Camden youth centres and projects
Find out more about what the borough's youth centres and projects have to offer, including their summer 2025 programmes, below - also check out the wider Camden summer holiday programme here.
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Council youth centres
Camden Council runs three main youth centres where young people aged 13 to 19 - up to 25 if you have special educational needs or disabilities - can get support, meet other young people and get involved in activities, including:
Somers Town Youth Centre
Address: 134 Chalton Street, NW1 1RX
Tel: 020 7974 4957 / 4559 or 020 7974 8257
Email: [email protected]
Open: Monday to Friday, 10am to 5pm by appointment or come along Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 6.30pm to 9pm – but please check before turning up.
Highgate Haven Youth Hub (formerly Fresh)
Address: Highgate Newtown Community Centre, 25 Bertram Street, N19 5DQ
Tel: 020 7974 8096
Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
Highgate Haven Youth Hub has opened at the new Highgate Newtown Community Centre. Previously known as Fresh Youth Academy, Highgate Haven Youth Hub's sessions will now take place at the new centre but also continue at Lauderdale House (see below) and Acland Burghley School. Check out the 2025 summer holiday programme below.
The Highgate Haven (Fresh) at Lauderdale youth programme is held at historic Lauderdale House, in Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill, N6 5HG on Thursdays, from 1pm to 4pm during school holidays and from 4pm to 6pm during term-time for 13 to 19-year-olds (up to age 25 for disabled young people). The programme works with exciting artists who lead engaging and fun sessions. It is youth-led, with participants contributing ideas to future sessions and giving feedback at every stage of planning. Highgate Haven (Fresh) Youth at Lauderdale welcome young people with special educational needs and disabilities, including neurodivergent young people. Sign-up here or, if you have any questions, please email [email protected]. Check out the latest programme flyer below:
Netherwood Youth and Family Hub
Address: 5 Netherwood Street, NW6 2QU
Tel: 020 7974 5003
Email: [email protected]
Open: We are open to young people and families Monday to Friday, 10am to 5pm, by appointment. Youth club sessions run Monday to Thursday, 5.30pm to 8.30pm and Friday, 4.30pm to 7.30pm – please check before turning up.
Youth Early Help - helping young people to succeed
If you're aged 11 to 19 (up to 25 with learning difficulties and disabilities), you can contact us at any of the three Council youth centres above (Somers Town, Fresh or Netherwood) or drop in to one of these centres.
Parents or carers can also contact us - and if you prefer to email, please send a message to [email protected].
Summer Holiday Activities and Food Programme
The Camden Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) summer programme runs from 23 July to 29 August 2025 and is open for children and young people aged 5 to 16 who live in Camden and are eligible for benefits-related free school meals. Bookings are now open.
The programme offers free, fun activities and nutritional education - from learning to make healthy meals, to creative activities, including photography, drama, arts and crafts, and sports such as football and basketball. A free hot meal is included as part of each day’s activities. The Camden HAF programme is co-ordinated by Young Camden Foundation on behalf of the Council, with funding from the Department for Education.
Camden Summer University is back
Camden Summer University, which runs from 24 July to 22 August 2025, means you can stay safe, have fun, learn something new, make new friends and have something to show when applying for university, apprenticeships or work. It’s free to enrol if you're 13 to 19 and either live in Camden, go to a local state school or attend a council-run youth centre.
Summer Play Days
Free family play days in the churchyard of St Giles-in-the-Fields. Children must be accompanied by an adult. They take place on Wednesdays, from 30 July to 20 August, 11am to 4pm (run by Make-Do Play) and Thursday 21 August and Friday 22 August, 11am to 4pm (run by Assemble Play) at St Giles-in-the-Fields churchyard, 60 St Giles High Street, WC2H 8LG. Find out more about Summer Play Days.
