Thirty-three thousand Scouts from 90 countries camped for 12 days in weather which ranged from a heat wave to a storm whichflooded parts of the huge camp site. Many thousands more took the opportunity of camping in the surrounding countryside.
Opened by H.R.H. The Duke of Gloucester, visited by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Minister, Mr Harold Macmillan, and closed by the World Chief Guide Olave, Lady Baden-Powell, it was the first Jamboree held in England to have its own commemorative postage stamps.
One special aspect was the overwhelming hospitality offered to the participants by the people of the UK, both before and after the event.