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Gilwell St. Walrick
Gilwell may refer to: *Gilwell Park, a Scouting centre near London *Gilwell Campsite, a Scouting campsite in Hong Kong *Gilwell Park (Victoria), a Scouting campsite near Victoria, Australia *Camp Gilwell, a Scouting campsite near Saskatchewan, Canada * Gilwell (1801 ship), ''Gilwell'' (1801 ship), a merchant ship See also *Gilwell Ada's Hoeve, Scouting campsite in the Netherlands {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilwell Park
Gilwell Park is a camp site and activity centre in East London located in the Sewardstonebury area of Waltham Abbey, within Epping Forest, near the border with Chingford. The site is owned by The Scout Association, is used by Scouting and Guiding groups. As the original base of leadership training in the Scout movement, it is an important site of the worldwide Scouting movement. In the late Middle Ages, the area was used as a farm, which grew to become to a wealthy estate that fell into disrepair around 1900. In 1919, Scout Commissioner William de Bois Maclaren bought the estate and gave it to The Scout Association to provide camping facilities for London Scouts and training for Scouters. Scout leaders from all countries of the world have visited Gilwell Park for their Wood Badge training. Gilwell Park is also host to Scout Adventures Gilwell Park, one of twelve national centres run by or in partnership with the Scout Association, including Downe, Youlbury. The site has a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
