• The old canvas bunks are surprisingly comfortable. | Rokeby Hut, St James Walkway
  • Not so many use the old Rokeby Hut, except for lunch. | Rokeby Hut, St James Walkway
  • There's a stream for water not so far away. | Rokeby Hut, St James Walkway
  • Plenty of bench space considering the size of the hut. | Rokeby Hut, St James Walkway

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Rokeby Hut | St James Conservation Area

Rokeby Hut is small, with emphasis on small.

The canvas bunks are comfortable enough, kinda like sleeping in a hammock, but most people these days prefer the serviced hut nearby, ie, Boyle Flats, or, having lunch here when heading to Anne Hut.

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category . . . basic hut

hut fee . . . free

bunks . . . 3 canvas bunks

built . . . 1965

heating . . . small two-door woodburner

water . . . stream 60 m away

toilet . . . long drop