Scout Association Camp Sites
The Welsh Scout Council maintains two Welsh headquarters sites in Snowdonia: Yr Hafod - the specialist Mountain training centre situated in the glacial Ogwen Valley and Cornel, a large camping and indoor accommodation site situated on the banks of Llyn Crafnant, high above the Conwy valley. Both of these facilities are available to all youth organisations.
Cardiff and The Vale of Glamorgan Scout Area is responsible for Jubilee Fields, and has joint responsibility with Mid Glamorgan for Miskin Mill.
Carmarthenshire Scout Area is responsible for the Cwm Rhaeadr Scout Camp.
Clwyd Scout Area has four campsites: Cae Llwyd, Coxwood, Gladstone, and Rowallan.
Glamorgan West Scout Area is responsible for Silver Cross Scout Centre. The Swansea Gower District is responsible for Parc-le-Breos Scout Campsite on the Gower Peninsula. Craig Gwladys Camp Site at Cadoxton, Neath is the Neath District Camp Site.
Gwent Area is responsible for Botany Bay Training and Activity Centre.
Mid Glamorgan Scout Area is jointly responsible with Cardiff and The Vale of Glamorgan Scout Area for Miskin Mill Scout Village, which has been in continuous use by Scouts since 1929. Dolygaer Scout Activity Centre is in the Mid Glamorgan Scout Area. The recently-merged district covering the Caerphilly unitary authority area is responsible for Islwyn Scout Parc.
Gwersyll Y Bryniau Scout Camp, Machynlleth is in the Montgomeryshire Scout Area.
St Brides Scout Camp, Haverfordwest is in the Pembrokeshire Scout Area.
Snowdonia and Anglesey Scout Area's Conwy District is responsible for the Rowen (Gwersyll Parc Mawr) site Its history has been described on BBC Wales.
There are some activity centres in Wales, run by English Scout Counties:
- Yr Hen Felin, a former Youth Hostel at Cynwyd, North Wales, was purchased in 2007 by Northamptonshire Scout County.
- Coetmor Mill, Bethesda is owned by Hertfordshire Scout County
- Yr Hen Neuadd ('The Old Hall'), Bethesda, originally a Salvation Army Hall, was converted in 1970 by Greater London South West Scout County as an Activity Centre.
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