Lees Wood Scout & Guide Activity Centre
Rickmansworth
📍 Fir Tree Hill, Rickmansworth, WD3 4LY
🚆 Nearest station: · 1.2 mi
Photo: Martin Addison (CC BY-SA 2.0)
- Over a dozen themed camping areas across the woodland site
- On-site activities include archery, axe throwing and shooting
- Woodland assault course and orienteering course on site
- Chapel and campfire circle for group activities
- Site run entirely by volunteers
Lees Wood Scout & Guide Activity Centre sits in woodland near Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, just three miles from the centre of Watford, with Watford Junction station 2.3 miles away. The site offers over a dozen camping areas named after woodland animals and trees, modern toilet blocks, and two indoor halls with accommodation sleeping 20 and 28. On site there's archery, axe throwing, shooting, a woodland assault course, an orienteering course, a nature trail, and a campfire circle. Run entirely by volunteers, it welcomes Scouts, Guides, schools and youth groups for weekend camps, day visits or Duke of Edinburgh expeditions. Nearby attractions include Langleybury Childrens' Farm, Watford Museum, and the 1940's Experience, making it easy to combine outdoor adventure with local days out.
How far to…
- Watford town centre
- 3 miles
- Station
- 2.3 miles
- Langleybury Childrens' Farm
- 1.3 miles
- Watford Museum
- 2.8 miles
- 1940's Experience
- 3.3 miles
Practical details
- Families
- Suitable for Scouts, Guides, schools and youth groups
Accommodation on site
- Camping pitches (woodland and field)
- Indoor hall accommodation (sleeps 20 or 28)
Details taken from the operator's own website on 20 Sep 2026 — check current terms when you book.
Facilities
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Disabled Access
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ Guided Tours
- ✓ Indoor Areas
- ✓ Parking
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