The Patch

The Patch A vibrant outdoors site, for play, creativity, exploration and community

HALF TERM ALERT - here at The Patch were getting ready for half term... For playing, exploring and connecting outside, u...
21/01/2026

HALF TERM ALERT - here at The Patch were getting ready for half term... For playing, exploring and connecting outside, under the wide open sky. With just the right balance of hands on activities and time for hanging out on the tyre swing, watching the clouds roll by and listening to the birds cheeping in the trees.

These sessions are aimed at 5-16 year olds and are about freedom, fresh air and foraging for treasures. A perfect pause from our busy, routine-filled school days, to rest, reset and feel revitalised.

The sessions run from 9-3.30, with the option for early drop off from 8.30, and late pick up until 4.30.

We hope you can join us. www.bookwhen.com/thepatch

So many if you have been in touch to ask for festive kids Only sessions, so there are three in the diary... Before Chris...
20/12/2025

So many if you have been in touch to ask for festive kids Only sessions, so there are three in the diary... Before Christmas, with a focus on festive crafts, I'll be there on Mon 22nd and Tues 23rd, and then just before the schools go back, we'll have a day of fresh air and fun on Monday 5th Jan. To book you can visit www.bookwhen.com/thepatch. If I don't see you before, hope you all have a very merry Christmas and a happy start to 2026.

We're back at The Patch for more kids only fun this October Half Term. Head to www bookwhen.com/thepatch to book spaces...
30/09/2025

We're back at The Patch for more kids only fun this October Half Term. Head to www bookwhen.com/thepatch to book spaces for your adventurers. Aimed at 5-16 year olds, we'll be exploring the neighbouring woodlands, chopping wood to light fires and cook autumn treats, and working with hammers, saws, and palm drills to make nature crafts. Freedom and fun, outside under the wide open sky... Who's coming?

One more day to go... Tomorrow (Friday 22nd Aug) is the last of our summer sessions. This summer we've had 4 weeks of s...
21/08/2025

One more day to go... Tomorrow (Friday 22nd Aug) is the last of our summer sessions. This summer we've had 4 weeks of summer fun... so far 268 children have come to play, explore and create outside, under the wide open sky. We've had 'just turned 5', right up to 15 year olds, and it's been an absolute pleasure. We'll be back for October half term, but if you'd like your child to join us for one last summer sessions, then we've a couple of spaces left for tomorrow. www bookwhen.com/thepatch

Three weeks in, and we are still introducing new games, new activities and new ideas... there's never a dull moment when...
16/08/2025

Three weeks in, and we are still introducing new games, new activities and new ideas... there's never a dull moment when you run a child-led space!!! Our weeks are a wonderful blend of returning children and new visitors, each brings their own ideas and their own energy. Each day brings a new dynamic, so whilst the rhythm of the day may be the same, the content is forever changing, so each night the stories of our day are rich and varied. As we head into our last week of Kids Only sessions for the summer, who knows what adventures we'll have... Thursday and Friday next week still have a few spaces left, so if you'd like your child to join us you can visit www.bookwhen.com/thepatch or click the link on our bio. Here's to more adventures outside, under the wide open sky.

10/08/2025

We've a few spaces left for our last two weeks of kids only summer camps on beautifully created nature garden site just off the beaten track on the Berko / Chesham border. Hands on, practical, playful and wholesome activities outside, under the wide open sky... Visit www.bookwhen.com/thepatch to book.

The new art studio has been a great hit. We are aiming for a balance between the freedom to explore and guided experien...
31/07/2025

The new art studio has been a great hit. We are aiming for a balance between the freedom to explore and guided experiences. The studio space is available all day with a range of papers, pens, crayons, whiteboards and cardboard. This tends to be used for short bursts as they come and make signs for their dens, recipe cards for the mud kitchen or checklists for bug hunts. Then, each afternoon, we bring out more resources and set up creative invitations, where the studio is used for deeper immersive creativity, conversation and collaboration.

Second day of kids only, and a new set of jobs... Everything grows so fast at the patch, so we spent the morning using t...
31/07/2025

Second day of kids only, and a new set of jobs... Everything grows so fast at the patch, so we spent the morning using the loppers to cut back the long grass and the weeds around the yurt, and then picking the abundance of apples. Sharing responsibilities like this gives a real sense of ownership of the site and often results in impromptu jobs of their own. So it was wonderful when a group decided to give the mud kitchen a thorough cleaning (and I mean thorough, there were bowls of bubbles and scrubbing brushes!!) . Of course it didn't stay like that for very long, before another batch of mud cakes was created!! A happy morning spent with purpose, collaboration and contentment, outside under the wide open sky...

Kids Only afternoons are a mix of crafting and woodwork. The stations are set up with tactile and plentiful resources a...
30/07/2025

Kids Only afternoons are a mix of crafting and woodwork. The stations are set up with tactile and plentiful resources and the kids are free to flow between them, choosing their materials and using their imaginations to create and play... The conversations and collaborations between the mixed age ranges are both humorous and heart warming. Our morning gathering around the campfire reminds and encourages the group to care for themselves, the site and each other, and by the afternoon those who have only just met are offering help and sharing stories... not only a wholesome experience for them, but a reassuring one for me - outside, under the wide open sky, the space, time and freedom really does us all the world of good.

Today was the first day of our Summer Holiday Kids Only sessions... We start each day with a list of Patch Jobs, and the...
29/07/2025

Today was the first day of our Summer Holiday Kids Only sessions... We start each day with a list of Patch Jobs, and the kids help to care for and organise the site. It's a great way to develop their respect and ownership of the site, and they always have the best ideas of how to set up the space - this is after all their space, fuelled by their ideas and alive with their energy. What a privilege for me that I get to play along too...

One week to go until our kids only sessions... with new areas inspired by the feedback and the ideas of the amazing chil...
22/07/2025

One week to go until our kids only sessions... with new areas inspired by the feedback and the ideas of the amazing children and young people who come to play, explore and create, outside under the wide open sky...

If you're looking for a welcoming, warm, thoughtful and nurturing place for your adventurers to spend some happy, carefree outside time this summer, you can grab one of our last few spaces by visiting www.bookwhen.com/thepatch a warm welcome awaits.

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Johns Lane
Chesham
HP53PT

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 9pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

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+447305276106

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