Low cost and interesting – an activity, conservation and environmental Gold DofE Residential week
Our residential camps are 5 days and 4 nights so will meet the DofE Gold Award requirements for the residential section of the Award. For it to count towards the residential section you must be enrolled on the Gold level of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award
Open to all members of the Scout and Guide Association, other youth associations and all participants enrolled on the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award at the Gold level. Also open to non-DofE Award Participants
Staying in private woodland, camping and cooking on open fires. Part of the experience will be to construct weather shelters, as required, day shelter, sleep in them or use individual tents.
Summer Camp and Bushcraft Gold Residential
5 Days and 4 nights.
Meet new people, learn outdoor skills, Set in the pristine Adamswell Scout campsite and in privately owned woodland near Langton Green, Tunbridge Wells. Kent.
Accommodation
Camp based, individual tents, bring your own or borrow a tent at no charge. Group self- catering, toilets and showers, including easy access. Sleep in tents, self-built shelters in the woods, bivvy, basher or use a hammock. The choice is yours.
Activities* include:
- Rock climbing
- Air-rifle target shooting
- Conservation and environmental projects
- Wildlife studies
- Bush craft and backwoods cooking skills
- Safe use of axe, saw and woodland tools
- Learn to use wood carving tools, make and take home a souvenir
Based at
Morris Woods and Adamswell Scout Campsite, Broom Lane, Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN3 9JL. Parking available on site. Collection from Tunbridge Wells station by arrangement.
Prices and booking
Price: £220* (Price remains unchanged since 2022)
- Includes all camp fees, food, activities, specialist equipment and any transport during the week.
- Maximum 27 Places available.
- Minimum age 16.
- *10% Discount offered to Gold Award Participants for whom the residential is the only remaining section to complete the Gold Award.
- Group booking discount for 4 or more from the same DofE Centre.
*There may be additional activities if weather conditions allow (and possible additional cost)
Upcoming DofE Summer Residential
Winter Survival Gold Residential
5 Days and 4 nights – This Residential is for the camping and survival enthusiast!
Meet new people, learn outdoor skills, Set in privately owned woodland near Langton Green, Tunbridge Wells. Kent. We wild camp for 4-nights and cook on open fires.
Accommodation
Sleeping in hammocks under a tarp, constructed shelters or in individual tents. The choice is yours. A warm sleeping bag is definitely needed for this one! Showers, indoor toilets, kitchen and warm communal room available each evening at Adamswell Scout campsite, from 6-9pm.
Activities* include:
- Bushcraft and backwoods cooking skills
- Safe use of axe, saw and woodland tools
- Learn to use wood carving tools
- Air-rifle shooting
- Conservation and environmental projects
- Wildlife studies.
- Use multiple IR camera's to observe wildlife in winter.
You are now allowed to complete the residential section in two 2-night blocks. Choose from any of the 2026 camps listed on the Upcoming Events calendar.
Based at
Morris Woods and Adamswell Scout Campsite, Broom Lane, Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN3 9JL. Parking available on site. Collection from Tunbridge Wells station by prior arrangement.
Prices and booking
Price: £220* (Price remains unchanged since 2022)
- Includes all camp fees, food, activities, specialist equipment and any transport during the week.
- Maximum 15 Places available.
- Minimum age 16. Participants must be enrolled on the Gold level of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award.
- *10% Discount offered to Gold Award Participants for whom the residential is the only remaining section to complete the Gold Award.
- Group booking discount for 4 or more from the same DofE Centre.
*There may be additional activities if weather conditions allow (and possible additional cost)
