Yorkshire Mountaineering Club

YMC Hut Information

Access

The YMC cottages are situated in the Coppermines valley close to the Coppermines Youth Hostel and the Barrow Mountaineering Club's Hut. Access is from the village of Coniston via a Tarmac road between the Black Bull Pub and The Co-operative supermarket. The track becomes steep and unsurfaced after a while. Look out for the narrow wooden bridge on the right after the track levels out. The hut is in a row of cottages on the right above the wooden bridge. Please refer to the map for details.

Parking

200 yards past the wooden foot bridge on the left is an area suitable for parking (see the map). It is also possible to park along the wider parts of the track, but please keep the narrow parts of the track clear. In particular the track 100m either side of the foot bridge must be kept clear. The track is used by visitors to the Youth Hostel and the mines further up the valley, as well as by heavy quarry vehicles carrying stone down the valley.

Facilities

The ground floor comprises a large cooking/dining area with two electric ovens and two electric ceramic hobs; one large and one small fridge; crockery, cutlery, kitchen utensils and cooking pots are provided, as are washing-up facilities. A separate small social area has a solid fuel stove.
The upper floor is divided into three dormitories providing a total of 20 bed spaces. There is NO heating upstairs. To the rear of the cottage there are separate male and female toilets and showers with hot and cold water. There is also a drying room.

Dormitories

Dorm 1

6 beds: 1 x two tier double bunk 1 x two tier single bunk

Dorm 2

8 beds: 4 x two tier single bunk

Dorm 3

6 beds: 3 x two tier single bunk

Local Amenities

There is a post office, butcher, garage, two small general stores, pubs, and telephone box in the village. There is no bank ATM: cash can be obtained in the post office, both general stores and garage.