School holiday activity club for kids at YMCA Plymouth
Join the non-stop fun from 8am – 5.30pm at YMCA Plymouth’s 8.2.5 Club every school half-term and summer holiday!
Our 825 club is for children aged 8-16 and include all kinds of activities such as; street surfing, arts & crafts, climbing, sports and trips to adventure parks. Our multi-activity day sessions start at just £20 per day, with optional early and late add-on sessions available from £4 each. Book at least two weeks in advance to enjoy a discounted rate of £18.50 per day!
We’re proud of our reputation for offering safe, fun and engaging youth activities in Plymouth for over four decades.
Next club:
May Half Term 2025
Monday 26th May – Friday 30th May 2025
We have lots planned this half term, Including: themed arts & crafts, dodge ball, nerf party, street surfing in our sports hall, talent shows and lots more!
Sessions
Our main multi-activity session runs each day apart from special trip days where specified. After booking a main Multi-activity session you can also extend this by booking early and late add-on sessions for £4 each.
Club sessions run on weekdays during the school holidays and half term breaks (except for bank holidays).
Early Add-on – £4 per session
8am – 9:30am
Multi-Activity Club – £20 per session
9:30am – 3:30pm
Late Add-on – £4 per session
3:30pm – 5:30pm
Trips (Select Clubs Only)
(8:00am – 5:30pm)
Football Camp
This is not currently available for May Holiday Club, please check back for the next club
Find out more
Food options
Our Bistro is open from 9am – 2pm Monday – Friday, located upstairs in the main building. It offers both hot and cold food, including: sandwiches, baked potatoes and vegetarian options.
Please be aware children will need to bring a packed lunch on trip days.
Childcare Vouchers
We accept voucher payments for the following places:
– Care-4
– Computershare
– Edenred
– Sodexo
– Childcare Grant Payment
How to pay with vouchers
If you are using voucher payments then please can you contact karen.wood@ymcaplymouth.org.uk who will then activate your account for you and process the booking. Please make sure that you provide exact dates and which sessions are required and we will then book them in for you.
Free Funded Spaces – Fit & Fed (Not available for this club)
Free sessions are not currently available for this club. However, please check back for the next holiday club, as this may be subject to change. These free places are for children who receive Free School Meal benefit. These spaces include lunches from our cafe.
Please note: These funded spaces are not available for this May half term.
To be eligible your child must be entitled to Free School Meal-related Benefit (FSM)
Activities
We offer a huge range activities throught our club. The timetable changes each club so please get in touch if you want to know more. Each day children have a choice of what activities they will perfer to do and all sessions are led by our youth workers, ensuring every child is included, able to participate and have fun!
Arts & Crafts
We run themed arts and crafts sessions each club with crafts they can take home with them. It may be making funky easter eggs, pumpkin carving or making their own acessories. Kids will have lots of chance to express themselves and develop their creative skills!
Sports & Activities
Kids will be able to skate around our sports hall on our “street surfing” boards, test their agility in dodgeball, or play more traditional sports like tag-rugby or shooting hoops with in a basketball session.
Team Games
We offer lots of team game sessions including playing “Nerf tag” with our nerf party gear, or testing their brain with a quiz or board game test their skills and team work abilities in all kinds of way.
Trips
On select clubs we run trips to various local attractions including Woodlands, Crealy and more. Please check the booking form to see what trip is offered in the next upcoming club.
Sample Timetable
Take a look at what a sample week may typically look like at our club:
Safeguarding
With over 40 years experience delivering youth clubs we ensure the highest safeguarding standards for our club. We ensure all staff are enhanced DBS checked, have all had child protection training and hold relevant accredited qualifications. Additionally, there is always a first aid officer on-site.
Ofsted No. EY447994
Booking into 8-2-5 Club
Standard booking
New booking system! Please click below to book using our new booking portal.
IMPORTANT: Please note, you must create an account in your child’s name with their details when setting up the account.
* This is not currently available for booking yet, please check back soon for more update.
Fit & Fed
Fit & Fed are not currently availaible for booking, please check back for the next holiday club.
