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Dog Hill Scout Campsite

Dog Hill Scout and Community Campsite is an 11-acre site set on the edge of Crompton Moors near Shaw, Oldham, adjacent to Brushes Clough Reservoir — a Victorian-era reservoir built in the 1870s to supply water to the cotton mills of the wider Oldham area.

The land was donated to the Scouts in the 1930s by a local scouter, Dr Anderson, and the original building was later restored using funds from the Queen's Jubilee appeal.

Run by Oldham Borough District Scout volunteers, the site welcomes Scouts, Guides, schools, Duke of Edinburgh groups, and other youth and community organisations, as well as the general public.

Accommodation ranges from a bunkhouse to multiple camping areas, and a wooded section is available for hammocking and bivvying. Campervans and motorhomes are not permitted on site.


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