• Looking towards the bunks. Adequate, I guess. | Pool Hut, Waiau River, North Canterbury
  • Looking to the bench end of the hut, not well appointed accommodation frankly. | Pool Hut, Waiau River, North Canterbury
  • The curious, stuccoed, hut, kinda left over from station days. | Pool Hut, Waiau River, North Canterbury

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Pool Hut | St James Conservation Area

Pool Hut is a whacky stuccoed hut from the old station days, not exactly luxurious accommodation.

She’s rather minimal while keeping the rain out, but, I guess, handy enough if out on the St James Cycleway or carrying a fishing rod.

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category . . . basic hut

hut fee . . . free

bunks . . . 4 mattresses

built . . . ? Looks as if it has been relocated from elsewhere a long time ago

heating . . . none

water . . . small stream at back of hut, head upstream 60 m

toilet . . . long drop