We’re on week 3 of the summer holidays and the kids are bound to be getting restless. There’s plenty to do in Grimsby and Cleethorpes this summer, just check out this list of activities.
If you’re interested in what’s on during the other weeks of the holiday, click on the week below to be taken to the list:
- Week 1 – 24th July – 30th July
- Week 2 – 31st July – 6th August
- Week 4 – 14th August – 20th August
- Week 5 – 21st August – 27th August
- Week 6 – 28th August – 3rd September
Or check out theses FREE things to do in Cleethorpes and Grimsby!
Table of Contents
Monday 7th August
Little Lincs Craft & Messy Play
Cleethorpes Leisure Centre – 9:30-10:30 – ages 0-5 years
Crafts, messy play and reading corner. Tickets available 7 days in advance in site or over the phone (payment required at the time of booking). (01472) 323200. Not bookable online. A child-led session with some adult-led singing. Adults must supervise the children during the session.
Price: £2.80 per child.
Peak’s Top Farm Maize Maze
Peak’s Top Farm – 10:00-3:30 – no pets please
Take on the maize maze challenge down at Peak’s Top Farm! Head on down see if you can solve the maize maze. Dress sensibly as you’ll be walking around outdoors, so it’s probably best to wear trainers and lather on the sunscreen (even if it’s cloudy!).
Price: £5 per person or £18 for a family of four. Cash or card accepted.
Craft Challenge
Cleethorpes Leisure Centre, Kingsway, Cleethorpes – 1:00-5:00pm – ages 6+
Work as a team to create different items and test their endurance. Previous events have included building a bridge and testing its strength, creating parachutes for our egg drop challenge and creating artwork to be displayed in our centres.
Price: £16 + booking fee
Inflatable Session (Deep Water)
Cleethorpes Leisure Centre – 6:30 – 7:45 pm
Slide and inflatable session – the inflatable is in the deep end of the pool so this sessions is for competent swimmers.
Under eights must be accompanied by an adult, maximum ratio is one adult per two children under eight.
All attendees need a Lincs Inspire card but it’s free to register.
Price: £5.30 per person
Junior Fencing
Cleethorpes Leisure Centre, Kingsway, Cleethorpes – 7pm- 8pm, ages 8+
Fencing is the sport of fighting with swords, especially foils, epees or sabres according to a set of rules in order to score points against an opponent. The session can be adapted for wheelchair users.
Session provided by Cleethorpes Fencing Academy, for more information, please contact Derek on (01472) 506885 or check out the Facebook page @CleethorpesFencingAcademy.
Price – £4.30 per person
Tuesday 8th August
Little Readers
Waltham Library, 9:30- 10:30 – ages 0-5 years
Little Readers is a free drop-in session in for pre-schoolers. Expect play, stories, songs and crafts. No booking required but it can get full up.
Price: FREE
Peak’s Top Farm Maize Maze
Peak’s Top Farm – 10:00-3:30 – no pets please
Take on the maize maze challenge down at Peak’s Top Farm! Head on down see if you can solve the maize maze. Dress sensibly as you’ll be walking around outdoors, so it’s probably best to wear trainers and lather on the sunscreen (even if it’s cloudy!).
Price: £5 per person or £18 for a family of four. Cash or card accepted.
Wet and Wild
King George V Stadium – 10am-3pm – ages 7-12
Bring a towel and a change of clothes because you are about to get WET! Expect wet and wild games including capture the flag, parkour, dodgeball, don’t spill and plenty of others.
Get in touch – 01472325300 enquiries@lincsinspire.com
Price: £16
Family Biscuit Decorating
Cleethorpes Leisure Centre – 10:30 am – 11:30 am – suitable for kids up to age 12
A fab family session with different themes each week. Take part in crafts and activities and have a cuppa while you join in (tea or coffee for adults and juice for the kids). Perfect for kids under 12 and adult supervision is need.
Book via the Lincs Inspire website.
Price: £5.50 per person.
Messy Play Louth – Dinosaur Detectives
Meridian Leisure Centre, Louth – 10:30-11:30 – ages 6 months – 5 years
It’s time to get messy with a BRAND NEW theme – Dinosaur Detectives!
It’s my favourite place to take the kids to get messy. They have the time of their live, and all the cleaning up is done for you! What’s not to love?
“Stomp with the oldest party animals on the planet and discover a messy land before time. Join the dino trail where you’ll find a herd of messy activities including jellysaurus, spaghettiraptor and fossil hunting. Or become a detective and hunt for dinosaurs amongst the swamps, deserts and volcanoes.”
Price: £10
Wednesday 9th August
Little Readers
Grimsby Central Library – 9:30 am – 10:30 am – ages 0-5
Little Readers is a free drop-in session run by Lincs Inspire Libraries for pre-schoolers which offers play, stories, songs and a craft. No booking needed but capacity is limited.
