Bowling at TGS and Grove Golf and Bowl

With lighter balls and bowling ramps, everyone can join in at TGS Bowling, where 17 lanes are fitted with Xtreme Lighting, the latest graphics and children’s bumpers. At Grove Golf and Bowl, you’ll find eight state-of-the-art bowling lanes giving accurate scoring and bowling speeds, with fully automated bumpers for the less experienced to ensure that you hit a pin every time.

Details: TGS Bowling: 01432 352500, tgsbowling.co.uk; Grove Golf and Bowl@ 01568 611777, grovegolfandbowl.co.uk.

Swimming

Halo Leisure presents Summer Fun 4 Kids, with a wide range of activities, from drama to dance, snorkelling to synchronised swimming, for six-12-year-olds with some activities for three to five-year-olds at some centres. And there’ll be regular fun swims and inflatables sessions at Hereford, Leominster, Ledbury and Ross swimming pools.

Visit haloleisure.co.uk for swim times and the full summer programme.

Court Farm Mountainboard Centre, Tillington, and Out To Grass, Cradley

Discover the exhilaration of one of the most exciting board sports at one of Herefordshire’s two mountainboarding centres.

Court Farm in Tillington is the first official Maxtrak centre in the county and has great facilities, whether you’re experienced or a complete beginner. Safety kit, boards and tuition for beginners are all provided, with two challenging 500-metre downhill runs for more advanced riders.

Out to Grass also provides you with board, safety kit and instruction before you head for the hills and the ride of your life.

Ironsides Court Farm Mountainboard Centre: 01432 760271, courtfarmleisure.co.uk. Out to Grass: 01886 880099, outtograss.com.

Go Ape

Anyone keen to give expression to their inner Tarzan will want to head for Go Ape to negotiate treetop walkways and challenge themselves on the high wires and cargo nets before enjoying the whoosh of the zip wire taking them back to earth. GoApe has centres in the Forest of Dean and Wyre Forest.

Visit goape.co.uk.

Herefordshire Raceway

If you’ve got children of different ages and interests, the summer holidays can be challenging - but if they’re all over eight, go-karting at Herefordshire Raceway should hit the spot for all of them. The recently extended track provides even more excitement and every driver gets a print-out of their lap times at the end.

Details: herefordshireraceway.org.uk or call 01544 318334.

Canoeing with Hereford Canoe Hire

Enjoy the glorious Herefordshire landscape from a different perspective as you paddle your canoe from Lucksall to Ross-on-Wye, though there is the option of stopping halfway at Hoarwithy where you can enjoy a leisurely pub lunch at the New Harp Inn before heading back by land or completing the trip to Ross on the water. Details: herefordcanoehire.com or call 01432 873020.

Pedalabikeaway Get the family pedalling and out in the fresh air with a day’s cycling in the Forest of Dean, where you can hire a bike, pick up a map and set off along one of the comprehensively way-marked trails, with routes suitable for every level of cyclist. Trailer bikes, tandems and special bikes for special needs available. Visit pedalabikeaway.co.uk or call 01594 860065.

Llangorse Multi-Activity Centre Every Monday in August the centre will run a series of one-day multi-activity fun-days which will include a selection from climbing, abseiling, caving, ropes course, zip wire, dingle scrambling, challenge course and problem solving.Fun days are for boys and girls, aged eight to 11 and 12 to 16.

For details of all the indoor and outdoor activities on offer at the centre visit activityuk.com or call 0333 6002020.

Pack a picnic and put your best foot forward Taking the whole family out for the day can be challenging on the pocket, so head for the great outdoors for a walk that will cost you nothing. In Herefordshire alone, there are 15 waymarked circular walks with free leaflets available from Tourist Information Centres and other local outlets, or visit herefordshire.gov.uk to download details.

The seaside’s special Summer’s here and we all like to be beside the sea, so why not make a day of it and head west to Gavin and Stacey country on a trip to Barry Island? A little over 70 miles from landlocked Hereford, Barry Island’s activities are centred around sandy Whitmore Bay and the Pleasure Park, with gardens and more than 50 rides between the two.