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Compiled by the Primary Behaviour Service. Activities available at the time of writing (June 2021).

This list is not exhaustive. Other activities are available.

Areas covered

HAVANT & WATERLOOVILLE

Table of Contents Holiday Planner

Things to do in Havant ...... 1

Things to do in Waterlooville ...... 6

Surrounding Areas ...... 8

Awesome Ideas for Keeping Kids Busy ...... 17

Top Tips ...... 24 Holiday Planner

Top Tips Things to do in Havant

The nice and nice Staunton Country Park

Your child is reluctant to start a task. ‘Are you going to tidy up your Take a stroll around the farm and toys now or after dinner?’ ‘Are you going to do your homework with feed the animals and let the a pencil or a pen?’ children loose at the adventure playground and maze. The nice and nasty Address: Middle Park Way, Adult £9.50, Child over 3 £6.50 Havant, Book online Using a matter-of-fact calm voice... ‘Either it’s finished/tidied now, or , PO9 5HB, after dinner.’ ‘Your toys need to go away now or during TV time.’ England

Thanks not please Havant Leisure Centre Really important this one! Say please too often and you may sound like you are pleading. Instead try, ‘name… instruction…thanks’ Heated indoor swimming pool and Oceans of play indoor soft play centre. Never say ‘no’ Prices apply, see website to book. Sometimes we have to say ‘no’, but for other times try the phase ‘when...then’. ‘Can I have the TV on?’ ‘Yes, when you have done... then...’ Address: Civic Centre Road, Notice and praise Havant, Hampshire, Be constantly on the lookout for the good, rather than the bad. Name PO9 2AY, England and praise behaviour. ‘I’ve noticed how nicely you are sharing.’ ‘It’s really lovely to see you being nice to...’

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Havant continued... Awesome ideas continued... Stansted Park and Miniature light Railway

This lovely location allows you to walk in the beautiful grounds and woods, Visit the library visit the Arboretum and the maze. Relax in the pavilion tea rooms and browse the farm shop. The miniature light railway is open on a Wednesday Use your local library regularly. In most libraries you can get more than and Saturday between 1030 and 1600 and a cash donation is asked for. books; you can get movies and music. Make a day out of it. Do some reading Free Admission, parking fees may apply while you’re there instead of getting some books and heading home. Give Address: Stansted Park, Rowlands Castle, Hampshire, PO96DX your children a love of books — it is one of the best gifts you can give them.

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Share the magic of the big screen with your whole family, no matter the Get ready for Wild World Heroes, arriving online and in your weather. local library this summer. Admission fees apply Address: Port Way, Cosham, , PO64TS Organise some play dates

Havant Thicket Plan some play dates and invite friends over. While they spend time with their friends it may give you the opportunity to get some work done and This mixture of woodland and open space with a pond. Take a walk or cycle perhaps even connect with other parents. Plus...the invite may be and finish with a picnic. Den building is a must! returned someday. Free Admission, parking fees apply. Address: Manor Lodge Road, Rowlands Castle Have a “chill day”

With all that activity planned, kids will also need some down time. Make sure you plan some days where you just chill, watch some movies, read some books, and take it easy.

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Awesome ideas Havant continued… continued... Hayling Island Beach

Get into jewellery making A great shingle beach that’s perfect for a paddle in the sea. Go to a bead shop and stock up on beads, wire and clasps, and get busy If staying on dry land is more making your own jewellery. This activity can be done with the smallest of your thing, it’s a great place to children, just be sure to get appropriate bead sizes for different age groups. have a family picnic and watch The children will be so proud to wear the jewellery that they have made. the boats come and go or check out the local amusement arcade

Go swimming and fun fair (charges apply) Address: Seafront Hayling island, Free Admission, parking If you are lucky enough to live close to the sea, go swimming when possible. Hampshire, PO11 0AG charges apply The sea has a calming effect on children and the amount of energy used in the water means that they won’t be quite as active when they get home. If you don’t live close to the sea, go to a swimming pool instead. Splash parks are also available free of charge at both Lee on Solent Beach and Stokes Bay Clip ‘N Climb Portsmouth Beach. Physically- challenging and undeniably fun, indoor climbing. Varying difficulty walls and a Take nature walks viewing area for those less

