High Close

About this event

A history of High Close DATES: 18th – 25th August 2026 ARRIVAL: Please arrive after 5pm on 18th August. As the hostel is open to the public on the day prior to our arrival, cleaning and preparation for our group will take most of the afternoon so we ask any early arrivals not to enter the building until everything is ready. DEPARTURE: We need to leave the hostel by 10.30am on 25th August. PARTICIPANTS: There will be space for around fifty of us. We will hold a number of places for first time attenders on an ECC event until 31st May 2026. (Please be aware that when booking opens places are likely to go very quickly. There is usually a waiting list.) ACCOMMODATION is in dormitories containing between 4 – 12 bunk beds. Our intention is, where possible, to use only the bottom bunks. There are no available single rooms. FOOD: Breakfast, lunch and an evening meal are provided by the hostel. We will also supply some basic snacks such as biscuits, tea, instant coffee, and dairy milk. You’ll need to provide anything beyond those items. There is a members’ kitchen where food can be stored and prepared. It has two fridges as well as toasters, microwaves, hobs, and ovens which we may use. Food should be labelled with your name so as not to be confused with communal supplies. NEAREST SHOPS: Chapel Stile 2 miles, Grasmere 2 miles, Ambleside 5 miles.