Every summer our camps bring together children and young people from Spain and from other countries. Some are Spanish families living abroad who want their children to keep up their Spanish; others are families from other countries who want their children to learn it, sometimes from scratch. We are LayosCamp, a family business that has been running camps since 1985, and these are the questions families ask us when they look at a summer camp in Spain from another country.
Children learn Spanish from the other campers
Most of the language comes from sharing the day with Spanish campers: activities, meals, games and chats in the bedroom give real reasons to listen and to speak. Most of our campers are usually Spanish, although the mix in each group varies by camp and session.
It is not an intensive course, so we do not promise a particular level of Spanish by the end of the session.
Extra Spanish classes, if you want them
We welcome every level, including complete beginners. For children who want more support, there are optional Spanish reinforcement classes, in 8-hour blocks, at all our camps. They take place outside activity hours, so your child does not miss any of the program. They are an extra activity and are paid for separately.
Which summer camp in Spain for which age
Age comes first. At Toledo and Gredos campers are grouped by age: the Eagles, aged 6 to 9, and the Crows, aged 10 to 12. Those aged 13 to 15 have a program of their own, Toledo Junior. These are the camps for 2027:
- LayosCamp Toledo, in Layos (Toledo), ages 6 to 12: both fortnights of July, with padel, football and swimming among its activities.
- LayosCamp Toledo Junior, ages 13 to 15, at the same site in Layos: both fortnights of July.
- LayosCamp Gredos, ages 6 to 12, up in the mountains: both fortnights of July, with horse riding, zip wires and canoeing.
- Kids Camp Gredos, ages 6 to 12: one week, 24 to 30 June 2027.
- LayosCamp Tarifa, ages 14 to 16, sleeping in individual tents, with kitesurfing, windsurfing and surfing: two sessions in July.
- LayosCamp Sotogrande-Tarifa, ages 11 to 14: based at the same site as Tarifa, with three days a week in Sotogrande, 1 to 14 July 2027.
- LayosCamp Santander, ages 12 to 16, in Loredo (Cantabria), with surfing, paddleboarding and skateboarding: 1 to 15 July 2027.
If you are torn between two, tell us your child's age, whether they have been to camp before and how much Spanish they speak, and we will help you choose. You will find every program on our summer camps page.
August, with a more international group
If your family's holidays fall in August, there are two sessions with pages of their own: August at Layos, 1 to 15 August 2027, with a Junior version for ages 13 to 15, and August in Gredos, 16 to 30 August 2027. At that time of year we welcome proportionally more international campers, so Spanish and English sit side by side quite naturally every day. And if you are travelling from abroad, airport or station pick-up is included in August.
Getting to camp: coach, flights and trains
The coach from Madrid is included at every camp: it leaves from Pozuelo on the first day and comes back to the same place on the last. We send you the exact time and meeting point after you register.
If your child is travelling by plane or train, we arrange their pick-up. In Madrid we collect them at Barajas airport and at Atocha and Chamartín stations, and there are also pick-ups at Málaga, Gibraltar, Bilbao and Santander airports; when you register you will see which ones apply to your camp. Outside August this is a separate service. Before you buy tickets, confirm the times with the office, and once you have them, send them to us. That way we can organise everything in good time, and a month before camp we will tell you who will be collecting your child.
If your child flies alone, the airline looks after them through its unaccompanied minor service. The airline provides and charges for that service, and it is not included in the camp.
Insurance and visas
If your child is not resident in Spain or does not have a Spanish health card, our insurance for international campers is compulsory. We provide it, with a European option and a worldwide option, and it is how we make sure they get immediate care at the hospitals near each camp. All campers are also covered by our accident insurance.
If your child needs a visa to enter Spain, we can issue a letter of invitation for you to present at the embassy. We can only issue it once the camp has been paid in full, and if the visa is refused there is no refund, so check the entry requirements well in advance.
While your child is at camp
On the first day your child hands their phone to their counsellor, who keeps it for them. From the fourth day there is one hour for calls each day, at a time we will let you know, and during that hour you can call their mobile or the camp phone. If you live in another time zone, bear that in mind; you can speak to their counsellor from day one.
Every day a photographer updates the session's photo album, which only shows children whose families have given permission. The team includes a first-time camper supervisor, who supports the campers who miss home the most, and someone from our family is always in overall charge of the program.
Before you decide
Registration for summer 2027 opens online on 20 October 2026. We explain how children live and learn in Spanish at camp in learning Spanish at a summer camp in Spain, and each camp's page sets out its program and dates, for example LayosCamp Toledo or LayosCamp Gredos. If you have any questions about the language or the journey, email us at info@layoscamp.com and we will reply to you ourselves.