About Us
Located in the Chilterns, Woodrow High House is a 26-acre site made up of a Grade II listed manor house dating back to the mid-1600s, boasting a 120-bed Outdoor Learning Centre and Leisure Centre complete with swimming pool, sports hall, 3G astroturf pitch and mountain bike track. London Youth has owned and operated Woodrow since 1945, delivering memorable experiences for over 8,000 children and young people each year. The sports facilities are used by house guests and the local community. The pool is used by private hire local community groups, house guests, and hundreds of children who attend our swim school each week.
About London Youth
We are London Youth: a charity on a mission to support the capital’s youth sector to improve the lives of young people. We do this with and through our members – a network of 600 youth organisations – and at our two outdoor residential centres, Hindleap Warren and Woodrow High House.
Throughout our 135-year history, community youth organisations have provided a constant lifeline and a vital safe space outside the family and formal education, where young people can develop confidence, resilience and skills. Young people need opportunities outside school to have fun with their friends, to make a positive change in their communities and to shape the city they live in.
We look to work with all young people, focusing particularly on those who wouldn’t otherwise have access to the kind of opportunities we offer.
In 2023-24, we worked with 591 member youth organisations who supported 710k+ young Londoners. 28,676 young people took part in our programmes, events and activities, with nearly 18,000 enjoying our outdoor learning centres, Woodrow High House and Hindleap Warren. 2,000 youth professionals benefitted from 184 training and network sessions we delivered.
London Youth embraces equality, diversity and inclusion. We are committed to the ongoing development of an organisation that values and represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills and welcome applications that reflect this.