Physical Activity
For children and young people with visual impairment, details of additional sport and leisure activities can be found here.
About:
Access Sport are excited to be supporting Disability Sports Coach to deliver SEND Inclusive Hoopz Basketball sessions in Southwark from 15th May 2025.
Dates: Thursdays (First session 15th May)
Time: 17.00 – 18.00
Location: Burgess Park Basketball court, SE5 0AL
Cost: Free
Accessibility: Sessions are open to D/deaf, disabled, or neurodivergent young people aged 8 - 25, and all abilities are welcome. Have fun, make friends and learn new skills in a supportive environment. Please note, parents and carers must stay with their children for the session.
Express your interest: https://bit.ly/HoopzBurgessParkDSC
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About:
Specialist SEND holiday club, Funded by Southwark Council Short Breaks
Location:
Trinity College Centre, London, SE15 6EF
Dates:
Saturdays
Times:
5-8 years: 09:30am - 11am
9-12 years: 11am - 12:30am
13-15 years: 1pm - 2:30pm
16-18 years: 2.30pm - 4pm
Sessions must be booked online
For further information and to book each session, please visit the: EEQU booking page
Click here for the Website: SportWorks Website
Ballers Academy offers a year-round youth SEND multi-sports programme, providing free fun activities.
When: Every Wednesday 4-5pm.
Where: 400 Dockland Settlements Community Centre, Salter Road, SE16 5AA
Cost: Free
Where: Dulwich Lawn Tennis Club, Burbage Road, SE24 9HP
When: Saturdays
Time: 12 - 1pm (5 - 8 years old) and 12 - 1pm (9 - 11 years old)
Age: 5 - 11 years old
Cost: £70 for the term
Who: 5-11 year olds. All abilities and disabilities welcome. Please click here to register.
Cost: £70 per term
Contact: Tel: 0207 993 9883 or Email: Disability.Inclusion@AccessSport.org.uk
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Burgess junior parkun is a free, fun and friendly weekly 2k event for children and young people aged 4 to 14 years old.
Junior parkun is open and inclusive to everybody from all backgrounds, disabilities and abilities.
You can walk, run, scoot and use mobility aids along the route and can complete as much or as little of the route as you’d like. Families and friends can also participate together.
When
Every Sunday. Arrival Time: anytime from 8.50am, warm up and start at 9 am
Where
Burgess Park, Albany Road, Southwark, SE5 0RJ (next to the Stomping Grounds Café). This is a 10-minute walk from the Camberwell Road end of the park (where the Saturday Parkrun starts from) and a 10-minute walk from the Old Kent Road end of the park.
How do I book?
You must be registered prior to the event here
How much does it cost?
The event is free for all participants
Additional information
- Parent/ guardians ultimately have responsibility for the welfare of their children
- Children under the age of 11 must be accompanied to/ from an event by a responsible adult and the responsible adult must remain in attendance for the duration of the event
- On the day, please bring your scannable barcode when you register if you’d like to receive a final time. If you don’t wish to receive a time, please still register and turn up on the day.
- Click here (pdf, 388kb) to download further information or go to www.parkrun.org.uk/burgess-juniors/
Free Swimming Lessons for Southwark Residents
Southwark residents can use swimming pools and gyms at our leisure centres, free of charge, at certain times as part of our Free Swim and Gym programme.
Take a look at the web page of each centre for details of activities and to make bookings, including disability swim sessions:
- Camberwell Leisure Centre, Artichoke Place, SE5 8TS
- The Castle Centre, 2 St Gabriel Walk, Elephant and Castle, SE1 6FG
- Dulwich Leisure Centre, 2b Crystal Palace Road, SE22 9HB
- Peckham Pulse Leisure Centre, 10 Melon Road, SE15 5QN
- Seven Islands Leisure Centre, 100 Lower Road, Rotherhithe SE16 2TU
- Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Sports Facility, St George’s Road, SE1 6ER
- Surrey Docks Fitness & Watersports Centre, Rope St, SE16 7SX
- Southwark Park Sports and Athletics Centre, Hawkstone Rd, SE16 2PE
Providing a range of activities, PESSN (PE School Sport's Network) allow students with SEND (special educational needs and disabilities) to attend their Saturday Sports Club at Bacon's College. We are a term-time club only which means we are closed during school holidays. The club caters for students between 5-18 years old for a 1 hour time slot each Saturday. Some of the sports include: Trampolining, Basketball, Badminton, Football, Tennis Table, Tennis Gymnastics, Nature Walk Gym.
