Summer Holidays

Summer Holidays

In 2021 we will be holding three Senior holidays for those in School Years 9-13 (as of September 2020).

2021 holidays

SUMMER
SENIOR A: 14–23 July

SENIOR B: 24 July–2 August

SENIOR C: 3-12 August

Full cost: £499

Cost

The cost of the holiday is £499 which includes full board and all activities (but this does not include the cost of travel to and from the holiday). The cost is kept to a minimum as the Leaders and Assistant Leaders all contribute towards the costs of running the holidays. Bursaries are available for those who would otherwise be unable to come. To avoid disruption to groups and activities, we are generally unable to accept bookings for only part of the holiday.

We are now members of PTS to provide protection for fees paid – more details in terms and conditions.

People

Up to 70 young people come on each of the holidays drawn from a variety of Independent Schools with which we have links. Do enquire to find out if we have links with a particular school. There will be a good number of newcomers on every holiday and we work hard to provide a welcoming and friendly atmosphere. Each person is part of a small group with two or three Leaders assigned to look after them. The holidays are led by the LDN staff team, assisted by a large team of volunteers including many school teachers and undergraduates.

Location

The Holiday is held at Maidwell Hall, a beautiful prep school situated in rural Northamptonshire. It has wonderful facilities in its own grounds and a wealth of other activities nearby. You can see more details of the school and its facilities here.

Activities

Each day is packed full of activities catering for a wide variety of interests. Mornings are usually spent on-site making the most of the excellent facilities. Afternoons are often spent further afield.

Activities typically include…

  • Aqua Park
  • Archery
  • Arts & Crafts
  • Badminton
  • Chess
  • Cookery
  • Climbing
  • Cricket
  • Croquet
  • Escape Rooms
  • Flowboarding
  • Football
  • Golf
  • High Ropes
  • Hockey
  • Indoor Skydiving (for Sixth Formers)
  • Kayaking
  • Lawn Bowls
  • Off-road Cycling
  • Paddleboarding
  • Paintballing
  • Photography
  • Pitch & Putt
  • Pop Lacrosse
  • Race Simulators
  • Raft Building
  • Ringos
  • Sailing
  • Shooting
  • Sketching
  • Sofa-surfing
  • Squash
  • Swimming
  • Table Tennis
  • Tennis
  • Touch Rugby
  • Trampolining
  • Volleyball
  • Wakeboarding
  • Wide Games
  • Windsurfing
  • …and more!

Programme

Whilst every day on camp is different a typical day might look something like this:

8.45 Breakfast

10.00 Morning Meeting

10.30 Activities

12.45 Lunch

13.30 Afternoon Activities

16.45 Tea

19.15 Supper

20.30 Evening Meeting

21.15 Cafe Nuit (our in-house entertainment!)

21.45 Group Discussion

22.00 Wind-down & Bed

Food

The food is always a highlight of the holiday and is provided by our own team of volunteer cooks. There is healthy, tasty, home-made food in plentiful supply! We are able to cater for different dietary needs by prior arrangement.

Applications

Applications for these holidays will open in November 2020. You can apply by returning the application form attached to the Summer 2021 brochure, or by completing an online application here.