Quick links:
- Contact for Hut Bookings
- Fees
- Permitted Hut Bookings
- Access
- Allergens
- Safeguarding (children and vulnerable adults)
- Group Leaders
- Use by Professional Mountaineers
Water Supplies
Please be aware that the water supply at Ynys Ettws, Cwm Glas Mawr and Helyg is a private bore hole supply.
Contact for Hut Bookings
hut-booking@climbers-club.co.uk
Fees
All the following conditions must be booked in advance and fully paid for at the time of booking (beds will not be allocated until booking approved by Hut Booking Sec.):
Outside bookings/non-members
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Members:
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| CC Member | Member’s Immediate Family (18 years or over of age ) |
Member’s Immediate Family (Under 18 years of age) |
Member’s Immediate Family (Under 2 years of age) |
Member’s Guest (Max 3) |
Member’s Guest1 (More than 3) |
Kindred Club Member (Specify Club on log sheet)2 |
Wayfarers Club Member (Specify club on log sheet)2 |
Guest of Wayfarers (Maximum of 3) |
Outside Booking3 |
| £7.50 | £9.50 | £7.50 | Free | £11.00 | £15.00 | £9.50 | £7.50 | £11.00 | £15.00 |
Note 1: More than 3 guests must be booked and paid for in advance at the outside booking rate. The number of member’s guests includes family members.
Note 2: Kindred Clubs as shown below:
KCs:- Scottish Mountaineering Club (SMC), Irish Mountaineering Club, Cairngorm Club, Fell & Rock Climbing Club, Midland Association of Mountaineers, Rucksack Club, Pinnacle Club, Yorkshire Ramblers’ Club, Oread Mountaineering Club, Wayfarers Mountaineering Club
Overseas Clubs:- Mountaineering Club of Kenya, Mountaineering Club of South Africa, New Zealand Alpine Club, Sierra Club USA
Note 3: Outside bookings are BMC or Mountaineering Scotland (MS) affiliated clubs or individual members of the BMC or MS (i.e. Individual members of BMC and MS only, no BMC or MS guests are permitted).
Note 4: CC Members may claim discounted prices (as above) on room rates for CC members and immediate family members if declared at time of booking. This does not apply to whole hut bookings.
Exclusive Room Rate (per night)4
| 3 Beds | 4 Beds | 5 Beds | 6 Beds | 8 Beds | 9 Beds | 10 Beds | 12 Beds | Whole Hut | |
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| Count House | CC – £44 Ext. – £60 |
CC – £66 Ext. – £90 |
CC – £132 Ext. – £180 |
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| Cwm Glas Mawr | CC – £44 Ext. – £60 |
CC – £55 Ext. – £75 |
CC – £99 Ext. – £135 |
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| Grange Old School | CC – £33 Ext. – £45 |
CC – £110 Ext. – £90 (Max 6 Beds) |
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| Helyg | CC – £143 Ext. – £195 |
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| May Cottage | CC – £66 Ext. – £90 |
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| Riasg Summer |
June to October CC – £33 Ext. – £45 |
June to October CC – £55 Ext. – £75 |
June to October CC – £66 Ext. – £90 |
June to October CC – £220 Ext. – £300 |
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| Riasg Winter |
November to May CC – £33 |
April to May CC – £55 |
November to May No |
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| RO Downes | CC – £88 Ext. – £120 |
CC & CC Guests Only | No | ||||||
| Ynys Ettws | CC – £44 | CC – £66 | CC – £110 Ext. – £150 |
CC is pleased to receive requests from the BMC for exclusive use of the Count House, RO Downes and Ynys Ettws for its International and Youth Meets.
| CC Only | Available for ‘Outside’ |
Permitted Hut Bookings Effective 1st March 2024
| Rooms | Members’ room | Outside Booking Weekday 7&8 |
Outside Booking Weekend 7&8 |
Outside Booking BH | Camping Tents (Small) | Re- ciprocal Rights KC7 |
July & August | Uni- versity |
U18s in hut7 | Bookable Room8 | Ambulated Disability Bed8 | |
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| Count House | 12, 6, 4, 12, 6 40 beds |
Room 1 – 12 beds6 Room 5 – 6 beds6 |
22 Max | 22 Max | No | Members’ 7 Max |
Yes | CC Members & KC | No | Yes Rooms 2, 3 & 5 |
Room 4 – 12 beds Room 2 – 6 beds Room 3 – 4 beds |
Yes 3 beds in room 5 |
| Cwm Glas Mawr | 5, 4 9 beds |
No | 9 Max | 9 Max | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes Room or Whole Hut |
Single room or Whole hut | No |
| Grange Old School | 10, 3 13 beds |
No | 6 Max | 6 Max | No | Members’ 4 max | Yes | CC Members & KC | No | Yes Room |
Single room | No |
| Helyg | 13 | No | 13 Max | 13 Max | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes Whole Hut |
Whole hut | No |
| May Cottage | 6, 6 12 beds |
No | No | No | No | Members’ U18 6 max |
Yes | CC Members & KC | No | No | Single room only | No |
| Riasg5 | 6, 6, 5, 2/3 20 beds |
6 bed Members and their guests6 |
Jun to Oct Only | Jun to Oct Only | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes 2/3 bedroom (all year) or 5 bed room (Apr to Oct) or Whole Hut Jun to Oct |
2/3 bed room (CC-all year / Outside Jun to Oct or 5 bed room (CC- Apr to Oct/Outside Jun to Oct) or Whole hut Jun to Oct | No |
| RO Downes | 8 Rear, 9 Front 17 beds |
9 bed Members and their guests6 |
8 Max | 8 Max | No | Members’ U18 3 max | Yes | Yes | No | Su-Th with Responsible Adult | 8 bed | 1 bed in 9 room |
| Ynys Ettws | 10, 6, 4 20 beds |
6 bed Members and their guests6 |
10 Max | No | No | Members’ U18 | Yes | Yes | No | No | 10 bed week days |
No |
| CC Only | Available for ‘Outside’ | CC Members & Kindred Clubs |
| Notes: 5. Riasg February to March – CC members and Wayfarers Reciprocal Rights Guests are only permitted to sign in one guest, excepting the 2/3 bookable room. 6. Members and their guests – A Member’s guest (1) may stay in the members room if all other rooms are booked by other parties. 7. External groups and Kindred Club members are not permitted to bring children (U18) to our huts. 8. No hut is to be booked out to external parties on two consecutive weekends or to two different clubs at the same time. |
Booking Cancellation Refund Policy
Outside & Kindred Clubs: |
CC Member: Upto 3 Months notice – Full refund 3 months to 1 weeks notice- 75% refund Less than 1 weeks notice – No refund |
Access
All of our huts are accessed by the use of an electronic ‘proximity’ key rather than a traditional metal key. To use, place the electronic key close to the black boss on the door lock. Operate the handle when the LED flashes green. The mechanism will automatically reset the lock once the handle is operated or will time out after a few seconds, the LED will flash red to signify the lock has relocked. Make sure that you take your key with you when you leave the hut, once the hut door is closed it can only be re-opened with a key; there is no override for this security function.
