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1st & 3rd Sundays: Arts & Crafts
2nd Sunday: Parent & Child Boxing
4th & 5th Sundays: Circus Skills, Animal Encounters, Music, Xplore Science & Theatre Prop-Making
Sessions are free and easy to book via Eventbrite. Follow us to get notifications for upcoming events and make your winter weekends full of fun and connection!
Bookings for summer camp 2026 are now open.
You can secure your place today with just a £10 deposit.
Autistic Haven’s CIC is celebrating a significant milestone after being awarded a grant from the Fund for Wales, with support from the People’s Postcode Lottery and Community Foundation Wales. This generous funding will support this social enterprise’s core operational costs for the next 12 months, enabling the organisation to continue its essential work in providing safe spaces for families with Autistic members in the Bala area.
The Fund for Wales is a national community endowment fund managed and promoted by Community Foundation Wales. It aims to empower organisations to continue their important work supporting communities across Wales. The partnership with the People’s Postcode Lottery has been pivotal in ensuring that grants like these can help create lasting, positive changes in local communities.
Here is their website link https://communityfoundationwales.org.uk/
Autistic Haven is thrilled to be receiving business support from San Leonard at Social Firms Wales. San’s wealth of experience, practical insight, and compassionate guidance have been instrumental in helping us grow with confidence, clarity, and care. Her support is empowering us to build a stronger, more sustainable future.
Here is their website link https://www.socialfirmswales.co.uk/
Get ready for the ultimate winter celebration – a fun-filled event to fill the void after Christmas for families with Autistic members.
Join us for the Post Xmas Winter Pea Fair at Holt Lodge Hotel in Wrexham on January 6th. This in-person event is the perfect way to celebrate the winter season with family and meet new friends. Get ready for a fun-filled afternoon of exploring a variety of stalls hosted by other families with Autistic members for free.
What is a Pea Fair? Like a village fete, each family has a stall, and everyone is a customer.
What makes it different? No money exchanges hands! Instead, you are given chickpeas to use as currency.
What should I bring for my stall? Your family can choose to do or sell anything on your stall (table): playing a game like Guess Who, Kerpluk, cards, homemade cakes/cookies, face painting, hair braiding, nail painting, guessing the number of sweets in a jar, tombola, homemade crafts, magic tricks, a challenge, making slime, the list is endless….anything goes!
Family members take turns’ maning’ the stall while the rest visit the stalls of other families to spend their chickpeas. It’s super fun and easy – a great way to make new friends without the pressure of money being involved!
Following the success of our first camp, we’re thrilled to announce another opportunity to escape to the great outdoors this summer school holiday! 
We are keeping it intimate with just 10 pitches available.
Book your three-night camping trip in the beautiful Snowdonia and enjoy a peaceful retreat in Bala, surrounded by stunning views in a safe and inclusive setting. Spaces for our July camp are filling up fast, so don’t delay – book your pitch today!
Booking form https://form.jotform.com/
To ensure safety and privacy, a large section of the camping field will be fenced off exclusively for our families. The facilities include spacious and modern toilet and shower blocks, a pot washing area, and a small laundrette.
We offer a variety of optional and complementary activities, including daytime games and crafts, guided walks, a chill-out tent, evening family yoga, and storytelling. On the last night, enjoy delicious wood-fired pizza from a mobile trailer.
Details:
Arrivals: 12 pm, Monday July 29th
Departures: 11:30 am, Thursday, August 1st
Price: £130 per pitch for three nights
Limited availability: 6 electric hook-up pitches at £6 per night on a first-come, first-served basis
Dogs are welcome kept on a lead or tethered at all times.
This camp is designed to create a nonjudgmental setting that caters to the neurodiverse needs of families, including those with Autism. If families feel they would benefit from that type of setting, they’re welcome; no questions asked, and no diagnoses are required.
Don’t miss out on this unforgettable experience! Check out what our customers said about the last camp and secure your spot today!
“The camp showed us that, by giving both our children an extended period of time, in a safe and non-judgemental space, with caring adults and amazing children, they can achieve far more socially than we had imagined. This means that we have a more realistic understanding of how to help them become their best selves, hopefully through giving them more experiences such as these.”
“Knowing that my children were safe and having fun with like-minded families was fabulous. Everyone was so helpful and the children really had a good time just being themselves, without any judgement from others around us. It was great to have a pizza treat”
For any enquiries, please message here or email autistichaven@gmail.com. Ask us anything…we are here to help.
We are planning an event at the Glan Llyn Outdoor Activity Centre, Bala, in August and also a mid-week camping break in May and would love to hear your thoughts.
Activities at Glan Llyn include canoeing, raft building, paddleboarding, high ropes, climbing walls, archery, orienteering and bushcraft. These events are for the whole family. Families will be placed in groups to rotate between activities.
Waterproofs, wet suits and hiking boots are provided if required.
Staff members have disability inclusion and Makaton level 1 training.
We are exploring funding to provide subsidised places for those most in need.
Unltd Award Winner
Autistic Haven proudly announces our award from Unltd, the UK’s foundation for social entrepreneurs. The award’s funding and tailored business support will significantly help Autistic Haven to widen positive social impact for the Autistic community. This year, we have used the funding to launch our Parent & Child Art sessions, which will run for six months. In 2024, the award will fund our Post Xmas Pea Fair, summer camp, and other pipeline activities!
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