Accessibility

Do you like animals and spending time outdoors? Why not come along to our Summer on the Farm Activity Days?! You’ll get to have lots of fun on the farm, including: Spend time with our friendly goats, pigs, rabbits, ponies, sheep, cows and much loved tortoise Titus; Learn about the animal care; Take part in arts and crafts; Den build in the local woods; Walk our Shetland ponies; Have a go at pony agility.

Our five free play sessions for children aged 5+ offer fun, friendship, and exciting activities in a safe and welcoming environment. Each session includes sports such as curling, creative crafts including clay modelling and painting. Children can also enjoy free-choice play with LEGO, games, toys, and art materials in our fully equipped games hall. Healthy snacks and drinks are available throughout, and every child receives a takeaway lunch. Special activities includes 2 cinema trips to the Buccleuch Centre and an end-of-holiday soft play session. Come along and join the fun!

Annandale & Eskdale Youth Group are bringing bubble football, laser tag and cooking sessions to local communities this summer! Come along to experience something new and have fun with your friends!

Annandale & Eskdale Youth Group are bringing bubble football, laser tag and cooking sessions to local communities this summer! Come along to experience something new and have fun with your friends!

Annandale & Eskdale Youth Group are bringing bubble football, laser tag and cooking sessions to local communities this summer! Come along to experience something new and have fun with your friends!

The RH Youth Organisation proudly presents: The Activity Day Back for its 6th year, The RH Youth Organisation Activity Day will be a FREE fun day out for the whole family on the land behind Lockerbie Ice Rink! The RH Youth Organisation are delighted to be part of the Amazing Summer scheme funded by Dumfries and Galloway Council. You will have the opportunity to take part in exciting activities like- •Take part in different outdoor activities like an obstacle course, a slackline course, blind trail, how to use axes and saws and toast marshmallows. • New for 2026- Take part in Archery for 8+ •We will be having entertainment from our Theatre Group throughout the day •We have a wide range of emergency services joining us on the day! •Lots of fun to be had on bouncy castles and slides with Potts amusements •Trailer rides around the site. Visit our craft tent! •The water slide! Slip •Feeling competitive? Have a go at our lawn games including target soft 'axe' throwing and soft archery! •Bounce around in our space hopper paddock! 🟠 All of these activities are completely free!

The gliding club is inviting adventurous 14-18 year olds to join us at our airfield near Dalbeattie for a week long package of fun. We will collect everyone first thing each day and return them home 5 hours later. Everyone will be given 1 hours airborne time in a club glider. You will experience and learn how the club functions, early flight theory, simulator use, and the operating procedures of a small airfield. Over the week you will support the club volunteers to tidy up, paint, clean, and generally do club “housework” around the airfield. Personalised kit will be given to every participant.

Get ready for a summer packed with fun, creativity, friendship and adventure! TGB Gatehouse’s Summer of Play programme will include art and craft sessions, den building, outdoor games, performance and drama activities, nature-based play, beach and woodland sessions, active play, creative challenges and relaxed opportunities where children and young people can socialise and have fun in a safe, welcoming environment. We’ll also provide healthy snacks and drinks throughout the programme, with a fantastic fun session at Barcaple to celebrate the end of the summer together!

We are running some arts sessions for young neurodivergent( ND) people ages12-18 ( or up to 25 if care experienced). These sessions are aimed at supporting ND young people to meet similar peers, in a relaxed, small group environment. We have fabric designer Georgina Hickey, offering 1 full day for artistic young people who have the patience to create a design and cut out stencils to be screen-printed on to fabric, as well as 4 x 2hr sessions for a taster workshops, to give an introduction to the process and offering a range of stencils to use. We have also got Northstone Art providing 4 x 2 hour workshops, with a range of small projects to chose from and create something beautiful using Powertex.

Join us for a Pop Up in the Park! Take part in a Colour Run around the park and make memories with your pals! Speak with youth workers about local Youth Work opportunities and how YOU can get more involved in your community.