Braid Wood Scout & Guide Activity Centre
Buckinghamshire
Camping pitches
📍 Chartridge, HP5 2UU
🚆 Nearest station: · 2.7 mi
- Spacious campsites with lots of wide open space
- Schofield Building offers a large hall and bunk room
- Frost Building provides indoor base for eating and wet weather
- Site set in unspoilt countryside in the Chiltern Hills
- Guided tours available before booking to meet the team
Braid Wood Campsite is a Scout and Guide site set high in the Chiltern Hills, close to the village of Asheridge in Buckinghamshire, about four kilometres from Chesham. It offers spacious camping pitches with plenty of open space, ideal for packs, troops or patrols staying for weekends or longer. On site you'll find toileting facilities, the Schofield Building with its large hall, bunk room, kitchen and underfloor heating, and the Frost Building, useful as an indoor base for eating and wet weather activities. Visitors are welcome to tour the site with the team before booking. The surrounding area offers plenty to explore, including The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre, Go Ape Wendover and Newground Farm, all within around four miles.
How far to…
- Chesham
- four kilometres (2.5 miles)
- Station
- 3.4 miles
- The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre
- 3.3 miles
- Go Ape Wendover
- 3.7 miles
- Newground Farm
- 3.8 miles
Practical details
- Parking
- Minibuses and large vehicles should arrive via Bellingdon
Accommodation on site
- Camping pitches
- Bunk Room
Details taken from the operator's own website on 7 Oct 2026 — check current terms when you book.
Facilities
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Guided Tours
- ✓ Indoor Areas
- ✓ Parking
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