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Kineton

Defence Storage and Distribution Agency (DSDA) Kineton is in a rural location, at the foot of the Burton Dassett Hills, approximately 10 miles from Banbury and Leamington Spa, and about 14 miles from Stratford upon Avon. All these places offer a good range of shops and facilities, including theatres, cinema and sporting venues. Birmingham is a forty minutes drive and London an hour away on the M40.

DEMSS Kineton (Defence Explosives Munitions and Search School) comprises the Munitions Wing and IEDD Wing delivering munitions management training and Improvised Explosive Device Disposal (IEDD) training respectively.

The Station has an excellent gym, with an astro turf pitch, badminton, squash and basketball courts. There are also tennis courts and a small boating and fishing lake along with a small golf driving range. There is a pre-school, post box, NAAFI Spar Shop, Library / Interactive Learning Centre, usual Mess facilities and also Chadwicks Juniors Ranks and Families Club. For children there are limited facilities with Youth Club and Brownies held at the Cromwell Centre within the Station on alternate nights of the week. The Scout Group is held a couple of miles away in the neighbouring village of Lighthorne Heath. There is a Drop In Centre / Thrift Shop in Temple Herdewyke within the SFA estate.



The information on this site has been compiled from various sources accessible on the internet:  acknowledgements are due to MOD Website,  Army website,  HIVE website, & Wikipedia. 
The site is intended to be an impartial and useful source of information about the Forces Base and surrounding area for members of HM Armed Forces, their families and civilians working on the Base. There should be nothing of a sensitive nature as everything here is readily available on the internet.  If you spot anything that is out of date or just plain wrong, please contact us.