How this is provided
We have 4 time slots available 10:30-11:30, 11:30-12:30, 12:30-1:30 and 2:00-3:00pm. Each session will have students with a range of disabilities making it open to all. Students must come in correct kit - trainers and socks must be worn during the session so they can use the trampolines.
Age: 5-18 years
Eligibility
Students must have SEND (special educational needs or disabilities) and live in Southwark, aged 5-18 years
How to access the service
People who would like to come to the club should email Glyn or George and we will send you a client application form and provide you with a time slot.
Dates: Saturdays, term-time only
Times: There are 4 time slots available 10:30-11:30, 11:30-12:30, 12:30-1:30, 2:00-3:00pm
Location: Bacon's College, Timber Pond Road, London, SE16 6AT
Cost: £25 per student
Confidentiality
Client application forms are kept under lock and key so nobody has access apart from the managers of the club. We have a safeguarding policy that we adhere to which helps us keep confidential information between the parties involved.
Contact
The best way to contact us is through emailing Glyn or George
You can also call 0207 2371928 ext: 4086
For further information please PE and School Sports Network / Saturday Sports Club Website
Club Southwark is a thriving club, which takes place at The Castle Centre. With new members joining each week, this multi-sports club is certainly bursting with characters who are all enthusiastic about sport.
The members love the social side of the club as well as the competitive side! So if you fancy trying new sports and having a good chat we urge you to come along. Basketball, Boccia and Athletics are amongst the popular sports at this club.
Specialist taster sessions also take place in the club from time to time including boxing, dance, golf and more.
Siblings are welcome to join in and parents/carers are encouraged to stay, watch and even take part!
All disabilities and impairments welcome.
Club Details
Date: Saturday (term-time only)
Time: 2.00pm - 3.30pm
Venue: The Castle Centre, 2 St Gabriel Walk, London SE1 6FG
Price: £4
Further information and registration details here
Contact: Melissa Vanachter via email clubs@disabilitysportscoach.co.uk or telephone 07496 737507
The session is open to anyone who may benefit from additional support that we are unable to provide in mainstream sessions. This focuses on what a person can do, rather than what they cannot do.
Classes are small and where appropriate, 1:1 coaching is provided. If we can provide additional support within a mainstream session, we will also offer this. Please contact us for more details.
We also provide sessions for young children (Tiny Gym) and adults. Please contact us for more information about sessions available.
When: Saturdays 5:00pm-6:00pm
Location: Camberwell Leisure Centre, Artichoke Place, London, SE5 8TS
Monthly Fees:
- £8.50 per session paid monthly
- 20% Sibling discount
Click to Enrol here (subject to availability)
If the class is showing as full please keep checking regularly until a space comes up.
Contact
Telephone: 07960 001 572
Email: info@southwarkgymnastics.co.uk
Visit the Southwark Gymnastics website
About:
Kasha's Teach Yourself Swimming LTD provides swimming lessons for children with special educational needs and disabilities, with ratios of 1:4 and 1:1 depending on the needs of the child. Parent and Child classes available up to the age of 16. Young people over the age of 16 may require an assessment.
Dates:
Saturdays - St. Joseph's College SE19 3HL
Tuesdays - The Garden Pool, Marlborough Grove, SE1 5JT
14th January - 5th April (no session on 18th February)
Cost:
A 12-week term is priced at £252 however, our introductory offer is £222/per child perm term. Trial sessions are free of charge.
