Brynbach
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Brynbach was a National Campsite of the Scout Association, situated in Wales
in the county of Denbighshire
and near the village of Saron
.
It comprised a summer-house (later moved to Gilwell Park
), a 1 metre deep man-made boating lake, swimming pools filled by natural springs, a scout emblem, an arrow of trees pointing towards Gilwell
, and an airstrip, as it was thought in the future scouts would pilot their own planes. The entrance to the site had a naturalistic wooden gate designed By Lord Baden Powell, the founder of Scouting
.
It was in it heydays in the 1930s.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
in the county of Denbighshire
Denbighshire
Denbighshire is a county in north-east Wales. It is named after the historic county of Denbighshire, but has substantially different borders. Denbighshire has the distinction of being the oldest inhabited part of Wales. Pontnewydd Palaeolithic site has remains of Neanderthals from 225,000 years...
and near the village of Saron
Saron
Saron may mean:* Saron, Western Cape, a town in South Africa* Saron a village of Santa Maria de Cayón Municipalitie.* Saron, a mythical king who gave his name to the Saronic Gulf* A Biblical name also written as Sharon...
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It comprised a summer-house (later moved to Gilwell Park
Gilwell Park
Gilwell Park is a camp site and activity centre for Scouting groups, as well as a training and conference centre for Scout Leaders. The 44 hectare site is in Sewardstonebury, Epping Forest, close to Chingford, London....
), a 1 metre deep man-made boating lake, swimming pools filled by natural springs, a scout emblem, an arrow of trees pointing towards Gilwell
Gilwell
Gilwell may refer to:*Gilwell Park, a Scouting centre near London*Gilwell Ada's Hoeve, Scouting campsite in the Netherlands*Gilwell Campsite, Scouting campsite in Hong Kong*Gilwell Park , Scouting campsite near Victoria, Australia...
, and an airstrip, as it was thought in the future scouts would pilot their own planes. The entrance to the site had a naturalistic wooden gate designed By Lord Baden Powell, the founder of Scouting
Scouting
Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society....
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It was in it heydays in the 1930s.