Coniston Coppermines YHA

Coniston Coppermines is a Youth Hostel[1] just below the Old Man of Coniston in the South East end of the Lake District.

General

Location

• 1.5 miles from Coniston, Cumbria.
• Grid Reference: SD289986
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Accommodation

Total number of beds: 26

• 3 rooms with 4 beds
• 1 room with 6 beds
• 1 room with 8 beds

Standard YHA quality beds.

The kitchen has a couple of cookers and is large enough to cook for the group.

The dining area is fairly small and to sit everyone down at the same time would involve sitting in the adjacent kitchen.

The (upstairs) lounge has a wood burning stove and seating for about 10 people.

On the whole the hostel has a cramped and compact feeling.

Most windows in the hostel overlook the valley and the surrounding peaks.

Parking

Sizeable car park just outside the hostel.

Price

November-March £560 for two nights.[2]

LRP Issues

Set Dressing Requirements

The dining area has plastic chairs. The hostel has the standard YHA covering of posters and notices that would require set dressing over.

Routes and Features of Interest

Quarry

A few hundred yards up the path from the hostel there are some square concrete quarry buildings. Once walkers have left the area for the afternoon these could suitably be used as some form of WWI onwards base.

From what could be seen these appeared to be relatively safe and with little to damage or upset around them.

Norms

There are a number of holiday cottages about a hundred yards away from the hostel.

The access path to the hostel carries on up to the Old Man of Coniston and is heavily used by walkers.

Events run here

None known.

Pros & Cons

Pros Beautiful scenery Remote Mine entrances Immediate access to routes

Cons Path used heavily by walkers accessing Old Man of Coniston Access path is very rough