Very good news!
i have just booked the Garlveston scout camp site (near Dereham)for the Norwich and Norfolk group, anyone from the East Anglia Group is welcome
for the weekend of:
5th-6th August
£1.50p per person/night
(there was no space in july)
it sounds like a really nice site surrounded by trees,
a small wooded area,
huge field
3 flush loos
and a campfire area.
unfortunately we can oly light fires in the "camp fire" area though you can camp near it.
we are welcome to use hammocks but there's not space for many so prehaps be prepared to use a tarp insted, the warden also suggested using pioneering poles to make some sort of structure, but thats up to you.
many of the "trees" are too small for hammock use.
be aware
there are no shops in garvleston, the nearest is Tescos in dereham several miles away.
there's no mention of showers but hey i'm sure we can rough it!
there are no neighbours apart from a church yard (they don't make much noise).
the site will not have anyone else on it so it's all ours!
so make your excuses to the boss and family,
make space in your diary,
pack your bags,
and come along!
i will need details ASAP about whos coming, to figure out the cost.
to get to it i was given some rather confusing directions but i've de-coded it.
from Norwich follow the A47 southern bypass to Dereham,
at Dereham take a left on to the wymondham road B1135,
a few miles down the B1135 is Garvestone, turn right into the village.
aparently the entrance to the camp site is a small track next to a church,
there apears to be 1 church track next to it half way through the village on the right.
grid ref: TG 023 073(if that's any help)
Biddlesby might be able to clarify that one for us a bit!
the campsite will take 60 people and it'll be all ours!
hope to see you all there!
cheers
Rich