Summer camps
Outdoor summer adventures for kids and teens
Give your kids a brilliant outdoors adventure with our kids summer camps! From time-travelling adventures to hardcore survival skills, our camps for kids and teens promote teamwork, creativity, and independence.
Designed for busy parents, our camps offer flexible booking and convenient hours, and are run by our award-winning education and engagement team.
Go wild this summer!
Selected days in July and August
From £45 to £75 per day
9am to 5pm flexible hours
Covers ages 6 to 17
Our summer camps
We offer three summer camps to suit different ages and interests:
Ages 6 to 12
Time Traveller’s Club
Hang out in history with the original Butser summer camp! From archery to pottery, bread-making to wall-building, get hands-on with crafts, games, and challenges from the ancient past, and explore a different period of history brought to life each day!
Ages 8 to 14
Butser Bushcraft
New!
Swap Minecraft for Bushcraft this summer and find out if you have what it takes to survive in the wild. Learn to light a fire and cook over it, build a shelter, tie knots, read maps, and more! An immersive outdoor adventure focused on teamwork, problem-solving, and survival.
Discounts when you book a full week!
Ages 15 to 17
Extreme Sixteen
New!
Step out of the ordinary and celebrate the end of GCSEs with an intense week of outdoor activities usually only taught to adults. Cast molten metal, make tools out of animal bone, learn to knap flint, and much more! An exciting crash-course through some of our most popular adult workshops.
Discounts when you book a full week!
What parents are saying
About our kids summer camps
Our camps’ core activity hours are from 10am till 4pm, but we know that doesn’t suit everyone! We also offer flexible drop off from 9am and pick up till 5pm, with a range of calm activities, games, and crafts during these hours.
Flexible drop off & pick up
From ancient crafts and storytelling to fire-lighting, shelter-building, warrior training and archaeological adventures, our camps are packed with hands-on fun. Every day offers a new mix of exciting, screen-free activities designed to spark curiosity, build independence, promote teamwork, and keep young minds active and engaged.
Wide-ranging activities
Make our camps suit you! With the freedom to book by the day or join for a full week of immersive fun, tailor your adventure and make our camps suit your summer plans!
Single day or full-week options
Our camps are led by experienced educators and passionate specialists who bring history, nature, and adventure to life. With DBS checks, first aid training, and heaps of energy, our team creates a safe, supportive, and inspiring environment where every kid can thrive.
Exceptional leadership
Meet the team
All our summer camps are run by members our education and engagement team, who are fully DBS checked and first aid trained.
Josh Ward-Penny is Butser’s master of fun, from birthday parties to scout sleepovers. He’s a goat dad, Roman reenactor, and ex-teacher, and his enthusiasm, knowledge, and patience makes him the perfect leader for our holiday camps.
Every day, Josh is assisted by members of the Butser education and engagement team. We pride ourselves on our team’s knowledge and friendliness, and camp assistants are hand-picked to make your kids’ time at camp the best it can be.
Summer camp dates
Time Traveller’s Club
Monday 28th July
Tuesday 29th July
Wednesday 30th July
Thursday 31st July
Friday 1st August
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Monday 11th August
Tuesday 12th August
Wednesday 13th August
Thursday 14th August
Friday 15th August
Butser Bushcraft
Monday 4th August
Tuesday 5th August
Wednesday 6th August
Thursday 7th August
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Monday 18th August
Tuesday 19th August
Wednesday 20th August
Thursday 21st August
Extreme Sixteen
Monday 14th July
Tuesday 15th July
Wednesday 16th July
Thursday 17th July
“An excellent holiday camp. We’ll be booking again”
— Parent, Easter 2025
Getting to us
We’re two minutes off the A3 and are easily accessible from London, Portsmouth, and beyond. Get directions →
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Our nearest airports are Southampton and Gatwick. See where to stay locally →
Our nearest train station is Petersfield.
We are on the Number 37 bus line from Petersfield to Clanfield; get off by the Hampshire Hog pub in Clanfield and walk 20 minutes along the road to Butser.
Please remember to check bus and train times before planning your journey!
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Petersfield Taxis: 01730 303030
Petersfield Station Taxi Rank: 0845 600 0650
5 Ways Cars: 01730 260442
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Normally we can’t allow people to stay overnight on site unless it is part of an event or workshop offering. Here’s some nearby accommodation.