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Hope Memorial Camp

Hope Memorial Camp is a self-catering residential centre situated on the B5292 just outside the village of Braithwaite, near Keswick, in the Lake District.

Set in approximately 35 acres of land beside Coledale Beck, it accommodates up to 32 guests in small dormitories, with a large communal room at each end of the building, a fully equipped catering kitchen, central heating, showers, a drying room, and wi-fi.

The camp was founded in 1923 by A. H. Hope, headmaster of The Roan School in Greenwich, who purchased the land with his own money to give South London grammar school boys experience of mountain and lake country.

The original wooden huts were replaced in 1989 with more substantial structures.

Today the centre continues to host youth groups and walking parties from across the country, with Whinlatter Forest and Bassenthwaite among the walking destinations accessible directly from the site. Tent camping is not permitted on the grounds.


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