18,519
edits
Scouting in East Midlands: Difference between revisions
From ScoutWiki, For Everyone, Everywhere involved with Scouting and Guiding...
m
Robot: Automated text replacement (-\[\[(Leicester)\]\] +\1)
m (Robot: Automated text replacement (-\[\[(Derbyshire)\]\] +\1)) |
m (Robot: Automated text replacement (-\[\[(Leicester)\]\] +\1)) |
||
| Line 154: | Line 154: | ||
Leicestershire has several campsites: | Leicestershire has several campsites: | ||
'''Fox Coverts''' is a campsite between | '''Fox Coverts''' is a campsite between Leicester and [[Hinckley]], roughly 1 km from [[Kirkby Mallory]]. Fox Coverts has been scout owned for almost 100 years, and is now managed by the Hinckley District Scout Council. Fox Coverts is a well equipped campsite with a 9m Climbing tower, traverse wall, Low Ropes, Spiders Web and fill archery and shooting ranges, as well as a large 'theatre like' campfire area, and a homely main building "The Wilson Building". Fox Coverts has numerous clearing style campsites of various sizes, and all with their own fire area.<ref>[http://www.foxcoverts.co.uk/ Fox Coverts Camp Site] </ref> | ||
'''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, air rifle and archery ranges and a caving complex among other facilities, as well as several huts and clearing-style camping areas.<ref> [http://www.jlw.me.uk/ Johns Lee Wood Campsite]</ref> | '''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, air rifle and archery ranges and a caving complex among other facilities, as well as several huts and clearing-style camping areas.<ref> [http://www.jlw.me.uk/ Johns Lee Wood Campsite]</ref> | ||
