About Us

Based in Farnborough Village in Orpington, Kent and founded on October 9th 1911, we’ve been active continuously for over 110 years, providing Scouting ‘skills for life’ for young people aged from 6 -18 years old.

1st Farnborough Scouts is part of the Bromley Scouts District, one of the largest in the country. We cover Farnborough, Locksbottom, Pratts Bottom and Orpington.

We’re a proactive group, delivering Scouting experiences to around 80 young people per week. We actively follow the UK Scouts Association programme, which covers everything from traditional Scouting skills such as knotting and map reading through to more modern activity’s like programming robots and geocaching!

Most recently we started an Explorer Unit for young people aged 14-18. Morris Explorers was aptly named after our first Scout Master, Gilbert Willan Morris.