Summer Activities for Monday 26 August to Sunday 1 September

The Tiny Treehouse

Monday 26 August 2024

11am-12.30pm

The Tiny Treehouse, Unit 8, Pant Wilkins (off A48), Cowbridge, CF71 7DT

Stay and Play must be prebooked, all tickets include 1.5 hours of child led play at The Tiny Treehouse plus a hot drink and biscuit for every booked adult.

Cost: From £3.75 baby under 1, £7.50 1-3 years. £2.50 additional adult. £15 family 2 adults and max 3 children same family.

Age: 0 - 4 years

Booking details for Fossil Hunting

Kidzfun

Monday 26 August 2024

11am-3pm

Margam Country Park, Margam, Port Talbot SA13 2TJ

Sea life themed paint your own pottery and sand art bottles, glitter tattoos available. – meet in the Orangery Gardens by the children's village.

Mon 26 – Bank Holiday Monday – Car Parking tickets to be booked in advance (see website for details).

Cost: prices start from £4, card payments accepted

Age: For all the Family

No need to book

Fossil Hunting

Monday 26 August July 2024

3pm-4.30pm

Whitmore Bay, Barry Island, Barry

Discover creatures of the past and learn how to identify what you find.

Cost: £5 per person

Age: Family Class

Beach Academy Wales

Drop in Gymnastics session

Monday 26 August 2024

4pm-5pm

Little Stars, Unit 13 Llandough Trading Estate, CF11 8RR

A drop in one hour session to practice skills/ try out Gymnastics.

Cost: £5

Age: 3 - 12 years

Booking details for drop in Gymnastics session

Planet Sport and Community

Tuesday

Summer Sports Camps

Tuesday 27 August 2024

8.30am-5pm

Llantwit Major Leisure Centre, Ham Lane East, Llantwit Major CF61 1TQ

Fun sports games, activities, air toy fun, arts and crafts, swimming and fun dancing. Children are required to bring a packed lunch, snack and water bottle.

Cost: £28 per child per day payable after booking

Age: Mini Camp 5-7 years Big Camp 8-11 years

Booking is in person at the centre or call for more information.

01446 403000 option 4

Summer School at Clay and Craft

Tuesday 27 August - Thursday 29 August 2024

9am-3pm

The Old Institute, Town Hall Square, Cowbridge CF71 7DD

Our intensive three day programme is set to be an exciting series which will engage young potters in the wonder of clay through the manufacture of ambitious builds. We now have limited spaces available on our Three Day programmes.

Cost: £140

Age: 8 - 16 years

Clay and Craft Cowbridge

The Tiny Treehouse

Tuesday 27 August 2024

9.30am-11am

The Tiny Treehouse, Unit 8, Pant Wilkins (off A48), Cowbridge, CF71 7DT

Stay and Play must be prebooked, all tickets include 1.5 hours of child led play at The Tiny Treehouse plus a hot drink and biscuit for every booked adult.

Cost: From £3.75 baby under 1, £7.50 1-3 years. £2.50 additional adult. £15 family 2 adults and max 3 children same family.

Age: 0 - 4 years

Barry Intensive Swimming

Tuesday 27 August - Friday 30 August 2024

10am-10.30am

Barry Leisure Centre, Greenwood Street, Barry CF63 4JJ

Splash /Wave 1

Cost: £24 for 4 days

Age: 3+ Years

Booking details:

Tuesday 27 August - Friday 30 August 2024

10am-10.30am

Barry Leisure Centre, Greenwood Street, Barry CF63 4JJ

Wave 5/6

Cost: £24 for 4 days

Age: 4+ years

Booking details:

Booking details for Summer Holiday Youth Tennis Camps

Summer Holiday Youth Tennis Camps

Tuesday 27 August 2024

10am-3pm

Windsor LTC, Larkwood Avenue, Penarth CF64 3JJ

Tennis Coaching, Games and MultiSports

Cost: £36 per day

Age: 6 - 11 years

Penarth Windsor Lawn Tennis Club

Barry Intensive Swimming

Tuesday 27 August - Friday 30 August 2024

10.30am-11am

Barry Leisure Centre, Greenwood Street, Barry CF63 4JJ

Wave 2/3

Cost: £24 for 4 days

Age: 4+ years

Booking details:

Tuesday 27 August - Friday 30 August 2024

10.30am-11am

Barry Leisure Centre, Greenwood Street, Barry CF63 4JJ

Wave 7/8

Cost: £24 for 4 days

Age: 4+ years

Booking details:

Booking details for Moo Music Summer Special

Pirates Ahoy

Tuesday 27 August 2024

10.30am-11.30am

Old Hall, High St,Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, CF71 7AH

Have fun making your own pirate character.

