Nights away : camping
If you’re looking for Nights Away permits and supporting information, click here
This page is a great opportunity to share information on nights away. If you have had a great experience, share it with the rest of the District Scouting community! You’ll also find information about some of the options for overnight camps in the UK 
and abroad, many of which have a full range of activities available.
This isn’t a comprehensive directory, but we hope that it provides you with some ideas or that you find something of interest to your Group. But don’t forget that groups can combine, if that helps ensure that our young people get more night away and #Skills for Life.
Local camping venues and activity centres
The following is a list of campsites and activity centres not too far from our District – where they have a website, click on the link. Groups from the District recommend heading to Braid Wood Scout and Guide Activity Centre located in the Chiltern Hills, near Chesham. It includes an open field, a wooded area and campfires are allowed and some good hiking in the area. Facilities include a toilet and shower block.
Scout Park (Scout and Guide Campsite) 14.5 mi · London
Polyapes Scout Camp 8.7 mi · Cobham
Birchmere Scout Campsite 10.0 mi · Woking
Walter Davies Scout Campsite 12.6 mi · Slough
Southall Scout Activity Centre 4.9 mi · Southall
Frith Grange Scout Campsite 12.6 mi · London
Lees Wood Scout Camp 16.0 mi · Rickmansworth
Jordan Heights Scout Campsite 15.2 mi · Reigate
Dorney Wood Scout Campsite 14.7 mi · Slough
Earleywood Scout Campsite 14.3 mi · Ascot
South London Scout Centre 12.2 mi · London
Wilberforce Scout Centre 18.3 mi · Keston
Leeswood Scout and Guide Activity Centre 15.8 mi · Rickmansworth
Hargreaves Scout Campsite 22.3 mi · Romford
Paccar Scout Camp 13.4 mi · Gerrards Cross
Paddicks Patch Scout Campsite 22.9 mi · Reading
Bears Wood Scout Campsite 15.7 mi · Croydon
Girlguiding Chigwell Row Campsite and Activity Centre 23.4 mi · Chigwell
Braid Wood Scout Campsite 23.4 mi · Chesham
Tolmers Scout Camp & Activity Centre 21.1 mi · Potters Bar
Want to go further afield?
A great source of information about camp sites is provided by The Association of Scout and Guide Centres (ASGC) : Campsite Directory
Don’t forget that there is also a network of Scout Activity Centres across the UK which offer overnight adventures as well as day trip options.
The Youth Hostel Association (YHA) offers free membership to all scout groups/units. Further details of how to apply for this can be found from the YHA here.
You should check that your chosen site is not on the prohibited and restricted camping directory, details of which you can find here
You can book camp experiences via OSM – click here for access.
Tell us about your nights away adventure
Found a great camping site? Where was it, what were the facilities like? What did you enjoy and what could have gone better? Been to Disneyland Paris with your Cub pack? Enjoyed a Scout adventure abroad? “Tell us about it here!” opens a form for you submit and we can post your review on this page – alternatively download the paper form here: Nights away which should be e-mailed to digital@richmondscouts.org.uk.
What’s coming up in the UK and beyond?
Here are links to various Jamborees and other events available in 2022 and beyond. Some of these camps are cyclical and assume that they will be proceeding (Last updated 16/2/23):
| Title | Location | Dates | More information |
| WINTER CAMPS – UK | |||
| SUMMER CAMPS – UK | |||
| Blair Atholl Jamborette | 16/7/24-25/7/24 | ||
| Charnwood | TBC | ||
| Essex International | Boyton Cross, Chelmsford | 27/07/24-03/08/24 | http://eij.org.uk |
| Larkin | Duncome Park, Helmsley, North Yorkshire | 27/07/24-03/08/24 | https://www.larkinjamboree.org.uk/ |
| Peak | Derbyshire | 2025 | https://peakcamp.org.uk |
| Auchengillan | Blanefield, Scotland | 2025 | https://auchengillan.com |
| Kernow | Cornwall | 2025 | https://kernowjamboree.org.uk/ |
| West Sussex | 2025 | https://wsij.org.uk | |
| NorJam | Norfolk Showground, Norwich | 02/08/25-09/08/25 | https://www.norjam.org.uk/ |
| WINTER CAMPS – INTERNATIONAL | |||
| SUMMER CAMPS – INTERNATIONAL | |||
| New Zealand | Hamilton, New Zealand | 30/12/23-7/1/24 | https://www.nzjamboree.com/ |
| Roverway (16-22 yrs) | Norway | 22/7/24-1/8/24 | https://roverway.kmspeider.no |
| Greater London South West County will be participating – a great opportunity for Explorers who will not go to Seoul and Network members | https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/running-your-section/international-scouts-and-events/international-events/roverway/ | ||
| JOTI/JOTA | Your HQ | Oct-24 | https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/running-your-section/international-scouts-and-events/international-events/jota-joti/ |
| Pacific | Canada | 2024 | https://www.pacificjamboree.ca/about/ |
| Flow | Austria | 2024 | |
| Australian | 2025 | http://www.aj2025.com.au/ | |
| 17th World Scout Moot (18-25yrs) | Portugal | 25/7/25-3/8/25 | https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/running-your-section/international-scouts-and-events/international-events/moot-2025/ |
| JOTI/JOTA | Your HQ | Oct-25 | https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/running-your-section/international-scouts-and-events/international-events/jota-joti/ |
| World Scout Jamboree 2027 | Sobieszewo, Poland | 2027 | https://jamboree2027.org/ |
Don’t fancy any of those? How about trying the all-year-round Jamboree at:
