The Dockland Scout Project is based in the West India Dock complex on the Isle of Dogs in East London, with its centrepiece vessel — a converted 400-tonne, 150-foot ex-Dutch North Sea Pilot ship called Lord Amory — permanently moored within the dock.

The site offers access to the sheltered waters of the West India Docks as well as to the River Thames itself via a lock at the eastern end of the dock complex.

The project provides water activities including dinghy sailing, keelboat sailing, kayaking, canoeing, and powerboating, primarily serving Scout groups, Guides, Cadets, and other youth organisations. It also offers accommodation on a bed-and-breakfast basis.

The dock entrance from the Thames is accessed through a lock and pedestrian bridge known as the Blue Bridge, with Canary Wharf's skyline forming a prominent backdrop.