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This list has been produced by: The Royal Borough of and Chelsea, Family Information Service, The Town Hall, Hornton Street, W8 7NX Tel: 020 7361 3302

Email: [email protected] www.rbkc.gov.uk/fis

Updated February 2014

Children’s Activities (0-11 years)

Address Bramleys Big Adventure, 136 Bramley Road W10 6TJ Arts/Crafts Telephone 020 8960 1515 Email [email protected] Paint Pots Creative Classes Website www.bramleysbig.co.uk Art, craft and music sessions for toddlers to grown-ups. The classes include cooking up a Chatterbooks story, (Early Montessori) Baby Moves & Music Chatterbooks are reading groups for children. for babies starting from when they can sit up, Our aim is to inspire you to read and develop Creative Dance, Toddler Art and Music. The confidence in expressing your opinions as well ages range from 6 months through to children as talk about books. The patron of the 6 years old. We also do summer school, Chatterbooks scheme is writer Jacqueline Christmas school and other holiday clubs e.g. Wilson. film club as well as parties. Age group 6 months - 6 years Chatterbooks are open to library members Fees Please check the website for fees aged 8 to 12 years old and they meet once a Opening hours/days Please check the month, on either Wednesdays or Saturdays. website for timetable Age group 8 to 12 year olds Nearest transport Bus: 211. Tube: Earl’s Opening hours/days See website for various Court library opening times Office address Paint Pots Montessori School Address Please see link Ltd. Studio 53, Battersea Business Centre, Telephone 020 7361 3010 103 - 109 Lavender Hill SW11 5QL Email [email protected] Venue addresses: St Mary Website Church Hall, The Boltons, London, SW10 9TB http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/leisureandlibraries/libra Nottinghill Venue: St Mary of the Angels, ries/childrenslibrary/chatterbooks.aspx Moorhouse Road, London, W2 5DJ Telephone 08456 43 44 41/ 42 Baby RhymeTime and Storytime Email [email protected] There are free events for under fives at all Website www.paintpotshouse.com Kensington and Chelsea’s libraries. Storytimes and rhyme times last about 20 minutes. Children and their carers can join in songs and rhymes or listen to stories. Children’s Activities Age group under 2s Fees free, no tickets required; please arrive Bramley’s Big Adventure promptly to ensure a place – maximum 30 Bramley's Big Adventure is an indoor children adventure playground for children up to 11 Opening hours/days Please visit website for years old. A large building under the Westway timings for various libraries flyover, containing a giant three level playframe Address please visit website for various library with slides, ball pools, swings, climbs, spooky locations den, giant balls, sound effects and separate Telephone 020 7361 3010 under 5's and baby areas. Parents can relax in Email [email protected] the Cafe area meeting friends, reading or Website having a meal. http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/leisureandlibraries/libra Age group 1 to 11 year olds ries/childrenslibrary/toddlermornings.aspx Fees: Please see on website as prices vary and are subject to change without notice. David Lloyd Kensington Opening hours/days Monday to Friday: David Lloyd Leisure has an extensive 10.00am - 6.00pm. Weekends and holidays: programme of activities for children specifically 10.00am - 6.30pm tailored to meet the members' local needs. Nearest transport Tube: Latimer Road. Bus: Few of activities include: 295

