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