Footpaths and a regular bus, link the Coast to Coast route to Elterwater Hostel. Leave the route at Grasmere and pick up a bus, or walk for another hour. The bus journey takes half and hour and involves two buses. Elterwater Hostel is an established walkers’ stopover on the Cumbria Way so you will be in good company. There are pubs, shops and other amenities available nearby. The hostel can provide breakfast and evening meal (with notice), it has a laundry and drying room and the beds are fully made up, ready to jump into.
Elterwater Hostel is a little off the Coast to Coast Walking Route but there is a regular bus from Grassmere (on the Coast to Coast) to Elterwater that takes half an hour. Take the 516 bus from Ambleside to the Bus Interchange and then the 599 to Grasmere (takes half an hour in total). Please research bus times for your dates and the time you will finish your days walk.
You will certainly have a lovely night’s stay, so worth the bus ride.
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