Cost: £1

Age: 6+ years

Please telephone Cowbridge Library to book. Limited places, booking essential.

01446 773941
cowbridgelibrary@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk

Cowbridge Library

Summer Special

Tuesday 27 August 2024

10.30am-12pm

5th Barry Sea Scout Hall, Everard Street, Barry, CF63 4PW

1 hour and 30 minutes of themed moosical fun with themed toys, crafts and activities, a keep sake, treat, cuppa, snack and a visit from our Mascot.

Cost: £10, sibling/twin discount available

Age: 0 - 8 years

Vale Moo Music

The Tiny Treehouse

Tuesday 27 August 2024

11am-12.30pm

The Tiny Treehouse, Unit 8, Pant Wilkins (off A48), Cowbridge, CF71 7DT

Stay and Play must be prebooked, all tickets include 1.5 hours of child led play at The Tiny Treehouse plus a hot drink and biscuit for every booked adult.

Cost: From £3.75 baby under 1, £7.50 1-3 years. £2.50 additional adult. £15 family 2 adults and max 3 children same family.

Age: 0 - 4 years

Booking details for Rockpool School

The Rockpool Code

Tuesday 27 August 2024

11am-12.30pm

Dinas Powys Library & Activity Centre. Fairoaks. Dinas Powys. CF64 4QU

Cost: Free

Age: 5 - 12 years

Booking is required as we have only 30 spaces available

Please ask at library desk

02920 512556
info@dinaspowyslibrary.wales

Wildlife Masks and Stone painting with the ‘Friends of Margam’

Tuesday 27 August 2024

11am-12.30pm
1.30pm-3pm

Margam Country Park, Margam, Port Talbot SA13 2TJ

Try your hand at stone painting and make a mask of your favourite wildlife animal. Meet in the Castle.

Cost: Free Activities – donations welcome.

Age: All ages

No need to book

Have a go at Archery

Tuesday 27 August 2024

11am-3pm

Margam Country Park, Margam, Port Talbot SA13 2TJ

With the Margam Archery Club. 3 arrows £1. Meet at the BBQ site at the rear of the Castle.

Cost: £1, parking charges apply

Age: For all the Family

No need to book

Rockpool School

Tuesday 27 August 2024

4pm-5.30pm

Whitmore Bay, Barry Island, Barry

Become a Rockpool Guardian learning how to search handle and care for our common rockpool creatures.

Cost: Free

Age: Family Class

Beach Academy Wales

Wednesday

Summer Sports Camps

Wednesday 28 August 2024

8.30am-5pm

Barry Leisure Centre, Greenwood Street, Barry CF63 4JJ

Fun sports games, activities, air toy fun, arts and crafts, swimming and fun dancing. Children are required to bring a packed lunch, snack and water bottle.

Cost: £28 per child per day payable after booking

Age: Mini Camp 5-7 years Big Camp 8-11 years

Booking is in person at the centre or call for more information.

01446 403000 option 2

Summer Holiday Youth Tennis Camps

Wednesday 28 August 2024

9.30am-12pm

Barry Athletic LTC, Paget Road, Barry Island

Tennis Coaching, Games and MultiSports

Cost: £15 per day

Age: 6 - 11 years

Booking details for Summer Holiday Youth Tennis Camps

Barry Athletic Tennis Club

Monkey Music 'Summertime'

Wednesday 28 August 2024

9.45am

The Tiny Treehouse, Unit 8, Pant Wilkins (off A48), Cowbridge, CF71 7DT

45 minute musical workshop for mixed ages.

Cost: £12

Age: mixed ages

Monkey Music Vale and Bridgend

Monkey Music 'Summertime'

Wednesday 28 August 2024

10.45am

The Tiny Treehouse, Unit 8, Pant Wilkins (off A48), Cowbridge, CF71 7DT

45 minute musical workshop for babies.

