Kibblestone International Scout Campsite

30/10/2026

A special family time. Please share with the parents of young people in your group.

The alpacas are thinking – we’ve got the snow – where’s the tinsel?

Help them get ready for Christmas.

We are planning to help them prepare for Christmas with the Kibblestone Christmas Adventure. But we have some decisions to make.

Do you roast chestnuts or toast marshmallows?

Do you make a Christmas decoration or write to Santa first?

Exactly what will you say to Santa when you meet him?

And how can you help the animals (including the alpacas) at get ready for Christmas?

Bring the family to Kibblestone Christmas Adventure and have a magical time making those choices together.

To make a booking, please follow the link in the first comment below.

30/10/2026

The alpacas are thinking – we’ve got the snow – where’s the tinsel?

Help them get ready for Christmas.

We are planning to help them prepare for Christmas with the Kibblestone Christmas Adventure. But we have some decisions to make.

Do you roast chestnuts or toast marshmallows?

Do you make a Christmas decoration or write to Santa first?

Exactly what will you say to Santa when you meet him?

And how can you help the animals (including the alpacas) at get ready for Christmas?

Bring the family to Kibblestone Christmas Adventure and have a magical time making those choices together.

To make a booking, please follow the link in the first comment below.

26/10/2026

14th Basford came to stay at Kibblestone but decided to chat with Japan, Poland and many other places around the world. They took part in the Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) – chatting with scouts from other countries through the weekend (and through the night!).

JOTI and JOTA are on 15-17 October 2027. Why not come to Kibb and join the world!

20/10/2026

Have you had a winter residential with your group / section?

Warm and dry in one of our buildings (with a fully equipped kitchen to make catering
easier), a winter camp opens up whole new opportunities. Here is what one of our guests who visited last February said: “What’s great about winter camps is you tend to focus activities around dark nights and indoor crafts. Longer wide games and we combine that with a disco and movie night which Cub Lair and RCTC give you space to accommodate. We did a night hike and chose r***e shooting as one of the safer weather activities.”

You need to risk assess this one – but sounds great fun “We also built a slippery pole as an indoor pioneering project and then had pillow fights”.

Start the new year with an indoor adventure.

18/10/2026

We love camping!

But sometimes there is just too much to do.

So we want to make things easier for busy leaders to arrange great overnight experiences without having to worry about putting tents up. Taking tents down. Or drying them out after a drop of rain.

New for 2027 we are pleased to offer a tented village. Bell tents that will sleep up to 8 young people on firm bases – to keep wet grass and curious spiders a little further away.

You might want to bring your own solutions for catering – or we can offer options for you.

All meaning you can concentrate on the welfare of young people and a fantastic programme and we can look after the tents.

Email us at the link in the first comment below to book a slot. We’ll have things in the portal soon.

18/10/2026

A HUGE SPOOKY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE!
WOW! What an amazing Halloween weekend we've had!
We would like to say a massive THANK YOU to everyone who came along and joined us for our spooky Halloween weekend!
We hope you all had a fang-tactic time and that we didn't scare you TOO much!
It was lovely to see so many people getting into the Halloween spirit, with lots of screams, laughs and spooky fun along the way!
A special thank you to all our amazing volunteers who worked so hard to make the weekend possible. We couldn't have done it without you!
We hope you all made it home safely… and that nothing followed you home!
Until next time… STAY SPOOKY!
Thank you all once again for making our Halloween weekend one to remember!

16/10/2026

Help us celebrate 100 years of adventure!

We are looking for a special Group that likes a challenge!

We want a group to create a living museum for us to show the great things about camping at Kibb over the years.

Kibblestone Adventure Centre will celebrate 100 Years of Adventure in 2027.

During the weekend of 9-11 April 2027 we will be inviting everyone who has spent happy times at Kibblestone to come and relive their memories. To visit the places they remember and tell the stories they can’t forget. To meet others who shared the same times. To bring friends and family members and show them what they used to get up to.

Could you set up a scout campsite for us? With all the traditional features you’d expect. Canvas patrol tents, fire, dining shelter, gateway, tea in enamel mugs. A touch of nostalgia. (We’ll let you stay indoors, use warm showers and flush toilets – but that’s not part of the living museum. We’ll even cover the cost of food for the weekend).

So a weekend activity that is fun. Unique. And free! And bringing back happy memories for all our visitors.

Please contact us at the link below if you are interested and we can start planning.

08/10/2026

As part of the Kibblestone Centenary celebrations next year we have invited all our friends from across Newcastle, Potteries North and Stoke on Trent South districts to join us together for a mega camp on 25-27th June.

With an estimated 2,000 local Scouts taking part it’s expected to be an amazing event. The theme of the camp is “A Century Under Canvas” and we aim to celebrate the great things that have happened over the last 100 years and look forward to a new century of adventure.

Is your section taking part? Talk to your section leader, GLV or DLV and get your expression of interest in to your DLV by 19th October so we can plan something special.

03/10/2026

So much fun! So much adventure. A real place to belong.