Brownsea Island Scout camp

Brownsea Island Scout camp is a historic Scout campsite on in in southern England, which was the site of Robert Baden-Powell's 1907 experimental camp for boys to test ideas for his book Scouting for Boys, which led to the rapid growth of the Scout movement.
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  • Field
  • …lies at an elevation of 16 feet (5 metres)
  • …is also known as “The first Scout camp”
  • Description: 1907 location of first Scout camp

Places of Interest

Highlights include Brownsea Island and Furzey Island.

Island
is the largest of the islands in , in the county of , England.

Island
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is an island in , in the…

Castle
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, also known historically as Branksea…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maryland and Sandbanks.

Locality
is a deserted village on in , , England.

Suburb
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is a coastal town and seaport in , on the south coast of .

Brownsea Island Scout camp

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Latitude
50.68732° or 50° 41′ 14″ north
Longitude
-1.98076° or 1° 58′ 51″ west
Open location code
9C2WM2P9+WM
Geo­Names ID
7522222
Wiki­data ID
Q2935340

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Brownsea Island Scout camp” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مخيم جزيرة براونسي الكشفي”
  • Bengali: “ব্রাউনসি দ্বীপ স্কাউট ক্যাম্প”
  • Chinese: “白浪島童軍露營”
  • Czech: “skautský tábor na ostrově Brownsea”
  • Czech: “Skautský tábor na ostrově Brownsea”
  • French: “Camp scout de l’ile de Brownsea”
  • French: “camp scout de l’île de Brownsea”
  • French: “Camp scout de l’île de brownsea”
  • French: “Camp scout de l’île de Brownsea”
  • French: “Camp Scout De L’île De Brownsea”
  • Greek: “Κατασκηνωτικό κέντρο νησιού Μπράουνσι”
  • Italian: “Campo di Brownsea Island”
  • Italian: “Campo di Brownsea”
  • Japanese: “スカウトの最初のキャンプ”
  • Japanese: “ブラウンシー島実験キャンプ”
  • Slovenian: “prvi skavtski tabor”
  • Slovenian: “skavtski tabor na otoku Brownsea”
  • Spanish: “Campamento de Brownsea”
  • Swedish: “Scoutlägret på Brownsea Island”
  • Turkish: “Brownsea Adası izci kampı”
  • Vietnamese: “Cuộc cắm trại Hướng đạo đầu tiên”
  • Vietnamese: “Trại Hướng đạo Đảo Brownsea”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Pottery Pier and Lower Hamworthy.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Furzey Island and Brownsea Island.

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