Further Information:
Flyer:
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Email: kashasteachyourselfswimming@hotmail.com
Facebook: Kasha's Teach Yourself Swimming - Facebook
Tel: 07921 667598
Tideway Sailability provides sailing for people with a wide range of disabilities. This activity allows our sailors, assisted by our volunteers to the extent necessary, to take control in a challenging but safe environment very different to anything they may have experienced before. We get consistently good feedback from our sailors, family members and their helpers.
Our boats are simple to sail and to get in and out of. Our facilities are fully accessible, and we have hoists to assist wheelchair users. We have any specialist equipment or clothing you might need- any casual clothing will be fine for you to arrive.
Our volunteers have all the experience you may need- from sailing the boat with you, to supporting the hoisting, or just providing assurance and encouragement and making the tea!
Location: Greenland Dock in Rotherhithe (SE16 7SX), just east of Tower Bridge, and across the river from Canary Water. The dock is enclosed, sheltered and a real oasis from the noise and bustle of the city while close to transport links. Good public transport links nearby (Surrey Quays and Canada Water stations and 199 bus). Car parking also available including disability bays.
Age and ability: We take all ages and range of disabilities or other impairments. A practical minimum age is 6 for our volunteers to take them out- please contact for how it might best work for anyone younger. If there are 1 to 1 support requirements, please also contact us how we might best accommodate you.
Times: Wednesdays between April and October, and on Sundays throughout the year. We offer sailing between 10.30 and 3.30 (with a break for lunch).
Contact us on info@tidewaysailability.org.uk for more information or see our website. There is no need to book, but we ask you to let us know if you are planning to come so we can plan the day better.
Girls Win is a free, inclusive sports and games club for young women with SEN, aged 15-25.
We support young women with disabilities ages 15 – 25 to set and achieve personal and professional development goals.
Day: Every Thursday
Time: 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Location: The Africa Centre, 66 Great Suffolk Street, SE1 0BL (close to Southwark station)
Activities: Dance, sport, yoga, arts and crafts, mentoring, personal development, career support, free trips and residentials, holiday and term time.
Contact: Maddy Ford, Women and Girls Programme Manager
T: 07824 589443
E: maddyford@changefdn.org.uk
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Age Range:
0-18 years +
The Service:
The MahaDevi Yoga Centre offers 1:1 sessions of yoga therapy to children with special needs to help them build balance, strength and confidence.
The sessions are for babies and children with autism, Down’s syndrome, epilepsy, Prader-Willi syndrome, Hemiplegia, ASD, ADD, ADHD, eye impediments, ME, sciatica, cerebral palsy, speech impediments, behaviour issues, wheelchair users and many more.
The practice involves:
- An integrated series of yoga postures to increase body awareness and strength
- Specialised breathing exercises, eye exercises and relaxation techniques, to improve focus and concentration
- Vocal work to improve speech, strengthen lungs, and deeply oxygenate the whole body
Yoga for the Special Child: The Sonia Sumar Method is an acclaimed international yoga therapy method developed by renowned senior yoga teacher Sonia Sumar.
Who is the service for?
The service is open for any baby or child with special needs in the UK to apply for.
It is currently provided to babies and children with Down’s Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Microcephaly, Autism, Attention Deficit Disorder, ADHD, learning disabilities, and many other conditions and developmental challenges.
Criteria for access to service
Any parent or carer for a child with special needs may apply for the service direct with the MahaDevi Centre.
Accessibility of this service
The Maha Devi Centre is in North London, Highbury & Islington and open 7 days a week. A parent or carer is required to be present during the session.
How this is provided:
The centre has full wheelchair access and fully caters for families.
How can I access this service?
To access the service, please email info@mahadevicentre.com or visit www.mahadevicentre.com
How is this service funded?
The Centre is in the process of becoming a registered charity and will move into an Islington Council run building this autumn.
Currently the centre subsidises Yoga for the Special Child sessions by running adult Hatha yoga classes.
Do you need to pay for this service?
Parents are asked to pay a minimum fee subject to their circumstances.
Useful to know
The MahaDevi Yoga Centre is run by the founder of the centre Denisa Nenova, who is the principal therapist.
