Garvestone Campsite
With space for 50 campers and a small shelter housing a camp kitchen, Garvestone is nestled in the Heart on Norfolk, 4 miles from the town of East Dereham, and is best suited for groups who want to explore the countryside / DofE practice with many footpaths and tracks around Garvestone and the surrounding areas.
It also has the space and hiring facilities for archery, rifle shooting and axe throwing, backwoods cooking, large campfire area and small wooded area that could be used for bivouac making.
There is now also a great Drone Video footage of the site – https://youtu.be/N30ZZjziDgg
Garvestone was a Sea Scout Group, despite it being locate in the centre of Norfolk and 25 miles from the coast. This is due to the land being donated in the 1950’s by a former Royal Navy Officer, who lived in the local area, for use by the scouts but requested that a sea scout group was formed there.
Camping
- Site available for Camping – All Year
- Maximum number of campers – 50
- Price range – see below
- Deposit required – tbc
- Suitable for County camp – No
- Suitable for District camps – No could be used for patrol leader camp or similar
- Suitable for Group camps – dependant on size
- Suitable for Patrol camps – Yes
- Suitable for “Backwoods” camps – No (back wood activities Could be done but limited woodland space for backwoods cooking
- Building available – All Year
- Number of buildings – 1 small shelter
- Maximum number of indoor sleeping – 3
- Fuel type – Gas
- Kitchen/cooking area – Yes
- Cooking/eating utensils – can be hired
- Building heated – tbc
- Tables/chairs – can be provided
- Tents – can be hired
Site Fees
These are the camping fees for the site.
| Site Fees
|
Central Norfolk
District |
Guides and Scouts outside Central | Other organisations |
| Day use of site | Free | £1 per person | £1.50 per person |
| Evening use of site | Free | 50p per person | 50p per person |
| Camping | £2.50 ppn | £3.50 ppn | £4.00 ppn |
| Use of Shelter/Kitchen | £10.00 a day, not being charged until cookers have been installed | ||
Facilities
- Toilets – yes
- Water supply – Yes
- Hot showers – Not yet
- Hot water – Yes, Gas Burco
- Cooking utensils – Can be hired
- Washing area – Yes
- Laundry – No
- Waste disposal – No
- Chemical toilet waste disposal – Yes
- Car park – Yes – Small
- Fridge freezer – Yes
- Campfire circle – Yes
- Flood lights for grounds – Yes
Onsite activities
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- Archery – can hired ( link to booking page)
- Rifle shooting – can be hired ( link to booking page)
- Axe throwing – can be hired (link to booking page)
- Backwoods cooking – alter fires or camp fire circle
Pre written walking routes for all sections coming soon
Local attractions
- Mid Norfolk Railway – The line runs from Dereham to Wymondham and passes close to the campsite. You could even get the train from Dereham out to Thuxton Station which is only a short walk away from the campsite. During the summer if you listern carefully you can hear the steam trains from the campsite.
- Dereham Windmill – Greenfields Rd, Dereham NR20 3TE 5.2 miles away
- Swimming and Sports Centre – Dereham Leisure Centre – Station Rd, Dereham NR19 1DF 01362 693419 4.6 miles away
- Kett’s Country Long Distance Trail (Wymondham to Cringleford and Eaton). This wonderful 18-mile trail links Wymondham and Norwich. Inspired and following the story of Kett’s Rebellion which began in July 1549. It finishes in Eaton, just past Cringleford’s historic twin-arched bridge. This is where Robert Kett crossed with his followers on his journey to Norwich to seek a fairer society.
- Rural History Museum – Gressenham Farm and work house Gressenhall, Beetley, Dereham NR20 4DR 01362 869263 , 8 miles away
- Gravity trampoline park – Riverside Entertainment, Wherry Rd, Norwich NR1 1WT, 20 miles away
- High Altitude Trampoline Park – 91 Whiffler Rd, Norwich NR3 2AW, 15 miles away
- Norwich – 16 miles away
- Norfolk Broads – 32 miles away
- Wells-next-the-sea – 27 miles away
- Dereham – 4 miles away
Location
Chancel Ln, Garvestone, Norwich NR9 4AD
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Chancel Ln, Garvestone, Norwich NR9 4AD
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