We hear children can get bored easily but we’ve never seen it ourselves! Our inclusive narrow age-band kids’ clubs for ages 2-17 are run by an experienced team who’ll keep them entertained for hours. For the tiny tots (2-3 years), we’ve got Sea Turtles and Sea Urchins. Ages 4-9 years can join the fun with Sea Badgers, Surfbusters, and Sharksters. While the adventure continues for those aged 10-15 years with Stingrays, Surf Squad, and Wave Riders. And for the teens (16-17 years), it’s all about TAG – our exclusive club just for them.
Our two new club age groups, Sea Otters (2-5 years) and Mini Rippers (6-10 years) are available exclusively at Cosmos Beach Club, Neilson x Ravenala Attitude and Neilson x Mangia's Torre del Barone Resort.
Or make the most of our crèche for babies aged 4-23 months, while our Hotshots Club has fully qualified Royal Yachting Association (RYA) instructors to help your kids master windsurfing and dinghy sailing (both clubs available for a little extra).
With over 60 hours of free childcare included per week, we’ve got something up our sleeves for tots, teens and everyone in between on our family activity holidays.
The Lowdown
Inclusive narrow age-band kids' clubs for ages 2-17 years
Starfish creche for babies (4-23 months)
High tea included for 5 years and under
Evening care and sleep clubs
Our kids' club team
Our experienced childcare team look after children aged 4 months upwards in separate clubs, ranging from our Starfish creche for babies aged 4-24 months old right up to our cool TAG activity club for teens aged 16 and 17 years. They even run sleep clubs and provide free evening care a few nights a week.
So, put parental guilt to one side and watch your children grow in confidence, make new friends and generally have a whale of a time as they have a go at a huge range of exciting holiday activities for kids. There's a full day of adventure on offer 6 days a week, but feel free to sign your little ones in and out as you like throughout the day.`
Our children's clubs are always popular, so make sure you pre-book before you go to secure space in the club your children want.
Holiday activities and children's clubs
Hop in a kayak, enjoy a game of tennis, scale the climbing wall, head off on a family bike ride, or simply splash around in the pool or on the beach. As your children get older and more confident, you can expand their horizons further with activities such as rock climbing (for ages 8 upwards) and water skiing (children must be at least 120cm tall). There are plenty of ways to make lovely memories together.
Joining the fun at the children's club is a great way to get stuck into new sports and activities. Our skilled team of early years leaders and activity leaders know how to keep the children in their club safe and entertained, whether building a sandcastle with the babies or teaching older kids to sail. Each club lays on age-appropriate activities to suit the children in their care.
Starfish crèche (4-23 months)
They'll love beach picnics, building sandcastles, playing on bikes and trikes, hand and feet painting, and playing in the pool. We have 1 nanny for every 2 babies.
Club hours - 4 days a week from 9.30 am -12.30 pm & 2.30 pm - 5.30 pm, 2 days a week from 2.30 pm -11 pm
Meals - drinks, snacks and high tea at 5 pm included.
Cost - £390 per week
Sleep club - 2 evenings within standard club hours, and for £20 for each 2-hour session, we run a sleep club on 2 additional evenings (7-11 pm).
Available at - all Clubs (Cosmos Beach Club outside school holidays only; High Tea and Sleep Club not available).
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Sea Turtles (2 years)
From beach adventures and kayak trips to tennis, arts & crafts, and face-painting, your toddlers will be eager to return to their new friends and experiences as soon as they can. There's a ratio of 1:3.
Club hours - 4 days a week from 9.30 am-5.30 pm, 2 days a week from 2.30 pm-11 pm
Meals - lunch is supervised on 4 days, and high tea at 5 pm is included every day.
Sleep club - 2 evenings within standard club hours, and for £20 for each 2-hour session), we run a sleep club on 2 additional evenings (7-11 pm).
Available at - Alana Beach Club in Croatia; Messini, Levante and Vounaki Beach Club in Greece and Baia dei Mori Beach Club in Sardinia.
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Sea Urchins (3 years)
From beach adventures to catamaran and kayak trips, playing tennis, making stuff and face-painting, your pre-schoolers will be eager to get back to their new friends and new experiences as soon as they can. There's a ratio of 1:4.
Club hours - 4 days a week from 9.30 am-5.30 pm, 2 days a week from 2.30 pm-11 pm
Meals - lunch is supervised on 4 days and high tea at 5 pm is included every day.
