Alex MacIntyre Memorial (AMMH)
Held in Trust for Mountaineering Scotland and BMC
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Access
North Ballachulish on the A82, one mile north of the Ballachulish bridge, 50m past the entrance to Creag Mhor Lodge. Grid reference NN044611 on OS sheet 41, Ben Nevis. Postcode (sat nav) PH33 6RY. Look out for the green painted fence Parking: At the rear of the hut. Access is from the main road via a narrow lane. Please keep the driveway clear at all times and consider the needs of the neighbours; noise has been an issue, especially early in the morning and late at night. Also note that hut electricity is NOT to be used to charge EVs. There are charging points at the local filling station.
Accommodaion
16 beds are available in 5 rooms. Upstairs: 2 with 3 beds, and 2 with Alpine style sleeping platforms. Downstairs: small room presently with 1 bed. Mattresses are provided, but no pillows or blankets.
Facilities
Cooker with oven and grill, also a separate grill and a separate hob with 4 hotplates, microwave, 2 toasters, 2 refrigerators (there is no freezer), cooking and dining utensils, hot and cold running water, two showers and toilets, drying room. Electric storage heaters are situated on the ground floor with an additional manually controlled heater in the lounge. The dormitories have electric convector heaters with coin meters, which require £1 or £2 coins (no other coins will work).
Charges
£20 per person per night. Payment should be made by online transfer – for further details contact the bookings secretary. A 50% non-returnable deposit is payable at the time of the booking with the balance payable one month prior to the date of the trip.
Keys
There is a digital keypad on the door on the E side of the rear building. Code supplied on booking.
Notes
(1) Booking: To see current availability or to make an online booking follow the link from the bookings page on the MS website. Before booking please first read the booking conditions Bookings accepted only from member clubs or individual members of Mountaineering Scotland or BMC (2) Telephone calls - urgent queries only; no calls after 9 pm, e-mail preferred (3) With the exception of assistance dogs, no dogs or other pets are allowed within the building (4) Access to the hut and car park is from the busy main road via a narrow driveway, involving a 90 degree turn (see icture on right). The entrance to the driveway is not visible until the last moment when approaching from the west. If you miss it continue to the filling station, turn round and watch out for the green fence (5) Please see note on website regarding people under the age of 18