Cost: £12

Age: 0 - 1 years

Booking details for Splat Messy Play

Monkey Music Vale and Bridgend

Mr Marvel's Magic Show

Wednesday 28 August 2024

11am-12pm

Dinas Powys Library & Activity Centre, Fairoaks, Dinas Powys, CF64 4QU

Cost: £5 per child

Age: 3 - 8 years

Booking is required as we have only 50 spaces available

Please ask at library desk. Payment due when booking.

02920 512556
info@dinaspowyslibrary.wales

Louby Lou’s interactive storytelling - Jungle Explorers

Wednesday 28 August 2024

11.30pm
1.30pm
3pm

Margam Country Park, Margam, Port Talbot SA13 2TJ

With an award winning documentary to make, our jungle explorers are on a mission to locate the most amazing animals to roam the planet, but it seems like they've landed in the wrong location. Meet in the Castle.

Cost: Free Activity

Age: All ages

No need to book

Splat Messy Play

Wednesday 28 August 2024

11.30pm
2.30pm

Margam Country Park, Margam, Port Talbot SA13 2TJ

Messy Play consists of 7 stations: homemade playdough, nontoxic painting accompanied by a combination of wet and dry stations. Unstructured play that provides children with an exciting, tactile and sensory experience that inspires their curiosity, allows them to explore the world around them and enhances their learning, language and creativity. In the Castle approxiately 45 minutes. Parking charges apply on the day.

Cost: £10 per child, maximum of 2 adults per child

Age: 6 months - 4 years

Holiday Lego

Wednesday 28 August 2024

2pm-4pm

Dinas Powys Library & Activity Centre, Fairoaks, Dinas Powys, CF64 4QU

Holiday Lego parents only need to stay if child is under the age of 6 years.

Cost: £1 per child

Age: 4 - 11 years

Booking is required as we have only 10 spaces available

Please ask at library desk. Payment due when booking.

02920 512556
info@dinaspowyslibrary.wales

Marvellous Makers Coding Extravaganza

Wednesday 28 August 2024

3.30pm-5pm

Old Hall, High St,Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, CF71 7AH

Learn to code using using Micro Bits and MK3 Buggy’s.

Cost: £1

Age: 9 - 13 years

Please telephone Cowbridge Library to book. Limited places, booking essential.

01446 773941
cowbridgelibrary@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk

Cowbridge Library

Thursday

Summer Sports Camps

Thursday 29 August 2024

8.30am-5pm

Llantwit Major Leisure Centre, Ham Lane East, Llantwit Major CF61 1TQ

Fun sports games, activities, air toy fun, arts and crafts, swimming and fun dancing. Children are required to bring a packed lunch, snack and water bottle.

Cost: £28 per child per day payable after booking

Age: Mini Camp 5-7 years Big Camp 8-11 years

Booking is in person at the centre or call for more information.

01446 403000 option 4

Monkey Music 'Summertime'

Thursday 29 August 2024

9.45am

The Tiny Treehouse, Unit 8, Pant Wilkins (off A48), Cowbridge, CF71 7DT

45 minute musical workshop for mixed ages. The Tiny Treehouse is also open for stopping and playing during your visit.

Cost: £12

Age: mixed ages

Booking details for Rockpool School

Monkey Music Vale and Bridgend

Rockpool School

Thursday 29 August 2024

10am-11.30am

Whitmore Bay, Barry Island, Barry

Become a Rockpool Guardian learning how to search handle and care for our common rockpool creatures.

Cost: Free

Age: Family Class

Beach Academy Wales

Summer Holiday Youth Tennis Camps

Thursday 29 August 2024

10am-3pm

Windsor LTC, Larkwood Avenue, Penarth CF64 3JJ

Tennis Coaching, Games and MultiSports

Cost: £36 per day

Age: 6 - 11 years

Booking details for Summer Holiday Youth Tennis Camps

Penarth Windsor Lawn Tennis Club

Beautiful Books

Thursday 29 August 2024

10.30am-11.30am

Old Hall, High St,Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, CF71 7AH

Hand-craft your own pocket book.

Cost: £1

Age: 8+ years

Please telephone Cowbridge Library to book. Limited places, booking essential.

