Activity opportunities for people with additional needs
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QE2 Activity Centre provides activity sessions and day services for people of all ages with additional needs including learning disabilities, autism, physical disabilities and sensory impairment.
Over the course of more than forty years QE2 Activity Centre has established itself as one of the UK’s leading providers of activity opportunities for people with disabilities.
QE2 Activity Centre is situated in the River Hamble Country Park between Bursledon and Hedge End, Hampshire.
Day Services
QE2 Activity Centre has been providing day services since 2010, establishing a variety of resources and options for our team members.
We know that not everybody wants the same thing. We recognise that some people want to be very active, some people like to go at a more leisurely pace; our aim is to help you find what is right for you. Our day services offer a diverse range with, hopefully, something for everyone.
Activity Sessions
Deep down we all just want to have fun – but outdoor activities are so much more than that – taking part in activities contributes to lifelong learning and good health.
We provide activities for adults and children with additional needs.
Make QE2 Activity Centre your next step...
The two most popular ways to access QE2 Activity Centre are our day service and through regular activity sessions but there are other ways to use our facilities:
Holiday activities for children with disabilities, QE2 Performing Arts Group, Experience Days for disabled people and their families – a whole day of activities, tailored to you!
You can also hire our Sensory Room (available for booking by families or groups) or Meeting Rooms (available for hire, weekdays, weekends, evenings).
Plus we hold events through the year, follow QE2 Activity Centre on Facebook, Instagram and X to learn more!
What's On
Looking for activities during the school summer holidays…
Small groups of up to 4 people…
Activities include Canoeing, Archery, Indoor climbing, Rifle shooting, Motor boat ride + more..
Look forward to seeing you..
Support QE2 Activity Centre
If you are interested in
- volunteering please contact QE2 Activity Centre , and let us know how much time you are able to contribute, what your skills are and how you would like to help. We’ll ask for a reference and a DBS check and find a role for you
- raising funds for QE2 Activity Centre , with your school or office, friends or family please contact the Centre so that we can help you
- your company working in partnership with QE2 Activity Centre please get in touch. Local companies love to have Community days with us!
Donate to QE2 Activity Centre
You can donate to QE2 Activity Centre by visiting our Just Giving page
Virtual Tour
Click on the link below to experience a virtual tour of QE2 Activity Centre.
Then click on the second icon at the bottom of the page (it’s a bit clunky, but worth it). When you see a picture of the courtyard click on the arrows to move around. Go on, have a nose!
Explore the sports hall, the day service buildings and the grounds. Find out more about QE2 day services by watching the videos.
Activities
2023 Impact Statement
Day serviceDuring 2023 we provided in excess of 6150 day service places, an increase of around 8% on last year. We now have over sixty ...
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2022 Impact Statement
Day Services QE2 Activity Centre started offering a day service in October 2010, as a sideline alongside activity sessions and activity holidays. Over the past ...
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Blue Apple
We started working with Blue Apple Theatre in April and have had lots of fun ever since! Toni, our Blue Apple facilitator, brings out the ...
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DW 2022
Over Easter weekend 2022 four young paddlers, Helen Penny, Willow Richards, Harold Berendsen and Luke Fraser three of them from Sparsholt College and one from ...
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Peter Gardiner
The naming ceremony for our new wheelchair accessible boat, the Peter Gardiner, went very well, despite the rain. This 7 metre pontoon boat, designed and ...
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2021 Impact Statement
We are getting used to unusual years now. 2020 stopped everyone in their tracks but we were hoping that 2021 would be the year that ...
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2020 Impact Statement
2020 Impact Statement Some dates are destined for the history books, like 1066 and September 11th. This year will be long remembered. Covid-19 affected everyone ...
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From QE2 to Timbuktu
For the past forty years QE2 Activity Centre has been taking people out on the Hamble River in canoes, kayaks and wheelchair accessible motorboats. In recent ...
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Returning to QE2 Activity Centre – Autumn 2020
Getting ready to come back to QE2 When you return, things are going to be a bit different. Bubbles For the time being it is ...
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2019 Impact Statement
Foreword We started the year with the opening of a new day service building. Thanks to everyone who contributed to funding, designing and building it. ...
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