Inclusive summer holiday events in Scotland

With the school summer holidays almost here, we’ve put together a list of fun activities and camps that will accommodate your child/children with additional support needs. From bushcraft activities, to canoeing, science experiments and dance sessions, there are activities all over Scotland that will not only entertain your child but give you a bit of that much-needed rest.

We’ve listed Scotland-wide events at the top, followed by an A-Z regional list to make it easier to find events local to you. Please scroll down for the full list. We do not have direct experience of these events, so to find out more about whether an event is suitable for your family, we suggest contacting the organiser directly or checking out the accessibility information at Euan’s Guide. Please always check registration and booking details to avoid disappointment.

Scotland-wide activities and resources

• Adoption UK Scotland – Summer Events programme for 2026. A range of activities and day trips including Wiston Lodge in South Lanarkshire for outdoors activities and Willowgate Adventure Centre in Perth. Also picnics and barbecues for adoptive families at Balloch Castle, Strathaven Park, Rouken Glen Park and Vogrie Country Park during July and August. These events are free to all adoptive families, but booking is required.  To find out more and book tickets, visit their Summer Events page on Eventbrite.

• One Parent Families Scotland – Looking for free summer fun with the kids? From BBQs at Glasgow Green to messy play in Grangemouth and cinema days in Maddiston, OPFS is running a range of free indoor and outdoor activities for single parent families across Scotland. For further information visit their website.

• Books For Vision Impaired children and adults: Clear Vision,  Living Paintings and RNIB Bookshare
• Seagull Trust Cruises – free canal travel for people with disabilities.
• Shared Care Scotland – short break providers
• Accessible Film Screenings – Inclusive Cinema Experiences
• Cycling without age – for disabled people too.

• Contact’s guide to holiday and leisure activities. Contains tips, ideas and links to national organisations and offers.

Planning and organising trips

• Euans Guide. Disabled Access reviews for venues and places to visit
• Accessible toilets: Changing Places Toilets
• Accessible Travel Hub Scotland for accessible travel information and resources.

Events and activities by region

ABERDEEN CITY & ABERDEENSHIRE

Live Life Aberdeenshire Summer of Sport. ASN holiday programme for children and young people in Fraserburgh, Inverurie, Peterhead and Stonehaven. Includes bouldering, swimming, racquet sports, athletics and cycling. Booking essential ASN Activities – Live, Life Aberdeenshire

We Too! organises activities for children with additional support needs, from retro gaming to Gymnastics.

Fireflies Nurture & Thrive Limited offers summer clubs with outdoor activities, for children with additional support needs, their siblings, and their families.

Balmedie Beach Wheelchairs allows the free hire of all-terrain wheelchairs so you can all explore Balmedie Beach together.

SensationALL runs specially designed play activities, sensory sessions, and social group for children with additional needs. Registration is required.

Early Intervention are teaming up with Active Schools ASN on Friday 3^rd July to offer fun football and ball skills activities along with football-themed crafts. Booking open from Thursday 11 June. Also Multi Sensory Experience at Ferryhill Community Centre 8 July. Booking essential.

Tamala Farm Experience offers sessions for people with additional support needs to experience calf feeding, goat picnic, or to tag along to a cow tour.

Root:Ed Outdoor Learning will be running free outdoor adventures for children aged 18months to 5 years and their families at the James Hinutton Institute in Aberdeen. Root:Ed Outdoor Learning / Rooting Outdoor Learning into Every Day Education

ANGUS

Angus Alive Pedal Together Angus – inclusive cycling-  Monikie Country Park, Forfar Loch and Montrose Sports Centre. Register to book.

Angus Special Playscheme outings and activities during the holidays for children aged between 5 and 18. Includes baking, crafts, bowling and beach walks.

Dundee and Angus ADHD support group .  Offers support and activities including activity weeks during the school holidays.

ARGYLL AND BUTE

Argylll Summer of Sport: Holiday Camps – Live Argyll, Activities include Multi Sports, swimming and football. Check inclusion statement before booking. liveArgyll-Inclusion-Statement-4.6.21.pdf

Achievement Bute has activities all year including summer camps, LEGO clubs and den building. Register to book.

AYRSHIRE

Bonnie’n Braw 4^th and 11 July. Creative arts and crafts workshops. Visit Bonnie ‘n’ Braw to book a workshop session.  

 Spotty Zebras has peer support group sessions, horse riding, woodland, and sensory adventures and camps.

CLACKMANNANSHIRE

Play Alloa organises weekly play sessions for children and young people with additional support needs for £6 donation.  Their summer fayre will be held on 25^th July with games, food and tombola.

DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY

Paragon Music provides accessible and inclusive music and dance programmes and will be staging a festival of fun in Dumfries 27-31 July and Glasgow 5-7^th August.  Full programme and pay what you decide tickets available from  Jam46 • Summer Festival

DUNBARTONSHIRE

Forces and Me Forest School summer sessions in Helensburgh. Free holiday sessions for Forces families. ASN session will be held on Friday 31 July and includes woodland adventures,  outdoor exploration and opportunities to connect with other military children. Sessions are designed for children with a parent currently serving in the armed forces who are of primary school age or in S1. Spaces are limited, Click here for booking.

Improving Lives – Sensory garden and allotment drop ins, activities for carers and mens groups too including fishing.  Register here for further details What’s On at Improving Lives.

DUNDEE

Active Dundee has lots of events and activities including adaptive cycling and boccia. See more: Find out more here.

The Yard has summer sessions across Dundee, Edinburgh, Fife, and Glasgow. Dundee Sessions are held at 14 Drumlanrig Place, Dundee. You can view all session details on The Yard website.

EAST AYRSHIRE

Spotty Zebras Support and activities for children 0-18 with additional support needs. Includes days out and activities. Email [email protected]

EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE

Magical Crafting Club – Kids Steam Craft Club,Huntershill Village.  If your kids want to keep crafting, creating and hanging out with their crafty friends this summer, now’s the time to book. Visit their website for activities including ASN classes. 

Indepen-dance has inclusive dance sessions for young people with additional needs.

EAST LOTHIAN

Beach Wheelchairs allows you to hire a wheelchair for free so you can enjoy the beaches of North Berwick, Portobello, and Seton Sands.

East Lothian Play Association – PlayCan sessions for children with additional support needs, designed with wheelchair accessibility. Their activities include scavenger hunts, water play, crafts, and so on.

EAST RENFREWSHIRE

Superkids – fun play and activities for children who have complex needs and multiple disabilities.  Activities include yoga, Minecraft, pony and fashion clubs. To register email [email protected]

EDINBURGH CITY

The Yard has summer sessions across Dundee, Edinburgh, Fife, and Glasgow. Dundee Sessions are held at 14 Drumlanrig Place, Dundee. You can view all session details on The Yard website.

Branch Out Together has a lot of summer programmes and events for children and young people with autism, including music sessions, animal handling and outings.

Impact Arts Summer programme for young people in North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Glasgow and Edinburgh.  Ages 14-19, July and August.

FALKIRK

Additional Support Needs Disability Camp- Carrongrange High School, Monday 29 June to Thursday 2 July. There are three types of activities offered over the holiday week for children with additional support needs and disabilities, the multi‑sports activity, the MATP (Motor Activity training Programme) and a swimming opportunity. For detail and booking information visit Summer of Sport | What’s On | Falkirk | Falkirk Council or download summer-brochure_2026_outdoor_5.pdf

FIFE

Walk and Roll Babies & Tots Fife and Perth and Kinross.  Outdoor woodland sessions for children aged 0-4years and home schoolers.

Lochore Meadows have a range of outdoor activities including water sports and cycling.  The park has a network of accessible paths for use with adaptive bikes, access to a range of sailing boats and water sports equipment, and access to a variety of hoists and a fully accessible changing room with toilet, shower and ceiling hoist.

The Yard has summer sessions across Dundee, Edinburgh, Fife, and Glasgow. Dundee Sessions are held at 14 Drumlanrig Place, Dundee. You can view all session details on The Yard website.

Craigtoun Country Park  47acre country park includes miniature railway, mini golf, touch tennis and pedal cars.

Hyperclub, Lochgelly has kids clubs for children with additional support needs,and also offers sensory sessions.

Active Fife has inclusive sport sessions all summer.

GLASGOW

Buddies has holiday clubs, activities, and play schemes. Please check their website for updates and details Holiday Play Schemes

Paragon Music provides accessible and inclusive music and dance programmes and will be staging a festival of fun in Dumfries 27-31 July and Glasgow 5-7^th August.  Full programme and pay what you decide tickets available from  Jam46 • Summer Festival

Glasgow Disabled Scouts Supporting girls, boys and young adults with disabilities in Glasgow to go on adventures and gain skills for life.

Reidvale Adventure Play is an accessible and inclusive playground in Dennistoun, Glasgow. See their website for details: https://www.rapa.org.uk/

The Yard has summer sessions across Dundee, Edinburgh, Fife, and Glasgow. Dundee Sessions are held at 14 Drumlanrig Place, Dundee. You can view all session details on The Yard website.