01446 773941
cowbridgelibrary@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk

Cowbridge Library

Jam Jar Summer Tree Decoration

Thursday 29 August 2024

10.30am-11.30am

Llantwit Major LIbrary, Boverton Road, Llantwit Major CF61 1XZ

Create and decorate your own summer decoration using Recycled Jam Jars

Cost: £1 per child

Age: 4+ years

Book in the Library

01446 792700

Summer Special

Thursday 29 August 2024

10.30am-12pm

St.Peter's Church, Church Road, Rhoose, CF62 3EX

1 hour and 30 minutes of themed moosical fun with themed toys, crafts and activities, a keep sake, treat, cuppa, snack and a visit from our Mascot.

Cost: £10, sibling/twin discount available

Age: 0 - 8 years

Booking details for Moo Music Summer Special

Vale Moo Music

Monkey Music 'Summertime'

Thursday 29 August 2024

10.45am

The Tiny Treehouse, Unit 8, Pant Wilkins (off A48), Cowbridge, CF71 7DT

45 minute musical workshop for babies.

Cost: £12

Age: 0 - 1 years

Booking details for The Great ZooLab Bug Hunt

Monkey Music Vale and Bridgend

The Great ZooLab Bug Hunt

Thursday 29 August 2024

11am-11.45am
12pm-12.45pm
1pm-1.45pm

Margam Country Park, Margam, Port Talbot SA13 2TJ

We’re going on a bug hunt! This session takes children outdoors and gets their hands dirty. It’s all about the thrill of turning over a log or stone to find an exotic looking centipede, a family of woodlice or even a frog! The session also includes an indoor section where children get up-close and hands-on with some of ZooLab’s unusual minibeasts. Adults are required to remain with their children for the duration of the session. Max of 2 adults per child (due to room capacity).

Cost: Tickets available online are for children - adults (no charge)

Age: For all the Family

Kidzfun

Thursday 29 August 2024

11am-3pm

Margam Country Park, Margam, Port Talbot SA13 2TJ

Unicorns and dinosaur themed paint your own pottery and sand art bottles, glitter tattoos available. Meet in the Castle.

Cost: prices start from £4, card payments accepted

Age: For all the Family

No need to book

Drop in Gymnastics session

Thursday 29 August 2024

4pm-5pm

Little Stars, Unit 13 Llandough Trading Estate, CF11 8RR

A drop in one hour session to practice skills/ try out Gymnastics.

Cost: £5

Age: 3 - 12 years

Booking details for drop in Gymnastics session

Planet Sport and Community

Friday

Summer Sports Camps

Friday 30 August 2024

8.30am-5pm

Barry Leisure Centre, Greenwood Street, Barry CF63 4JJ

Fun sports games, activities, air toy fun, arts and crafts, swimming and fun dancing. Children are required to bring a packed lunch, snack and water bottle.

Cost: £28 per child per day payable after booking

Age: Mini Camp 5-7 years Big Camp 8-11 years

Booking is in person at the centre or call for more information.

01446 403000 option 2

Summer School at Clay and Craft

Friday 30 August 2024

9am-3pm

The Old Institute, Town Hall Square, Cowbridge CF71 7DD

Full Clay and Craft Workshops

Cost: £50

Age: 8 - 16 years

Clay and Craft Cowbridge

Monkey Music 'Summertime'

Friday 30 August 2024

9.45am

The Tiny Treehouse, Unit 8, Pant Wilkins (off A48), Cowbridge, CF71 7DT

45 minute musical workshop for mixed ages.

Cost: £12

Age: mixed ages

Booking details for Moo Music Summer Special

Monkey Music Vale and Bridgend

Summer Special

Friday 30 August 2024

10.30am-12pm

Glyndwr Community Centre, Glyndwr Road, Penarth, CF64 3ND

1 hour and 30 minutes of themed moosical fun with themed toys, crafts and activities, a keep sake, treat, cuppa, snack and a visit from our Mascot.

Cost: £10, sibling/twin discount available

Age: 0 - 8 years

Vale Moo Music

Monkey Music 'Summertime'

Friday 30 August 2024

10.45am

The Tiny Treehouse, Unit 8, Pant Wilkins (off A48), Cowbridge, CF71 7DT

45 minute musical workshop for babies.

Cost: £12

Age: 0 - 1 years