The building is situated in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park at Selside a tiny hamlet three miles north of Horton-in-Ribblesdale.

The building sits upon a limestone pavement and the area around the centre is both a Site of Special Scientific Interest (Ingleborough S.S.S.I. owned by English Nature) and a Special Area of Conservation in the Register of European Sites.

The accommodation has been recently refurbished and consists of: -

• a large dining/common room
• an entrance hall
• drying room
• four bedrooms for 4, 6, 6 and 8 (a mixture of singles, bunks and matratzenlager)
• separate toilet facilities with showers. excellent kitchen with a large oven/cooker, separate hot water boiler and equipped with microwave, toaster, fridge/freezer, pots, pans, cutlery, plates, cups etc.
• There is heating throughout.

To keep the decorative state in good repair and in line with University policy the whole building is a NO SMOKING AREA.

• Alum Pot and Long Churn caves are 10 minutes walk away.
• It is a 3 mile walk to Ingleborough summit,
• 5 miles to Penyghent and Whernside summits.
• Settle 8 miles, Ingleton 10 miles, Hawes 12 miles
• Whitescar Show Cave 8 miles by road
• Ingleborough Show Cave 10 miles by road + 1 walking (or 4 miles walking)
• Ingleton Waterfalls Walk 10 miles by road
• Ribblehead Viaduct 3 miles

It is within easy traveling distance of countless places of interest and the outstanding countryside in the Yorkshire Dales & the Lake District.