The Centenary Camp will be one of the highlights of our special year in 2010. We’re promising an international camp like you’ve never experienced before, creating special memories to last a lifetime.

It’ll be the biggest UK guide camp ever with 5,000 girls on site. In addition, there’ll be up to 2,000 guides from all across the world, making this a truly international Centenary celebration.

The camp will be at Harewood House in North Yorkshire, the home of the Earl of Harewood.  It was also the home of his mother HRH Princess Mary, The Princess Royal, Countess of Harewood, who became President of The Girl Guide Association in 1920. So not only is this stunning 200-year-old neo-classical mansion a fantastic backdrop for our camp, with acres of fabulous parkland, a stunning lake and a state-of-the-art Planetarium - it also has a rich guiding history too.

The planning team are promising a fantastic week with half a million hours of activities and opportunities for girls. We’re really determined to make this a very special camp for everyone. 

Where & When

Harewood House is seven miles from Leeds in Yorkshire, at the junction of the A61/A659 on the Leeds/Harrogate road. It is just nine miles from the Leeds/Bradford airport, and is easy to get to by road, rail or bus.

The Centenary Camp will be held from 31 July - 7 August, 2010.

General Information About Booking

Applications will be invited from one Leader and four Guides.

Bookings will open at the end of April 2009.  Units will need to pay a non-refundable deposit by mid-June 2009 to secure their place.  For more information see the Ways to Celebrate catalogue in January’s guiding magazine.

For details about Centenary Camp volunteer roles please use this link.