[Closed] bunkhouses in peaks suggestions

Try Thorpe Farm Bunkhouse just outside Hathersage... have used it a number of times and it's not too bad.

There is also a bunkhouse in Bamford on a farm which I have used but can't remember it's name, it was a little nicer than Thorpe Farm, but also probably more expensive too!

if you are looking for cheap bunkhouses take a gander at fallcliffe cottage (outside heathersage) and there is a hut in Stoney Middleton opposite the Moon Inn. I'm sure one of them was BMC affilliated clubs/ groups only, but can't remember which one.

Both can take 10-15 people with good catering and living space, and log fire for heating.

let me know if i can helps anymore.
andy

If your looking a bit further south Barn Farm in Birchover have a couple of camping barns

Fallcliffe is owned by the University of London Mountaineering Club which means it can be a bit of a bugger to book unless you are a BMC affiliated club.

Barn Farm is pretty good too... and has a cracking pub just down the road too :o)

Cheers guys

Have found this one in bamford
[url= http://www.independenthostelguide.co.uk/selected-accommodation.php?hostel=44& ]homestead and cheesehouse[/url]

Can't find any details for stoney middleton.

Don't suppose anyone fancies showing us around the local trails on the saturday in exchange for beers/meal?

(Just found out sheldon and co are going up there the same weekend but think it would be a bit much for 8 or so more mountain bikers to tag along)

Who are the lot based up there.. bog trotters?

The Boggies are Lakes based I believe... although do venture out that way...

And I would volunteer, but I'm as unfit as an unfit thing at the moment, so wouldn't be pretty crap as a guide as I'd be the one at the back coughing up a lung and pushing up all the hills!

Hi mate. Happened to stay in one only last fri in Bamford, and very nice it was too:

http://www.independenthostelguide.co.uk/selected-accommodation.php?area=44

My favourite place to ride. I don't plan routes, so can't help you there. Include the Beast decsent though, and Cave Dale if you're feeling brave. I managed to ride all Cave Dale last saturday for the first time ever, though not without a few stops to get my courage up.

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Damn. You posted that while I was looking for the email of where it was off my laptop 🙁

cheers Steve.. Will enquire about that one. I hear you're good at planning routes (with pub stops of course) 🙂

Steve - the reason you managed to ride down Cavedale last weekend was because you were still pished from the night before! 😆

But yeah agree, Homestead and Cheesehouse is nice

found the one in stoney middleton:
[url= http://www.thedpc.co.uk/hut.html ]http://www.thedpc.co.uk/hut.html[/url]
but looks like you have to be a member of their club, although i think we were bmc affiliated. guess i wasn't much help!

if you don't mind paying a little extra then there is bushey heath farm:
[url= http://www.busheyheathfarm.co.uk/ ]
i think there were three bunkhouses that slept between 4 and 8 people so you could rent a couple of them (one of them had a power shower) and when we stayed there last they gave us some fresh eggs off the farm. worked out at £15 pppn or £12.50 if you had more than 12. not sure if their proces have changed but good value for some posh bunkhouse accommodation. it's a bit far from the local pubs though if that's what you want?

That's probably true Andy. I want to do it with no more than 2 stops next time though 🙂

Not too bad at planning routes Gavin. I've just finished Scottish C2C, which does include a 'Day of Death' through the Cairgorms. We'll see how people find that. I do a pretty mean Mountain bike pub crawl too.

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Maybe try 'The Little John' pub in Hathersage - they have self catering apartments out the back - not sure how many they sleep but may be worth a look, and they have 3 guest beers on tap - they had a really nice dark porter on last night. luvverly!

I would have been keen to show you the trails but I'm on a tour of the Welsh trail centres that weekend. . . . first time for me!

hope you get something sorted.