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Club pool activities: kids love water and under Fees from £8.00 parental supervision they can splash around at Opening hours/days Please check website these sessions to their hearts' content for details. Club play: for 3-4 years old. We've all kinds of Nearest transport Tube: Gate, fun play sessions and activities for kids; they'll , Westbourne Park love it! Bus: 7,23,52,70 Club active: for 5-11 years old. Designed to Address Electric Cinema 191 stimulate in the areas of sport, activity and W11 2ED creativity Telephone 020 7908 9696(Box Office) Club fitness: activities for children aged 8-14 Email [email protected] years plus. Keep young bodies fit and healthy Website http://www.electriccinema.co.uk in the gym and studio Club coaching: let specialist instructors Gate Picture House Kids Club introduce a sport to your child, or coach them A Saturday children’s matinee of a recent hit or to a higher level; an old favourite, plus fund activities. Become Holiday activities: Activities for kids during the an annual Kids’ Club member for a small fee, school holidays; we'll keep them busy, teach and save money on your ticket every time you them skills and ensure they have a good time visit. Please note: parents may leave children Birthday parties: where better than David Lloyd over 8 years old alone in screening but should to celebrate? be aware that the cinema is not providing any Age group 14 – 17 year olds official childcare. Fee Please contact provider for details Age group 5 to 14 year olds Opening hours/days Wed 5:15-6:00pm Fees Please contact the number below for Nearest transport Tube: Gloucester Road. ticket prices for kids Bus: 74 Opening hours/days Saturdays Matinees Address Point West, 116 , Nearest transport Tube: . SW7 4XR Bus: 27, 28, 31, 52, 70, 94, 148, 328, 390. Telephone 020 7341 6400 Address Gate Picturehouse, 87 Notting Hill Email [email protected] Gate W11 3JZ Website www.davidlloydleisure.co.uk Telephone 0871 902 5731 Email [email protected] Electric Cinema Kids Club Website Films for children. http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Gate_ Age group 3-16 year olds Picturehouse/ Fees Adult and child: Film £5.50 Opening hours/days Please check website Gymboree Play and Music () for details Classes featuring play, music and movement. Nearest transport Tube: Notting Hill Gate, Gymboree classes use song, dance, Ladbroke Grove, Westbourne Park movement, imaginary play, colours, textures, Bus: 7,23,52,70 drama and more. There are play classes, Address Electric Cinema 191 Portobello Road music classes and art classes. Classes offer W11 2ED sensory stimulation and learning through fun, Telephone 020 7908 9696(Box Office) dedicated solely to under 5s and featuring a Email [email protected] parent or carer as an active class participant. Website http://www.electriccinema.co.uk Age group Newborn to under 5 years old Opening hours/days Monday - Friday Electric Scream! Electric Scream! is a 09.00am to 5.30pm (classes at different screening slot set up exclusively for parent times) (and carers) and their babies under the age of Nearest transport Tube: Bayswater, 1 year. At Electric Scream!, parents and carers Queensway. Bus: 70 can enjoy full-length features with babies on Address Whiteley’s Shopping Centre, 1st floor their laps without worrying about a babysitter Bayswater, W2 4YN; or disturbing others. Telephone 020 7229 9294 Age group Newborn to 1 year old Email [email protected] 3

