More about Foxlease!

I would like to tell everyone a bit about Foxlease:
Foxlease is a training and activity centre of Girlguiding UK near Lyndhurst, Hampshire, UK. The Foxlease estate has been owned and managed by Girlguiding UK since 1922. The estate is 65 acres  and main house is known as The Princess Mary House, in honour of her marriage. Foxlease has hosted the Guides' Third International Conference, Sixth World Conference and also the first World Camp. It is a Girls Guide training and conference center. I guess it is a bit like Edith Macy.
We stayed in The Princess Mary House. This is a large, rambling home, where Lord Baden Powell really slept here! Our rooms were upstairs and down halls that just kept on going! I think we each got lost at least once! We had a small breakfast each morning, and were given a bag lunch of interesting sandwiches to take with us on our trips. We would have a wonderful dinner each night. There is a small bar, that Charlotte would bar-tend each evening at 6:00pm.

It really was a great place to stay, loaded with Girl Guide and Girl Scout history, besides being a beautiful manor and grounds.
Thanks to Elaine for telling me about it!

View from Foxlease

Foxlease

View of Foxlease

Sue, Gail, Charlotte, Pauline learning about Foxlease

We arrived at Foxlease around 6:30 pm and were served a very good dinner of turkey, potatoes and yorkshire pudding! We then met our hostess, Charlotte who told us about Foxlease and gave us suggestions for trips in the following days.

We decided to take a pilgrimage to Brownsea Island.
The island is most notable as the home of the first camp of the Boy Scout movement in 1907.
We took another fery ride to the island, and most of the group went to hike to Lord Baden Powells commemorative stone, about 11/2 miles, and the Baden - Powell Outdoor center and trading post.

Lord Baden Powell at Poole Harbor

Karen, feeding the peacocks on Brownsea Island

Kathy feeding the peacocks

 Several others decided to walk the scenic route and enjoy lunch with a great view!

Sue having lunch

Our lunchtime view!

Whee! Brownsea Island Ferry ride!

We went back to Foxlease for another great meal!

APax Lodge Spoon for my spoon collection!

A beautiful Teapot, creamer, sugar bowl, and mug!

After dinner the girls surprised me with a few gifts that they had picked out for me! ( not shown is a matching teapot cozy, Pax Lodge Polo, and a Centennial Girl Guide mug!)
Needless to say, I was overwhelmed! Thank you all so much again!