Topic ID 757
Can anyone give me any tips or advice ref: Cuffley Camp? I gather it has been used by decades of Hertfordshire School children for outdoor living. As I m not of Herts origin, I have no personal experience of it and I have volunteered to accompany a class of 9yr old children to camp next week.
Reply ID 8068
Went there twice I think aged 10 and 11 and loved it, obviously it was a couple of decades ago, so not sure what its like now, I wonder if they still have the big old canvas style tents and floor mats stuffed with straw!!! I doubt it.
Reply ID 8070
quote:There's no bar.
Originally posted by nora batty
Can anyone give me any tips or advice ref: Cuffley Camp? I gather it has been used by decades of Hertfordshire School children for outdoor living. As I m not of Herts origin, I have no personal experience of it and I have volunteered to accompany a class of 9yr old children to camp next week.
Reply ID 8071
We are still sleeping under canvas, but you've worried me about the beds!
Reply ID 8073
I didnt change my socks for a week, Mother went spare when she saw the state of my feet!!!!
Reply ID 8075
AHH Cuffly camp fond memorys!In my day they had land fill toilets,so i suggest no digging trips[;)]
Reply ID 8077
quote:ARE YOU SERIOUS?
There's no bar.
Reply ID 8080
There's a pub at the top of the hill, about 600 yards away, but they have a sign on the door barring people from 'The Camp'.
Reply ID 8082
There are some photos here... http://www.fairlands.herts.sch.uk/cuffley/cuffley_files/cuffley2002.html ... and there's also some more info at ... http://www.fairlands.herts.sch.uk/cuffley/cuffley_files/cuffley2002.html
Reply ID 8083
Thanks Steve, those are great. It all looks a bit, ummm, primitive though. Worse still, we won't be using a dining hall, we are cooking over an open fire. And problem solving doesn't appear to cover essentials such as what to do if I break a nail or I need a facial.
Reply ID 8084
quote:Tolmers and Cuffley Camp are different places. Tolmers is run by the scouts and Cuffley Camp is run by Hertfordshire Outdoors.
Originally posted by Steve
There are some photos here... http://www.fairlands.herts.sch.uk/cuffley/cuffley_files/cuffley2002.html ... and there's also some more info at ... http://www.fairlands.herts.sch.uk/cuffley/cuffley_files/cuffley2002.html
Reply ID 8087
quote:Was just about to post the same. Never been to Cuffley Camp, but know Tolmers is a great place!
Originally posted by Ewoowarquote:Tolmers and Cuffley Camp are different places. Tolmers is run by the scouts and Cuffley Camp is run by Hertfordshire Outdoors.
Originally posted by Steve
There are some photos here... http://www.fairlands.herts.sch.uk/cuffley/cuffley_files/cuffley2002.html ... and there's also some more info at ... http://www.fairlands.herts.sch.uk/cuffley/cuffley_files/cuffley2002.html
Reply ID 8164
Nora - when are you going. I'm off with the girls this weekend - Off to Milletts to buy some wellies me thinks [:(] Then a couple off minutes after the storm I can don the sun gear - what is a girl to do?
Reply ID 8165
This Saturday... Can anyone passing Cuffley Camp drop in some "supplies" please.
Reply ID 8432
If Tolmers is anything to go by - the area gets very muddy in the wet. Cars used to sink in the tolmers car park until they resurfaced it
Reply ID 8433
Poor old Nora. What a week to go camping!
Reply ID 8437
Lots of mud and camping is great!!! Have fun Nora!
Reply ID 8439
Mud can often make camping, some of my best camping memories consist of having to hold the tent down in severe winds etc... A bugger if you have to clean the tent at the end of the trip though!
Reply ID 8440
quote:MMMM i still have those fun times....ohh the joys of being a Scout and Guide leader
Originally posted by 01-mike
Mud can often make camping, some of my best camping memories consist of having to hold the tent down in severe winds etc... A bugger if you have to clean the tent at the end of the trip though!
Reply ID 8503
It was great! The rain was not a problem - it was mostly showers and they added another dimension to our stay. If you have waterproofs the mud is fun, and it is surprising how dry the forest floor remains under the tree canopy. The kids have had a fantastic time. Cuffley Camp is a fantastic resource - well run and well equipped. Incidentally, the warden told me that in the event of London being evacuated, Cuffley is one of the evacuation centres.
Reply ID 8507
Glad you had a great time, now ever thought of being a scout or guide leader
Reply ID 8509
I was a Brownie, Guide and Ranger - in fact, I won the Wyre Forest District Camping Competition as a Guide so I'm up for it but unfortunately Batty Major has no interest in Cubs or Scouts and I don't therefore feel I could make the necessary commitment. If Batty Minor joins Cubs I might do it, but he's only 4.
Reply ID 8510
quote:Time to get his name down on the Beaver waiting list [:D] If you need any contact details e-mail me through my profile. LittleP had his name down since he has 1 week old!
Originally posted by nora batty
I was a Brownie, Guide and Ranger - in fact, I won the Wyre Forest District Camping Competition as a Guide so I'm up for it but unfortunately Batty Major has no interest in Cubs or Scouts and I don't therefore feel I could make the necessary commitment. If Batty Minor joins Cubs I might do it, but he's only 4.
Reply ID 8511
No contact details listed Gill... so at the risk of offending Admin... I am sceptical about Beavers and Rainbows - i feel it's bit young to understand the true value of the Scout movement. I also feel that in this area there is so much pressure on children to join clubs because the parents feel it's the "done thing", or worse, they want cheap baby sitters. They want everything they can get from it and will chuck money at it, but don't want to put in any effort themselves. I don't want to babysit spoilt kids that aren't interested in learning about Scouting.
Reply ID 8513
Gill.......put your details in the biog and it can be accessed. Gill, serious question........I tried searching for local beavers a year or so ago but could not find anything. Do we have local beavers? P.S. Okay, all those doing a Sid James laugh, please feel free to enjoy the moment!
Reply ID 8521
quote:I agree that beavers and rainbows are too young to understand the meaning being scouting and guiding. I dont really have any direct involvemnt with rainbows. But i know that beaver motto is "fun and Friends" http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/6to25/beaver/intro.htm Should explain more about it.
Originally posted by nora batty
No contact details listed Gill... so at the risk of offending Admin... I am sceptical about Beavers and Rainbows - i feel it's bit young to understand the true value of the Scout movement. I also feel that in this area there is so much pressure on children to join clubs because the parents feel it's the "done thing", or worse, they want cheap baby sitters. They want everything they can get from it and will chuck money at it, but don't want to put in any effort themselves. I don't want to babysit spoilt kids that aren't interested in learning about Scouting.
Reply ID 8522
quote:Will go and things to my biog. But yes there is a very stong beaver group at the bottom of Bengo. My next door neighbour is the beaver leader. My scouting is based in Ware, but i can get details of all groups in Hertford.
Originally posted by Ewoowar
Gill.......put your details in the biog and it can be accessed. Gill, serious question........I tried searching for local beavers a year or so ago but could not find anything. Do we have local beavers? P.S. Okay, all those doing a Sid James laugh, please feel free to enjoy the moment!
Reply ID 8613
It is very good. went many times when I was a boy scout. Does not look as if it has changed a great deal. Which is good!
Reply ID 8617
Thoroughly enjoyed myself at Cuffley Camp. Boy did I appreciate my bed and a bath when I got home, but with all my junior school classmates we had a ball at Camp.. Great fun.. all kids love it !