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== Attractions == | == Attractions == | ||
[[Image:Gilwell Park American Buffalo.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Buffalo Statue, donated to Gilwell Park by the Boy Scouts of America in 1926]] | [[Image:Gilwell Park American Buffalo.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Buffalo Statue, donated to Gilwell Park by the Boy Scouts of America in 1926]] | ||
The attractions to see at Gilwell Park include the Gilwell Museum and souvenir shop, a fully operational all-volunteer hospital, gardens, gates, statues, smaller buildings, and four houses of worship: [[Buddhism|Buddhist]], | The attractions to see at Gilwell Park include the Gilwell Museum and souvenir shop, a fully operational all-volunteer hospital, gardens, gates, statues, smaller buildings, and four houses of worship: [[Buddhism|Buddhist]], Catholic, [[Judaism|Jewish]], [[Interdenominationalism|interdenominational]], with an [[Islam]]ic [[mosque]] being built in time for the [[21st World Scout Jamboree]] in Summer 2007. | ||
The bronze bust of Baden-Powell was presented by the Scouts of [[Mexico]] in 1968 after the [[1968 Summer Olympics|Olympics]].<ref name="historyofficial"/> The Lime Walk formerly surrounded the main lawn area, but few of the lime trees survive. As originally planted by Margaret Chinnery, it would have formed a shady overhead cover to the path. | The bronze bust of Baden-Powell was presented by the Scouts of [[Mexico]] in 1968 after the [[1968 Summer Olympics|Olympics]].<ref name="historyofficial"/> The Lime Walk formerly surrounded the main lawn area, but few of the lime trees survive. As originally planted by Margaret Chinnery, it would have formed a shady overhead cover to the path. | ||
