Looking for holiday clubs for your kids happening in London this half-term break? Want to make sure they won’t just have a fun and safe but also exceptionally useful time learning how to code? We rounded up 8 of the best in-person (face-to-face) coding camps in London happening on 17-28 October.

BlueShift

Minis: Coding and Robotics: ‘Rocktober’

• Notting Hill – age: 5-6, times: 17-28 Oct 10am to 4pm, price: £495, sign up

Explorers: Animation and Coding: ‘Rocktober’

• Notting Hill – age: 6-8, times: 17-21 Oct 10am to 4pm, price: £495, sign up

Explorers: Scratch and Robotics: ‘Rocktober’

• Notting Hill – age: 6-8, times: 24-28 Oct 10am to 4pm, price: £495, sign up

Adventurers: Minecraft Modding and Roblox: ‘Rocktober’

• Notting Hill – age: 8-12, times: 24-28 Oct 10am to 4pm, price: £535, sign up

Adventurers: Python and Robotics: ‘Rocktober’

• Notting Hill – age: 8-12, times: 17-21 Oct 10am to 4pm, price: £495, sign up

Innovators: Introduction to JavaScript: ‘Rocktober’

• Notting Hill – age: 10-14, times: 24-28 Oct 10am to 4pm, price: £535, sign up

Code Ninjas

Game Design

• Camden – age: 7-14 10:30am – 3:30pm, price: £329, sign up

Minecraft Development

• Enfield – age: 7-14, times: 24 Oct 9am – 3pm, price: £75, sign up

Stop Motion Animation

• Enfield – age: 7-14, times: 25 Oct 9am – 3pm, price: £75, sign up

3D Design and Print

• Enfield – age: 7-14, times: 26 Oct 9am – 3pm, price: £75, sign up

Roblox Development

• Kenton – age: 8-15, times: 24-28 Oct 9am – 3:30pm, price: £179, sign up
• Pinner – age: 8-14, times: 24-28 Oct 12:45-3:45pm, price: 110, sign up

MakeCode Arcade with Meowbit

• Pinner – age: 8-14, times: 24-28 Oct 9:15am – 12:15pm, price: 110, sign up

Code Kids

General Coding Camp: Lego Robotics ‘Halloween Town’, Lego Robotics ‘Mission Impossible’, Game Design, Animation Making, Minecraft Coding ‘Halloween Party’

• Greenwich – age: 7+, times: 24-28 Oct 10am to 3pm, price: £55/day or £247.50 total, sign up
• Wimbledon – age: 7+, times: 24-28 Oct 10am to 4pm, price: £75/day or £337.50 total, sign up

Python Coding Camp

• Wimbledon – age: 10+, times: 24-28 Oct 10am to 4pm, price: £337.50 total, sign up

Cypher

Power of Tech Camp

• Fulham, Putney, Notting Hill, Wandsworth – age: 5-12, times: 24-28 Oct 9:30am-4pm, price: £450, sign up
• Ealing – age: 5-12, times: 31 Oct – 4 Nov 9:30am-4pm, price: £450, sign up

London SMP

Junior Camp: ‘Halloween Tesselations’

• Kensington – age: Reception – Y3, times: 24-28 Oct 9am-12pm or 1-4pm, price: £450, sign up

Senior Camp: ‘Dracula’s Smart Castle’

• Kensington – age: Y3-11, times: 24-28 Oct 10am-3pm, price: £595, sign up

Mama Codes

Coding Camp: ScratchJr

• Westminster – age: 4-7, times: 19 & 26 Oct 9:30am-12:30pm or 1-4pm, price: £65/day, sign up
• Marylebone – age: 4-7, times: 21 & 28 Oct 9:30am-12:30pm, price: £65/day, sign up
• Notting Hill – age: 4-7, times: 24 Oct 9:30am-12:30pm, price: £65/day, sign up

Coding & Robotics Camp: Scratch

• Westminster – age: 7-11, times: 19 & 26 Oct 9:30am-12:30pm or 1-4pm, price: £65/day, sign up
• Marylebone – age: 7-11, times: 21 & 28 Oct 9:30am-12:30pm, price: £65/day, sign up
• Notting Hill – age: 7-11, times: 24 Oct 9:30am-12:30pm or 1-4pm, price: £65/day, sign up

Minecraft Camp

• Westminster – age: 7-11, times: 20 & 27 Oct 9:30am-12:30pm or 1-4pm, price: £65/day, sign up
• Marylebone – age: 7-11, times: 21 & 28 Oct 1-4pm, price: £65/day, sign up
• Notting Hill – age: 7-11, times: 25 Oct 9:30am-12:30pm or 1-4pm, price: £65/day, sign up

Richer Education

Humanoid Robotics

• Chelsea – age: 8-17, times: 17-28 Oct 9:15am to 3:15 pm, price: £899, sign up 

RoboThink

Robotics Camp

• Mill Hill – age: 5.5-14, times: 17-21 Oct or 24-29 Oct 9am-4pm, price: £275, sign up