Schools

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Looking for something different for your next venture? Belchamps Scout Activity Centre offers fantastic camping set in beautiful Essex countryside, high quality indoor accommodation and a large range of activities for young people of all ages. Whether you are looking for a full residential experience or just a day visit, our instructors will ensure that your event is safe, excellent value for money and full of fun. 

Belchamps Scout Centre is owned by the Scout Association. Belchamps Scout Centre was established in 1936. All our staff have or have had some involvement in Scouting. Our priority is the participants. It’s a small friendly team that look after you, and you get personal service, we are flexible and accommodating, we want every young person to go away having experienced an adventure. 

 We also want to make it as easy and comfortable for the staff bringing them as possible. Our prices are realistic, we are a non-profit making organisation, and any surplus goes directly back into improving the facilities we offer. We have a maximum of three schools staying on residential at any one time with room for a further two or three, depending on numbers, on day visits. We can accommodate larger groups on exclusive use in our Tented Village.

 We are very flexible.  If your group is slow on a particular activity and we don’t get through the whole group in the allotted time, we’ll run over.  If we still don’t get through the group you can be sure we’ll do our best to make sure those who miss out come back later so that no-one goes away disappointed.

 We have full risk assessments on our site, buildings and all of our activities.  Our activities are run to strict site operating procedures. We also have lesson plans for all our activities to ensure that every young person gains something from the experience.

 We have 30 acres of safe grassland and woodland for your group to enjoy. With a single entrance into the site, which is monitored by CCTV, it’s safe and secure.

 During free periods there is games equipment for you to borrow. In extreme wet weather we have a large sports hall where activities can be run. Many of our

 activities are under cover.  All of our staff are CRB checked, hold national governing body activity qualifications where applicable and are first response first aid trained. They undergo intensive internal training as well.

 Not sure if we come up to the standard of the bigger commercial operations?  Then come for a visit and one of the centre managers will show you around and answer your questions. Just give us a call to arrange a visit.