Website www.gymboree-uk.com Fees £4.20 for RBKC residents and £5.40 for non residents Gymboree Play and Music (Kensington and Opening hours/days Monday 27th – 31st Chelsea) October Classes featuring play, music and movement. Nearest transport Tube: , Gymboree classes use song, dance, . movement, imaginary play, colours, textures, Bus: (Kensington High Street) 28, 328, 27, 9, drama and more. There are play classes, 10, 49 (Holland Park Avenue) 94, 148. music classes and art classes. Classes offer Address Old Stable Yard, Holland Park, W8 sensory stimulation and learning through fun, 6LU dedicated solely to under 5s and featuring a Telephone 020 7938 8186 parent or carer as an active class participant. Email [email protected] Age group Newborn to under 5 years Website www.rbkc.gov.uk/ecology Opening hours/days 09.00am to 5.30pm (classes at different times) Jungle Gym (Closed for refurbishment until Address St. Augustine's Church 117 Queen's late 2014) Gate, London SW7 5LP Adventure experience for young children. Safe, Telephone 0207 581 3511 Jungle Gym includes climbing areas, fun slide, Email kensingtonandchelsea@gymboree- ball and soft play area. Maximum height of uk.com child is 4 feet. Website www.gymboree-uk.com Age group 1 to 7 year olds Fees under 2 is £1.55, Over 2 is £3.05 Harrow Club Opening hours/days Monday – Sunday: The Harrow Club W10 is a charity working 9.00am to 6.00pm. primarily with young people in the deprived Nearest transport Tube: Ladbroke Grove urban neighbourhoods of . (Hammersmith and City line). Bus: 7, 23, 52, Our work targets NEET young people, young 70 offenders, our local Traveller Community and Address Kensington Sports Centre, Walmer all young people from local schools and the Road W11 4PQ community. We work in partnership to provide Telephone 020 7727 9747 accessible and affordable sporting and Email [email protected] recreational activities. Age group 8 to 25 year olds Natural History Museum Opening hours/days Please see website for One of the most famous museums of nature in various activity class times the world, offering visitors of all ages a wide Nearest transport Tube: Latimer Road. Bus: variety of lively and stimulating exhibitions 295 about the natural world. Particular children’s Address 187 Freston Road, W10 6TH favourites include the ‘Dinosaurs’ exhibition, Telephone 020 8969 2528 build a volcano and fun and games. Email [email protected] Age group All ages Website http://www.harrowclubw10.org Fees Admission is free but there are sometimes charges for special exhibitions. Holland Park Ecology Centre Opening hours/days Everyday 10.00am- The Centre contains displays and information 5.50pm (except 24-26 December). about the local and natural history of Holland Nearest transport Tubes: . Park and other sites of Nature Conservation Buses: 14, 49, 70, 74, 345, C1, 360, 414 Importance within the Borough. The Ecology Address Cromwell Road, SW7 5BD Centre at Holland Park runs a series of events, Telephone 020 7942 5011 activities, educational visits, workshops and Website www.nhm.ac.uk volunteer days for schools, groups, children and the public. Contact The Ecology Centre for Notting Hill Adventure Playground details prior to the holiday. Community Centre serving the North Age group 5 – 10 years Kensington area. The organisation runs an inclusive programme of activities, courses and 4 events for local people. Welcomes users with Address , SW7 2DD disabilities. Telephone 0870 870 4868 or 020 7942 4000 Age group 5 - 15 years Website www.sciencemuseum.org.uk Fees Free Opening hours/days Term times: Monday to St Barnabas Church, Kensington Friday 15.30am-18.45, Saturday 11am – 5pm, Sunday morning’s downstairs at St Barnabas Holidays: Mon to Fri 10:30am to 5:30pm is the place to be no matter what age you are! Nearest transport Tubes: Ladbroke Grove, We run 4 age appropriate groups for children Westbourne Park between the ages of 0 and 10. Each group is Address Venture Community Centre, 103a jam-packed with fun, games, great worship, Wornington Road, London, W10 5YB prayer, teaching, arts and crafts and much, Telephone 020 8960 3234 much more. Email [email protected] Bright Stars Under 4s Website www.venturecentre.org.uk Sparklers Age 4-6 Blast Off School years 6-11 Queen’s Ice and Bowl Airborne School year 7-10 Family oriented Leisure Centre offering ice Age groups 0 - 10 skating, Ten Pin Bowling, Sega Games, and Opening hours Sundays 10:30am – 12:00pm American Pool. Centre also includes a fast Nearest transport Tube: High Street food outlet and a licensed bar. Kensington, Holland Park, Kensington Olympia Age group All ages and Earls Court. Busses: 27, 9, 10, 49, C1 Fees Skating: £10 children, £10.50 Adult, £2 Address 23 Addison Road, W14 8LH skate hire. Telephone 020 7471 7000 Bowling is £6.50 per game and 50p shoe hire. Email [email protected] Opening hours/days Children’s skating Website www.stbk.org.uk classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays 16:45 until 17:30. Public skating on Monday-Friday Whippersnappers 10am to 18:45 and 20:00 to 23:00 and Activities for under 5’s using music, African Saturday-Sunday 10am – 18:45 and 19:30 drumming, puppets and lots of theatricality. until 23.00. The class is fully inclusive for children with Bowling Monday to Sunday 10am to 11pm. special needs. Nearest transport Tube: Queensway, Age group under 5’s Bayswater. Buses: 70, 94, 12, 148, 7, 23, 36, Fees child: from £11.00/£8.50 concession. 27. Siblings: from £13.00/£8.50 concession Address 17 Queensway W2 4QP Opening days term time and after school Telephone 020 7229 0172 classes. Check website for timings. Email [email protected] Office address Whippersnappers, Brockwell Website www.queensiceandbowl.co.uk Lido, Dulwich Road, SE24 0PA Venue addresses The Holland Park Youth Science Museum Hostel, Holland Park, W8 7QU and Life Centre, Museum containing exhibitions and hands-on 15 Edge Street, Kensington W8 7PN galleries about science, technology and Telephone 020 7738 6633 medicine. Live shows, an IMAX cinema, Email [email protected] simulators and opportunities to drink and shop Website www.whippersnappers.org provide everything for a really great experience for children and adults of all ages. Age group All ages Clubs Fees Free Admission but charges apply to some exhibitions and the IMAX Cinema. Budokwai Judo Club Opening hours/days Daily 10.00 - 18.00 (last Toddlers play group, gym, paints, clay. Martial entry 17.15) except 24 to 26 December. arts: Judo, Karate, aikido, Brazilian ju-jitsu. Nearest transport Tube: South Kensington. Age group toddlers: 6 months to 3 years. Buses: 9, 10, 14, 49, 52, 70, 74, 345, 360, 414, Martial Arts: 4 years + C1 5

