What is Monopoly Run?
Plan. Explore. Compete.
The London Monopoly Run is an annual Scouting and Girlguiding competition.
Teams choose their own route around London, visit locations, answer questions
and try to build the highest score before time runs out. Note: this event is different
to the Monopoly Run Live event being run in March.
A real-world team challenge
London becomes your game board. Travel around the city, find locations,
check in, answer questions, take team photos and earn points.
Who can enter?
Explorer and older Scouts
Scout Network
Girlguiding Rangers
Leaders and eligible volunteers
See what happened last year
The 2026 Monopoly Run.
On Saturday 11 April 2026, over 2,000 Explorer Scouts, Girlguiding
members, Scout Network members and volunteers took part in the London
Monopoly Run, racing across the capital in hundreds of teams.
2,000+
participants took on London
Teams travelled across the city, visiting locations, completing
challenges and competing for the highest scores.
How it works
You’ll be playing a giant game of Monopoly.
Your team of 3-7 people has up to 9 hours
to visit as many Monopoly Run locations as possible, answer questions,
collect points and return to GO before your time runs out.
GO
Start
Check in at GO on your phone and begin.
2
Choose
Plan your route around London using the locations in the app.
3
Visit
Use your phone and GPS to find locations, check in and take photos.
4
Score
Answer questions to gain extra points.
END
Finish
Return to GO within 9 hours and check in to complete your run.
It’s all about strategy
Locations are worth different numbers of points, so the nearest location
is not always the best one to visit. Teams need to balance distance,
travel time and potential score.
Complete a colour group
Visit every location in the same colour group and complete the challenge
correctly to earn double points for that group.
Prove you were there
Take photos as you travel around London to prove you've visited.
Pass GO
Remember to collect your 200 points as you pass GO
and head out onto the London game board.
Team size and adult supervision
Teams of 3-7 people.
Teams must consist of 3-7 people in total, including any accompanying adult leaders.
Groups of 8 or more must register as two or more separate teams.
Scout teams - under 14
Where two adult leaders accompany the team, both adults count towards the maximum team size.
A team may therefore consist of a maximum of 5 Scouts + 2 adult leaders.
Explorer Scout teams - ages 14-17
Explorer teams may take part without an adult accompanying the team, where suitable supervision
arrangements are in place in accordance with POR and the unit's risk assessment.
A single adult leader may accompany a team but must still meet minimum remote supervision
requirements as stated in POR.
Leader in Charge
The participating unit's Leader in Charge remains responsible for ensuring that
appropriate adult ratios, supervision, risk assessments and safeguarding arrangements are in
place in accordance with POR.
Prizes
More than one way to win.
As well as the main competition prizes, there are awards for the
Best Photo and Best Fancy Dress -
so make your photos memorable.
Competition awards
- Explorer & Ranger - independent teams
- Explorer, Scout & Ranger - adult-accompanied teams
- Network
- Leader
- Monopoly League winners
Special awards
Some things are worth more than points.
Best Photo
Best Fancy Dress
2027 Cost
£45 per team.
Entry is charged per team rather than per person, making it easier for groups
to reserve places before final team sizes are known.
Competition entry
£45 per team
Pay a £20 non-returnable deposit per team at the time of booking.
The remaining £25 per team is payable later.
Your team entry includes:
- Entry to the London Monopoly Run
- A Monopoly Run badge for each registered participant
- A wristband for each registered participant
- A team pack
Team numbers must be finalised by 1 March 2027.
Badges for participants added after this date cannot be guaranteed.
Scout Park camping
Camping is booked by number of people because places are limited.
A 30% non-returnable deposit is payable at the time of booking,
based on the estimated number of campers. The remaining balance is payable later.
Bookings open October 2026.
Our history
Nearly 40 years of Monopoly Run.
The London Monopoly Run has roots stretching back to the 1980s. The current
organising team has run the event since 2007, and some of those involved today
were part of the original Monopoly Runs based at Gilwell Park.
From film cameras...
In the early events, teams used camera film to prove they had visited each
location. The films were processed off-site before organisers checked every
photograph.
...to a live event app
Today, teams use the specially designed Monopoly Run app to check in,
upload photos and follow their progress while travelling around London.
Travel & Stay
Make a weekend of it.
Camping options are available for teams travelling from further afield.
Only camping at Scout Park can be booked directly through this website.
For camping spaces at Frith Grange or other campsites, please book directly with the campsite.