Go on nature walks with a purpose. On the beach, collect shells and stones confident. to later make a shell castle or shell and stone sculptures. In the forest, get Address: Alexandra Park, Portsmouth, Admission fees apply, book in kids to seek out different sorts of bugs, plants or trees. Alternatively, give Hampshire, PO2 9QA 02393 200401 advance them a map to plot the route you are taking. By giving them control and a plan, this will ensure they don’t get bored too quickly.

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The reserve offers wonderful walks and opportunities for bird watching. Get into jewellery making Free admission Go to a bead shop and stock up on beads, wire and clasps, and get busy Address: Solent Way, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 1UN making your own jewellery. This activity can be done with the smallest of children, just be sure to get appropriate bead sizes for different age groups. The children will be so proud to wear the jewellery that they have made. Castle

Go swimming

If you are lucky enough to live close to the sea, go swimming when possible. The sea has a calming effect on children and the amount of energy used in the water means that they won’t be quite as active when they get home. If you don’t live close to the sea, go to a swimming pool instead. Make the most of the wide-open grounds and castle courtyard, and enjoy a family picnic surrounded by history.

Free admission Take nature walks Address: Clarence Esplanade, Portsmouth,PO5 3PA Go on nature walks with a purpose. On the beach, collect shells and stones to later make a shell castle or shell and stone sculptures. In the forest, get kids to seek out different sorts of bugs, plants or trees. Alternatively, Portsmouth watersports centre give them a map to plot the route you are taking. By giving them control and a plan, this will ensure they don’t get bored too quickly. Let’s start on the waterfront. You and your kids (from 7 years and up) can have a crack at sailing, kayaking, power boating, windsurfing and even stand up paddle boarding.

Charges apply, see the website

Address: Eastern Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO35LY,

02392 663 873

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Awesome ideas Havant continued... continued... Diamond Jubilee Recreation Ground, According to Havant Borough Council's Have Some Fun! guide, this site is Get jamming one of the borough’s best equipped. It has open space, a play area and football, basketball and tennis facilities. Grab some musical instruments — things like bongos, shakers or You’ll find it off Horndean Road or by using the postcode PO10 7PT if tambourines, and get jamming. Get your kids to sing and dance along. you're visiting by car. (Alternatively, you can stick on some Deep Purple, let your hair down, and dance on the furniture). Emsworth Harbour

Make a movie

Kids love to make movies using a tablet and some figurines. They can create the movie themselves using Windows MovieMaker, iMovie or Stop Motion and edit it afterwards.

Paint

One of the nicest ways to express your creativity is to use paint. Get large sheets of paper and lots of paint. Go mad and use your hands and feet — it’s liberating. To avoid any stress, prepare the area well and cover with plastic or newspaper. Have some water on hand to wash when you are finished. A beautiful harbour-side village nestled in . There's so much to do and see whether you crab in the water, share fish and chips,

walk around and see the boats.

Free Admission, car parking fees apply.

Address: South St, Emsworth PO10 7EQ

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Things to do in Awesome ideas

Waterlooville continued...

Build a garden patch Butser Ancient Farm Dedicate a small patch in the garden to the kids. Plant flowers, herbs, lettuce — anything that grows quickly and Explore archaeological gives them the satisfaction of reconstructions from the Stone having produced something. If Address: Chalton Lane, PO8 0BG age, Iron age, Roman Britain and your kids are small, just give the Anglo- Saxon period. them a spade, put on their old

clothes, and let them loose. Admission fees apply, book online

Go on picnics

Queen Elizabeth Country Park You don’t have to go far to have a picnic — my children regularly ask for a picnic out the garden. I give them whatever I have in the fridge. You’d be A great place to go for a walk, amazed how once it is packed in a plastic container and eaten on a blanket with plenty of routes and on the grass, how much the atmosphere romanticizes the most boring of different landscapes. Ride your sandwiches. bike through the many cycle routes, climb trees and den build. Play in the adventure play Have a treasure hunt ground and share a picnic or book a BBQ space online. Make a treasure map with clues to find some treasure you have hidden somewhere in the garden. It doesn’t have to be expensive or big — any little Free Admission, parking fees Address: Gravel Hill, Horndean, apply treat will be exciting when it is found outdoors.