Price: FREE
Peak’s Top Farm Maize Maze
Peak’s Top Farm – 10:00-3:30 – no pets please
Take on the maize maze challenge down at Peak’s Top Farm! Head on down see if you can solve the maize maze. Dress sensibly as you’ll be walking around outdoors, so it’s probably best to wear trainers and lather on the sunscreen (even if it’s cloudy!).
Price: £5 per person or £18 for a family of four. Cash or card accepted.
Little Lincs Football
Bradley Football Development Centre – 11:00 am – 11:45 am – ages 2-3 years
This session takes a fun approach to teach preschoolers the fundamentals of football. Parents / carers involvement is needed to help and support during the session, providing a great opportunity to enjoy being active together. No need to book – just turn up.
Price: £3.00
Nunny’s Farm at Waltham Windmill
Waltham Windmill – 2pm-4pm – everyone welcome.
Head over to the windmill and meet your favourite farm animals!
Nunny’s Community Farm will be bringing farm animals of all sizes for you to meet (and cuddle).
Professionally trained farm staff will be on hand to tell you all about the animals.
To make sure that the animals are safe and happy, there may be a wait, depending on numbers attending.
As well as the mobile farm, the Windmill site will be fully open with train rides, cafes and shops.
No parking will be available on site. Children must be supervised please
FREE
Mixed Fencing (Ages 12+)
Cleethorpes Leisure Centre – 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – ages 12+
Fencing is the sport of fighting with swords, especially foils, epees or sabres according to a set of rules in order to score points against an opponent. This session is a mixed group, ages 12 years upwards, which can be adapted for wheelchair users. This session is provided by Cleethorpes Fencing Academy in partnership with Lincs Inspire. For more information, check out the Facebook page @CleethorpesFencingAcademy.
Price: £4.30
Thursday 10th August
Maize Maze Waddingworth
Red House Farm, Waddingworth – all ages
A family fun fay involving a maize maize, bale play, sunflowers and more.
Price: £4 per person.
Little Lincs & Friends Play
Cleethorpes Leisure Centre – 9:30 am – 11:30 am – ages 0-13 years
The classic Little Lincs session for 0-5 years, with added activities for the older siblings (up to ages 13 years) and fun for all the family. Featuring soft play, messy play, sing time and crafts corner. Please note that the bouncy castle won’t be running at this session.
Contact: 01472323200/enquiries@lincsinspire.com
Price £4.70
Little Readers
Immingham Library, 9:30- 10:30 – ages 0-5 years
Little Readers is a free drop-in session in for pre-schoolers. Expect play, stories, songs and crafts. No booking required but it can get full up.
Price: FREE
Peak’s Top Farm Maize Maze
Peak’s Top Farm – 10:00-3:30 – no pets please
Take on the maize maze challenge down at Peak’s Top Farm! Head on down see if you can solve the maize maze. Dress sensibly as you’ll be walking around outdoors, so it’s probably best to wear trainers and lather on the sunscreen (even if it’s cloudy!).
Price: £5 per person or £18 for a family of four. Cash or card accepted.
Creative Arts & Glow
Cleethorpes Leisure Centre – 10am – 3pm – ages 7-12 years
A creative arts camp that incorporates singing, dancing and glow. Each session ends with a glow disco!
Get in touch: 01472325300/enquiries@lincsinspire.com or book via the Lincs Inspire website.
Price £16
Pond Dipping Water’s Edge Country Park
Water’s Edge Country Park, Barton – 10am-11am
See what maybe hiding in the Waters’ Edge ponds and create a identifying journal to show off what it is you’ve found.
Booking essential. Places are limited so book early to avoid disappointment. Call 01652 631500 or call into the centre to book your place.
“Please don’t attempt to do pond dipping unsupervised around the country park, only to be done with a park officer.”
Price: £4 per child.
Maize Maze Waddingworth
Red House Farm, Waddingworth – all ages
A family fun fay involving a maize maize, bale play, sunflowers and more.
Price: £4 per person.
Messy Play Grimsby West Marsh – Dinosaur Detectives
West Marsh, Grimsby – 1:30-2:30 – ages 6 months – 5 years
It’s time to get messy with a BRAND NEW theme – Dinosaur Detectives!
It’s my favourite place to take the kids to get messy. They have the time of their live, and all the cleaning up is done for you! What’s not to love?
“Stomp with the oldest party animals on the planet and discover a messy land before time. Join the dino trail where you’ll find a herd of messy activities including jellysaurus, spaghettiraptor and fossil hunting. Or become a detective and hunt for dinosaurs amongst the swamps, deserts and volcanoes.”
Price: £10
Friday 11th August
Maize Maze Waddingworth
Red House Farm, Waddingworth – all ages
A family fun fay involving a maize maize, bale play, sunflowers and more.
Price: £4 per person.
