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High Quality Mini & Junior Rugby Festivals 2026

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High Quality Mini & Junior Rugby Festivals 2026

With our 2025 mini and junior rugby festivals selling out in record time, we are pleased to announce our 2026 festival dates.  

With many sides renewing each year space will, once again, be very limited next season, so don’t miss out and act now to secure your rugby festival space. 

UK Mini & Junior Rugby Festivals

Our Mini and Junior Rugby Festivals offer some exciting destinations for your next rugby tour.  High quality holiday parks or activity centres, offering a range of activities to keep your players entertained away from the rugby field, provide the base for the majority of the listed rugby festivals.  Follow the links below to read more about each rugby festival or tournament and ensure a memorable rugby tour for your players ensues.

 

 


Dates: 27th – 30th March 2026
Ages: U7 – U15
Venue: Somerset


Dates: 27th – 29th March 2026
Ages: U7 – U12
Venue: PGL Wiltshire

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Dates: 10th – 12th April 2026
Ages: U7 – U13
Venue: PGL Dorset

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Dates: 1st – 4th May 2026
Ages: U7 – U15
Venue: Devon

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Harrogate RUFC Festival

Dates: 1st – 3rd May 2026
Ages: U7 – U15
Venue: Yorkshire

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Battle of the Bridge Junior Festival

Dates: 27th-29th March 2026
Ages: U13
Venue: Wiltshire

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Dates: 1st – 3rd May 2026
Ages: U14-U16 & U18 Boys
Venue: Bournemouth, Dorset

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Other Events

PGL Activity & Rugby Weekend

Dates: Various dates
Ages: U7 – U16
Venue: Wiltshire, Dorset or Devon

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Dates: Various Dates
Ages: U7 – U18
Venue: Gloucestershire, Leicester, Bristol, Bath

Further details on Gloucestershire

Further details on Leicester

Further details on Bristol

Further details on Bath


Junior Girl’s Rugby Festivals & Events

With the growing interest in girl’s rugby, we are pleased to announce some new girl’s rugby festivals, which would be perfect for your next girl’s tour.  High quality holiday parks, offering a range of activities to keep your players entertained away from the rugby field, with the opportunity to watch a Women’s Premiership game or even an International game, during the Women’s World Cup 2025.  Follow the links below to read more and ensure a memorable rugby tour for your players.

 

 

Dates: 1st – 4th May 2026
Ages: U12, U14 & U16 Girls
Venue: Devon

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Dates: Various Dates
Ages: U12 – U18 Girls
Venue: Gloucester & Bristol

Further details on Gloucester

Further details on Leicester

Further details on Bristol


 

PGL Activity & Rugby Weekend

Dates: 27th – 29th March 2026
Venue: Wiltshire, Devon & Dorset

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Overseas Junior Rugby Festivals

Date: 3rd April – 6th April 2026
Ages: TBC
Venue: Gent, Belgium

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Date: 3rd April – 6th April 2026
Ages: U7 – U18
Venue: Hilversum, Holland

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Date: 1st – 4th May 2026
Ages: U15
Venue: Gouda, Holland

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Date: TBC 2026
Ages: U15 – U18
Venue: Antwerp, Belgium

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Date: TBC 2026
Ages: U13 & U15
Venue: Provins, France

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Date: TBC 2026
Ages: U13
Venue: Lille, France

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Date: TBC 2026
Ages: U16 & Colts
Venue: Eindhoven, Holland

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Senior Rugby Tournaments

Creating a rugby tour around a rugby festival can give your senior, university or military rugby team a tour to remember in 2025. Experience the party atmosphere a rugby tournament brings with it for your next rugby tour. View the options below and contact us for your tailored rugby tour itinerary.

Date: 3rd April – 6th April 2026
Categories: Mens & Ladies 10’s, Mens Vets 15’s & Mixed Touch
Venue: Gent, Belgium

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Loule Rugby Festival

Date: TBC 2026
Categories: Mens
Venue: Algarve, Portugal

Click here to see a sample 2023 itinerary


Dates: 1st – 3rd May 2026
Categories:  Senior Ladies & Men
Venue: Bournemouth, Dorset

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Date: TBC 2026
Categories: Senior Mens & Ladies
Venue: Eindhoven, Holland

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Date: TBC 2026
Categories: Mens, Ladies & Vets 7’s
Venue: Amsterdam, Holland

Contact Us for Details


All our mini and junior rugby festivals are RFU approved so you can be assured that they will be run in line with the governing bodies’ guidelines to ensure a safe and secure environment for your team.

