Ignite

Ignite is our let-your-hair-down activity weekend for our Scouts and Explorers, with a queue-and-do experience and an open programme from start to finish. Our Scouts and Explorers are free to roam the site, finding their next activities, making new friends and trying out new things – all in an unstructured format which enables them to decide on what’s next! We always have an Explorer-only activity too, to help our Explorers experience something different, and let our Scouts know what to look forward to in the next section! 

We’ve held Ignite three times, with each event hosting more than 1,000 participants each. Our first Ignite was deep inside the Dalby Forest in 2022 – which included mountain biking in the forest, and a midnight session on the GoApe for our Explorers! This was followed by Ignite 2023, the grounds of Castle Howard, where our participants got to enjoy water activities on the Great Lake. Then in 2025, we were at Stockeld Park – an amazing site which had so many wonderful activities, including the maze, stand-up paddleboarding, archery and shooting, creative and logical challenges, go karts, and our Explorers’ Arcade Night! You can see more from our previous Ignites here/below! 

Ignite will be held again on 18-20 September 2026! Watch this space for more information soon! 

You can contact the team at ignite@nys.org.uk.