Do you have the winning strategy?
Strategy is a multi-activity challenge hike, consisting of 30 bases of varying difficulty and complexity set around our stunning 3,000 acre site.
Each challenge will earn a different amount of points and as a team you will have to plan your route and decide which challenges to visit in the allotted time to score the most points. Last year, bases included everything from pioneering to supermarket sweep! We also had some awesome Rock-Climbing to Zorbing and Nail Painting to Rifle Shooting!
Who knows what this year will hold but trust us – all your physical stamina, mental prowess and scouting/guiding skills will be tested!
Looking for something for Cubs or Brownies? Check out Evolution!
We have been lucky enough to secure Cirencester Park as the venue for our events. There are over 3,000 acres with a mix of woodland and fields. Plenty for everyone to get lost in and the camping area is pretty much flat!
We are allowed to use the park each year with kind permission from the Bathurst Estate.
Strategy+
Just for those in Explorers and Rangers we offer Strategy+ activities. With additional challenges on the Saturday as well as their own leader board. All the way to our evening entertainment including, chocolate fountains, mocktail making classes and our silent disco in our Strategy+ tent! Strategy+ is that little something extra for those older participants.
Cirencester Park plays host to Strategy and Evolution with our team taking the stress out of the whole event. We provide full catering, hot water, running warm water wash and toilet facilities, so leaders and participants can enjoy themselves.
In the evenings there is a whole host of entertainment; In The Venue there’s a disco, talent show and host of onstage shenanigans. We also have The Café where you can get scrummy hot and cold food and drinks to keep you going. It also houses an eye watering pick’n’mix display in our Tuckshop!
As well as all the fun above, make sure you check out The Retreat. Our onsite Bar and Leader area. It hosts a selection of drinks plus an opportunity to relax and unwind with other Leaders and Helpers.
The Weekend
Strategy is open for Scouts and Guides. Strategy+ is open for Explorers and Rangers.
Scout groups will need a campsite permit holder and Guide groups will need a licence holder in attendance. If you do not have the relevant qualification, please let us know and we will try to partner you up with another willing leader!
Please go to the download section for part completed camp permit forms (Guide ORA info) for you to use.
We are aiming to have 2,000 participants at Strategy and 1,000 at Evolution. On top of that there will also be leaders and helpers. However it all depends on how many people turn up!
It is essential that we keep the number of tents you bring to a minimum, otherwise we will not have enough space for activities. Six berth tents are better, and please don’t bring additional mess tents or similar shelters. Vehicles will not be allowed in camping areas even for unloading.
Yes you can bring an event shelter, we do charge per event shelter and these can be booked via your booking account.
Yes, unfortunately we can’t allocate camping spaces but let the team in Hi-Vis jackets know how many tents and they can make sure you have enough space.
There are toilets on site, with basic hand-washing facilities. You will need to bring your own bowls for personal washing, for which we will provide the hot water. For safety reasons there will be no open fires, stoves or BBQs. We provide a location to get boiling water throughout the weekend.
The retreat is our adults only area that opens each evening. It’s a space to unwind and relax while chatting to other leaders and your young people enjoy the entertainment in the venue. The area does contain a bar that will serve a range of drinks. We will do ID checks on anyone lucky enough to look under 25 before they are served. No drinks may be brought into or removed from this area. Any under 18’s on camp will not be allowed into this area.
Unfortunately due to the terms of the site license no dogs (other than guide dogs) are allowed on site. this includes during drop off and pickup.
There will be a clear one way system and sufficient parking in a separate area to the camping area. To prevent congestion, please restrict the number of pick-up vehicles to a minimum at the end of the event. The organisers will not accept any responsibility for damage to vehicles.
Teams will consist of between four and six participants. The only exception to this is where you only have seven participants in which case they are all in one team.
There are toilets on site, with basic hand-washing facilities. You will need to bring your own bowls for personal washing, for which we will provide the hot water. For safety reasons there will be no open fires, BBQs, stoves or gas lights.
We provide a location to get boiling water throughout the weekend.
Absolutely, if the entrance gate is closed when they arrive there is the site number for them to ring and we will send somebody down to open it. This is the same if you have a participant or leader who needs to leave site. Please make sure you let us know at the admin tent if somebody is arriving or leaving (you do not need to do this if they are leaving on Sunday)
In advance of the events we run ‘Job Shop’ where you can let us know your preference for what sort of jobs you’d prefer (particularly if you hold relevant permits). We’ll do our best to match people to preferences, but this isn’t always possible.
Job Shop will open in April and all Leaders/Young Leaders will be allocated their two jobs by the end of May. This will give you time to make appropriate plans with your team and let us know of any issues.
We rely on Leaders to help run bases and this year we will award an additional 10 points to your team(s) if you complete your allocated base shift and you’ll be entered into a Leaders Draw to win a £15 Cotswold Outdoor Voucher for use with your group. Don’t worry though you won’t be made to attend all day as shifts are split between morning and afternoon.
The participants handbooks contains a kit list, which you can find in the downloads section closer to the event. Keep an eye on our socials for updates.
Lets get you booked in! Bookings open on the 1st December 2024. Simply follow the link below or head to our bookings page where you can start your Strategy adventure today!
