Kids Activities in Leatherhead

Leatherhead sits on the River Mole in the middle of Surrey, at the meeting point of the M25 and the A24, with the North Downs and Mole Valley immediately south of the town. Children's activities here are a mix of local clubs and outdoor days out: playgrounds and a skate park in town, football and a village sports club on the edges, dance, music, tuition and baby classes across Leatherhead, Fetcham, Bookham, Effingham and Oxshott, plus National Trust land and a working farm on the doorstep.

Most families start outdoors. Fortyfoot Recreation Ground is the in-town playground for younger children, and Leatherhead Skate Park sits next to it for older children on scooters, skateboards and BMX bikes. For a full-day trip, Bocketts Farm is the local family farm day out. Four countryside sites are within a short drive: Norbury Park for woodlands and chalk downland, Bookham Commons for woodland, ponds and open grassland, Polesden Lacey for an Edwardian country house and gardens on the National Trust estate, and Box Hill for the viewpoint and walking trails at the top of the Surrey Hills. Oxshott Heath adds heathland walks on the north side of the area.

For swimming lessons Leatherhead parents mostly turn to two local independents. Colin Bull Swimming runs swimming lessons for children and adults across the area, and Swimplicity is a specialist children's swimming instruction service. Football is the biggest single sport in the town. Leatherhead Football Club is the town's senior community club, based in Fetcham, and Leatherhead Youth Football Club runs the local age-group youth football pathway. On the village side, Oxshott Village Sports Club is a family sports club, and Pachesham Golf Centre is a family-friendly golf centre in the area.

Dance classes Leatherhead parents ask about are spread across two local schools. Lisa Allen Dance & Arts is a children's dance school covering age-group classes, and [Dance Shack](/activities/dance-shack-gYDOyY) runs dance classes for children of all ages. For music, Piano lessons with Martine runs piano lessons in Fetcham, and Anastacia Tolstonog also takes piano tuition for children in the area. Term-time academic support is handled by Sparkling Minds Tuition, a local service covering 11 plus preparation and GCSE subjects.

For under-fives, [TinyTalk Mole Valley](/activities/tinytalk-mole-valley-KvlJSw) runs parent and baby signing classes across the Mole Valley area. Scouting sits at the centre of local youth activity: 1st Leatherhead Scout HQ is the town Scout hall, 1st Effingham Scout Hut hosts Scout meetings and hall-hire birthday parties, and Bookham Scouting Centre is the local Scout base for the Bookham side. Arts and crafts in the area lean towards small hands-on studios. Adam Aaronson Glass Studio runs a hands-on glass making experience, AppleTreeStudio is a pottery studio that takes children's sessions, and Circus Party runs children's birthday parties and workshops with a circus theme. Surrey Society of Model Engineers opens for scale model railway open days that suit older children with an interest in trains and engineering.

For family shows, The Leatherhead Theatre & Cinema is the town's main venue, with theatre and cinema programming and family shows in the schedule. A short drive south, Grange Park Opera is a country-house opera venue with family-friendly performances that suit older children who want an unusual day out.

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