Islands · North East England
Lookwide Camp
Lookwide Camp in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 4 h–12 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Lookwide Camp is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Lookwide Camp is recognised as the first official Scout camp. From 22 August to 4 September 1908, Baden-Powell ran a camp near Humshaugh, England. While Brownsea Island was the site of the experimental camp run by Baden-Powell in 1907, the Humshaugh camp had thirty Boy Scouts from around the United Kingdom who were members of recognised Scout Troops who followed the Scout Method and Scout Law as developed by Baden-Powell and published in his Scouting for Boys.
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Background
History
While the 1907 Brownsea encampment was first, it was an experimental camp and the boys involved were not yet "Scouts." The Humshaugh camp had thirty enrolled Boy Scouts from around the United Kingdom who were members of recognised Scout Troops who followed the Scout Method and Scout Law as developed by Baden-Powell and published in his Scouting for Boys. The camp was advertised in the first issue of The Scout magazine in April 1908. The magazine asked the question "Who of you would want to spend a fortnight under canvas with a Troop of other boys, and under the care of General Baden-Powell?", which was met with great enthusiasm by the members of the fledgling movement. However, there was a…
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- Coordinates
- 55.0218, -2.1811
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Warden
- Postcode
- NE47 5DZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
- Official site
- en.wikipedia.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q126366026 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Lookwide Camp (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lookwide Camp?
- Lookwide Camp is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE47 5DZ), in the parish of Warden.
- Is Lookwide Camp free to visit?
- Yes, Lookwide Camp is free to enter.
- How do I get to Lookwide Camp?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE47 5DZ. It sits within the Hexham parliamentary constituency.