Camp Wood House, Macaroni Woods, Eastleach GL7 3NF
Glos. East Division Brownie & Guide Holiday House
Registered Charity 1031826
Camp Wood House is situated in the middle of Macaroni Wood, a mixed wood originally planted at the end of the 19th Century. We have been told that the wood and adjoining farm are named after ‘Macaroni’ the winner of the 1863 Derby.
The Holiday House project began experimentally in the 1960s when Mrs Nan Sainsbury, the Fairford District Commissioner and Guiders, took local Brownies there on holiday. The situation and building seemed so suitable that, with the generous co-operation of the late Sir Thomas Bazley and his family, it has been developed and modernised through the years. In 2002 the Ernest Cook Trust purchased the estate from the Bazley family.
The use of the premises is for organised parties of the Guide Association only.
Weekend bookings run from Friday evening until Sunday evening. Weekly bookings run from 2:00 pm on the day of arrival until 2:00 pm on the day of departure.
The accommodation charge includes gas for central heating, hot water and gas cooking range; wood for the wood burning stove in the lounge and all lighting. All other electrical supplies are through meters taking £1.00 coins. Heating is switched off from May to Sept.
We do not hold a TV licence for Camp Wood House and therefore the use of any type of television receiver is prohibited.
We do not have a permanent on-site warden.
Facilities
Living Area
We have a large lounge with easy chairs, sofas, and wood burner
Dining area with tables and chairs,
Separate craft room with work tables and chairs
Sleeping Accommodation for a total of 28 people
1 Dormitory for 12 children in bunk beds
2 Dormitories each for 6 children in bunk beds
1 Guider’s room with 4 beds and telephone with honesty box
1 First Aid room with 1 bed
Washing Facilities
1 Bathroom with toilet, bath and wash hand basin
1 Washroom with toilet, shower and wash hand basin
1 Washroom with 2 toilets (1 for those with disabilities), large room with shower and wash hand basin (suitable for those with disabilities) and 3 wash hand basins
All bath, shower and washrooms have hot and cold water
Large kitchen including:
1 electric cooker and 1 gas range
2 microwaves, toasters and large slow cooker
Fridge and under counter freezer
Additional upright freezer in craft room
Hot and cold water
A good supply of cooking and kitchen utensils
Other Equipment Supplied
Chairs, tables, crockery and cutlery for thirty
Vacuum cleaners, brushes, buckets and bowls
Fire extinguishers and fire blankets, smoke alarms and fire bell
Rotary clothes line, 3 clothes horses, spin drier, tumble drier
Euro refuse bin
Hot water and Heating
Hot water supplied by gas fuelled boiler or immersion heater
Wood burning stove in lounge.
Full gas central heating.
Additional electric convector heaters in bedrooms
Outside
Grassed area with large camp fire circle.
Tables and Benches
FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND CHARGES PLEASE CONTACT:
Miss Vyvienne Merrett
Booking Secretary
45 Arnolds Way
CIRENCESTER
Gloucestershire
GL7 1TA
Or
Email:
The only entrance to Macaroni Wood is from the Fairford – Eastleach Road. Look for the sign to Macaroni Wood and take the track opposite into the woods. Follow the track around to the right and take the second turning left then the next right turn. Parking is permissible on the hard standing to the rear of the house or under trees to the left of the house. Please do not allow vehicles on the grass in front of the house. There is a 10mph speed limit in the woods.
