Condovers Scout Activity Centre
✓ Established campsite in a quiet location east of Thurrock
West Tilbury
Thriftwood Scout Camp
Brentwood
Camping pitches
📍 Orchard Avenue, Brentwood, CM13 2DP
🚆 Nearest station: · 0.9 mi
🔌 Nearest public charging: · 0.9 mi (Open Charge Map)
- 40 camping sites set across 96 acres of woodland
- Sites suited to groups large and small, including patrols
- Dedicated Hammock Village with hammocks and tents for hire
- Open to Scouting, Guiding and other organised youth groups
- Runs activity courses such as archery and axe throwing
Thriftwood is a Scout campsite and activity centre set in 96 acres of woodland near Brentwood, Essex, with 40 camping sites ranging from large groups to small patrols. There's also a dedicated Hammock Village, with hammocks and tents available for hire. The site is open to Scouting, Guiding and other organised youth groups for camping, residentials and activity days, and it also runs family activity days, birthday parties and activity courses such as archery and axe throwing. It's not open for general public camping or access. For wider exploring, Shenfield station is under a mile away, while Brentwood Museum, The Cater Museum and Old Macdonald Farm are all within easy reach of the site.
How far to…
- Station
- 0.9 miles
- Brentwood Museum
- 1.4 miles
- The Cater Museum
- 3.9 miles
- Old Macdonald Farm
- 3.9 miles
Practical details
- Families
- Family activity days and birthday parties run on site
- Open
- Not open for public camping
Accommodation on site
- Camping sites
- Hammocking
Details taken from the operator's own website on 7 Oct 2026 — check current terms when you book.
Facilities
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ WiFi
- 🚌 Near a Bus Stop
- 🔌 EV Charging Nearby
- 🚆 Near a Train Station
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