While the rugby aspect is clearly a key factor at our festivals, it is equally important to allow your players time to enjoy team building and fun activities with their friends, as from our rugby festival feedback surveys this is one of the most important factors for them and it is often cited as one of the highlights of the weekend.

We also appreciate a rugby festival format is not for everyone, so if you prefer a fixture based tour which can be combined with an activity or watching top flight rugby then have a look at our Premiership Rugby Weekends, as this is a very popular alternative to our festival options.

With our mini and junior rugby festivals becoming so popular many clubs return year after year meaning space at our events for new clubs to participate in is fairly limited, so the earlier you can make your enquiry the higher the chance will be to secure your space at one of our mini and junior rugby festivals or events. We can also tailor your tour to suit your individual requirements so please feel free to contact us to discuss what you have in mind.

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  • Bridgend Athletic RFC U14s, U12s & U8s had a great weekend attending The Big Devon Bash. Burleigh Travel are one of only a few tour companies who can arrange for these three age groups to attend the same festival, stay at the same venue whilst not being overpriced.
    Many thanks to Chris, Scott, Carolyn and the rest of the Burleigh team for their assistance before and during the tour. It’s the second year we’ve used Burleigh travel and already looking to book again next year!

    Bridgend Athletic RFC U12 & U14, The Big Devon Bash (May 2024)

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    Wow, where to start? So this was our inaugural tour and we quite frankly didn't know where to begin, other than the fact we wanted to go to the Big Devon Bash. We needn't have worried, Burleigh were superb throughout the whole process. Any questions, they were quick to respond any clarifications, they cleared up in no time and were responsive and clear throughout. The accommodation was more than adequate. It was clean and comfortable enough. Food pretty good, activities for the kids, could maybe be a bit better suited to the age group, (ZIP lining was really well received but Aero ball didn't really get the boys too excited). We stayed at Barton Hall PGL in Torquay. The festival itself was really well organised and there was a great atmosphere throughout. There was a slight mismatch in our first pool game, but I suppose that will happen sometimes. Saturday night back at the accommodation was a really great atmosphere. A cracking band "The Sound", lots of after tournament stories shared and new friends made. Just a great experience all round. Cant wait for next year.

    Harrow RFC U14, The Big Devon Bash (May 2024)

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    We used Burleigh travel to book a Rugby tour for 40 people (adults and children). The accommodation was great and the rugby tournament was well run with medals and a trophy for the best player. The staff were excellent and and always helpful over the phone and via email. We had to make changes along the way and they were always available and really accommodating and supportive.

    Chichester RFC U12, West Country Challenge (April 2024)

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    Please pass on our thanks to your team and also everyone at PGL for a very good weekend. The PGL site and staff were easily the best activity/accommodation I have been to over the 8 of these tours I’ve been on – every request was taken with a smile and dealt with well, the food was good, accommodation frankly palatial compared to many.

    The rugby on the Sunday was well run, the teams there all played hard but fair and in a good spirit and everyone was accommodating.

    Thank you from Hitchin Rugby club.

    Echo this!  My husband and son have come back smelly, tired but with huge smiles.

    Thanks all so much for your hard work putting the weekend together.  We’ve had loads of smashing feedback and already a question on the dates for the next tour.

    Big thanks to all the team,

    Hitchin RFC Minis, Bournemouth Festival (April 2024)

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    I recently led a tour of Minchinhampton RFC Colts to Amsterdam for the Hilversum Rugby Festival. What a fantastic experience. The festival itself was on of the best I have ever been to. Superbly well organised and great fun. Rugby standard was perfect to.
    Burleigh travels organisation of the trip was second to none. The bus was great, accommodation excellent for what we wanted and the guidance we received was perfect.

    I cannot recommend it enough. Boys and parents were delighted. We have already booked for next year.

    Thank you so much Chris Kite and the team at Burleigh

    Minchinhampton RFC Colts, Hilversum Festival (April 2024)

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