Here for the families of Ringwood, join the family and learn skills for life.
We’re at the heart of our community with a flexible headquarters used by community groups as well as the Scouts.
Headquarters
The 3rd Ringwood Scout group is based at:
Hightown Community Hall
Eastfield Lane
Ringwood
BH24 1UR
Group Lead Volunteer: Dave Gillam
Squirrels Drey – Friday evenings
Beaver colony – Thursday evenings
Cub pack – Tuesday evenings
Scout troop – Friday evenings
Smugglers Explorer unit – Monday evenings
Ringwood in the news:
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Tails of the New Forest – 5th October 2025
Jump to: | What’s Coming Up? | Reminders, opportunities and notices | What’s been happening? Welcome to Edition 43 of Tails of the New Forest. We’re back from a summer break which has seen lots of our young people enjoy adventurous activities and nights away from home to really hone their skills for life. Congratulations…
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3rd Ringwood Scout Group: Headlands Camp
by Oscar Knös, Scout 3rd Ringwood Scout Group had their annual camp at Headlands Adventure Centre between the 13th and 15th of June – and this time they were accompanied by Squirrels, a new section in 3rd Ringwood. This year, the camp theme was ‘Shipwrecked’ and there were the usual kayaking, archery, arts and crafts…
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‘A Murder in the Market Place’
As Sherlock Holmes famously said – “Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how implausible, must be the truth”. 3rd Ringwood Scouts emulated the Baker Street super-sleuth recently to determine how well known Ringwood character ‘Bickerley Ben’ met his sad demise in the town centre. Five teams of Scouts donned their deerstalkers and…
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Ringwood Pedal Car Grand Prix
Taking place on a very, very hot day recently (Sunday, 13th July), thousands of spectators flocked to Ringwood to watch competitors – including a 3rd Ringwood Scouts team – racing around the town centre streets during the annual Pedal Car Grand Prix. Originally a bi-annual rivalry between Ringwood and it’s twinned French town of Pont-Audemer,…
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Tails of the New Forest – 3rd July 2025
Jump to: | What’s Coming Up? | Reminders, opportunities and notices | What’s been happening? Welcome to Edition 41 of Tails of the New Forest. This month loads of opportunities and dates for your diary, look back at Carnival season and busy beavers, plus jamboree and free activity camp for those with additional needs. Deadline…
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Our first District Squirrels Scout sleepover
Squirrels from Copythorne, Fordingbridge, Lyndhurst, Ringwood and Testwood attended their first New Forest District Squirrels Camp