She will be your main point of contact.
Contact us
The MahaDevi Yoga Centre, 102A Holloway Road, London, N7 8JE
Nearest tube Highbury & Islington
Training provided:
If a Southwark resident wishes to train in delivering Yoga for the Special Child they are very welcome, Sonia Sumar and Denisa Nenova run trainings annually at the MahaDevi Centre.
Drop in service
The Centre currently runs only scheduled 1:1 sessions for children and bookable adult classes.
Whether you are a first time rider or a regular cyclist looking to improve your skills, our free 1-to-1 and group sessions are tailored to suit your individual abilities and goals.
Book the course that’s suitable for you from the following options:
Basic Cycle Skills
- In this session you can learn to cycle in a safe, off-road environment with a qualified instructor. You’ll learn the basics, build your skills and gain the confidence to be able to navigate around your local area.
Urban Cycle Skills
- Improve your cycling skills and confidence. You'll start in a safe, off-road environment to refresh your cycling technique and develop new skills before moving on to practise on quiet roads. Your qualified instructor will support you throughout.
Advanced Cycle Skills
- Perfect your cycling techniques with a qualified trainer. Improve your performance when dealing with complex junctions, heavy traffic or cycling at night and receive assurance that you are cycling efficiently and effectively.
Whichever option you choose your instructor will assess your abilities and progressively build on them. Once competent, we can help plan the best routes to work, to friends’ houses or wherever you want to go. And we can incorporate these routes into your sessions. By working through the National Standards our instructors will help you cycle safely and with confidence on the roads.
Book all individual and Group sessions here: Cycle Confident · Individual and group cycle training
Individuals with disabilities that still allow them to balance/cycle can learn to ride or advance their skills by booking here: www.cycleconfident.com/courses/individual (please outline medical requirements when booking).
Tel: 0203 031 6730
Website: www.cycleconfident.com/
Sporting Recovery develop and promote ways of helping people with mental health issues cope with their recovery journey and find ways of integrating back into their community. Their programmes integrate sports, nutritional advice and education (with nationally recognised qualifications leading to employment) into an accessible form for participants.
Sporting Recovery offer team sports and exercise for people with complex needs at whatever point in their recovery journey, in-patient or in the community. They provide practical support and information about the nutritional needs required to sustain a healthy lifestyle for sporting activities. They also offer opportunities to develop coaching certificates in the various sporting and exercise disciplines alongside basic healthy cooking classes.
As a non-profit organisation , any profits made by the company are invested to create a positive impact within the community. As part of their investment programme, they select and train service users to become Sporting Recovery coaches across a number of sport and exercise disciplines. Once trained the service users can gain work experience within Sporting Recovery or can work/volunteer with other local leisure/sporting companies.
Who the service is for:
They support people (ages 18+) with complex care needs achieve structure and promote social interaction in their daily lives.
How to access:
Call 0300 030 1233 or help@sportingrecovery.org.uk or visit Sporting Recovery Website
Oxygen Freejumping is the UK’s number one trampoline park operator with 4 parks across the UK
PEACEFUL PLAY
Going to a standard Freejumping session can be a challenge for Jumpers on the autistic spectrum, or with sensory or learning disabilities. With this in mind, our Peaceful Play sessions were created. They are specially designed to be all the fun of a Freejump, just a little more peaceful.
Locations
- The O2, Peninsula Square, London, SE10 0DX
- Unit 5, The Colonnades, Purley Way, Croydon, CR0 4RQ
Cost
See website for different activity prices
Football coaching sessions for anyone who is Autistic/Neurodivergent aged 5-13 years old.
Location: Hayes Lane, Bromley, BR2 9EF
To book, please email contactus@caspabromley.org.uk
As the first of London's professional football clubs to launch a Down's Syndrome football team in 2005, our commitment to disability and inclusive sport is highly regarded. From Blind/Partially Sighted Football tennis to Active Autism, our football provision for young boys and girls on the autism spectrum, and pan-disability holiday camps, our programmes provide specialist coaching for people of all ages with varied disabilities.
