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what's new...
Over the last decade Butchers Coppice has changed beyond recognition.
We've improved our indoor accommodation centres, to bring them up to the highest standards and invested in new adventurous activities for young people of all ages.
We've improved the facilities on site, including the creation of one of the best toilet and shower facilities of any campsite in the country, and invested in security measures, including a high quality digital CCTV system, to protect the site and our visitors.
We've enhanced QuickCheck to give you an immediate indication if your chosen field site, copse site or indoor accommodation centre is available for your chosen dates.
Butchers Coppice is owned by Bournemouth Scouts and operated entirely by voluntary staff - all of the profits from the site are put back in to improving the activities and facilities.
Butchers Coppice is now one of the best activity centres in the area - but don't just take our word for it - check out what our visitors had to say!
among the most recent developments at the site...
we've extended the WiFi coverage across the site - you can now connect to the internet through our WiFi from virtually anywhere on site for a small charge...
we've created a new picnic area and a new BBQ area complete with a large gas griddle, making light work of cooking your burgers and hot dogs even for the larger group...
we've built a brand new covered archery range - the new range is significantly larger than the old range and has a choice of shooting distances
Bournemouth Scouts have created a new Museum of Bournemouth Scouting, bringing together a collection of Scouting memorabilia from keen collectors past and present
following the success of our weekly campfires through the summer, we've improved our campfire circle to provide twice as much seating as before
we've brought high ropes to Butchers Coppice... our new high ropes course includes the giant see-saw, Jacob's Ladder, the high all-aboard, the leap of faith, the Gladiator Challenge and a new four-person crate stack - this new facility is sure to be a hit with campers and other visitors to the site!
we've replaced the caravan! our new caravan sleeps 6 with one double bedroom, including en-suite shower room, and two twin rooms... the unit also includes a lounge area, kitchen, dining room and bathroom - perfect for visiting families, Leaders or small groups...
Bournemouth Scouts have opened the Bournemouth Scout Shop stocking Scout uniform, the iScout clothing range, the full range of badges and awards, certificates, publications, a range of woggles, camping essentials like torches, mallets, tent pegs, and camp blankets as well as Butchers Coppice and Scout branded souvenirs and gifts for every budget - the shop also offers a photocopying service.
we've given the Dad Atkins Centre a facelift with a massive refurbishment... we've created two new toilet/shower rooms plus a third toilet, the Leader bedrooms have been plastered and painted and had new ceilings and flooring fitted, the corridors have been plastered and painted with new ceilings and flooring fitted, we've added new windows to the Leader bedrooms and the main hall plus a new glass front door, we've fitted a new suspended ceiling in the main hall, sanded down and re-sealed the block wood flooring and painting the walls in the main hall... we've also had a new roof fitted, so you won't recognise it!
we've opened our new wildlife garden thanks to BBC Breathing Places and BBC Radio Solent - come and see where we hope hundreds of insects, birds, plants and animals will soon call home!
we've refurbished our climbing complex... the new look complex now includes a 33ft traditional climbing wall, a new auto-belay simulated rock climbing wall and two abseiling walls; a 15ft beginners wall and a 33ft wall. In addition to the climbing and abseiling walls, the climbing complex is also surrounded by a 117ft (across) bouldering or traversing wall. The climbing wall has various routes, for all ages and abilities, including a step and overhang. The tower has a permanent internal staircase, providing easy access to the top...
what's next...
following the success of our new high ropes course, we're bringing team challenges to Butchers Coppice... the new team challenges will promote teamwork as well as being fun and exciting challenges for everyone
Bournemouth Scouts are building a new Explorer Scout Centre, principally for local Explorer Scouts - the new centre will offer a third indoor accommodation centre on site, which will be ideal for smaller groups visiting Butchers Coppice - we hope the new centre will opened in 2013
make a donation...
would you like to bring us closer to our dreams?
you can send a cheque to the Treasurer, Butchers Coppice Scout Camp, 7 King Richard Drive, Bournemouth, BH11 9UA
we appreciate your support
want to know more...
If you would like to know more about Butchers Coppice, please contact us
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