Sleep club - 2 evenings within the standard club hours, and £20 for each two-hour session) we run a sleep club on 2 additional evenings (7-11pm).
Available at - Alana Beach Club in Croatia; Messini, Levante and Vounaki Beach Club in Greece and Baia dei Mori Beach Club in Sardinia.
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Sea Badgers (4 & 5 years)
Sea Badgers will be kayaking, dinghy sailing, riding in ski boats, playing tennis and having pirate adventures. There's a ratio of 1:5.
Club hours - 4 days a week from 9.30 am-5.30 pm, 2 days a week from 2.30 pm-11 pm
Meals - lunch is supervised on 4 days and high tea at 5 pm is included every day.
Sleep club - 2 evenings within the standard club hours, and £20 for each 2-hour session) we run a sleep club on 2 additional evenings (7-11 pm).
Available at - Alana Beach Club in Croatia; Messini, Levante and Vounaki Beach Club in Greece and Baia dei Mori Beach Club in Sardinia.
Sea Otters (2-5 years)
Sea Otters is our new club for ages 2–5 at Cosmos Beach Club, Neilson x The Ravenala Attitude and Neilson x Mangia’s Torre del Barone Resort. Expect beach play, crafts, games and face painting, plus kayaking and sailing - all with plenty of smiles along the way. There's a ratio of 1:4.
Club hours - 4 days a week from 9.30am – 12.30pm & 2.30pm - 5.30pm, 2 days a week from 2.30pm – 5.30pm & 7pm -11pm
Meals - all meals are taken with a parent or guardian
Available at - Cosmos Beach Club in Greece, Neilson x The Ravenala Attitude in Mauritius and Neilson x Mangia's Torre del Barone Resort in Sicily.
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Surfbusters (6 & 7 years)
Your kids will get the chance to turn their hand to watersports including sailing and kayaking. They'll also be playing volleyball and tennis before getting together for an evening social. There's a ratio of 1:8.
Club hours - 4 days a week from 9.30 am-5.30 pm, 2 days a week from 2.30 pm-11 pm
Meals - lunch is supervised on 4 days, evening meals with parent or guardian.
Evenings - 2 evenings within the standard club hours, with free evening care from 7-11 pm on 2 more evenings.
Available at - Alana Beach Club in Croatia; Messini, Levante and Vounaki Beach Club in Greece and Baia dei Mori Beach Club in Sardinia.
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Mini Rippers (6-10 years)
Mini Rippers is available at our Cosmos Beach Club, Neilson x The Ravenala Attitude and Neilson x Mangia’s Torre del Barone Resort. There will be fun on the beach and on the water, kayaking, paddle boarding and dinghy sailing plus time to splash in the pool and enjoy outdoor games.
Club hours - 4 days a week from 9.30am - 12.30pm & 2.30pm - 5.30pm, 2 days a week from 2.30pm - 5.30pm & 7pm - 11pm
Meals - all meals are taken with a parent or guardian.
Available at - Cosmos Beach Club in Greece, Neilson x The Ravenala Attitude in Mauritius and Neilson x Mangia's Torre del Barone Resort in Sicily.
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Sharksters (8 & 9 years)
Group activities include volleyball, pool games, sailing, rounders and kayaking, with fun evening socials at the end of the day. There's a ratio of 1:10.
Club hours - 4 days a week from 9.30 am-5.30 pm, 2 days a week from 2.30 pm-11 pm
Meals - lunch is supervised on 4 days, and evening meal is with parent or guardian.
Evenings - 2 evenings within the standard club hours, with free evening care from 7-11 pm on 2 more evenings.
Available at - Alana Beach Club in Croatia; Messini, Levante and Vounaki Beach Club in Greece and Baia dei Mori Beach Club in Sardinia.
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Stingrays (10 & 11 years)
Created just for 10 and 11-year-olds, Stingrays will enjoy a wide range of activities, both on and off the water, encouraging teamwork and having so much fun! We get the Stingrays together for movie nights and socials. There is a ratio of 1:10
Club hours - four days a week from 9.30 am-5.30 pm, two days a week from 2.30 pm-11 pm
Meals - lunch is supervised on four days, evening meals with parent or guardian
Evenings - we look after the Stingrays on two evenings within the standard club hours, with free evening care from 7-11 pm on 2 more evenings.
