Have adventures

Scouts cheering on a raft of kayaks

Adventure means different things to different people.

History would have you believe it lies only in epic journeys and mighty sacrifices, but we disagree. For Scouts, real adventure starts small and thinks big. It happens slowly but surely, step by step.

It happens every time a group of ordinary people show up each week to build something extraordinary together.

A Scout kayaking on a lake

An adventure for everyone

Whoever you are, and whatever your physical ability, there’s an adventure out there waiting for you, and we’ll help you find it: from abseiling to coding to performance art.

  • Camping and hiking
  • Climbing, kayaking and water sports
  • Cooking over a fire
  • Creative and digital skills

Adventures in Stowmarket District

Young people and leaders sitting on logs round a woodland camp under a tarp shelter

Frostbite Camp

A winter weekend under canvas at Haughley Park, with campfire cooking, den building and axe and saw skills.

An Explorer clipping into climbing gear

Expeditions

The District Light Hike and Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expeditions on foot, by canoe and by bike.

Two Scouts laughing in the woods

Summer camp

Sailing, kayaking, archery, climbing and air rifle shooting at Scout and Explorer summer camp.

And in summer 2027, six young people from the district will travel to Poland for the World Scout Jamboree, camping with tens of thousands of Scouts from around the world.

To see which groups are local to you, take a look at our Group Finder.

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