Camden Detached Youth Team
The Detached Youth Team is part of Camden’s Integrated Youth Support Service. We’re a mobile street-based team of youth workers who engage with young people in the community - local estates, parks and other community spaces. We aim to work with young people who do not go to youth centres or attend mainstream youth activities. We have a wide range of programmes and activities that offer young people the chance to try new things through new adventures and unique experiences, as well as opportunities for them to gain new skills and learn in a different way, while trying out fun and enriching activities and getting their voice heard.
If you're interested in having street-based sessions in your local area, please get in touch with the team by email: [email protected]
The Avalon Project
The Avalon Project is a multi-skills project, open to young people aged 13 to 19 years old (up to 25 years old for young people with special educational needs and disabilities) in Camden and surrounding boroughs. Now in new premises in Euston, the Avalon Project offers unique opportunities for those looking for practical skills in motorcycle mechanics and off-road riding experiences. Visit their website, email [email protected] or call 020 7974 2392. You can also follow @1avalonproject on Instagram.
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Youth projects for young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
Creative Health Camden Youth Hub at The Gym, Kentish Town Health Centre, 2 Bartholomew Road, NW5 2BX. Visit their chilled, arty, wellbeing space, which is a quiet social space for 12 to 18-year-olds, bridging the gap between school and weekend. Activities include art workshops, table tennis, beanbags, books and graphic novels, refreshments and old school board games. Please fill in the CHC Youth Hub form on the back of their flyer and join us. Check out the programme or please contact Li for their latest monthly programme - send a text to 07523 533490 or email [email protected].
CHC Youth Hub Summer Sessions. Taking place in collaboration with Kentish Town Civic Action Lab on Thursday afternoons at 2 Prince of Wales Road, NW5 3LQ on Thursdays 31 July and 7, 14, 21 and 28 August, from 3pm to 6pm.. All 12 to 18-year-olds welcome. Please check out their summer 2025 programme for more details. The Friday Youth Hub at Kentish Town Health Centre, 2 Bartholomew Road, NW5 2BX, will also be running over the summer. There is an earlier start time of 3pm. Check out the programme.
icandance - icandance is a creative, therapeutic community that celebrates and empowers disabled children and young people, aged four to 25, through dance and performance. Find out more at icandance.org.uk.
Voyagers - Music-making group for primary aged children with SEND. Runs every Wednesday in term-time at Edith Neville Primary School, from 4.30pm until 5pm. Activities include drums, hand-held percussion, boomwhackers and parachutes! The cost is £66.70 per 10-week term, with a 50% subsidy available for children eligible for free school meals. Find out more and apply here.
Rebuilding Bridges, which Camden Council is continuing to run, supports children and young people with SEND or mental health needs who are regularly missing education, as well as supporting their families. The service provides one-to-one mentoring sessions, support from an educational psychologist, and family help where required. Rebuilding Bridges aims to:
- Support children and young people to engage in new activities
- Improve their self-confidence and wellbeing
- Achieve goals they set themselves
- Support their engagement with education
- Support families with the challenges they may face, helping to create a safe, happy, and thriving home environment.
Parent and carers can find more information about the programme here. Professionals can use this form to make a referral.
Young People for Inclusion has teamed up with Somers Town Community Association to deliver YPFI activities from STCA's community centre on Ossulston Street, near King’s Cross. YPFI runs every other Friday at Somers Town Community Association, 150 Ossulston Street, NW1 1EE from 5pm to 7.30pm. YPFI is a youth project for 16 to 25-year-olds who are disabled, learning disabled or neurodivergent. They organise a variety of activities to improve young people's life skills, independence and personal development, while supporting young disabled people to create change in their community. Find out more here.
Camden's Local Offer for children and young people with SEND and their families. Visit the Local Offer website to find services, support and activities.
Other community youth, sports, arts and play projects
There are lots of other youth clubs, play schemes, arts activities and sports in Camden run by community organisations and charities for children and young people of all ages.
Sport and physical activities
Find out how to get involved in sport and physical activities, including swimming, dance and after-school sports clubs, as well as holiday activities, including Multi-Sport Camps, Girls Get Moving Mondays and football sessions.
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