Glenny Wood Scout Camp Site
Such great place to visit and stay
We look forward to welcoming you
to our fabulous Scout Camp Site
Highlands
A wild Camping and Backwoods adventure area
NEW for 2025
OPEN
The Highlands is a new and unique area within the Glenny Wood campsite which will be our fantastic Wild Camping and Backwoods activities area. This will be intentionally very basic and wild. This is the type of area which now-a-days is not often available and will be a great place to try something new, step out of your comfort zone, learn new skills, and having a lot of fun.
For more information click on the Highlands button to your right!
The Highlands is now OPEN
To Book via OSM bookings please.
New Glenny Wood Campsite Map
2025 is 60 years of Scouting at Glenny Wood
Join in our celebrations
Anniversary and Challenge Badges Free for All Gordano Scout District Members
and at a reduced price for all other site users
During 2025, it is the Glenny Wood 60thanniversary. An opportunity to celebrate our Diamond Anniversary of Scouting at Glenny Wood. Our aim and hope is that the celebrations involve those Scouting across Gordano Scout District and our site users from further afield.
We have a fabulous badge for everyone too wear in Gordano and those who use the site
We are also introducing a 60th Anniversary Challenge comprising of three parts with a badge for each part.
Full details please visit over special 60th page
Phil Woolcock Glenny Wood & District Chairman
to retire at the end of June 25
GLENNY WOOD NEEDS YOUR HELP
Phil W is retiring from active Scouting after 47 years or so, 19 years running Glenny Wood, from the end of June 2025, along with being District Chair and Trustee. We are looking to urgently cover the roles and responsibilities he undertakes. For more information and to see how you can help please go to -
Glenny Wood News
Find out what's been happening at your local Scout Campsite by clicking on the news button. Always lots going on, so have a look at our news pages......
Ping Identity team Volunteer at Glenny Wood for the Day
On Tuesday 13th May As part of the IT experts Ping Identity's World wide Volunteering day 12 team members from the Bristol office, supported by Phil W from the Glenny team had a fabulous day undertaking further developments to the Highlands Area
The team build a "Dead" Hedge, which was around 20 metres long and is a great natural feature for this area.
The team work was fabulous and they achieved so, so much. Many thanks to all the team volunteering and working hard at creating the Dead Hedge
Pictures & more information click on the link below
Planning Permission Submitted for New Indoor Sleeping Accommodation
We have just submitted a planning request to greatly improve our sleeping and toilet facilities linked to the lodge.
The planning requested is for 6 cabins to be placed above the lodge on the grass area to provide 5 Cabins for sleeping accommodation, which we suggest are 4 Cabins for young People and 1 cabin for Leaders.
Each Cabin can accommodate 8 people
The 6th Cabin is a loo and shower cabin for the extended Lodge facilities.
As part of the design and submission significant planting around the cabins has been built in to maintain the Woodland nature of our site.
To view the submission and all the report requirements please click on the button below
Thatchers Cider Ltd donate
10 Apple Trees to Glenny Wood
NEW for 2025
As part of the Thatchers Community Orchard Project 2025
Thatchers have donated 10 Apple Trees to plant at Glenny Wood.
On Wednesday 5th March the 10 Apple trees have been planted, by our team, on Apple Plateau at the far end to create an Apple Orchard.
So its a massive Thanks to Thatchers Cider Ltd and their Community Orchard Project 2025 for these great looking trees
We look forward to the Apples in the near future
Woodlands Trust donate 420 Saplings
Thank you to the 2nd Clevedon Scouts for planting the Saplings
Woodlands Trust have donated 420 small (50 centimetre) saplings to Glenny. We have planted these to form a new hedge between Apple plateau and our new Apple Orchard.
We have also planted the saplings between the trees planted along side the new stream area and as essential infill on hedges planed over the last 2 years or so.
NEW for 2025
Glenny Wood
An insight into running, our site.
What takes place and is just not seen!
Keeping Glenny Wood safe, clean and tidy is a key area for the team. Over the years I have often mentioned the maintenance work we have undertaken along with the development activities completed.
There is also a lot of other regular work completed behind the scenes that is so essential and is not seen.
Therefore to give you an idea of what happens please read on….
Our Site
We look forward to welcoming members of the Scout and Guide Association to visit us for an evening / day and to stay with us, either camping, using the lodge or both
We also welcome D of E Groups, Schools, along with other organisations with a similar ethos to that of The Scout Association
When planning your next event think of us as Glenny is a great place for you to choose.
And don't forget we have a fabulous range of on site activities to challenge and help develop your skills and experiences.
Sorry no individual or Family camping as we are not a commercial campsite.
Where is Glenny
Glenny Wood Scout Camp Site is ideally situated to explore the local area. We are close to the City of Bristol, which has many attractions and activities available
Also within easy reach are the seaside towns of Portishead, Clevedon and
Weston Super Mare.
Mendips and Cheddar village is but a short journey. This area is famous for its Gorge, ideal for Walking, Climbing and Caving.
The ski slope at Churchill is also not far away
Activities for you to book and use
No increase in Site Fees for 2025
For 2025 we have decided that there will be no increase in fees. We believe with all the Camping areas, evening opportunities, Activities and Campfires we offer great value for Scouting and to other organisations.
So come along and book to go to Glenny Wood and great place for adventure and a bargain to use.
Help and guidance area so you get the most
from your time at Glenny Wood.
Glenny Wood Scout Campsite -
wholly owned site of Gordano District Scouts
Charity Commission Registered Number 289643