Checkendon Camp - Aug '24

Uh.sc · Aug 19, 2024

I've been lurking on this site for a while so thought it's about time I start sharing my explores!

Checkendon Polish Resettlement Camp.

Really enjoyed wandering through the woods looking for the few remaining buildings. I knew the general area but didn't have any exact pins. I will be going back as there's a couple that I missed but I ran out of time. It's a shame people have been in and smashed it up over the recent years.

Stealthstar79 · Aug 19, 2024

That's cool , great pics!

Uh.sc · Aug 19, 2024

Stealthstar79 said:
That's cool , great pics!

Thank you!

Roderick · Aug 21, 2024

There seem to be a lot of scientific bits for a resettlement camp - more like a physics lab.

HughieD · Aug 21, 2024

Great report and welcome to non-lurkingdom too!

night crawler · Aug 23, 2024

That is a bit near home, I I've had a nose around one side of the road and found the bases of some buildings which I thought was a POW camp but you came across the one which was a church. Nice little explore

Uh.sc · Aug 25, 2024

night crawler said:
That is a bit near home, I I've had a nose around one side of the road and found the bases of some buildings which I thought was a POW camp but you came across the one which was a church. Nice little explore

The church is near the road, but you have to go around to the back to see the entrance. I nearly missed it! Definitely worth checking out the "lab" building which is further in the woods down the road.

night crawler · Aug 26, 2024

I have got the places mixed up, I poked around near Nettlebed. I have been to the Church in the Village a while ago, never thought to go elsewhere

horse39 · Aug 31, 2024

great report, thanks for sharing, I stopped by yesterday after work, did a full circuit of what was the camp, found all the buildings in your photo's. It's well worth a visit, loads of info here about the camp.

https://www.polishresettlementcampsintheuk.co.uk/checkendon.htm

Here's one of the post box with the Government arrow & the camp in the background.

Uh.sc · Aug 31, 2024

horse39 said:
great report, thanks for sharing, I stopped by yesterday after work, did a full circuit of what was the camp, found all the buildings in your photo's. It's well worth a visit, loads of info here about the camp.

https://www.polishresettlementcampsintheuk.co.uk/checkendon.htm

Here's one of the post box with the Government arrow & the camp in the background.

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Glad you could find all the buildings! Yeah I found that article while researching the place, very interesting! So many memories those woodlands hold

Uh.sc · Aug 31, 2024

night crawler said:
I have got the places mixed up, I poked around near Nettlebed. I have been to the Church in the Village a while ago, never thought to go elsewhere

Ahh okay, sounds like I need to take a trip back to Nettlebed then!

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