One to One Cycle Coaching
Bradley Football Development Centre – 9am – 12:30pm – ages 6-11 years
One hour slots for either a Learn to Ride session or Cycling Confidence session, where our qualified coaches will help children learn how to ride a bike.
Contact: 01472325300/enquiries@lincsinspire.com or book via the Lincs Inspire website.
Price: £25
Peak’s Top Farm Maize Maze
Peak’s Top Farm – 10:00-3:30 – no pets please
Take on the maize maze challenge down at Peak’s Top Farm! Head on down see if you can solve the maize maze. Dress sensibly as you’ll be walking around outdoors, so it’s probably best to wear trainers and lather on the sunscreen (even if it’s cloudy!).
Price: £5 per person or £18 for a family of four. Cash or card accepted.
All Star Games
Cleethorpes Leisure Centre – 10am – 3pm – ages 5-12
Join in with a variety of games including dodgeball, cricket, football, tag games, frisbee and tonnes more.
Price: £16
Glow Disco & Skate
Grimsby Health and Wellbeing Centre – 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm – ages 5-12
Fun glow disco followed by a family skate session. – details below:
- 1pm to 3:30pm – fully supervised Glow Disco.
- 3:30pm to 5pm – fully supervised skate session.
Parents have a choice of coming to the family skate at 3:30pm to spectate or join in – chargeable as per normal rates: £3.60 per person, £1.10 skate hire. Or £1.10 to spectate only.
Contact: 01472325300/enquiries@lincsinspire.com book via the Lincs Inspire website.
Price: £16
Little Lincs Family Roller Skate
Grimsby Health & Wellbeing Centre – 3:30-5:00 – for children under 12
Fun family roller skating session for kids under the age of 12. Children need to be accompanied by an adult, but that’s fine because skating is super fun!
Book ahead up to 7 days in advance by calling into the centre (booking ahead is advised since it gets quite busy). Everyone who attends needs a Lincs Inspire card but it’s free to sign up.
Price: £3.60 & £1.10 skate hire (if needed)
Junior / Family Badminton
Health & Wellbeing Centre, Cromwell Road, Grimsby – 5:30-7:30
A Junior / Family Badminton session for ages 6+ led by qualified coaches. Adults can pay and play as part of the family.
Book via the call centre on 01472323100 or in site (up to 6 days in advance).
Price £3.60 per player
Aqua Disco
Cleethorpes Leisure Centre, Kingsway, Cleethorpes – 6:30-8:00
Swimming with waves, slide and disco music. Under eights must be accompanied by an adult. For the safety of our customers our adult to child ratio is one adult per two children under eight.
Members and non-members can buy tickets 7 days in advance in person, in the centre, or turn up on the night but advance tickets are not available online or by phone.
There’s usually a huge queue on the night for the aqua disco, so it’s worth buying tickets in advance.
All customers need a Lincs Inspire card to attend but it’s free to sign up.
Price: pay as you go £5.30, Subscription members £1.
Aikido – Martial Arts
Cleethorpes Leisure Centre, Kingsway, Cleethorpes – 7:30-9:30
Aikido is a martial arts derived from Japan founded by O’Sensei Morihei Ueshiba around the 1920s. Since then, it has developed into various styles and forms. Aikido involves projections, pins and locks starting from various attacks, with or without weapons. Aikido provides a good base for self defence, posture and fitness.
All are welcome, aged 12 and above.
This is a session run independently of Lincs Inspire. For more information, come along on Friday to speak to instructor, Michael Jennings. Alternatively call 01472581895 or search for @aikidocleethorpes on Facebook.
Price: £4.00 per person.
Saturday 12th August
Maize Maze Waddingworth
Red House Farm, Waddingworth – all ages
A family fun fay involving a maize maize, bale play, sunflowers and more.
Price: £4 per person.
Peak’s Top Farm Maize Maze
Peak’s Top Farm – 10:00-3:30 – no pets please
Take on the maize maze challenge down at Peak’s Top Farm! Head on down see if you can solve the maize maze. Dress sensibly as you’ll be walking around outdoors, so it’s probably best to wear trainers and lather on the sunscreen (even if it’s cloudy!).
Price: £5 per person or £18 for a family of four. Cash or card accepted.
Sunday 13th August
Maize Maze Waddingworth
Red House Farm, Waddingworth – all ages
A family fun fay involving a maize maize, bale play, sunflowers and more.
Price: £4 per person.
Peak’s Top Farm Maize Maze
Peak’s Top Farm – 10:00-3:30 – no pets please
Take on the maize maze challenge down at Peak’s Top Farm! Head on down see if you can solve the maize maze. Dress sensibly as you’ll be walking around outdoors, so it’s probably best to wear trainers and lather on the sunscreen (even if it’s cloudy!).
Price: £5 per person or £18 for a family of four. Cash or card accepted.
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