Dog Hill Scout & Community Camp Site
Details
Description
An 8 acre moorland site, with a small wood.Leveled camping areas and a reservoir next door.Brushes Clough Quarry next to that for climbing.We have monkey bars & swings.
- Address
- Dog Hill Scout & Community Camp Site
- Buckstones Rd
- Shaw
- Town
- Oldham
- County
- Lancashire
- Post code
- Tel
- 07855802421
- Fax
- 01616285813
- mike@doghillscoutcamp.co.uk
- URL
- http://www.doghillscoutcamp.co.uk
- Location
- SD 954 096 - 53.583N 2.069W
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This site is a member of the Association of Scout and Guide Centres
Contact
- Warden/Contact
- Mike Williamson
- Address
- 19 Tudor St
- Shaw
- Town
- Oldham
- County
- Lancashire
- Post code
- OL2 7RX
- Tel
- 07855802421
- Fax
- 0161-628-5813
- mike@doghillscoutcamp.co.uk
Facilities
- Toilets
- Yes
- Washing facilities
- Yes
- Water supply
- Yes
- Hot showers
- Yes
- Hot water
- Yes
- Cooking utensil washing area
- Yes
- Laundry
- No
- Waste disposal
- Yes
- Chemical toilet waste disposal
- Yes
- Public telephone
- No
- Security
- No
- Car park
- Yes
- Pioneering poles
- No
- Fridge freezer
- Yes
- Altar fires
- Yes
- Cooking area
- Yes
- Providore
- Yes
- Mail box
- No
- Campfire circle
- Yes
- Bivouacking area
- Yes
- Chapel
- No
Activities
Onsite activities
- Backwoods camping.Nature walk. Adventure playground being built. Cubs Hike from Jubilee bends to site. Scout hike from hollingworth lake to site.
Local attractions
- Crompton Walk
- Oldham Walk
- Hollingworth Lake (3m)
- Boating
- Canoeing
- Nature reserve
- Saddleworth Villages(3m)
- Museum
- Canal boats
- Browning Nature visitorscentre
- Moors
- Standedge Canal Tunnel visitors centre
- Shaw village
- Swimmingpool
- 10 pin bowling
- Oldham
- (3m) Museum
- Leisure centre
- Milnrow Steam Engine
Camping
- Site available for Camping
- All Year
- Maximum number of campers
- 100
- Price range
- £1.50 - £2.00
- Deposit required
- Yes
- Suitable for County camps
- No
- Suitable for District camps
- Yes
- Suitable for Patrol camps
- Yes
- Suitable for "Backwoods" camps
- Yes
Indoor
- Building available
- All Year
- Number of buildings
- 1
- Maximum number of residents
- 16
- Price range
- £1.50 - £2.00
- Deposit required
- Yes
- Beds provided
- 16
- Fuel type
- Wood/Coal
- Kitchen/cooking area
- Yes
- Cooking/eating utensils
- Yes
- 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
- Shaw (M/c Oldham,Rochdale Loop
- Coach station
- Shaw
- Airport
- Manchester/Liverpool/Newcastle
- Sea/river port
- Liverpool / Hull
- Tourist information
- Oldham
- Brochure available from warden
- Yes
Additional notes
Bunk house hire
Last modified: 4th May 2005