Gilwell Park Summer Jamboree

The Gilwell Park Summer Jamboree runs from 27 July to 23 August 2026. 

Scout Adventures Gilwell Park, Bury Road, Chingford, London E4 7QW

If you’re visiting Gilwell Park this summer as part of an international visit, or for a summer camp, we've got an extra programme running throughout your stay.

Please see programme tab below for full programme of activities and associated costs. 

To book any of these sessions, please contact the Scout Adventures team via [email protected] to add this to your existing Gilwell Park booking. 

Evening programme times: (Monday to Saturday except Wednesdays): 7pm - 8.30pm

Wednesday: 5.30pm - 8.30pm

Sunday: From 10.00am plus evening programme 7.00pm - 8.30pm

What's on each week:

A full week or optional activities you can dip into. You can do one night only or do them all!

Monday: Gilwell Park Challenge
•    You'll be placed in patrols to take on a mix of challenges to earn points
•    Winning patrol = most points scored

Tuesday: Badge Night
•    Try a new skill and earn a badge. £4 per person.
•    Choose from Circus Skills, Pioneer or Orienteering

Wednesday: Gilwell BBQ and Carnival
•    A midweek celebration with food, games, dancing, music and karaoke
•    £12 per person

Thursday: Gilwell Games Night
•    A mix of wide games and board games with something for everyone!

Friday: Heritage Tour and Quiz
•    Explore Gilwell Park's history within the Hirsch Family Adventure Gallery, Heritage Trail and Art Gallery then test your knowledge with a quiz.
•    £4 per patrol

Saturday: Gilwell Park campfire
•    A proper campfire with songs, skits and shared laughs.
•    Want to perform? Groups can sign up in advance.

Sunday: Adventure day (open to local groups and visitors)
•    10.00am - Join us on the Training Ground with Opening/Closing Ceremony and Wide Games
•    1.30pm - Discover Activities, queue and do activities. £4 per person.
•    7.00pm - On the Training Ground bring your country or culture to life

To book any of these sessions, please contact the Scout Adventures team via [email protected] to add this to your existing Gilwell Park booking.

To earn the Jamboree Badge, you must:
•    Complete the Friendship Challenge, and
•    Take part in at least 3 Jamboree activities

If you're taking part in Friendship Challenge, complete five of the following throughout your stay:

• Take part in 3 jamboree activities
• Complete the Gilwell Park Heritage Trail
• Represent your country at Culture Night
• Complete an activity with a scout from another group
• Name 3 international volunteers, their nationalities and a fun fact about them
• Swap a badge or a necker with someone from another group
• Perform a song or a skit around the campfire
• Learn about a celebration, festival or similar from another region or country
• Visit 3 different places of worship that you're not familiar with, and name 2 facts about faiths they are associated with
• Take a picture on The Quick standing in both the east and west of the Greenwich Meridian with scouts from another group
• Play a game on the Discover Day or Games Night with a Scout from another group

Individual bookings are not available - young people must attend with an organised group. 

No pets, other than assistance animals, are permitted on the centres. 

Smoking is not permitted in front of young people, and only in our designated smoking areas.

Litter bins are located across all areas of the centre. Please help us to recycle by putting dry, clean mixed recyclables into the large green bins; and any other waste in the black bins or litter bins. 

Our toilets will be cleaned regularly by our team, and hand soap and toilet roll is provided. Accessible toilets are available and marked on the event map. 

Phone signal can be intermittent at all our centres. Wi-Fi will be available at Reception. 

Our centres will return to hosting other groups the day after the event: so please help us give a good impression of Scouts by leaving the areas of the centre you use as you found them. 

The majority of our event staff are volunteers who have given up their time to make your visit to our centre safe and enjoyable. Please keep the Scouts values in mind when interacting with others. We have a zero tolerance approach to any type of abuse – you will be removed from the centre and details shared with your Lead Volunteer and/or the police. 

Scout Adventures reception will be open throughout the weekend for anything you need. We'll also have a Lost Child point and First Aid point. 

We'll have additional welfare and safeguarding resources available during the event, but volunteers are responsible for the young people in their care.

Please ensure all adults are familiar with the Young People First code (Yellow Card).

A charging point for mobility scooters and medical equipment will be available, as well as a fridge for any medication that needs to be kept cool.

It's really helpful to ensure that young people have their group name along with their group contact's mobile number so we can locate them as quickly as possible if we need to. 

The centres have open land with various access points. Please remain vigilant and report anything suspicious to a member of staff.

Keep valuables at home if you can, and keep anything you do bring in-sight or on your person.

If you need a hand
Scout Adventures reception will be open throughout the weekend, clearly sign-posted. You’ll find staff wearing Scout Adventures uniform or an event staff necker.

For emergencies or urgent out-of-hours help, contact the Duty Manager on Gilwell Park: 07885 765074 

Lost children

We'll have a Lost Child point, with staff trained to take appropriate action to reunite them as quickly as possible.

First Aid
First Aid will be available throughout the weekend. 

A defibrillator is available at the Staff car park and at Wilson Way car park. 

In the event of an emergency

• Immediately inform a member of staff. They will take appropriate action and call for help.
• Follow all directions issued by staff.
• All calls for emergency services should be made by the Duty Manager except where a delay would be life-threatening.

Discovery of a fire

• Activate the fire alarm or use a fire bell if present and warn people in the area.
• Try to control small fires using fire buckets or an appropriate extinguisher until help arrives. Don’t put yourself at risk – if in doubt, leave it alone.
• Evacuate the area immediately.

In the event of a terror attack
In the event of a terrorist attack, follow the government run, hide, tell advice.

• RUN to a place of safety. This is a far better option than to surrender or negotiate. If there’s nowhere to go, then…
• HIDE It’s better to hide than to confront. Remember to turn your phone to silent and turn off vibrate. Barricade yourself in if you can. Then finally and only when it is safe to do so…
• TELL the police by calling 999.

Centre evacuation

In the event of a full evacuation of the centre, staff will marshal you to the chosen Assembly Point using the safest route. Follow their instructions and do not leave the centre until instructed.  

To book any of these sessions, please contact the Scout Adventures team via [email protected] to add this to your existing Gilwell Park booking. 

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