John's Lee Wood
Details
Description
33 acres of woodland with 24 camping pitches, four cabins, toilet block with hot showers, small shop''PLEASE NOTE; ON 1:50,000 O/S MAPS THE SITE APPEARS AS BAILEY SIM WOOD.
- Address
- John's Lee Wood
- Markfield Lane
- Markfield
- Town
- Leicester
- County
- Leicestershire
- Post code
- LE67 9PS
- Tel
- 01530-243419
- Fax
- -
- -
- URL
- http://www.jlw.me.uk
- Location
- SK 504 105 - 52.690N 1.254W
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Contact
- Warden/Contact
- Bookings Secretary
- Address
- 21 Modbury Avenue
- Town
- Leicester
- County
- Leicestershire
- Post code
- LE4 2PY
- Tel
- -
- Fax
- -
- book@jlw.me.uk
Facilities
- Toilets
- Yes
- Washing facilities
- Yes
- Water supply
- Yes
- Hot showers
- Yes
- Hot water
- Yes
- Cooking utensil washing area
- No
- Laundry
- No
- Waste disposal
- Yes
- Chemical toilet waste disposal
- Yes
- Public telephone
- Yes
- Security
- Yes
- Car park
- Yes
- Pioneering poles
- Yes
- Fridge freezer
- Yes
- Altar fires
- Yes
- Cooking area
- Yes
- Providore
- Yes
- Mail box
- No
- Campfire circle
- Yes
- Bivouacking area
- Yes
- Chapel
- Yes
Activities
Onsite activities
- Orienteering (
Local attractions
- Bradgate Park
- Twycross Zoo
- Snibston Discovery Park
- Leisure Centre
- Steam Railway
- Beacon Hill
- Riding Stables
- Swithland Woods
Camping
- Site available for Camping
- Jan to 24 Dec
- Maximum number of campers
- 500
- Price range
- £1.75 - £2.50
- Deposit required
- No
- Suitable for County camps
- No
- Suitable for District camps
- Yes
- Suitable for Patrol camps
- Yes
- Suitable for "Backwoods" camps
- Yes
Indoor
- Building available
- Jan to 24 Dec
- Number of buildings
- 4
- Maximum number of residents
- 30
- Price range
- -
- Deposit required
- Yes
- Beds provided
- 30
- Fuel type
- Gas
- Kitchen/cooking area
- Yes
- Cooking/eating utensils
- No
- Building heated
- Yes
- Tables/chairs
- Yes
- Suitable for Pack holidays
- Yes
- Suitable for Beaver sleepover
- Yes
Special needs
- Site access
- Yes
- Camping location toilet washing access
- Yes
- Indoor accommodation access
- Yes
- Activities access
- Yes
Other
- Train station
- Leicester or Loughborough
- Coach station
- Leicester or Loughborough
- Airport
- East Midlands
- Sea/river port
- -
- Tourist information
- Leicester tel: 01162998888 or Loughborough tel: 01509218113
- Brochure available from warden
- Yes
Additional notes
Warden teams are on duty at weekends but weekday bookings also accepted (Must be an adult present), ALL visits must be prebooked with the bookings secretary & onsite activities need to be booked with the activities coordinator (activities@jlw.me.uk), No pits may be dug on site. Fires on sites with a slab or in an altar fire which we can supply.''PLEASE BOOK AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE FOR ON-SITE ACTIVITIES AS ALL STAFF ARE VOLUNTEERS.
Last modified: 18th July 2009