Available at - Alana Beach Club in Croatia; Messini, Levante and Vounaki Beach Club in Greece and Baia dei Mori Beach Club in Sardinia.
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Surf Squad (12 &13 years/11-13 years)*
In the sea or on the beach, they’ll be mixing it up with new friends before enjoying social nights. There's a ratio of 1:12.
Club hours - 4 days a week from 9.30 am-12.30 pm & 2.30 pm-5.30 pm, 2 days a week from 2.30 pm-11 pm
Meals - meals are taken with parent or guardian, except on social evenings.
Evenings - 4 teen social nights per week until 10 pm - including pizza, movies and BBQ.
Available at - Alana Beach Club in Croatia; Messini, Levante and Vounaki Beach Club in Greece and Baia dei Mori Beach Club in Sardinia. *(Cosmos Beach Club, Neilson x The Ravenala Attitude and Neilson x Mangia's Torre del Barone Resort is for 11-13 years during school holidays).
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Wave Riders (14 & 15 years)
We give our Wave Riders a chance to cut loose and enjoy plenty of fun times with new friends. They'll get to try as many activities as possible, including volleyball, tennis and kayaking. If children aged 14 and over want to try other watersports, we encourage them to join the adult sessions.
Club hours - 4 days a week from 10am-12.30pm & 2.30pm-5.3 pm, 2 days a week from 2.30pm-11pm
Meals - meals are taken with parent or guardian except on social evenings.
Evenings - there are teen social nights 4 nights per week until 10 pm.
Available at - Alana Beach Club in Croatia; Messini, Levante and Vounaki Beach Club in Greece and Baia dei Mori Beach Club in Sardinia.
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TAG (16 & 17 years)
TAG is designed to get teenagers to enjoy full days of activity. We encourage them to sign up for activity sessions and join in games at other times. We also organise evening meals, quizzes and excursions.
Club hours - 4 days a week from 10am-12.30pm & 2.30pm-5.30pm, 2 days a week from 2.30pm-11pm
Meals - meals are taken with parent or guardian except on social evenings.
Evenings - Teen social nights 4 nights per week until 10pm.
Available at - Alana Beach Club in Croatia; Messini, Levante and Vounaki Beach Club in Greece and Baia dei Mori Beach Club in Sardinia.
Hot Shots (8-13 years)
We have fully qualified Royal Yachting Association (RYA) instructors to help your kids master windsurfing and dinghy sailing. The RYA Youth Sailing Awards are available to help improve their skills. The children will be in the sea and pool as much as possible, with activities including kayaking and paddle boarding. There's a ratio of 1:6.
Club hours - 6 days a week from 9.30am-5.30pm
Meals - lunch is supervised, evening meals with a parent or guardian.
Evenings - we look after the Hot Shots from 7-11pm on 5 evenings
Cost - £250 per week
Available at - Alana Beach Club in Croatia; Messini, Levante and Vounaki Beach Club in Greece and Baia dei Mori Beach Club in Sardinia. (Cosmos Beach Club available during peak weeks, lunchtime supervision cannot be guaranteed, evening care is twice per week).
Extra care
We want all children to be able to do their thing to the max! The activities we offer in our kids' clubs are full of fun and adventure, with the health and well-being of the children at the heart of it.
Large groups, new environments and exciting activities can sometimes be a little over whelming for children with additional needs, even if they thrive in main stream education. When this is the case, they may benefit from our one-to-one care service. This service is designed to ensure all children are getting the incredible level of care they deserve, as well as being able to safely enjoy activities as part of a group along with their new friends.
You'll find more detail and our one-to-one childcare request form here. Or you can talk to us on 0333 014 3351 about the one-to-one care service.
Good to know
Sign your children in and out of club at will. Daily schedules of activities are outside the clubrooms, so see exactly what's in store for the day. The clubs are popular, with limited places - so pre-book. Outside of club, children must get permission from their parents/guardians and the beach supervisor before using the watersports equipment. Children aged 14+ can join adult sessions.
Children in clubs (not TAG) receive a rash vest. Starfish, Sea Urchins, Sea Badgers, Surfbusters, Sharksters and Stingrays also get a sun hat and drawstring bag. Please pack their swimming stuff, towel, sun cream and spare clothes.
If your child falls ill, you must take over care until there is no risk of the illness spreading (a doctors certificate may be required). Each club runs subject to minimum numbers. If numbers are low, we may combine clubs. If numbers for Wave Riders and TAG are low, we may run a reduced programme of activities.