Opening days Term times, Mon - Fri 09:30 to Gems Hampshire School, The Old Library, 15 12:30 Manresa Road, SW3 6NB Fees £185.00 per term per class per child Office Address 6 Upper Cheyne Row, SW3 Nearest transport Tube: Broadway or 5JN. Classes held SW1/SW3 South Kensington. Busses: 4, 14, 211, 345. Telephone 020 7351 4117 Address 4 Gilston Road SW10 9SL Email [email protected] Telephone 020 7370 1000 Website www.chelseaballet.com Email [email protected] Website www.budokwai.co.uk Kensington Ballet School The school provides a fun but structured Girlguiding UK introduction to the joys of dance. Rainbows (5-7), Brownies (7-10), Guides (10- Age group 18 months - 9 years 14). Please contact Girlguiding UK for Opening hours/days Please see website for associations in your area. various times Age group 5 to 14 year olds Office address Karen Lowe and Richard Opening hours/days Monday - Friday 9.00am Fisher, 21 Shaftesbury Avenue, Bedford - 5.00pm (Head office) Bedfordshire, MK40 3SA Nearest transport Victoria Station Venue addresses & fees Please see website Address Girlguiding UK, Commonwealth for various venues Headquarters,17-19 Buckingham Palace Telephone 07957 650 042 Road. SW1W 0PT Email [email protected] Telephone 020 7834 6242 Website www.kensingtonballet.com Email [email protected] Website www.girlguiding.org.uk La Sylvaine School of Dance The primary aim of the school is to teach The Scout Association children how to extend their potential through Please ring for information on your nearest the disciplines of dance and performance. scout group. Age group 3 to 18 year olds Age group 6 to 25 year olds Fees: Please see website for fee details. Opening hours/days Monday - Friday Opening hours/days Please see website for 08.00am - 07.00pm Saturdays: 9.00am - times. 12.00noon Office address 26 Hardinage Road, London, Address Scout Information Centre, Gilwell NW10 3PJ Park, Bury Road, Chingford, E4 7QW Venues Bousfield School, , Telephone 0208 433 7100 Holy Trinity, Lycee Francais, Oratory Primary Email [email protected] School, Our Lady of Victories, Parsons Green Website www.scouts.org.uk and Redcliffe School. Telephone 020 8208 5007 Email [email protected] Dance Website www.lasylvaine.co.uk

Chelsea Ballet Schools London Children’s Ballet Ballet, pre-school, modern dance and tap The London Children's Ballet was founded in classes take place every week day during the 1994 to give talented young dancers aged 9- afternoon and early evening. Classes in 14, from a wide cross section of the Scottish reels are held during the Christmas community, a unique opportunity to perform as and Easter holidays. Workshop in ballet and part of a professional ballet production. The musical theatre are held during every school children's six month LCB experience gives holiday. them time to develop not only as promising Age group 2 ½ to 18 year olds young dancers, but also as responsible and Opening hours/days Office: 9.00am - 4.50pm hard-working young adults. Venues St Barnabas Church Hall, 14 Age group 9 to 14 year olds (boys 9-16 yrs) Ranelagh Grove SW1 8PD,

