Holidays for Children
A list of holidays and grants for children with cancer.
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Barretstown
Barretstown is a specially-designed camp that provides Therapeutic Recreation programmes for children with serious illnesses, and their families.
Excellent, unobtrusive medical supervision helps children with cancer and other diseases forget illness, learn to have fun and rebuild their confidence and self-esteem.
Our programmes take place at a fairytale castle in the beautiful foothills of Ireland's Wicklow Mountains.
Calums Cabin
Calums Cabin is a beautiful country side retreat for children suffering from cancer and cancer related diseases and their families to come and holiday on the Isle of Bute, and have time to relax together, reflect and make memories, in the peaceful location.
The cabin is equipped to the highest of standards, offering self catering accommodation. The cabin can sleep up to 8 people.
Families will have their ferry fare paid and spending money when they arrive.
To apply please visit our web site or phone 07544979538
Camp Quality UK
Free holidays for children with cancer from 5 to 16 years of age. Two age groups - 5 to 10 years and 11 to 16 years, with separate holidays for each group. Activities vary but include such favourites as abseiling, sailing, archery, canoeing, rock climbing, swimming, horse riding, and hot air balloon rides. Less strenuous pursuits include box games, crafts, entertainments, and visits to leisure parks. All activities are supervised by properly trained and qualified staff. The programme is always structured in such a way as to cater for all abilities and disabilities.
Christian Lewis Trust
UK breaks at 4 static caravans on specially chosen sites situated on the coast in Wales. Both Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland Paris have linked up with the charity to provide a unique programme of supervised and special facilities.
CLIC Sargent
Malcolm Sargent House in Ayrshire offers family breaks and specialist weekends for young people, siblings, and bereaved families. All meals are provided. There are a wide range of indoor and outdoor activities for all ages - including cycling, arts, crafts and team games organised within the house. Families can also opt for one of our luxury self-contained caravans in Exmouth (Devon), Pagham (West Sussex), Fleetwood (Lancashire) and Filey (Yorkshire).They are located on well-equipped holiday parks, close to beaches and small towns. Each caravan has three bedrooms and sleeps up to six people. For information on CLIC Sargent Holidays, contact the CLIC Sargent Holiday Administrator on 01292 671233 or by email
Donnas Dream House
Provides holidays provides free holidays in Blackpool throughout the year for terminally ill children and their families. With the magnificent playroom and the four themed apartments Donna’s Dream House brings a sense of fun into children’s lives. These children would be those who are unable to take holidays in Florida, or will be recommended for placement by Hospice staff, The Kensington Foundation, Hospitals and many other sources. There is also now a new teenage unit offering holidays for older patients.
The Ellen MacArthur Trust
The Ellen MacArthur Trust takes young people aged between 8-18 sailing to help them regain their confidence, on their way to recovery from cancer, leukaemia and other serious illness for four day periods. The boats used are 38ft to 45ft cruising yachts, ideal for carrying groups of children, each night the boats stay at a different port and the children and crew live and sleep on board. Each voyage is lead by experienced, professional sailors who are used to working with children. There is a high adult to child ratio - at least three adults to five children. For medical support, a nurse travels with the children, with on-shore back-up from a paediatrician with experience of oncology practice.
Family Holiday Association
The Family Holiday Association works hard to help disadvantaged families get that much-needed break. On the website there are also links to other charities that provide family holidays.
The Joshua Foundation
Provide holidays and experiences for children and their families where the child is diagnosed with terminal cancer. The Joshua Foundation effectively 'adopts' children and their families providing them with on-going experiences and memories not just a one-off experience.
The Kensington Foundation
The Daisy Chain Project offers accommodation for respite breaks to families caring for a sick or disabled child, families coping with limited means in difficult circumstances and families rebuilding their lives after the loss of a child.
Over the Wall Gang Camp
For children affected by cancer and other serious illnesses. It is the only residential Camp in the UK modelled after Paul Newman’s renowned The Hole in The Wall Gang Camp. OTW gives children one glorious week of having fun, making friends, meeting new challenges and rebuilding confidence.
Youth Cancer Trust
Charity based in Bournemouth. It provides free, fun activity based holidays for young people (aged 14 to 25) suffering with cancer or any malignant disease from anywhere in the UK or who are patients of any UK hospital.
Not specifically cancer charities but other organisations provide holidays including:
Camp Simcha
Providing family retreats, special wishes and support for Jewish children with serious illnesses.
Happy Days Children’s Charity
UK holidays provided if the family claims state benefits.
HCPT The Pilgrimage Trust
Provides holiday to Lourdes for 2000 children with special needs or disabilities during Easter Week.
Katie’s Ski Tracks
Providing skiing holidays for children from disadvantaged backgrounds, be it through a terminal illness, sickness, disability or extreme social problems.
Torbay Holiday Helpers Network
NACCPO are proud to co-ordinate holidays offered by the Torbay Hoilday Helpers Network through our network of member groups.
This is a new and exciting scheme developed by Luke Tillen of the Hotel De La Mer, Torquay, Devon who was inspired by watching 'The Secret Millionaire' visit Donna's Dream House in Blackpool.
Luke contacted us to see how he could offer free holidays and tickets to attractions to families whose children/young adults had cancer and we were only to glad to help. Luke now has managed to encourage other hotels and businesses to offer their services and we are now booking NACCPO families on wonderful breaks in a beautiful part of the UK.
All families are selected by staff from the NACCPO groups who recognise those that are in real need of a chance to get away from hospitals and cancer treatment and to be a 'normal' family again.
We hope all our families have a great time and cannot thank Luke and all of the Torbay Holiday Helpers Network enough for their generosity and hard work in developing and running this wonderful scheme.
Torbay Holiday Helpers Network
Wish-granting charities in the UK
Children’s Wish Foundation International
Rays of Sunshine Children’s Charity
Willow Foundation (for ages 16-40)
Other forms of support
Cyclists Fighting Cancer
Provides bicycles for children who have had cancer and their siblings and children of adults who have been battling the disease.
The Family Fund
Provides grants to families with severely disabled or seriously ill children.
Whizz-Kidz
Customised wheelchairs, tricycles and other specialised mobility equipment - Whizz-Kidz Is a specially-designed camp that provides Therapeutic Recreation programmes for children with serious illnesses, and their families. Excellent, unobtrusive medical supervision helps children with cancer and other diseases forget illness, learn to have fun and rebuild their confidence and self-esteem.
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