Type Training Camp Open to
the public No Built for War Office | Operator British Army Year built 1934 In use 1934-Present | |
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Address Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, B3371, Priddy, Wells BA5 3BS, UK Owner The Wessex Reserve Forces' & Cadets' Association Similar Mendip Shooting Ground, Brook Bank Clay Shooting, Ivythorn Sporting, Safe and Sound Shooting | ||
Yoxter june 2013
Yoxter Training Camp is a British Army training area and camp owned by the Wessex Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Association and situated on the Mendip Hills in Somerset. It is between the villages of Charterhouse and Priddy. It is adjacent to the Chancellor's Farm biological Site of Special Scientific Interest, and the Somerset Wildlife Trust, Wessex RFCA, Ministry of Defence and Natural England work together to enable conservation grazing on the site.
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History
The camp was purchased from non-public funds in 1934 to provide a training facility for the Territorial Army. It was used for Regular Army training in the run-up and during the Second World War, and afterwards the camp reverted to the Territorial Army. In 1964 the Royal Anglian Regiment renovated the camp and it has been in use by the Regular Army, Royal Marines, TA and the Army Cadet Force ever since.
Facilities
The training area has 885 acres (3.58 km2) of land. It has an 8 lane rifle range, which is 600 yards (550 m) long and is primarily used for this purpose. When firing is not in progress the training area is also used for fieldcraft exercises as well as helicopter training and the driving of non tracked vehicles. The camp has billet accommodation for 100, store rooms, a kitchen, classrooms and toilet facilities. All accommodation was refurbished or rebuilt in 2012/13.