Agnes Spencer Hut, Patterdale

General

The Club Hut is located at Patterdale in the Lake District and is available for use by CMC members, pre-booked BMC affiliated clubs and other organisations at the Committee’s discretion.

  • Sleeping is on communal bunks

  • The larger room sleeps 12 and the Members’ Room sleeps 8 Alpine-style (matratzenlager).

  • You will need your own bedding, tea towels and hand towels.

  • Electricity for cooking, shower and drying room, and fuel for the stove are all included in the fees.

  • It is the responsibility of users to clean the hut before leaving, ready for the next guests.

  • Dogs are not allowed in the hut, no matter how well behaved. Members and guests are also strongly discouraged from keeping their dogs in vehicles overnight both in terms of the dog’s welfare (ventilation/ temperature control ) and potential noise nuisance for fellow Hut users and our neighbours.

  • Please do not sleep in vehicles.

  • You should sign-in immediately on arrival.

Payment of Hut fees should be made promptly after your stay by BACS payment to

Cleveland Mountaineering Centre 40-35-03 71486144

CMC Members

You do not need to book to stay at the Hut, but you should check the Hut Calendar to ensure that an Exclusive Stay (occasionally on Tuesday and Wednesday nights) or essential maintenance work are not scheduled. Both are highlighted in Red in the calendar and are the only times you cannot stay.

Other considerations are whether an outside club is booked, highlighted in Green, or Family Meets scheduled, highlighted in Yellow. In both cases you are able to stay but should be aware that the Hut will be busy.

A member may take up to 3 guests, the small Members’ Room being reserved for members’ exclusive use should the hut be accommodating a booked party at the time. Two weekends per month are normally reserved exclusively for CMC members and their guests. A whole (Monday-Friday) week in the summer holiday, one in the Easter holiday period and October half term are also set aside for members with children. Outside these weeks children must be aged 14 or over.

David Richards, the Hut Warden, should be contacted (01609 882585) in relation to any matters concerning the hut facilities, services, faults etc. You will also need to contact David to get your Hut key (£15 deposit required).

You do not need to book, but if you want to discuss any aspect of scheduling your stay, contact Hut Booking Secretary Victoria Laing. Email: hut.booking.cmc@gmail.com

Members’ Fees for 2025 payable to Cleveland Mountaineering Centre 40-35-03 71486144

  • CMC Members – £8.00 per night

  • CMC Members’ Guests – £11.00 per night

External Party Bookings

The Agnes Spencer Memorial Hut can be booked in advance by clubs affiliated to the British Mountaineering Council and other organisations at the discretion of the Cleveland Mountaineering Club Committee. We offer external parties the use of the larger dorm which sleeps 12 Alpine style (see General information above). It may be that CMC members arrive to use the Hut, sleeping in the Members’ Room, during the stay.

Please read the General information above. The hut calendar on this website indicates availability but please note we reserve two weekends per month for CMC member use only. For weekend stays, once your dates are agreed with the Hut Booking Secretary, you will need to confirm your booking by paying a non-refundable deposit of £90. External Party Fees for 2025 payable to Cleveland Mountaineering Centre 40-35-03 71486144 are £15 per person per night. Stays over Friday and Saturday nights have a minimum charge of 6 beds (£90) per night.

Practical information about staying at the Hut will be sent by email, and a Hut key posted out to you in advance of your stay. Payment of any balancing fees, together with the return of the Hut key, are due immediately on conclusion of your stay.

All enquiries should initially be made by e-mail to the Hut Booking Secretary at hut.booking.cmc@gmail.com.