🧭 Residential Trip #1: Yorkshire Dales 🗺️

DESTINATION: YORKSHIRE DALES, ENGLAND

Dates: Saturday 1st - Tuesday 4th November, 2025

Capacity: 60 people

Price: £125.00

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Our FIRST RESIDENTIAL of the year is finally here 😱‼ UCL Hiking Club is proud to present our biggest residential trip ever!! This year, from 1st to 4th November (3-night stay!), we are taking 60 hikers to the lush autumnal valleys of the Yorkshire Dales 🏔🍂! With striking caves, waterfalls, ancient barns and stunning stone walls, the Dales are an immaculate blend of nature and heritage 🍃⛺, perfect for nature lovers and hikers eager to take on a bigger challenge! 🥾🌾

The Yorkshire Dales:

• Magnificent countryside with striking caves, waterfalls, and mountains!
• Lush green valleys (known locally as "dales") crested with white cliffs ("scars")!
• Limestone pavements cutting through wilder uplands beneath towering peaks of dark millstone grit!
• Fields and pastures are bounded by distinctive drystone walls which criss-cross the hillsides in elaborate patterns! ​​

Our Accommodation:

UCL Hiking Club has exclusively hired an entire hostel with 60 beds in the Yorkshire Dales!! We will have the entire place to ourselves! The hostel is called YHA Ingleton, a cosy Victorian house in the little village of Ingleton in northern England.

The hostel will have shared rooms, with options for mixed or single gender based on personal preferences. There will be plenty of heating, hot showers, running water, bathrooms, Wi-Fi, and everything else you need for one of our UCL Hiking Club residential trips! All bedding and linen will be provided, but you must pack your own towels and toiletries.

During our 3-night stay at the hostel, we'll do all the cooking, cleaning, and other chores ourselves! We'll have a rota of chores for everyone to know how they can help keep things running on the trip!

Travelling to the Dales:

UCL Hiking Club has also exclusively hired a private coach with 60 seats to take us directly from UCL Student Centre directly to the front door of the hostel (YHA Ingleton)! All you need to do is show up at the UCL Student Centre at 09:15 on Saturday 1st November where we'll have our private coaching waiting to take everyone up to the Dales!

The Itinerary:

TICKET INFORMATION:

Total Ticket Cost: £125.00

What's Included in the Ticket:

• All 3 nights of hostel accommodation at YHA Ingleton - includes heating, hot showers, running water, bathrooms, Wi-Fi, and everything else you need for one of our UCL Hiking Club residential trips!
• All meals included - breakfasts (cereals, toast, jams, spreads); packed lunches (sandwiches, fruits, snack bars); hot dinners (we will cook as a group); and lots of extra snacks and drinks.
• Direct travel - private coach hire from UCL Student Centre to the hostel (YHA Ingleton) and back again!

What's NOT Included in the Ticket:

• Any extra local public transport at the start/end of hikes around the Dales. You can expect £2-5 per day.
• Any extra snacks and drinks you wish to bring for yourselves or to share! Note: You are welcome to bring your own alcohol and other drinks, just please always remember to drink responsibly!

How to Get a Spot on the Trip:

• There will be 60 spots available on this trip!
• Places are allocated using a lottery (random selection), NOT first-come-first-serve! This helps to keep things fair! This also means that your past hiking experience will not affect your application, as we want to welcome anyone with at least some basic hiking experience to come join us for an awesome autumn adventure!
• You MUST have a £10 Discoverer or £15 Explorer membership  in order to be eligible for the lottery. You must get this before signing up for a spot!
• You can sign up via this form here. Sign-ups will be open from 12:00 Wednesday 8th October to 23:59 Sunday 12th October, giving you until the end of the week to sign up!!

Confirmation of Spots on the Trip:

• The results of the lottery selection will be released on Monday 13th October (mid-afternoon).
• Everyone who signed up will receive an email. This email will either confirm that you were successful  in getting a spot on the residential trip, or the email will confirm that you have been unsuccessful and have been automatically added to the waiting list.
• If you were successful in getting a spot on the residential trip, the email will contain a password and you will have 24 hours to purchase your ticket on this webpage. If you do not purchase your ticket in time, your place will be given away to someone on the waiting list.
• Please note: all ticket purchases are non-refundable. Once you have purchased your ticket you will not be able to change your mind. If you purchase a ticket but your personal circumstances change and you cannot attend the trip, you will still need to let us know ASAP so that we know not to expect you for the coach and hostel!

FAQs

What equipment/kit do I need?

Please see this document for a full kit list!

Do I need hiking boots?

Yes. Hiking boots provide essential support for your feet, ankles, and legs on uneven terrain and help prevent serious accidents. This residential will have rocky and uneven terrain and therefore is only suitable for those with hiking boots.

How difficult will the hikes be on the residential?

Our hikes on residentials will be more challenging than our weekend walks/hikes. You will need to have at least some basic hiking experience in order to enjoy the hikes on this trip. 🔵Moderate, 🔴Challenging, and ⚫Difficult hike routes will be offered each day. There will be no options for complete beginners, as this terrain is intended for individuals with at least 🔵Moderate experience.

Can I travel there separately?

You are welcome to make your own way to the area, but you'll still have to pay the full price of your ticket. Additionally, you may find that local transport options are quite limited, so please plan carefully if you are making your own way.

HOW TO STAY UP-TO-DATE:

Good news!! We have a number of ways you can stay up to date with all of our club events throughout the year! 

Events Calendar Options - 1) What's On, 2) Spreadsheet,  3) Calendar.

All of our upcoming and published events will always be accessible in the following 3 places:

• SU "What's on?" Calendar (the site you're reading this on) - This is the official way to sign up to all our events, including getting mandatory tickets for hikes and socials.
• Events Programme (spreadsheet)- This is a live document that will update as we publish and update events throughout the academic year!! Bookmark this tab in your browser to always stay up-to-date on all our events!!
• Smart Calendar (highly recommended) - This is our smart auto-sync calendar that your can download and add to any mobile or desktop calendar app (Google, Apple, Outlook, etc). When you open this link, it should automatically add our club events to your app of choice and it will update throughout the year as we publish new events.

Social Media Platforms - 1) Instagram, 2) WhatsApp, 3) Email

We use the following platforms to make announcements and keep everyone fully informed:

• Instagram (@uclhiking) - We'll be posting frequently to promote upcoming events, post recaps, advertise our residential trips, and also occasionally ask our members questions about their experiences in the club!! Follow us here to stay in the loop!!
• WhatsApp Community (TASTER CHAT) - We use our WhatsApp chats to send out last minute and on-the-ground communications for our hikes, socials, and residential trips!! Once you grab your membership, you'll receive an email inviting you to join our members-only WhatsApp community. Meanwhile Taster members can join our temporary TASTERS WhatsApp chat to be kept in-the-loop for all our Taster events!!
• Email ([email protected]) - We'll always send out any extra important communications (such as residential trip sign-ups) via our club email. Also keep an eye out for our bi-termly newsletter for a quick read of all our upcoming events!!