Waddow Hall was owned by the Guide Association for decades who decided to sell it a couple of years ago to help balance their books.
Luckily, rather than it being turned into another "country house venue" type place, the Friends of Waddow Hall have teamed up with a major charity who'll be putting some much needed capital into it.
Cracking countryside round there.
A lady I spoke to just inside the grounds who works there did say its (still) an activity centre.
The signs inside the perimeter still have "Girlguiding"on them.
Paul.