Journey into some of the wildest and remotest spots of the UK and you
will be amazed at what you will find – old, empty houses left open for
you to use… and at no charge? It sounds too good to be true – but it’s
not. Thanks to the fantastic work of the Mountain Bothies Association
(MBA), the UK is home to a network of hundreds of bothies, lovingly
maintained by volunteers for walkers and climbers to access some of the
UK’s greatest wilderness.
This book celebrates the very best bothies in the country. Follow in
Phoebe’s footsteps as she shares hard-won, expert advice on how best to
make use of these ‘stone tents’, including packing lists, bothy
etiquette, best walking routes in, local legends and more. And be
inspired to pay a visit to one yourself as she recounts stories from her
own stays in these stone sanctuaries – sharing whisky from Sigg
bottles, telling ghost stories around a roaring fire and dishing out dry
socks to late arrivals.
Scotland
Dumfries and Galloway
Tunskeen
Lowther Hills
Kettleton Byre
Glen Coe
Taigh Seumas a’ Ghlinne
Scottish Highlands
Lairig Leacach
Dalwhinnie
Ben Alder Cottage
Great Glen
Blackburn of Corrieyairack
East Highlands
Ruigh Aiteachain
Balmoral
Glendar Shiel Stable
Cairngorms
Bob Scott’s
Hutchinson Memorial Hut
Ryvoan
Wester Ross
Easan Dorcha (The Teahouse)
Shenavall
Isle of Skye
The Lookout
Torridon
Craig
Sutherland
The Schoolhouse
Glencoul
Sandwood Estate
StrathChailleach
Wales
Brecon Beacons
Grwyne Fawr
Mid-Wales
Nant Syddian
Snowdonia
Arenig Fawr
Carneddau
Dulyn
England
Lake District
Warnscale Head
Mosedale Cottage
Pennines
Cross Fell
Northumberland
Kershopehead