Scouting in Leicestershire
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Leicestershire Scout County is a Scout County of the Scout Association covering the administrative County of Leicestershire in England.
It is split into the following districts:
- Ashby And Coalville
- Charnwood
- Hinckley
- Leicester North East
- Leicester South East
- Leicester South West
- Leicester West
- Loughborough
- Market Harborough
- Melton Mowbray And District
- South Leicestershire
The district commissioner is Derek Catt.
Leicestershire Scout Headquarters is on Winchester Road, Blaby.
[edit] Campsites
Leicestershire Scout County has several campsites:
Fox Coverts is a campsite between Leicester and Hinckley.
Johns Lee Wood is a woodland campsite, in the North West Leicester scout district. It lies near to the village of Markfield and is a stone's throw from Bradgate Park. The site has its own climbing tower among other facilities, as well as several huts and clearing-style camping areas.
The Oaks is located in the heart of Charnwood Forest, close to Oaks in Charnwood. It is a large field, with woodland along one side, and has a variety of activities available from climbing to archery, grass sledging to tunnel trail.
Ullesthorpe campsite is in South Leicestershire, and was once the home of Leicestershire Scouts Training. A mixture of woodland, huts and fields.
Willesley is a Scout campsite that was once a stately home near Ashby de la Zouch in North West Leicestershire. The hall fell derelict and was bought by the local Scout district in 1952 along with a small area of land. The hall was demolished and turned into a Scout campsite. Further land was later bought by the Scouts, with other areas becoming a fishing lake and a golf course. Willesley Campsite is located 1 mile south west of Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire. It occupies 14 acres of the old Willesley Hall and estate from which part of the original gatehouse is still visible. The site has open fields, patrol areas, a coniferous wood its own church. Their website is Willesey Online.
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