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Botany Bay Training and Activity Centre

Botany Bay is  situated in the beautiful Wye Valley above the village of Tintern,  approximately 8 miles from Chepstow and 9 miles from Monmouth.

The site covers 27 acres and, for the main part is steeply wooded, providing an excellent environment for traditional Scouting activities such as cooking, pioneering, conservation, and woodcraft.

The site has a large camping field, lots of woodland for Scouting activities, and several buildings including a lodge and training cabins.

For full details of the site please follow the links below.

For bookings please contact :

  • Alan Hillard, 3 Park Glade, Tintern, Chepstow, NP16 6TX, Phone 01291 689772

For more general information on the site you may also contact :

  • Mike Breakwell, (Gwent Area Project Officer),                                                         Area Office (at Botany Bay), Phone 01291 689942

Email : areaoffice@gwentscouts.org.uk

To access the following links you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader                          

Information Sheet - General information about the site, facilities, fees, site rules

Booking Form - Booking form for all site bookings

Site Map - General map showing the layout of the main facilities on site

Orienteering Map - Map that can be used to run the permanent orienteering course on site

(NB the documents may take a few minutes to load)

Location and Directions

The postal address for the campsite is :

Botany Bay Activity Centre, Botany Bay, Trelleck Road, Tintern, Chepstow, NP16 6SN    

OS Grid SO 527024 Landranger 162 or Outdoor Leisure 14 (Wye Valley and Forest of Dean)

From Monmouth, follow the A466 south, turn right on entering Tintern at the Wye Valley Hotel, signposted ‘Catbrook 2’

From Chepstow, follow the A466 north, turn left just before leaving Tintern at the Wye Valley Hotel, signposted ‘Catbrook 2’

Continue up the road for 1 mile, (ignoring the left turn signposted ‘Botany Bay’) the camp site is on the right just past the white bungalow

 

Other Useful Links

Chepstow                                        Monmouth                            Wales Tourist Board                   

Castles inWales                      Offa's Dyke                                Forest of Dean                    

Wye Valley Tourism             Wye Valley Information Service