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Style of site:
Rural open park land with
large camping pitches base
 in 52 acres

Accommodation:
 

Manor House	46
Stable Block	28
"Turner" Tented Village	58
"Brookes" Tented Village	30

    

OS Sheet 139 Grid Reference 995716

Owned by the Birmingham Scout Association since 1971, we have over 38 years of experience with young people camping and enjoying themselves in a safe and secure outdoor environment.

Activities Available:

Archery         

Climbing

Abseiling  
High Ropes
Low Ropes
Obstacle Course
Grass Sledging             

Canoeing   
Pedal Karts      

Orienteering

Pioneering

Crate Stacking     

Raft Building
Indoor Climb
Team challenge games
2 Zip wires 200m & 240m
High All Aboard
Trapeze
Multi Scramble
Heated Outdoor Swimming Pool
3G swing
Giants Ladder
Crate Stack
Sports Hall
Tree Trek (New for 2011)

Facilities Available:

Camping

Indoor Accommodation

Resident Staff

Open All Year

Souvenir Shop
Laundry

Shower Facilities

WiFi access

Meeting Rooms

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Pike's Pool Flyer
Scout Price List 2011
Scout & Guide Leaflet
Site Map
2011 Accommodation

Aerial View

As a local group we have been using Blackwell for years. However over the last few years the activities have been expanded and improved and there are now a wide range of exciting challenges for our cubs. The zip wires are very popular as are the high wire activities. There is also plenty of space for the cubs to run around or play wide games.Once again the cubs returned home worn out but very happy despite some awful weather.

The staff at Blackwell are always very helpful, friendly and very safety conscious. I would not hesitate to recommend Blackwell to any group seeking either an activity holiday or a campsite to do your own thing.

This was our second "camp" at Blackwell - this time it was a Leaders weekend staying in the Manor House. We had an excellent weekend, helped of course by the fantastic weather but yet again the Blackwell staff were superb - always going that extra mile for us with nothing too much trouble. By far the friendliest and most helpful site we've stayed on and excellent activities, facilities and views too! You feel like you're staying in a country park rather than a scout camp! Well done Blackwell and thanks again.

Very good weekend ,members enjoyed themselves going to return in 2012 but camping this time

We've had an excellent time today, our scouts have done go karting, dual zip wire, orienteering and various other things! We have loved every minute of it!! Definitely coming back soon
 

Once again another great weekend at Blackwell Adventure.
The cubs enjoyed the activities, which are well run by qualified instructors. Both zip wire and archery went down well.
We stayed in the stables which offers value for money.
Many thanks once again to all Blackwell staff
 

We had a birthday party for 14 year olds - they all had a fantastic time - even though it rained - highly recommended.
 

We organised an activity day at Blackwell Court for all the Guides in Droitwich Division as part of our Centenary celebrations.  We had a fantastic day (were so lucky with the weather) and the girls all had a great time.  Each girl took part in four different activities, including abseiling, crate stacking, giants ladder - lots of high up scary stuff!  The instructors were super - very calm and patient with the more nervous girls.  The girls from my unit have already asked if we can go and camp for a weekend, so we are looking at our diaries.
 

We visited on a day activity package with 4 activities, 2 each side of lunch.  The site is excellent as is the range of activities.  Staff very helpful and instructors build rapport with young people very easily.  Safety precautions 1st class.  Great site, well worth a visit!
 

We had the opportunity to stay @ the Brook tented Village, For a week during August. we must say that the Blackwell Staff by far provided the best and friendliest service we have come across, professional and always willing to go the extra mile, Paul and his staff are top class, the facilities are second to none, the tented village was magnificent, Many Many Tnx to Paul, Denise and all the Gang
 

What a great site! everything you need there on arrival no messing putting up tents in the dark or rain but best of all, no taking down, just clean & go, Brill. The staff are fab and so are all the facilities. Best camp in my 30+ years of camping thank you. We will definitely be coming back
 

We used the Brooks tent village over the August bank holiday weekend for a group of 30+ cubs, scouts, explorers and leaders. The tented village was well situated, a whole lot easier than packing and setting up own tents ! The sleeping tents where great, the kitchen tent adequate for cooking for 30 and the main group tent was massive, a very useful facility.
We would definitely recommend the village, all it needed to make it perfect was a few more solid walkways in heavily used on areas (oh and bring warm sleeping bags for clear cold nights!!)..
The grounds of the park where excellent, plenty of safe areas for the kids to run off steam, with many excellent activities both self lead and instructed (the zip wire was a real favourite).
The best thing about Blackwell though was the staff. We have used many camp sites over recent years but the staff here are by far the most helpful, friendly and accommodating we have met, they should be very proud of the site they have built and run.
We will definitely use Blackwell again.....
 

From start to finish the service provided was excellent from the Admin Staff through to the Instructors. The quality & range of activities was 2nd to none and we will be returning sooner rather than later
 

We had a fantastic time at Blackwell Adventure. The site was brilliant and the area was well maintained and cleaned. The site had every thing we need and the staff were very helpful and friendly. The scouts really enjoyed the activities available and they were well run and well supervised. we would recommend Blackwell Adventure to any other troop and hope they had as good a time as we did.
 