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Opening hours/days LCB meets on Sunday pm from Jan to April. Monday - Friday Office Drama Hours): 9.30am - 5.00pm Office address 73 St Charles Square, W10 6EJ Allsorts – Drama for children Venue address The Peacock Theatre, Drama classes for children aged 3-16 in Portugal Street, WC2A 2HT Kensington, Chelsea and across London. Telephone 020 8969 1555 Representation for professional work in Email [email protected] television and film and other related fields. Website www.londonchildrensballet.com Age group 4 – 18 years Fees £110 for 1 hour classes per term; £190 Russian Imperial Ballet School for 2 hour classes per term; 20% discount for The Russian Imperial Ballet School is the only siblings school in the UK to offer the Russian Opening hours/days weekly classes during Vaganova Method training exclusively with term time, please see website for details. teachers whose ballet heritage can be traced Office address 34 Credition Road, NW10 3DU directly back to the great Agrippina Vaganova Venue address Notting Hill Preparatory herself. Every student is warmly welcomed and School, 95 Lancaster Road, London W11 1QQ given encouragement regardless of their age Please check website for additional locations. or experience. Telephone 020 8969 3249 or 020 8767 5298 Age group 3 years to adults Email [email protected] Fees please visit the website for information Website www.allsortsdrama.com Opening hours/days please visit the website for information Perform Nearest transport Please visit the website for Perform workshops: drama, dance and singing various ballet studio locations for young children with almost 3,000 attending Email every week across London and the South [email protected] East. Each child starts with a Free Trial Website Session. All teachers are Criminal Records http://www.russianimperialballetschool.org/ bureau checked and First Aid trained. Age group 3 months to 12 year olds Portobello Dance Fees contact provider for details The Mark Elie Dance Foundation is a Opening hours/days contact provider for registered charity (supported by Campden details charities and Awards 4 All) which offers inner- Office address Perform, 49 Chalton St city children training in Classical ballet, Tap, London NW1 1HY Jazz and Street. Venue address Check the website to find your Age group 3 years to adults nearest venue by entering your postcode. Fees £7.00 per class, 6 weeks £42 and £10 Telephone 020 7255 9120/0845 400 4000 drop-in Email [email protected] Opening hours/days Saturdays 9:00am to Website www.perform.org.uk 07:00pm Nearest transport Westbourne Park, Ladbroke Grove and Notting Hill tube Languages Address The Tabernacl, Powis Square, London W11 2AY Club Petit Pierrot Telephone 07947 484 021 In a happy atmosphere French is taught to the Email [email protected] children through play, using a wide variety of Website www.portobellodance.org.uk our stimulating language games and exercises, songs, dances, educational toys, stories, puppets and through role-play. It is suitable for either beginners, advanced or children already studying French at school and even bilingual children. 7

