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{{infobox WorldScouting | type = campsite | image = GilwellLogo.svg | name = Gilwell Park | location = Epping Forest,<br/>London | country = United Kingdom | f-date = [[1919-06-26]] | founder = W. de Bois Maclaren | owner = [[The Scout Association]]}} | {{infobox WorldScouting | type = campsite | image = GilwellLogo.svg | name = Gilwell Park | location = Epping Forest,<br/>London | country = United Kingdom | f-date = [[1919-06-26]] | founder = W. de Bois Maclaren | owner = [[The Scout Association]]}} | ||
'''Gilwell Park''' is a [[campsite]] and [[Scout Activity Centre|activity centre]] for [[Scouting]] groups, as well as a [[training]] and | '''Gilwell Park''' is a [[campsite]] and [[Scout Activity Centre|activity centre]] for [[Scouting]] groups, as well as a [[training]] and conference centre for [[Scout Leader]]s. The 44 hectare (109 acre) site is located in [[Sewardstonebury]], Epping Forest close to Chingford, London. | ||
In the late Middle Ages, it started as a farm, growing to a wealthy estate that fell into disrepair towards 1900. It was given in 1919 by [[Scout Commissioner]] William De Bois Maclaren to [[The Scout Association]] of the United Kingdom to provide camping facilities to London Scouts, and training facilities for Scouters. As Scout Leaders from all countries of the world have come to Gilwell Park for their [[Wood Badge]] training, it is one of the great landmarks of the world [[Scouting]] movement. | In the late Middle Ages, it started as a farm, growing to a wealthy estate that fell into disrepair towards 1900. It was given in 1919 by [[Scout Commissioner]] William De Bois Maclaren to [[The Scout Association]] of the United Kingdom to provide camping facilities to London Scouts, and training facilities for Scouters. As Scout Leaders from all countries of the world have come to Gilwell Park for their [[Wood Badge]] training, it is one of the great landmarks of the world [[Scouting]] movement. | ||