Impact Arts Summer programme for young people in North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Glasgow and Edinburgh.  Ages 14-19, July and August.

HIGHLAND

Highland Cycle Ability Centre – adaptive cycling for people of all abilities and disabilities 

High Life Highland Activities is a summer programme with hundreds of activities across the Highlands, including:

• ASN friendly Intensive Swimming beginner lessons 6 July  to 10 July. And sessions in August.
• Inverness Leisure 6 to 9yr olds. Suitable for children with sensory or neurodevelopmental differences, learning disabilities, ambulant physical disabilities and visual or hearing impairments.
• Inverness Leisure- Team Games 6-12 yrs.  A fun and relaxed activity programme that includes dodgeball, rounders, chase games, team challenges, and more. 
• Inflatable fun and soft play ASN friendly sessions throughout the summer 3-10yrs
• Lochaber Leisure Centre, Fort William – July 20 to 24^th for 5 to 16 yrs.  An intensive block of swimming lessons aimed to progress swimmers through the skills related to their ability in a fun and safe environment. Suitable for children with additional support needs.
• Nairn Hyrdrotherapy Trust– Hydrotherapy sessions including water confidence sessions at Nairn Hydrotherapy Pools with in-water support from a supervising adult (parent/carer/guardian). Please note that the ratios are 1 adult to 1 child. 

INVERCLYDE

ASN Parent and Carer Group.  Support and events for families.  Summer Playscheme from 6^th to 31^st July. Email [email protected] for details.

MIDLOTHIAN

Bright Sparks  provides play opportunities for children and young people with additional support needs. Includes stay and play sessions, outings to Edinburgh zoo and alpine coaster fun at Midlothian Sports centre.  To book visit Book & Pay – Bright Sparks Play Groups

MORAY

Charlie House HQ organises events and activities, such as arts and crafts and cinema trips for children with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions and their families from Shetland, Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen, Moray and Orkney Islands.

ISLE OF MULL

Isle of Mull Riding for the Disabled offers interaction with ponies to achieve medical benefits and boost mood.

NORTH AYRSHIRE & LANARKSHIRE

Impact Arts Summer programme for young people in North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Glasgow and Edinburgh.  Ages 14-19, July and August.

Lanarkshire Deaf Club Science Fun Workshop Saturday 27 June. for members of the club.  Get in touch with the organisation to register.

Ko-Nekt has many summer activities for children with additional support needs.

ORKNEY ISLANDS

The Pickaquoy Centre ASN friendly pool sessions every Saturday from 5.30pm – 6.30pm.

OUTER HEBRIDES

Autism Eileanan Siar Fun session Saturday 27^th June Sandwick Hall, 2-4pm.  Arts and crafts, refreshments and snacks Families welcome.  To book email [email protected]

If you like getting out in nature, visit the Accessible Isle Of Lewis boardwalk. See their web page for details: Accessible Isle Of Lewis Boardwalk – The Outer Hebrides — Adventure Wheels.

PERTH AND KINROSS

Walk and Roll Babies & Tots Fife and Perth and Kinross.  Outdoor woodland sessions for children aged 0-4 years and home schoolers.

SHIP has play and activity clubs for children with additional support needs aged 5-18.

Perth & Kinross Disability Sport has sport sessions of all range, accommodating different disabilities.

RENFREWSHIRE

Pachedu and School of African Cultures Nkwado Support – support for families in diverse ethnic communities with neurodiversity needs.  Support groups and social activities. Email [email protected] or [email protected] for further details.

Sense Scotland – 30 June, fun family day out at Finlaystone Country Park, Port Glasgow. Tickets are limited so for further details visit Finlaystone Country Park, Port Glasgow – Better Breaks Event Tickets, Tuesday 30 June  •  10 AM – 3 PM | Eventbrite.

Brick Lane Music Academy ASN family music sessions and community choir.

Autastic Club – Opportunities for children with Additonal Support Needs to explore their interests and be themselves. You can also email them at [email protected].

SCOTTISH BORDERS

Borders Additional Needs Group has fun and inclusive activities for children with additional needs, such as sports, creative arts, sensory tent, and summer camp dates in July.

SHETLAND ISLANDS

Ability Shetland have developed all terrain wheelchair routes and the charity has four all-terrain wheelchairs available to borrow (donations welcome) for anyone with physical disabilities and mobility issues, allowing them to access outdoor spaces.

They also offer a holiday club for children with additional needs, including swimming, soft play, sensory play, adapted bikes, and much more.

SOUTH AYRSHIRE

Active South Ayrshire Inspire summer ASN sessions including Boccia, football and athletics.  To book visit  Clubspark / Active South Ayrshire / Summer Camps