Age group 8 months to 11 year olds Email [email protected] Fees Fees (for 12 week term): Website www.leclubtricolore.co.uk ½ hour - £110 per term ¾ hour - £162 per term 1 hour - £193 per term Music 1½ hours - £231 per term Play session supplement: £30 per term Blueberry Playsongs *10% reduction for any child coming Blueberry Playsongs is where young children Opening hours/days Opening hours are learn to have fun with music! Established in different for each venue, please contact for 1991, we run weekly music groups in the more details. London area. Office address 80 Mendora Road, London, Age group 6 months to 3 year olds SW6 7NB Fees Please see website for details Venue address Held at various venues (see Opening hours/days Chelsea: Friday 09:30 – above). 10:45; Notting Hill: Tuesday 9:30 – 11:30 Telephone 020 7385 5565 Nearest transport Tube: / Email [email protected] Notting Hill Gate Website www.clubpetitpierrot.uk.co.uk Office address 17 Brookview Road, SW16 6UA German Saturday School Venue address Chelsea Methodist Church The German Saturday School 155a Kings Road; Tabernacle Arts Centre, (Bayswater) was established in April 1994 and Powis Square, London, W11 2AY offers tuition for children aged 4 to 16 on Telephone 020 8677 6871 Saturday mornings. Our classes start at Email [email protected] reception and continue up to GCSE Level and Website www.blueberryplaysongs.co.uk beyond. Age group 3 to 16 year olds Fees Lessons: 10.00 - 12 noon on approximately 10 Saturdays per term. School fees: £120 to £150 per term (depending Culture Kids on age) Culture Kids is more than just a music class for Registration fee: £10 per child pre-school children, it is a journey into the Opening hours/days Saturdays 10.00am - magical world of texture, colour, shape, time 12.00noon during term and space. Cooking and art classes are also Venue address St. Mary Magdalene CE, available. Primary School, Rowington Close, Age group 7 months - 4 years London W2 5TF (Please don’t contact school Fees Please visit website for fees directly) Opening hours/days Please visit website for Nearest transport Tube: Bayswater, details of opening times for individual venues Email [email protected] Office address 1 Merton Park Parade, SW19 Website http://www.gsscentrallondon.org.uk/ 3NT Venue address Various according to class, Le Club Tricolore please website for more details. Teaches fun French to children aged 2½ to 5, Telephone 020 8540 4203 and 5-10 year olds. Small groups - each run by Mobile 07834 718 347 trained native speakers. Email [email protected] Age group 2½ to 11 years old Website www.culture-kids.com Fees pls refer to website. Opening hours/days contact providers for Monkey Music more details Monkey Music aims to introduce babies and Office address 10 Ballingdon Road, SW11 pre-school children to music in a way that they 6AT can easily understand and enjoy. Original and Venue address Please see website for details traditional songs, colourful visual props, Telephone 020 7924 4649 rhythms, movement and lots of persecution 8 instruments all lead to great fun and loads of W11 Opera for Young People learning! Since it was founded in 1971 by local parents Age group 3 months to 3 year olds wishing to stage an opera for young people Fees Please contact provider for details each Christmas, it has commissioned and Office address Monkey Music Ltd, Unit 8 produced over 30 new operas. Selection is by Thrales End Farm, Thrales End Lane, open audition. Production team and orchestra Harpenden, Herts AL5 3NS are fully professional. Performances are family Venue address Please visit website for details shows. Auditions for 2013 will be held in early of various venues in the borough. September next year. Please check back on Telephone 01582 766464 (head office) website for further details which will be posted Email [email protected] in the spring. Website www.monkeymusic.co.uk Age group 9 to 18 year olds Fees details on our website The Little London Music School Opening hours/days please refer to website Classically based music classes for babies and Nearest transport Tube: Holland Park. toddlers, introduce your child to the joy of Bus 9, 148. music with our comprehensive, structured and Venue address Rehearsals take place at St stimulating music classes for children 6 months James’ Norlands Church, St James Garden to 5 years. All our classes are taught by W11 4EQ professional musicians and accompanied by Email [email protected] live orchestral instruments. We also offer Website www.w11opera.org individual instrumental tuition. Age group 6 months to 5 year olds Fees please check the website for fees Sport Opening hours/days Monday – Friday, please check website for full timetable. Aquakiddies/Babies Nearest transport Notting Hill Gate for St Aquakiddies/Babies teach essential baby George’s. swimming skills for babies and toddlers and Office address 47C Fulham Park Gardens, strongly emphasise ‘having fun’. London SW6 4JZ Age group 0 to 5 year olds Venue address St George’s Church, Aubrey Fees £50 for 5 week course Walk, W8 7JG – St Columba’s Church, Pont Venue opening hours/days Tues to Fri 9am Street SW1X OBD to 2:30pm Telephone 07530 459468 Office address Aquakiddies/Babies, Sussex Email [email protected] house, 23 Cuckfield Road, Hurstpierpoint, Website www.thelittlelondonmusicschool.com West Sussex, BN6 9RW Venue address Marble Arch Marriott, 134 The Music House for Children George Street, London W1H 5DN The Music House for children is not for profit Telephone 01273 833101 organisation to provide musical experiences Email [email protected] from toddler and baby sessions to group [email protected] instrumental lessons, workshops and Website www.aquababies-uk.com performances. Age group 0 to 6 year olds Canalside Activity Centre Opening hours/days please refer to website Sports activities for young people include for details canoeing, kayaking, bell boating, trampolining, Venues please refer to website low rope course and team building. Office address 306 - 310 Uxbridge Road, Age group 9 to 19 year olds W12 7LJ Fees £4 per session Telephone 020 8932 2652 Opening hours/days of Youth Club Tuesday Email [email protected] 4:30pm -7:30pm; Thursday 4:30pm – 7:30pm; Website www.musichouseforchildren.co.uk Saturday 10:30am – 4:00pm; Venue Address Canalside Activity Centre, Canal Close, Ladbroke Grove, 9

