Scout Activity Centre (The Scout Association)

Scout Adventures are a network of activity centres owned and managed, and sometimes operated by The Scout Association. They offer outdoor facilities, activities and experiences for members of the Scout Association and other youth organisations. The centres typically have capacity for hundreds of Scouts simultaneously, including lodges and buildings, camping pitches, fireplaces, etc.

The Scout Association has always owned numerous campsites and other buildings. They were mostly run by local groups or departments. In 2004, the Scout Association reduced their number of nationally administered Scout Activity Centres from some twenty to four, by divesting sites to the entities that are locally involved. There are now nine National Scout Activity Centres which in September 2016 re-branded to Scout Adventures:

Two sites, Great Tower in the Lake District and Woodhouse Park near the mouth of the River Severn became national centres on 1 April 2011.

Baden-Powell House is an Event and Conference centre in South Kensington, London, which was built as a tribute to Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting. From 1974 to 2001, Baden-Powell House was the headquarters of The Scout Association. It now offers fantastic meeting space in a variety of areas including a rooftop terrace. It leases its accommodation to Meininger Hotels.

Downe Scout Activity Centre was originally a camp site for Scouts from London, being controlled from 1987 by Greater London South East Scouts. In 2005, the site became one of the National Scout Activity Centres under the direct control of The Scout Association. It became Scout Adventures Downe in September 2016.

Ferny Crofts Scout Activity Centre in Hampshire is a new centre, having been recognised as one only recently. Located in the New Forest, it contains 23 campsites, 3 accommodation units and many activities. It became Scout Adventures Ferny Crofts in September 2016.

Gilwell Park, as well as being a Scout Activity Centre and Scout Conference Centre, is both a national and international Leader Training Centre. As Scout Leaders from all countries of the world have come to Gilwell Park for their Wood Badge training, it is one of the landmarks of the world Scouting movement. It is now the headquarters of The Scout Association. The Activity Centre became Scout Adventures Gilwell Park in September 2016.

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