Scout Adventures JOTA-JOTI

Pricing

Young people

Saturday or Sunday day tickets: Includes daily programme and event badge: £39.00 per person

Catered weekend tickets: Includes Saturday and Sunday programme, two nights camping, catering (Saturday breakfast to Sunday lunch) and event badge: £85.00 per person

Self-catered weekend tickets: Includes Saturday and Sunday programme, two nights camping and event badge: £78.00 per person

Please note, there is a cap of 100 young people per day. Please book early to avoid disappointment. 

Adults

Entry to the event is free of charge for accompanying adults. To add catering (Saturday breakfast to Sunday lunch): £25 per person

Badges

All young people tickets includes a JOTA JOTI 2026 badge, which you'll collect at check-in.

Tented Village

To enquire about tented village, please email [email protected] to check availability.

No VAT is charged on event bookings for Girlguiding members.

Book JOTA-JOTI at Gilwell Park

Jota-Joti is taking place at:

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

Check-in, Parking and Arrivals

Check-in: Saturday and Sunday day visitors
Gilwell Park will be open from 08:30 on both days for arrivals. Check-in will take place at Scout Adventures Reception in the Syd Kesseler Centre.

We recommend arriving no later than 09:30 to allow enough time to check in and reach your activities, which begin at 10:00.

Only the group leader needs to check in. They will collect your group’s wristbands and badges.

Please make sure you check in as soon as you arrive and before starting any activities, as young people will not be able to take part without a wristband.

Check-in: Weekend visitors
For weekend tickets, camping pitches are available from 16:00 on your arrival day until 13:30 on your departure day.

Check-in will also take place at Scout Adventures Reception in the Syd Kesseler Centre.

As with day visitors, only the group leader needs to check in to collect wristbands and badges.

Please check in promptly on arrival and before taking part in any activities, as wristbands are required for access.

You’ll be checked in for camping and allocated your pitch when you arrive.

Find more information about camping at Gilwell Park in our Everything you need to know download.

Parking
All vehicles will be parked on site. Please follow event signage and the guidance of our team, and thank you in advance for your patience during busy periods.

Vehicle registrations will be collected in advance for security purposes and so we can contact you if needed.

A drop-off and pick-up area will be available. Please note that drivers must remain with their vehicle at all times in this area.

If you have any accessibility requirements, we have accessibility parking available onsite. 

We're aiming to run our programme from 10:00 - 16:00 each day (Saturday and Sunday). Activities will break for lunch.

Get ready for a full weekend of action, with each day offering a 50/50 mix of communication and technology activities and exciting outdoor adventures.

Get active, challenge yourself, meet others, be creative or use your brain. There'll be flavours of fun for everyone.

We'll be joined by a host of partners and activity providers, alongside Scout Adventures led activities, suitable for the different age groups.

Some of our most popular activities may have restrictions to allow everyone to take part and to prevent large queues. Unfortunately, adults won't be able to take part in activities unless required to do so for safety reasons. 

Pre-booked catering will be provided by our Scout Adventures team in our Adventure Kitchen, located in the CIC building.

Menu will be confirmed nearer the time. 

Our caterers are only able to cater for allergies and the dietary requirements you selected when booking your meals. We're not able to provide for preferences or tastes. 

The closing date for booking catering is Friday 18th September at 5pm.  

In terms of clothing, practical clothes and footwear required for the activity sessions.  

• Please wear closed-toe, well-fitting shoes (NO sliders, Crocs or sandals).
• Shorts must be longer than knee length (NO skirts), and tops must cover the whole upper body.
• Long hair must be tied back, and anything around the neck removed.
• You may get muddy or wet, so please bring spare clothes and dress appropriately.

Please remember to bring filled water bottles – there will be opportunities to top these up throughout the day.

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. 

Please wear your wristband throughout the event. Keep it friendly if someone asks to see yours - everyone is entitled to check.

This helps us to identify who, and more importantly who shouldn't, be on-site. 

In the event of a lost wristband, please make your way to the help point (Scout Adventures Reception) and we'll replace it for you.

The centre is 108 acres of open land with a public footpath and 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.

Our on-site shop, The Providore, will be selling small souvenirs, gifts, sweets, cold drinks etc.

Don't forget that you'll need to bring your own food with you if you haven't booked catering.

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

Smoking is not permitted in front of young people, and only in designated smoking areas. No alcohol is permitted into the event.

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.

Toilets will be cleaned regularly by our team, and hand soap and toilet roll is provided. Accessible toilets are available.

There are no fridges or freezers available for storing food and drink, except for weekend camping guests.

Please be considerate of others wishes when taking photos. No drones may be flown over Gilwell Park without express written permission from the event management team.

Most networks give good signal at Gilwell Park, and WI-FI is available across much of the centre. 

Gilwell Park will return to hosting other groups on the Monday after Fundays, so please help us give a good impression of Scouts by leaving your pitch and other 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 Gilwell Park 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.

If you need a hand
Scout Adventures reception will be open throughout the weekend, clearly sign-posted and marked on the map. 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 0788 576 5074.

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. 

Defibrillators are located in the staff car park and at Wilson Way car park. The code to access these is available from the Duty Manager or the ambulance service.

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 (0788 576 5074), 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.