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.