London W10 5AY Opening hours/days Telephone 020 8968 4500 Tuesday to Friday 7.15 am to 5.00 pm E-mail [email protected] Saturday and Sunday 9.00 am to 5.00 pm Website Nearest transport Tube: Lancaster Gate or http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/educationandlearning/s , Bus 49, 98, 274, 390 upportservices/youthsupport/canalsideactivityc Address of stables 63 Bathurst Mews, W2 entre.aspx 2SB Telephone 020 7723 2813 Cremorne Riverside Centre Email [email protected] Canoeing centre in the south of the borough, Website www.hydeparkstables.com designed to cater for children and young people who live in the local area. Kayaking is Kensington Leisure Centre (Closed for delivered on the Tidal Thames and we also refurbishment until late 2014) travel further afield to introduce young people Swimming, fitness classes, fitness gym, to whiter water, surf and sea kayaking. badminton, football, volleyball, basketball, Age group 9 to 19 year olds squash, gymnastics, wrestling, martial arts, Fees RBKC membership £10 pa. Non RBKC trampolining, table tennis, indoor junior tennis, residents is £20pa. children’s soft play area, café-bar, crèche, club Opening hours/days Sundays, Mondays and room, outdoor floodlit Astroturf. Wednesdays during term time from 11am – Age group All ages 6:30pm. Opening hours/days Venue Address Cremorne Riverside, Mon - Fri 6:30am - 10:00pm Cremorne Gardens, Lots Road, SW10 0QH Sat 8:00am - 8:00pm Telephone 020 7349 9591 Sun 8:00am - 10:00pm E-mail [email protected] Nearest transport Tube: Latimer Road, Website www.rbkc.gov.uk/cremorne Holland Park, Ladbroke grove. Rail: Shepherds Bush Chelsea Sports Centre Bus: 7, 23, 52, 295 Sport Centre facilities include - swimming pool, Address Walmer Road, W11 4PQ sports hall, gym, aerobics studio, outdoor Telephone 020 7727 9747 Age group All ages Email [email protected] Opening hours/days Website Mon - Fri 6:30am - 10:00pm http://www.better.org.uk/areas/kensington-and- Sat 8:00am - 8:00pm chelsea/ Sun 8:00am - 10:00pm Nearest transport Tube: Sloane Square, Kiddikicks South Kensington. Kiddikicks provide the very best football Buses: 319, 49, 211, 11 & 22 coaching for toddlers and children under 8 Address Chelsea Manor Street, SW3 5PL years of age. Kiddisports offers cricket, Telephone 020 7352 6985 hockey, bat and ball and rugby skills Website Age group 18 months – 8 years http://www.better.org.uk/leisure/chelsea-sports- Opening hours/days. Please see the website centre/ or phone for timetables. Venue Address Hyde Park and South Hyde Park Riding School Ltd Kensington. Our riding stables cater for riders of all abilities, Office Address Kiddikicks Sports Limited, 26 previous experience is not necessary. Hyde Thackeray Street, W8 5ET Park Stables London takes adults and children Telephone 020 7937 7965 / 0845 602 8276 for both group and private rides and riding Email [email protected] lessons. Website www.kiddikicks.co.uk Age group 5 years upwards Fees £75 Mon to Sun. Group lessons at £79 in Sports Academy group arena. For private lessons see the Traditional sports to bring back traditional website for details. values. We have courses in football, tag rugby 10 and cricket within a setting that teaches good Nearest transport Tube: Latimer Road, sportsmanship, the rules of the game, Ladbroke Grove. Buses: 295, 7, 220, 70, 52, friendship and working as part of a team. The 302, 23 academy runs in term time only and is for Address 20 Stable Way, Latimer Road, W10 primary school children. 6QX Age group 5-10 Telephone 020 8964 2140 Fees contact provider for details Email [email protected] Opening hours/days Website http://westlondonstables.co.uk Please contact provider for details Address Rugby Portobello Club, 221 Walmer Road W11 4EY Telephone Riley Taggart on 020 7229 2928 Email [email protected] Website www.rugbyportobello.org.uk

Swimming Nature Since 1993, we have been teaching hundreds of thousands of children to swim the natural way. Lessons during school terms, half-terms and school holidays. Age group 3 months and upwards Fees Please check the website Opening hours/days Monday to Friday: 9.00am - 6.00pm. Saturday: 9.00am - 1.00pm Office address 35 Lonsdale Road, NW6 6RA Venue address check the website for a centre near you. Telephone 08445 04 05 06 Email [email protected] Website www.swimmingnature.co.uk

Westminster Boating Base Westminster Boating Base is an independent charity teaching dinghy sailing, power boating, kayaking and canoeing in central London. Age group 10 to 23 year olds Fees Donation to the charity at your discretion Opening hours/days Monday – Friday 9.00am – 5.00pm (all enquiries) Nearest transport Tube: Pimlico and Vauxhall Address 136 Grosvenor Road, SW1V 3JY Telephone 020 7821 7389 Email [email protected] Website www.westminsterboatingbase.co.uk

Westway Riding Stables Horse Riding School is open for all abilities and for most ages. Age group over 5 year olds and upwards Fees please enquire with provider Opening hours/days Every day: 8.30am - 9.00pm 11