An amber LED indicates a misread, and a red LED indicates that a key that is not valid for the door. Multiple red LED flashes or slow lock operation indicates low batteries and should be reported to:
Under no circumstances tamper with the lock, you risk locking members and yourself out of the hut. If you have concerns, please report them on the above email address and they will be addressed.
Hut Keys must not be loaned out to other members (or even worse, non members).
This electronic system offers a number of advantages when compared to a normal key, such as, lost/stolen fobs can be disabled. Individual members can have their access blocked easily in the event of proven abuse of facilities.
The lock mechanism records every fob swipe, the date and time of entry is known. This information is downloaded and the record of key use is compared to the hut register. Each fob has a unique number (your membership number) engraved on to its reverse side; this number should be entered in the relevant column of the hut register when you sign in on arrival.
Do not lend your fob to anyone, as its use could make you liable for any fees due.
Replacement key fobs See this page:- https://theclimbers.club/docs/membership/replacement-keyfobs
Allergens
The huts are visited by club members, their personal guests and a wide range of other visitor groups. The club has no control over foodstuffs or other products brought by visitors to its huts. A variety of allergens may be brought by visitors to the club’s huts and may be present in the huts, whether or not they are occupied. The club disclaims any liability arising from any adverse, allergic or anaphylactic reaction suffered by visitors to any of its huts. It is exclusively the responsibility of the club member or the person making a booking (whether for themselves or for others, including club or group bookings) to assess for themselves and for all members of their party whether the club’s huts are a suitable and safe environment for all members of their party and in particular any of the party who suffers from allergies.
Safeguarding (children and vulnerable adults)
According to current guidelines, the club does not require a safeguarding policy for children in its huts because the club does not permit anyone to bring under 18s to visit or stay in any of its huts, with the exception of under 18s who are immediate family members or the personal guests of club members, and only where an appropriate booking has been made in advance. The club’s huts are primarily an adult environment and are equipped with fixtures, fittings and equipment (such as gas and electric cookers, hobs, heaters, etc) intended for use by adult visitors. The club does not consider it reasonable or proportionate to expect club members or other hut users to alter their behaviour or to take additional precautions when under 18s or vulnerable adults are present. As a result, hot liquids, hot surfaces, sharp objects such as knives, caustic chemicals, poisons and propellants may be present in the huts at any time. The club disclaims any liability in this environment for any injury, loss or damage suffered by anyone aged under 18 or anyone who may be classified as a vulnerable adult. It is exclusively the responsibility of the club member or the person making a booking for themselves and/or for others (including club bookings) to assess for themselves and for all members of their party whether the club’s huts are a suitable and safe environment for all members of their party and to take steps to safeguard appropriately all members of their party from such potential harms and hazards.
Group leaders
Other than individual members, all groups using Club huts (whether a member and personal guests or outside parties of all types) have a nominal group leader. For all non-member parties, the group leader is assumed to be the person who contacts the Hut Bookings Secretary, unless notified otherwise. The group leader is required to be present with the party.
Professionals
A number of Club members work as guides and outdoor pursuits instructors in a range of activities (for these purposes “professionals”). The Club welcomes all such professionals as members but respectfully reminds them that the Club’s huts are intended and insured primarily as leisure facilities and not for business use.
When not working, professionals may book themselves and their personal guests into the huts exactly the same as any other member.
When working, professionals may book themselves into the huts exactly the same as any other member if their clients are not staying on the premises (including camping and van use at the hut). If the professional is present, day use (8.00am to 8.00pm) by clients is tolerated though not encouraged provided no instruction takes place on the premises. A donation in the honesty box of £2.00 – £5.00 per person is expected in such circumstances.
When working, professionals may book themselves and clients into the huts as an outside booking. Clients must be declared and paid for in advance via the Hut Bookings Secretary. The member pays the standard club rate, all clients pay the outside booking rate. No instruction is to take place on the premises. The professional must remain with the party when staying overnight.