Raiders Tour 2026 is back!! We are now opening registration for the Raiders Tour which, after a successful event in 2025, is returning to Bournemouth next year!

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Building on the success of our 2025 Tour where we had over 625 people attending from Boys and Girls teams and families, we are heading back to Bournemouth on the 1st to 4th May 2026 Bank Holiday Weekend. Last year we had 256 players in 27 teams from the U7-U14 Boys and U10-U14 Girls age groups. If any U9 Girls are keen to take part then we can accommodate them in the U10 age group.

Where: Rockley Park Holiday Park, Bournemouth
When: 1st – 4th May 2026
Who: Can accommodate all our current team requirements from U7 to U14 Boys and U10 to U15 Girls.

The accommodation is a similar standard to our accommodation last year but we have requested more Gold and Silver caravans and less Saver/Bronze caravans. We will still have those caravan types to ensure we have options for all budgets and accommodation preferences.

Accommodation

There are several different accommodation options but they fundamentally split into Budget, Standard and Luxury. However, whilst there are more units available in the Luxury range,final options will depend on availability and operate on a first come, first served basis for payments for this busy event.

The accommodation is a mix of 4-berth, 6-berth and 8-berth caravans.

• 4-berth – one double room and one twin room
• 6-berth – one double room and two twin rooms
• 8-berth – one double room, two twin rooms and one double sofa bed in the lounge

The number of units is skewed more towards 4-6 berth units with fewer 8 berth units available.

Under Occupancy Charges

There are underoccupancy charges if you are not filling a caravan fully but the accommodation is better suited to matching pairs so should be less people having to pay an additional charge, as long as you are willing to share.

There is a minimum 4-person charge so if you are intending to go as a 2, then we strongly urge you to pair up with another pair or group within your age group to avoid under-occupancy charges.

• 2 people in a 4-berth – pay 100% of 3rd and 4th spaces
• 3 people in a 4-berth – pay 100% of 4th space cost
• 4 people in a 4-berth – no surcharge
• 5 people in a 6-berth – no surcharge
• 6 people in a 6-berth – no surcharge
• 7 people in a 8-berth – pay 100% of 8th space cost
Cost

Below is a table that shows the relative costs per person for all accommodation options.

To secure your place on the tour we need a £50 per person, non-refundable deposit, that we have to pay to the tour organisers. We will then ask for the balance payment to be made in February 2026 when we are finalising all accommodation allocations to the tour organisers.



We have taken the event organiser costs and added in a £20pp charge to cover our admin and team registration costs. Last year we were fortunate to have a range of very kind sponsors cover the cost of our Tour shirts and we hope to do the same thing again this year.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
• Q. Can I pay separately and share with another family?

Yes, this is possible, just indicate on your registration who you intend to share with.

• Q. If there are just 2 of us, do we need to share?

No, you don’t need to share but you will be liable for an under-occupancy charge up to a minimum of 4 people. Part of the fun of the Tour is meeting and spending time with people within Raiders so we would urge you to consider sharing where possible to reduce costs and make optimum use of the accommodation available.

• We have family who live near Bournemouth, can we stay off-site and still attend the Tour?

Unfortunately not, this is a golden rule of the Tour organisers that everyone attending the Tour must stay in the approved accommodation.

• The costs seem much higher than if I was just to book a weekend at Rockley Park, why is it so expensive in comparison?

This is one of our most asked questions! The accommodation costs are one small part of the costs of putting on an event like the Tour. The organisers are a commercial organisation that not only has to pay for the accommodation from Haven but also the pitches, equipment, referees, trophies, celebrity trophy presenter, staff and all the other costs they incur as well as making a reasonable profit as a commercial organisation.
We pass on the costs we are charged by the organisers and add on a small fee to cover our costs that we incur in organising the event within Raiders.

NEXT STEPS

1. Please register your keen interest in attending the Tour using this link https://bit.ly/raiderstour2026
2. Shortly after you will receive an email with a request to make a £50 per person deposit. This is refundable until 30th September.
3. From 1st October we will need to secure accommodation requests with Tour organisers and deposits will become non-refundable.
4. Once accommodation requests are allocated we will provide an update on final balance payment requirements, with a potential option to pay in instalments.

Please note:

• If you are registering on behalf of another family, due to sharing, then you will be responsible for managing all payments
• If you want to share with someone but want to pay only for you, then please register separately and indicate who you intend to share with.
• Please give full name (first name and surname) of all attendees
• Please give Date of Birth for those intending to play in the tour
• Indicate the age group of your player(s) based on their age group in the 2025/26 season.

REGISTER HERE: https://bit.ly/raiderstour2026

We look forward to seeing you on the 2026 Raiders Tour.