Karen Brinkworth
232nd Birmingham
 

27/6/10

Anne Whatcott
2nd Stratford on Avon

13/6/10

We had a fantastic weekend at Blackwell Adventure.  The accommodation was clean and comfortable.  The staff were helpful and friendly, especially those doing the activities, they helped and encouraged the girls to do activities they had never done before and will always remember.
 

Girlguiding Birmingham held its County Centenary Camp at Blackwell over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend - we had almost 500 camped for 5 days and on Bank Holiday Monday we were joined by another 600 for our 'Party in the Park' celebration. From start to finish the Blackwell staff were amazing, nothing was too much trouble, every request, no matter how small or trivial, was dealt with quickly and professionally ! Special thank you to Sean, who was awesome !!
The activities were excellent and instructors, professional, knowledgeable and supportive to the inexperienced guides.
The Site is excellent and I fantastic facilities, I would recommend this to anyone !!
Well done on the addition of the General Camp Freezer, this is a superb idea
 

This was our second Group Family Camp of about 100 people. We booked for 2010 before we left. We have used other sites but Blackwell beats the rest hands down. Paul (manager) and his crew could not be more friendly or helpful. The site is in excellent order and each year more activities are added. They really do listen to any comments you make. I made a chance remark to Paul late on Saturday evening about maybe thinking of installing a paper towel dispenser in one of the smaller ladies toilet and then promptly forgot about it. By 10am Sunday morning there was one fitted, with an apology for it not being brand new!!!

This camp site offers a very good range of activities which means that you can come back without repeating activities.  The staff are very friendly and very accommodating.  We are already planning out next visit for next year.
 

We had a superb week with Blackwell. We actually camped on the second site called 'Pikes Pool' which is about a 10 minute walk from the first site, though slightly less developed and much closer to the Green field style camping my scouts love (without digging toilets) It has a brand new toilet block, and nothing was too much trouble for the staff.
Paul and his team really looked after us, and went out of the way to ensure we had everything we needed.
Just the sort of Scouting centre that we love to visit with all the trimmings. Thanks guys, and we'll see you next year!
 

We have camped as a Group for the last five years at various scout sites throughout the North of England and none can compare with Blackwell, it is an excellent site, facilities are very good and the staff are excellent. It is the small extra things that the staff do without being asked that make it so special. The range of activities is brilliant and cubs and scouts could do separate activities without any overlap and our Cubs could therefore see what more exciting activities would be available to them as Scouts.
Many many thanks to everyone there for a great week.
 

Wow, what can I say about Blackwell Adventure. From the website, to the booking to the camp itself. We Had a fantastic time and will definitely be returning.
The Facilities were second to none, in fact best campsite I've ever been to. We loved the outdoor heated swimming pool, and 3G swing. The Campsite manager, could not do enough for us. The activity staff were great with the scouts, The girls in the office made booking the camp very easy and were very helpful and friendly to deal with.
The shop on site was very well stocked(souvenirs, drinks sweets etc..) and scouts loved it. Blackwell is very close to Barnt Green, which has a local chip shop, Chinese, Tesco etc... which was great for forgotten camping food.
We/scouts cant wait to go back to Blackwell, infact I'm going to arrange another camp now.
 

Sandra Pugh
2nd Wellington Guides

Despite it being a wet week for us we had a fab time. We used the stable block this year (good move considering the weather) but we have also camped for the 2 years previous. The site staff are always helpful, professional and have a good rapport with the children. The activities are fun, challenging and well organised.
 

Clare Hill
2nd Malvern Cubs

Excellent, well accommodated site, with all facilities you would need; shop & warm showers are a bonus. All the staff are very friendly, encouraging and helpful. More than enough activities to keep small groups entertained and to tire them out. We will definitely be back again.
Thanks Blackwell for making it a camp to remember.
 

Emily McCann
Clonard Guides

An excellent campsite with a great range of activities and very helpful staff. they should change their website as it doesn't come across as welcoming as the site actually is. Great help also on booking and pre camp planning. will definitely be returning. thanks to all
 

Abdul Majid
Birmingham Youth Service

Blackwell Court is just round the corner from Birmingham and very close to motorway networks for people travelling from far a field. It is a beautiful 50 acre site with greenery all around it and a lovely view of Cotswold.
The atmosphere is calm and peaceful. The staff team and volunteers working on site are very friendly and pleasant. the site is very well maintained and all credit to users who make little mess but total credit to all staff and volunteers who work tirelessly to ensure a welcoming stay awaits all users and visitors throughout the year.
A wide variety of activities are on offer including outdoor swimming and open fire/ outdoor cooking, which are my groups speciality. City dwellers, especially children and young people find such things fascinating as these are totally alien to them. The new tent village facilities are superb but I still prefer the traditional tent setting and sleeping bags