Brynbach
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| Brynbach | |
|---|---|
 General Charles de Gaulle visiting French Scouts at Brynbach in 1940 | |
| Location | Brynbach, Saron, Denbighshire |
| Coordinates | 53°07′07″N 3°27′50″W / 53.1186°N 3.4640°W |
| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Type | Campsite |
| Land | 200 acres (81 ha) |
| Facilities | Boating lake, swimming pool, summer house |
| Fires | Yes |
| Season | Spring, summer and autumn |
| Operated by | Scouting Association |
| Established | 1930 |
Brynbach was a National Campsite of the Scout Association, situated near Saron in Denbighshire in North Wales.[1] The 200 acres (81 ha) site had its heyday between the 1930s and the late 1950s. It had naturalistic wooden entrance gates designed by Lord Baden Powell, the founder of Scouting.[1]
The camp had a summer-house (later moved to Gilwell Park), a 1 m (3 ft 3 in) deep boating lake, and a spring-filled swimming pool. An outline of the Fleur de Lys, the Scouting emblem, was created by planting Golden Larch trees in the surrounding woods.