SWEAT.
Ladies, gentlemen, and exhausted parents hiding in the back—gather round!
Why are we the absolute best? Look, let’s be entirely honest here. You could send your precious little bundles of joy to a silent, highly intellectual summer philosophy retreat where they sit quietly reading Kant by the age of six. Or, you could send them to us, where your child will accidentally eat half a crayon, invent a brand-new martial art using a pool noodle, and scream goal celebrations so loud they register on local seismic equipment.
We don’t offer childcare; we offer survival training with footballs.
Where else on God’s green earth can you drop your kids off for the price of a couple of fancy lattes and get them back eight hours later completely exhausted, slightly bruised, and clutching a wonky paper-mache dinosaur they made during arts and crafts? That is not just a camp—that is state-of-the-art emotional warfare against your living room furniture.
We’ve got no screens, zero electronics, and a 100% guarantee that by 7:00 PM, your kids will pass out faster than a smartphone left out in the sun.
So why are we the best? Because we take your chaos, feed it some juice, hand them a football, and smile while someone else’s kid cries over a Lego tower.
Thank you, drive safely, and pick them up by five! (Drops mic)
The MR Sports Summer Camps across Belfast and Northern Ireland feature their largest-ever programme. Operating across West, North, South, and East Belfast—as well as surrounding areas like Newtownabbey, Antrim, Lisburn, and Mid Ulster—these award-winning camps provide extensive holiday activity options.
Ages & Eligibility
- Who can attend: Open to children from mainstream schools aged 4 to 13 years old (children must be enrolled for P1 starting in September, up to Year 8).
- School independence: You do not need to attend the specific host school to register for a camp at that location. All children are welcome.
Daily Schedule & Structure – MR Sports
The camps use a flexible, child-centered format split into three daily sessions:
- Session 1: Morning to Morning Break
- Session 2: Morning Break to Lunch
- Session 3: Lunch to Hometime (Standard camp finishes at 3:00 PM)
How the flexibility works: Children can pick a specific activity/club for Session 1, and then choose whether to stay with that same club or switch to a completely different activity for Sessions 2 and 3.
Activities Offered
Depending on the specific venue and day, children can choose from a wide variety of structured clubs:
- Football Club
- Multisports Club
- Dance & Drama Club
- Gymnastics
- Arts, Crafts & Lego Clubs
Pricing & Value – The survival Guide
- Standard Cost: From £17.00 per day or £80.00 per week.
- Discounts: An automatic 5% multi-child discount is applied for families booking multiple children.
- Optional Add-ons:
- Breakfast Club: 8:15 AM – 9:00 AM (available at select locations for an additional £4/day).
- Late Pick-Up: Available at select locations from 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Final early pickup time is 2:30 PM).
Key Belfast & Regional Venues
MR Sports operates across over 15 venues. Belfast-area and nearby locations include:
- Blessed Trinity College (North/West Belfast area)
- Shaftesbury Community Centre (South Belfast)
- Fort River Primary School
- Whiteabbey Primary School
- Plus numerous other schools spanning across Northern Ireland.
What to Bring / Rules
- Essentials: A packed lunch (strictly no nuts), a drink and a snack, a rain jacket, and sun cream for warmer days.
- Clothing: Play-appropriate, comfortable clothing suitable for sports and active movement.
- Electronics: Electronic devices are strictly prohibited at the camps.
To check live slot availability for specific weeks or to book, you can visit the official MR Sports booking portal.
he morning bell rings and the chaos is near, With sweat, screams, and football dreams ringing clear. They drop off the kids at the front of the gate, While parents drive off to escape their own fate.
In session one, Lego bricks start to fly, As someone builds towers that scrape at the sky. Then off to the pitch for a kick of the ball, Where zero defenders can master the wall.
With crafts in the corner and dance on the stage, This multi-sport madness is all of the rage. No screens are allowed, just pure muddy play, At seventeen pounds for a full summer day!