Bentley Copse Activity Centre

09/10/2026

❗️Last Call - Final Place Available for Scout Climbing Permit Training October 17th/18th❗️

Would you like to lead climbing sessions for your Scouts, Cubs, Beavers or Squirrels? 🧗

Our Scout Climbing Permit Training Course gives you the skills to deliver climbing and abseiling on artificial walls and towers in a Leadership role. Over the weekend you'll cover equipment selection, rigging ropes, belaying, briefings, abseiling, and problem-solving — everything you need to run safe, confident sessions for your group.

By the end, you'll be ready to discuss next steps ahead of formal assessment (please note: assessment isn't included in this particular weekend).

📅 October 17th–18th

💷 £70 for Surrey Scouts, £120 out of county — accommodation available

Ready to add climbing to what you offer your group? Get in touch to book your place:

Youth group outdoor activity days, camps and school residentials in the Surrey Hills with 30+ activities. South East England's adventure centre - Book Now

29/09/2026

Cubs Cause Chaos was the biggest yet, with Cub packs joining us from right across Surrey and beyond! 🎉

From the full activity programme to the extra special activities we bring in for this weekend only, the movie night and the disco were both huge hits. Seeing that many young people having that much fun causing chaos is exactly what we are about.

A massive thank you to our volunteer crew and the leaders who gave up their weekend to help run activities alongside us — we couldn't do it without you.

Watch the highlights below, and save the date: Cubs Cause Chaos is back 24th–26th September next year. Register your interest on our website to make sure you don't miss out.

Video highlights:

https://vimeo.com/1229830744?fl=pl&fe=sh

To register interest for Cubs Cause Chaos 2027:

https://www.bentleycopse.org.uk/events/

25/09/2026

Frost Camp Booking Opens This Sunday

Frost Camp is always a highlight of the Bentley year and the 2027 edition looks set to be another fantastic weekend full of the activities you have come to love as well as new ones especially for this event.

Camp information and booking details can be found at the link below.

Youth group outdoor activity days, camps and school residentials in the Surrey Hills with 30+ activities. South East England's adventure centre - Book Now

15/09/2026

So you've camped and hiked at Bentley Copse — but did you know you were walking in the footsteps of Saxon settlers, a wartime family, and the man who planted 10,000 trees by hand?

Long before Scouts pitched the first tent here in 1918, this land already had a name and a history stretching back centuries. And the Copse you walk through today — the trees around the Camp Fire Circle, the owls carved into our entrances — is largely the legacy of one Warden, Percy Neville, who gave decades of weekends and holidays to shape it.

Over 100 years on, more than 20,000 young people now enjoy Bentley Copse every year. Curious how it all started?

Read the full story on our blog 👇
https://www.bentleycopse.org.uk/blog/history-of-bentley-copse/

09/09/2026

Would you like to lead climbing sessions for your Scouts, Cubs, Beavers or Squirrels? 🧗

Our Scout Climbing Permit Training Courses are back this autumn and winter, giving you the skills to deliver climbing and abseiling on artificial walls and towers in a Leadership role. Over the weekend you'll cover equipment selection, rigging ropes, belaying, briefings, abseiling, and problem-solving — everything you need to run safe, confident sessions for your group.

By the end, you'll be ready to discuss next steps ahead of formal assessment (please note: assessment isn't included in this particular weekend).

📅 October 17th–18th
📅 February 20th–21st (2027)
💷 £70 for Surrey Scouts, £120 out of county — accommodation available

Ready to add climbing to what you offer your group? Get in touch to book your place:

Youth group outdoor activity days, camps and school residentials in the Surrey Hills with 30+ activities. South East England's adventure centre - Book Now

08/09/2026

Archery GB Instructor Training 🏹
13th and 14th March 2027

Covers the syllabus and technical skills required to set up the range and safely run archery sessions.
This course includes the multiple choice and practical session assessment required for granting of the Archery GB Instructors Award certificate.
Price £220 for Scouts, £250 for non scouts.
Accommodation available.
Please see our Events and Courses page to register your interest:

https://www.bentleycopse.org.uk/training-courses/

18/08/2026

🌟 We've just been awarded a 5-star Food Hygiene Rating!

Well done to Jess who leads our in-house catering — a brilliant result and a reflection of the hard work and high standards Jess brings every day. Whether it's a big breakfast before a day of activities or a hearty dinner after, we make sure every young person who stays with us is fuelled for adventure.

It's also worth knowing if you're a school considering a residential trip, or know a school that is — full board catering is available on all our School Residentials, now backed by a 5-star food hygiene rating.

Find out more about our School Residentials: https://www.bentleycopse.org.uk/school-residentials/

05/08/2026

Bunting in the breeze, classic patrol tents in a row, big skies. A camp the young people won't forget.

This could be your troop or group next spring or summer.

Get in touch to plan your next adventure:
https://www.bentleycopse.org.uk/scouts-youth-groups/

22/07/2026

It is time to plan for Frost Camp
Amidst this heatwave are you dreaming of chilly nights, crisp mornings and brisk days packed with activities?
Frost Camp in January is our biggest and most popular event for adventurous Scouts.
Date for the diary - online bookings will open at 8pm on Sunday 27th September on the Bentley Copse website - https://www.bentleycopse.org.uk

15/07/2026

We're ready for the big match
With the site here busy with more than 200 young people from a single group - is the match on? You bet it is, and we're doing it in style on the big screen!