Huts

Imagine a place that’s close to the best hills and crags in the area. A place to get clean and warm after a long day outdoors. To cook, sleep, and chat about the events of the day with people who are into the same adventures as you.

As a BMC member you get exclusive access to our three huts: Glen Brittle Memorial Hut on the Isle of Skye, the Don Whillans Memorial Hut at the Roaches and the Alex MacIntyre Memorial Hut in the Scottish Highlands. If you’re a member of a mountaineering club you may also have access to even more huts around the country.

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National Huts

These iconic and historic buildings are there for you as a member to use and enjoy. Each hut is run by a management committee, with the two Scottish huts jointly funded and administered in partnership with Mountaineering Scotland. BMC members, both club and individual, can book places and check availability using each huts online booking system.

Alex MacIntyre Memorial Hut

Situated in Onich, on the A82 between Glen Coe and Fort William, the Alex MacIntyre Hut makes an ideal base for both areas of Scotland.

Don Whillans Memorial Hut

Located at The Roaches in Staffordshire, the Don Whillans Hut is a unique building, superbly located amongst the buttresses and boulders of this historic climbing area - you can almost belay from the hut!

Glen Brittle Memorial Hut

Located at the lower end of Glen Brittle, the Memorial Hut is ideally situated for exploring the Black Cuillin on the Isle of Skye.

Club Huts

There are also many huts around Britain that can be used if you are a member of a mountaineering or climbing club.

Latest Huts News

01 Feb 2025

Huts

BMC Huts Seminar

The biennial Huts Seminar will return on Saturday 1st February 2025

Huts

Review of BMC Huts Survey 2023

The 2023 Huts Survey was a follow up to the survey conducted in 2016 about mountain huts run by BMC affiliated clubs, and to the intermediary survey run in 2020 to better understand the issues huts were facing with the covid restrictions.

02 Sep
5 min read

Huts

The Don Whillans Hut: A history

If you've ever been climbing or walking at the Roaches, you'll probably have seen the Don Whillans Hut, carved into the very rock itself. This unique hut is owned by the BMC and, as Dave Bishop explains, has a long history.

02 Jul
6 min read

Huts

Don Whillans Memorial Hut

Located at the Roaches in Staffordshire, the Don Whillans Hut is a unique building, superbly located amongst the buttresses and boulders of this historic climbing area. The hut is so conveniently close to the crags that you can almost belay from the hut!

02 Jul
2 min read

How to stay at club huts

All you need to know about booking a climbing or mountaineering hut belonging to a club,

How to stay in a bothy

Bothies are free, simple shelters in remote country that anyone can use. But they can be much more than just a place to sleep – at their best they represent a culture and a community. Here’s how find and stay in a bothy.

HUT FAQs

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