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Awesome ideas Waterlooville continued… continued... Play Planet Make your own games

Get a supply of coloured cards, children’s scissors, glue and anything else you may want to make some fun games. Games like Hoopla, Pin the Tail on the Donkey or Snakes and Ladders can all be easily made at home and will keep the children occupied for some time.

Cooking and baking

Once a week plan a cooking or baking day. Involve the kids in the process from the beginning — let them choose from a selection of recipes that you Address: 1c Wessex Gate, Offers fun soft play for both have ingredients for. If the child can read, get them to read from the recipe Waterlooville PO8 9LP toddlers and older children alike. Facilities include a book. Step by step, help them to work through the instructions. Try to avoid the temptation of doing it yourself. toddler frame for under 4's and an over 5s adventure frame.

Admission fees apply Make an assault course

Assemble an assault course in the back garden. Old pieces of wood, boxes, buckets, garden chairs — anything that can be jumped over, under or Hazleton Common Nature Reserve around. Tell the children to time each other around the assault course. The course can be completed on a bicycle, scooter, skateboard, or simply by A spacious common to play games, go for a walk and share a running. picnic.

Address: 3 Hill View, Horndean, Waterlooville, PO8 9EY

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Surrounding areas: Awesome Ideas for Keeping Kids Busy TeamSport Indoor Karting

TeamSport Indoor Karting will By Ciara Conlon www.lifehack.org have you and your kids racing to come back! The amazing 450m track is guaranteed to ignite the Need some ideas for keeping the kids busy over the karter in you, and with adult and cadet karts for kids over 8, summer break? you’ll keep the little ones entertained for hours. Holidays can be a great time to bond with your children and maybe even let your own inner child come out to play. But it can also be a stressful time Address: Fareham Reach, Fareham Admission fees apply when kids can misbehave because of boredom. It’s best to put a little bit Road, , PO13 0FW of advanced planning into the summer holidays and prepare yourself with an 01252 732300 arsenal of activities to keep the little ones out of mischief.

Explosion! The Museum of Navel Firepower Start by planning each week in advance! Explosion! tells the story of naval If the kids know they have things to look forward to it will make for happier warfare. The two-hour tour of more relaxed children. the museum includes a stunning multi-media film show set in the Also be sure to get the children involved in the planning. They will be less original 18th century gunpowder likely to complain about the activities chosen if they have taken part in the vault with the latest technology decision-making. Have a range of activities to select from: stuff to do at and interactive touch screens home, in the garden, outdoors, and the odd activity that cost money to do. that bring the presentations to

Address: Priddys Hard, Gosport, PO12 life. 4LE Admission fees apply 023 9283 9766

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Marwell Zoo Little Woodham History Village Home to hundreds of endangered Little Woodham Living History and exotic species, from cheeky Village will allow the kids to meerkats to adorable penguins, learn about the past by and rare sleek snow leopards and interacting with ‘villagers' amur tigers, there’s loads of dressed in period costume at amazing animal friends to meet. this amazing living history museum. Watch the blacksmith Admission fees apply beat hot iron into shape, speak Address: Thomsons Lane, Colden with the villagers as they card Address: Grange Farm, Howe Road, Common, Winchester, SO21 1JH and spin wool or make lace and Gosport, PO13 8AB 01962 777407 prepare timber with the 023 8064 4691 sawyers. Portsmouth Historic Dockyard Admission fees apply

View some of the greatest ships from modern history, learn what Get Crafty life was like beneath the waves or become a ninja warrior. See The great British weather will Lord Nelson’s flagship HMS always rain when you don't want Victory, or marvel at the only it to, so why not tap into your surviving boat from the First awesome creative talents and World War’s Gallipoli Campaign. share in the experience of the

world of Ceramic Arts and Crafts. Address: Victory Gate, H M Naval Base, Admission fees apply You could paint your own pet or Portsmouth, PO1 3LJ design a unique item such as a 023 9283 9766 coffee mug or plate.

