Ofsted-registered holiday camps · Essex
The holiday activities camp they ask to go back to. A different themed world every day in Essex. They get connection and real adventure. While you work, rest or catch up on life, they’re having The Best Day Ever!
🎈 We also host the best birthday parties ever!
October Half Term · 19–30 October
A different world every day, every special event included in the price. Open a door.
Half Term Week 1 · 19–23 October · Helena Romanes School
Halloween Half Term · 26–30 October · Great Dunmow Primary School
Ages 3–14 · No swimming this half term
Scootering, dodgeball, Nerf, crafts & sports run every single day! 25+ activities a day to choose from!
Youth Club Age 9+ Open All Day!! Promoting Offline Fun Social Interaction!
Helena Romanes School
Parsonage Downs, Great Dunmow CM6 2AU
| Category | Monday 19thPractical Magic Day Main eventThe Potion Shop & The Midday Mocktail Bar MoreLessMix, layer and bottle your VERY OWN potion to take home! Blend your own perfume, press flowers for your family recipe book, and finish the day at our Midday Mocktail Bar. | Tuesday 20thDog Man Day Main eventThe Comic Lab & Petey's Great Escape MoreLessDraw, fold and print your VERY OWN comic book to take home! Then it's PETEY'S GREAT ESCAPE – our biggest chase game of the week – plus the Flip-O-Rama Challenge and Chief's Assault Course. | Wednesday 21stPumpkin Day Main event3D Pumpkin Painting & The Great Pumpkin Weigh-In MoreLessPaint your VERY OWN 3D pumpkin to take home! Plus pumpkin bowling, the Catapult Launch, the Giant Pumpkin Weigh-In and our Pumpkin Patch photo corner – photos sent home. No carving and no cutting tools! | Thursday 22ndDetective Academy Main eventThe Case of the Missing Pumpkin MoreLessA pumpkin has vanished overnight! Dust for fingerprints, crack the codes, crawl the Laser Maze and take your case file home. Every camper is sworn in as a Forbesy Detective – can you solve it before home time? | Friday 23rdGlow Party Day Main eventThe Forbesy Glow Party & Neon Disco MoreLessThe lights go out and EVERYTHING glows! UV face and body art, glow dodgeball, the Neon Disco and our GLOW PARTY to finish the week. Wear white or neon – the brighter the better! |
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Great Dunmow Primary School
Walnut Walk, Woodlands Park Drive, Great Dunmow CM6 1ZR
Satnav / car park: CM6 1SG
| Category | Monday 26thPokémon Day Main eventThe Great Catch 'Em All Hunt MoreLessEvery corner of camp is hiding a Pokémon — with a Forbesy leader on every zone to help you track them down. Fill your Pokédex, earn your badges on the Gym Badge Trail, then head for the supervised Swap Corner. Bring cards if you have them — nobody needs any to join in. Plus yellow Pokémon candy floss! | Tuesday 27thSquishy Lab & Mad Science Main eventThe Squishy Lab & Potion Show MoreLessMake your very own squishy and a pot of butter slime — both go home with you. Then goggles on for the exploding volcano, elephant's toothpaste and the Gross-Out Challenge. | Wednesday 28thSuper Mario Kart Day Main eventThe Mario Kart Grand Prix MoreLessBuild your kart, put your name on the number plate, then take it to the grid. Dodge the banana skins down Rainbow Road, grab a power-up and race for the cup — with Bowser's Castle waiting at the finish. PLUS we've hired electric karts on a Mario Racecourse — speed set to suit each age. | Thursday 29thToy Story 5 Day Main eventAndy's Toy Box MoreLessThe GIANT ball pit and a hall-sized LEGO build take over the whole hall. Take on the To Infinity assault course, rescue the lost toys — and there's fresh candy floss all day at Al's Toy Barn. | Friday 30thHalloween Party Day Main eventThe Forbesy Halloween Party MoreLessThe biggest day of the half term — and the one they talk about until Christmas. A GIANT INFLATABLE ASSAULT COURSE, the Halloween Disco, the Magical Sweet Shop (1 magic sweet only), a Monster Mocktail Bar with a popping-candy rim, Halloween savoury party food, face painting and Michael Jackson Thriller dance lessons. Come in costume — there are prizes for the best. Our Early Years Little Monsters have their own party table. |
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Early Years specific activities take the place of activities that are not age appropriate — and our Early Years campers join in with ALL the main events too! · No swimming this half term.
The Forbesy promise
We’re a family-run camp, and we know exactly what it feels like to hand your kids over for the day. That’s why you’ll hear from us all day long. Photos of their adventures land straight on your phone, so you can see the grin before they even get home. We quietly take care of every reassurance you need to enjoy your day too.
A day at Forbesy 🦊
From the morning drop-off to the happy pickup — here's exactly what your child's day looks like.
Music's already playing when you get to the gate. Our staff sign your child in party-style and lead them to their year group's spot to drop off their belongings. No long goodbyes needed, the day's already started. (Early Risers from 7:30am.)
Once everyone's in, we gather for the daily registration. Meet all the staff, hear what today's adventures are, and learn the Forbesy Rules.
Team games to shake off the morning energy and turn a room of strangers into best friends by snack time.
A quick refuel, a quick "how's it going?", and straight into the next activity.
Refuel and recharge. A calmer moment with packed lunches, stories and quieter games before the afternoon kicks off.
Sports and crafts run all day, so there's always somewhere to be and something to make, throw, build or win.
Everyone picks their final activity, and the whole camp comes together for the biggest one of the day.
Time to find that jumper. And that other jumper. Naming everything makes the great end-of-day hunt a lot quicker.
Every child is signed out to their parent or guardian before they leave.
For Full Day campers, a second registration and then a slower pace: biscuit time (every dietary requirement catered for), a few more activities, and a cinema room with popcorn for anyone who needs to recover from their big adventure.
Signed out to their parent or guardian, same as the day pickup. Need a little longer? Add a 6pm late pick-up to a Full Day.
…and they'll beg to come back tomorrow!
Grab your daysLoved by Essex families
Five stars from Dunmow and Essex families, on Google and on Facebook. Ofsted registered, Great Dunmow (URN 2798866).
Become part of the Forbesy family
Our camp · Great Dunmow
Great Dunmow Primary School — brilliant activities, a brilliant team and that warm Forbesy welcome every single morning.
Reassurance, built in
We're registered with Ofsted (URN 2798866) — and you can pay with Tax-Free Childcare and most voucher schemes.
A named Designated Safeguarding Lead, DBS-checked staff and clear ratios. Your child's safety is the whole point.
Five stars from Dunmow and Essex families, on Google and on Facebook.
£39.50 a day, up to 30% sibling discount and 15% off full weeks.
Simple, brilliant value
Prices for October Half Term, 19–30 October — see Parents Info for full details.