This was our third visit to Messini, and it did not disappoint. The first two visits were with one child, but having had another baby this year we opted for a hotel suite and it was lovely to have the...
This was our third visit to Messini, and it did not disappoint. The first two visits were with one child, but having had another baby this year we opted for a hotel suite and it was lovely to have the extra space.
The kids club is amazing - they get to try a bit of everything and our eldest loved it (our littlest was only 2 months old so stayed with us).
The range of activities is great and there's plenty of enthusiasm from the instructors. The only criticism I have on this is the sign up process at the end of the briefing with the massive queues. I wonder if there's a better way of managing this?
The food is a massive selling point - really fresh and a good variety throughout the week. However, clearly the stops were all pulled out for Saturday night as most people's last evening - it would be nice if some of the best dishes were spread throughout the week a bit more!
The staff here are all excellent - so friendly and helpful and one of the reasons we keep returning.
The only thing I would say isn't up to scratch is the pool bar - there's a very limited selection of cocktails which is a bit disappointing and the cocktails they do have are generally over-iced and lacking in flavour. It's not great getting to the end of a Mojito and finding all the sugar in the bottom as it's not been mixed properly! It's also very expensive, which I feel is taking advantage of the fact there are no real alternatives closeby. Our bar bill by the end of the week was a bit of a shock!
Overall a great holiday and we'll definitely return, but with a few tweaks as mentioned above, it could be even better.
This is our second year at Baia dei Mori we love the location and the activities. On of the main reasons we return is the fabulous kids club, our daughter was in Sea Urchins this year and had a blast...
This is our second year at Baia dei Mori we love the location and the activities. On of the main reasons we return is the fabulous kids club, our daughter was in Sea Urchins this year and had a blast - Fabulous, caring staff. The other reason for us is the restaurant. The staff are superb and so attentive. They are super proud of their food and heritage and rightfully so. Gianfranco, Paulo and Alessandro are brilliant as well as Giulia and Simona - who went the extra mile for us sorting out a table when we had a big storm. Luigi - (Gigi) consistently makes the best pasta we've ever had and we lived in mainland Italy for 7 years! He is a delight. kind and friendly and a real asset to you. We look forward to seeing the restaurant staff when we return. They all remembered us from last year, especially our daughter who enjoyed being the centre of attention.
We mentioned the cleaning to Frosty when we were there and understood there had been a few issues finding staff. We had our problem swiftly rectified.
The one area I would like to mention is the attitude to swimmers. John, your coach, was superb again this year. I had a series of lessons with him and he is so encouraging and knowledgeable. I made great improvements. I also saw him supporting several severely nervous swimmers and he was brilliant as I watched them come on in leaps and bounds. I also took part in the introduction to open water swimming, which was informative, challenging and enjoyable. My partner and I also joined in with the Water volleyball - huge fun with 20+ competitors on each team, which shows the interest. We also made use of the stroke improvers class and the toddler swims lead by John, again great . We turned up to the prize winners night, which was great fun, but were disappointed that swimming was not included. The reason given was that "It is not a Neilson core product".We are a family that came to Neilson for the first time last year and I have to say that means nothing to us. We did not understand the hierarchy of the sports as swimming was offered along side everything else. John told us he had selected winners in each category and prepared certificates for them and was not allowed to join in. I now know Neilson's origins are in Sailing etc, but please don't treat swimmers as second class citizens. Due to an injury I am unable to take part in windsurfing, tennis and cycling and have to carry out low-impact sports such as swimming. It would be nice to feel included and many other guests I spoke to felt the same and will be raising this with you separately. Please try and get John for the whole summer next year too!!
We loved being waved off to the airport by Frosty, Filippo and the team. The first time we've ever experienced that was with Neilson. Thank you for a great holiday.
We had a fab time and we will be returning next year!
This is a lovely resort with a massive activity programme. The Neilson team were absolutely amazing - from the beach team to kids club to the restaurant staff, they were so friendly and helpful. I...
This is a lovely resort with a massive activity programme. The Neilson team were absolutely amazing - from the beach team to kids club to the restaurant staff, they were so friendly and helpful. I loved the swim programme, with open water swimming and lots of classes included in the programme, which I haven’t seen on other Neilson holidays. Highly recommend going for two weeks as one week just isn’t long enough!!
