NORTHERN IRELAND
CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES TO HOST
Summer camp Strangford Lough
Suitable for families living in following areas: Killinchy, Comber, Lisbane, Saintfield, Killyleagh Co. Down.
Dates: 28 June-12 July or 12 -26 July 2026
Our visitors (aged 11-15) will be attending the Strangford Lough Activity Centre summer camp held at Sketrick Island, Killinchy, Mondays-Thursdays from 0945h-1600h.
Participants will have evenings, Friday and weekend together with host family.
Ideally families with children or teens at home preferred.
Option to host 2 children at same time depending on our availabilities.
Home visits and ACCESS NI are carried out by us in early spring 2026.
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Summer camp Mourne
Suitable for families living in following areas: Newcastle, Castlewellan, Downpatrick and surrounding areas.
Dates: 28 June-12 July or 12 -26 July 2026
Our visitors (aged 11-15) will be attending the Geology Rocks summer camp which meets at Donard Park Newcaste, Mondays-Fridays from 10.00h-16.00h. Participants will have evenings and weekend together with host family.
Ideally families with children or teens at home preferred.
Option to host 2 children at same time depending on our availabilities.
Home visits and ACCESS NI are carried out by us in early spring 2026.
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Summer camp at Lets go Hydro
Suitable for families living in following areas : Carryduff, Saintfield, Gilnahirk, South Belfast
Dates: 28 June-12 July or 12 -26 July 2026
Our visitors (aged 11-15) will be attending the Lets Go Hydro summer camp which runs Mondays-Fridays. Participants will have evenings and weekend together with host family.
Ideally families with children or teens at home preferred.
Option to host 2 children at same time depending on our availabilities.
Home visits and ACCESS NI are carried out by us in early spring 2026.
Summer sports camp at Campbell College
Suitable for families living in following areas: East Belfast, Dundonald, Holywood and surrounding.
Dates: 28 June-12 July or 12 -26 July 2026
Our visitors (aged 11-15) will be attending the Summer sports weeks summer camp which runs Mondays-Fridays from 09.30h-16.00h Participants will have evenings and weekend together with host family.
Ideally families with children or teens at home preferred.
Option to host 2 children at same time depending on our availabilities.
Home visits and ACCESS NI are carried out by us in early spring 2026.
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Sailing camps
Suitable for families living in following areas: Bangor and Holywood Co. Down
Dates: 28 June-12 July or 12 -26 July 2026
Our visitors (aged 11-15) will be attending sailing camps held at either Ballyholme Yacht Club or Royal North Ireland Yacht Club which runs Mondays-Fridays. Participants will have evenings and weekend together with host family.
Ideally families with children or teens at home preferred.
Option to host 2 children at same time depending on our availabilities.
Home visits and ACCESS NI are carried out by us in early spring 2026.
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Surfing camps
Suitable for families living in following areas: Portrush Co. Antrim
Dates: 28 June-12 July or 12 -26 July 2026
Our visitors (aged 11-15) will be attending Alive surf school which runs Monday- Friday for 2 hours each morning. Participants will have afternoons, evenings and weekend together with host family.
Ideally families with children or teens at home preferred.
Option to host 2 children at same time depending on our availabilities.
Home visits and ACCESS NI are carried out by us in early spring 2026.
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Home stay students
Location: all over N. Ireland
Dates: 28 June-12 July or 12 -26 July 2026
Host families sought for our visitors from France, Spain and Italy coming for 2 weeks to N Ireland in July 2026.
Excellent expenses are paid.
Depending on availability there is sometimes option to host 2 students together.
Home stay students do not have activities planned, they come to perfect their English and see a bit of local area
Required of families: preference of having boys or girls at home aged 11-16 and free for either of the 2 week options as detailed.
Families are asked to involve students on at least 2 tourism related activities per week just to ensure they see a little of local area.
Home visits and ACCESS NI are carried out by us early spring 2026.
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Cultural school exchange students
Locations: all over N. Ireland
Dates: spring and particularly month of June.
We also offer our visitors the opportunity to come and study at a local school during term-time for periods of 2-8 weeks. We accept hosts who have children in their own homes aged between 12 and 17 years old.
Potential hosts are asked to check with their own childrens school if it is possible for our visitor to attend school for the duration.
Expenses paid both to the participating school and host family.
Home visits and ACCESS NI carried out by us.
Mini Stay visitors
We sometimes welcome school groups with their teachers throughout the year who come for appx 3 nights and are busy all day sightseeing. This is ideal for hosts living in the Belfast/Holywood/Bangor areas who can host between 2-4 students for 3 nights and transport them to meeting points in morning and once again in the evening.
Adult and family visitors
We accept applications from hosts wishing to welcome an adult visitor year-round . No need for hosts to have children in their own homes but we are particularly interested in hosts with a special skill or interest they might like to share with a visitor (arts and culture, hill-walking, golfing, history, EFL training, traditional music etc) Occasionally we welcome family units who wish to stay with a local host family for a week or two during the summer months. Hosts are welcomed who have space to comfortably host up to 4 visitors with private bathroom. Hosts are paid an allowance.
Please get in touch if any of the above opportunities are of interest to you and we will give you further details about expenses paid, requirements about how to register.