Butchers Coppice Activity Centre

Butchers Coppice Activity Centre

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Butchers Coppice Activity Centre offers residential experiences to youth groups and adventurous activities to all

Butchers Coppice is a 7½ acre youth campsite situated in the north west corner of Bournemouth, close to Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch, Wimborne, the Isle of Purbeck and the New Forest. We are also the closest Scout campsite to Brownsea Island, the birthplace of Scouting. The campsite is easily accessible by road, rail or air. In addition to residential experiences and adventurous activities for

10/06/2026

We kicked off our summer season with an amazing high ropes adventure at Butcher's Coppice! 🌞🌲

So proud of everyone in the group for stepping out of their comfort zones and supporting one another!

A huge thank you to Butchers Coppice Activity Centre ers_coppice for a fantastic experience and helping us start the summer on a high!

Be sure to check out our upcoming activities www.whatnext.co.uk/book-now

Join us in making the most of this summer. We can't wait to share more adventures with you! ☀️🙌

10/06/2026

🏘️ I asked local community leaders in West Howe how £20 million of Pride in Place funding could support them.

What would make the biggest difference to West Howe for you? Let me know below 👇

We're also looking for residents who live or work in West Howe to join the Neighbourhood Board or become Independent Chair and help decide how the £20 million is spent.

🔗 So if you’ve got ideas, we want to hear them! Apply here before July 10th: www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/prideinplace

18/05/2026

Did you know there’s a 7½ acre adventure site in West Howe? Butchers Coppice is well worth a visit 🌿

Following our community meeting last month around the Pride in Place funding, we had some brilliant conversations about opportunities for young people in the area.

07/05/2026

Our Kids Club is back!

Join us in 2026 for a day (or more!) of exciting activities full of fun and endless adventure 🧗 all are welcome, whether you are scouts/ guides or not! ⚜️

Drop us an email to sign up

Photos from Butchers Coppice Activity Centre's post 27/12/2025

Our first master at arms badge courses of the year! If you’re a local cub/ scout leader please do pass this onto your scouts so they can join in the adventure 🏹🤺🎯

We will also be producing our own badge for any eager scouts who complete all 3 of our master at arms courses (archery, shooting and fencing)… we already have a couple set to compete this feat at the end of March!

Keep an eye on our events calendar for more information and events https://www.butcherscoppice.org.uk/events-calendar

16/10/2025
25/07/2025

There’s still space on our Kids Club at the end of August! Drop us an email to sign up or for more information ☀️

21/07/2025

Our Operations Team are in our fresh Summer 2025 uniform ready for groups to arrive this weekend 🔆 thanks to the Funk Peach

Photos from Butchers Coppice Activity Centre's post 12/07/2025

We’re always busy making improvements to the site and listening to your great feedback especially with the summer season fast approaching. Take a look at some of the recent additions:

New museum ramp, bouldering wall, free sanitary products in the toilets, planters, new set of pioneering poles, tuck shop souvenir window (in progress) and more!

Keep an eye out for upcoming posts regarding both our newly refurbished bouldering wall and incredible onsite museum.

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Location

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Holloway Avenue
Bournemouth
BH119JW

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 9pm
Tuesday 9am - 9pm
Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 9am - 9pm
Friday 9am - 9pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm