Red Rope has a hut sharing agreement with the Lancashire Mountaineering Club (LMC)
Both the LMC huts, Cae Ysgubor in Beddgelert North Wales and The Loft at Blea Tarn, (between the Langdales, Cumbria) are available to Red Rope groups for national/regional bookings and for individual bookings by Red Rope members.
Please note LMC should not be approached directly. All bookings and queries should come through the Red Rope bed-night booker: bednight@redrope.org.uk
Bookings for organised regional and national trips
Group bookings resumed for both huts in September 2021. Please check Red Rope’s advice about use of huts and Covid19 precautions on the Trip Planning page
STOP PRESS SEP 2021: The individual restrictions have also been lifted. No need for individual key holders to book, just avoid times when there are group bookings shown on the LMC calendar. This means that you need to take pot luck and may have to share sleeping and communal space with other RR or LMC members. But you still need to let the Red Rope Bed-night Booker know the dates of your visit and the names and bands of those in your group.
To download a printable (PDF) document with more information on booking the huts and charges click here:
For more details about the LMC huts see
https://lancashiremountaineeringclub.online/huts/
FAQs:
Advice to RR members on booking Lancashire MC huts:
Q. What huts are there?
A. Cae Ysgubor in Beddgelert North Wales and The Loft at Blea Tarn, (between the Langdales, Cumbria)
Q. Who can make bookings?
A. The National Trips Secretary, Regional Hut Bookers or individual Red Rope members, but only through the Bed-night Booker.
Q.Where can we find out what weekends are already booked?
A. There are calendars on the LMC website for both huts
Q. What sort of bookings can we make?
A. Red Rope can book one a total of 8 nights per year for group trips (national or regional). In addition up to 200 individual bed-night bookings can be made for any time of the year, including weekend nights.
Q. Will we have exclusive use of the hut?
A. Yes in theory groups have exclusive use but we would expect RR groups to welcome LMC members during RR trips if space permits.
Q. Who do we contact to make regional or individual bed night bookings?
A. Contact the RR Bed-night Booker: bednight@redrope.org.uk (Do not contact the LMC)
The RR booker will liaise with the LMC over bookings, and can advise when a booking can be made.
Q. How do we pay for these bookings?
A. We have agreed that we will pay for a minimum of 10 places on group trips. For national or regional trips you pay the LMC treasurer direct (details from the Bed-night Booker). For individual bookings you need to pay Red Rope (not the LMC) as per your band. Payments should go to the Red Rope Trips Account, usually after your stay. It’s helpful to let the Bed-night Booker know when you’ve done this.
For additional details check the downloadable document above.