Address: 23a Rowner Road, Gosport, PO13 9UE Pay for what you create

023 9250 3675

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Stanley Park Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum

Located near to the Seafront, Stanley Park is extremely popular in the Bursledon Brickworks were built summer months where families come to picnic and spend time enjoying the in 1897 and by the 1930s were sunshine playing in the woods. producing up to 20 million bricks a year. All the old machinery Address: 62 Gomer Lane, Gosport PO12 2QN still exists and is working including the steam engine. Once a month there are big Steam-Up Event Days. The events show how bricks were

made and you can have a go at Address: Swanwick Lane, making a brick yourself. There , Swanwick, SO31 7HB are lots of hands-on activities for 01489 576248 children.

Admission fees apply

Blue Reef Aquarium Portsmouth

Go on a journey through local waters, home to native sharks, ray fish and dog fish to the more playful otters, or the incredible black tip reef shark, as you wander through over 40 different displays. Address: Clarence Esplanade, Admission fees apply Southsea, Portsmouth, PO5 3PB

023 9287 5222

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Southampton Treasure Hunt Trail Action Stations The trail is approximately 1.8 miles long and should take around 2 hours to complete. The trail will direct you through some beautiful parts of the city Take on the Climbing Tower, or decorated with fountains, rose gardens and sculptures. perfect spot to stop if you're feeling brave the and tuck into a picnic! Rotating Climbing walls. Test your ninja skills on the Ninja Admission fees apply – pay per trail not per person Force Obstacle Course or see if you have what it takes to be a Address: The Southampton Treasure Hunt Trail, Bargate Street, pilot on the flight and shooting Southampton, SO14 2DJ - 01872 263692 simulators. Address: Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, 19 College Road, HM Naval Admission fees apply Base, Portsmouth, PO1 3LJ 02392 839766

Playzone

Indoor play facility that's suitable and welcoming for all ages!

Admission fees apply

Address: Unit 4A Oak Park Industrial Estate, North Harbour Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3TJ - 023 9237 9999

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The Basing House Rope Maze Creative Camp New for 2021 - The perfect Summer Creative Camps for ages outdoor activity for all the 5 – 9! T he kids have all the fun family to enjoy, come along and and we get all the mess as they try your luck at finding the exit enjoy a full day of activities in this new rope maze, situated every Thursday in August, on New House Grounds just including art and dance sessions, beyond the ruins. as well as film screenings. You

Admission fees apply can book activities separately, or Address: Basing House, Barton's Lane, Address: Old Milton Road, the kids can join us all day for Basingstoke RG24 8AE BH25 6DS £15! 01256 463965 01425 619983 Admission fees apply

Milestones Museum Bursledon Windmill Immerse yourself in the past at Milestones, Hampshire’s museum Discover Bursledon Windmill, of living history. Explore the Hampshire’s only working museum’s streets, shops and windmill, and a fascinating buildings to discover how people glimpse into the county’s milling used to live, buy a ration of history. Built in 1814, after a sweets from our 1940s sweet period of dereliction it was restored and reopened in the shop, view our unique collection 1990s as a working windmill and Address: Milestones Museum, Leisure of vintage vehicles and have a go in our penny arcade! Address: Bursledon Windmill, Windmill heritage attraction. Park, Churchill Way West, Basingstoke Lane, Southampton SO31 8BG RG22 6PG Admission fees apply, book Admission fees apply, book online to avoid disappointment 023 8040 4999 01256 639550 online to reserve an admission

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