.
🧒 Specialist Courses in Action
⚽ Palace for Life Football Camp @ Croydon
⚽ Norwich City RDP Football Camps @ Cambridge Long Road
🧱 Minecraft Coding @ Norwich, Bedford, Chislehurst
📅 Coming Next Week
⚽ West Ham United Football Camp – Upminster
⚽ Norwich City RDP – Huntingdon
🧱 Minecraft Coding – Cambridge St Faiths & Letchworth
📸 Photo of the day
A picture paints a thousand words and we know how much parents like to see what's going on at camp. These were our standout daily photos; Barnet group with Billy Barracuda, motor sports session at Romford, celebrating our Sport Stars Weekly theme at Chislehurst and Sports Stars Friday Finale fun at Ware.
🥇 Session of the day
Another chance to show the fun on camp, our session of the day winners this week were swimming and den building at Chigwell, Romford camp Make-a-Fort and bouncy castle fun at Welwyn.
Want to see even more? Check us out on Facebook!
📱 Insta Takeovers
Our camps love to get involved with our Instagram takeovers, for a chance to show you a day in the life at camp. This week we enjoyed insights from Norwich, Cambridge St Faiths, Letchworth and Godalming.
Head over to our Instagram page for more!
🌟 Our staff member of the week
Staff are such a big part of the camp experience and so we like to show our appreciation by rewarding our stand out team player each week.
This week in the spotlight is Emily at our Horsham camp. She's been praised for always going above and beyond and showing compassion, attentiveness and unwavering commitment in her role. She'd had positive feedback both from the senior team, parents and of course, children! The Camp Manager said "She's brought that same energy, heart, and excellence to every single child in her group. She sets the bar high and lifts everyone around her while doing it."
Absolutely brilliant – well done, Emily! 🎉
🏅 Ofsted inspections
All our camps are Ofsted registered and we welcome regular inspections. This week the officials visited Cambridge St Faiths, Chelmsford, Ely, Romford and Upminster camps. We loved hearing the positive feedback and look forward to sharing the reports once they are released.
🥳 Final Thoughts
From fun-filled archery to creative crafts, bouncing castles to coding wizardry – this week was packed with standout moments. Across every Barracudas camp, one thing remains true: we’re giving every child such an amazing experience they can't wait to come back.
And the best part?
We're just getting started!
Roll on next week! 💥