Location
Sessions take place at locations across London including various venues in the neighbouring borough of Lambeth.
Dates and fees
Please click on the links below for further information.
Inclusive SEND Badminton Sessions at Black Prince Trust
When: Mondays, 5:00 - 6:00pm, commencing 8 July
Where: Black Prince Trust, Beaufoy Walk, London, SE11 6AA
Cost: Your first session FREE, then £3 per session
SIgn up here: https://bit.ly/SENDBadminton, or scan the QR code on the flyer
Contact: Disability.Inclusion@AccessSport.org.uk / Tel: 0207 993 9883
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Pulse Social, are delivering new SEND inclusive Multi-sport sessions.
Please see the details below and attached:
- Where: Whitechapel Sports Centre, 55 Durward St, London E1 5BA
- When: Sundays (first Sunday of the month - term time)
- Time: 11am - 12pm
- Ages: 10-17
- Cost: First session free, £5 thereafter, £2.50 siblings rate
- Sign up here: https://bit.ly/PulseSocialTowerHamlets, or scan the QR code on the flyer (below and attached)
Click here for YouTube video showcasing just some of the fun activities from Pulse Social’s SEND sessions.
Download the Pulse Social Brochure
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KEEN Club's vision is to ensure that every child has a chance to enjoy sports and activities, and none are left behind due to disability.
The club has been running for 20 years and caters for primary age children from 5–11 years of age. Each week our children (we call them athletes), are paired with a trained volunteer (we call them coaches) to engage with inclusive group activities, make friends, learn new skills and most of all have fun!
Our sessions run for 90 minutes and will involve a mixture of playground games, creative activities and outside nature play. For our KEEN Club members we also run day trips throughout the year, a residential trip and summer and Christmas parties. We currently support children with a wide range of additional needs who require varying levels of support.
Our programme runs for two years and we work with families to define personal goals for their children which we support them to work towards during their time with us.
When and where are our sessions?
South London: Vauxhall area – every Saturday during term time – ages 5–11
Contact
For more information and to register your interest, please email info@keenlondon.org
Inclusive cycling sessions
We run inclusive cycling sessions for Disabled people and their families, carers or friends, from the following three bases in south London:
Croydon Sports Arena (outdoors) Albert Road, South Norwood, SE25 4QL
- Tuesdays at 10am, 11am and 12pm
- Wednesdays at 10am and 11am
- Saturdays at 10am and 11am
Please click here to book a session
Herne Hill Velodrome - (outdoors) 104 Burbage Road, Herne Hill, SE24 9HE
- Mondays at 11am and 12pm
- Thursdays at 12pm and 1pm
- Sundays (Kids on Wheels only) at 1pm and 2pm
Please click here to book a session
Ladywell Day Centre - (outdoors) 148 Dressington Ave, Lewisham, SE4 1JF
- Fridays at 10.30am and 11.30am
Please click here to book a session
Cost
We try to keep prices affordable and good value, while using suitable venues, excellent staff and volunteers and a range of specialist cycles. It costs us £25 per head to provide these sessions, and we ask for a contribution towards this as below. We are always grateful to those who are able to make an additional donation to support our work.
- Per disabled cyclist: £5 (if you need a supporter/carer they are included in the price)
- Per non-disabled cyclist: £5
- Special family price (up to 4, including at least one disabled cyclist): £10
How to access the service
At all venues our qualified instructors, supported by fantastic volunteers, help participants try our cycles or get comfortable on the one that suits them, and offer ongoing support.
Contact
Telephone: 020 7346 8482
Email: info@wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk
Website - Wheels for Wellbeing
Address: 336 Brixton Road, London, SW9 7AA
Where: Docklands Settlement Community Centre, SE16 5AA
When: Saturdays
Ages:
5-9 years old - 9.30am-10.15am
10-16 years old - 10.30am-11.15am
Cost: £3 (cash on arrival)
Register Here: https://bit.ly/InclusiveKarateSignUp
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