Earleywood is the ideal site for many different traditional “Scouting” activities – limited only by your own resources and imagination. Here are just a few ideas to get you started:
Self Led Activities
Self led activities on offer include: orienteering, tree identification, mini golf (Summer only), soft archery, traversing wall, pioneering. More detailed information about Earleywood’s activities can be found in our Site Information Booklet. Downloadable activity packs are available below.
- Orienteering 1, 2, Leaders’ guide
- Pawprints orienteering
- Tree identification
- Traversing Games
Instructor Led Activities
All of our instructors are qualified in their sport and volunteers within Scouting. They are passionate about encouraging young people to experience adventurous activities in a safe and supportive environment – it’s the perfect opportunity to challenge yourself, overcome fear and succeed at something new. The sessions can be used to explore a new activity, develop skills or to deepen and further improve your own capabilities. If you have a specific aim for your session, just let us know and our instructors will be happy to accommodate. All instructor led activities are subject to instructor availability.
The Andrew Coleman Tower is a multi-faced climbing wall with a variety of different graded climbs. Climbing is bookable by the hour with a maximum of 12 climbers per hour, suitable for 6 years upwards. If you would like to book the climbing tower for use with your own qualified instructor, you will need to provide your own climbing kit.
Indoor archery is available all year round and outdoor archery during the summer months. Archery is bookable by the hour with a maximum of 12 shooters per hour, suitable for 6 years upwards. The archery range can be booked for use with your own qualified instructor using Earleywood’s set up and kit.
The ultimate test of balance! Crate stacking is bookable by the hour with a maximum of 12 participants per hour, suitable for 6 years upwards. If you would like to book for use with your own qualified instructor, you will need to provide your own climbing kit (crates will be provided).
Explore our high ropes course up in the trees! High Ropes is bookable by the hour with a maximum of 12 climbers per hour, suitable for 10 years upwards. Currently only available for booking with Earleywood instructors.
Our NSRA YPS Tutor qualified instructors, will teach you how to shoot on our Air Rifle range. Rifle Shooting is bookable by the hour with a maximum of 12 shooters per hour, suitable for 10 years upwards. The range can be booked for use with your own qualified instructor using Earleywood’s set up and kit. A Section 21 declaration form must be filled in by all participants over 18 years or by a parent/guardian for young people under 18 years.
Abseil your way down the back of our climbing tower. Abseiling is bookable by the hour with a maximum of 12 participants per hour, suitable for 6 years upwards. If you would like to book for use with your own qualified instructor, you will need to provide your own climbing kit.
You can find risk assessments for our activities here.