New Ing Lodge on the high fells of Shap make an extra effort to source local food. The meals they serve are simple British recipes at their best and because the food is bought from locally high class producers it is fresh and high quality. This all shows in the fulfilling taste, which is just what you need after a day out in the wilds of Cumbria. I have never known simple food taste so good.
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Edale Bunkhouse
Rock Hopping on the path up to Kinder Scout in the Dark Peak. We were staying at the THE STABLES BUNKHOUSE on the flank of the Kinder plateau, the start of the Pennine way. It has a fab location just on the edge of the wilderness and a five minutes’ walk from the pubs in Edale.
Shap; Breaking a Journey at New Ing Lodge
We stayed at New Ing Lodge in Shap to break our journey on the way from south England to Scotland. Just five minutes from the M6, and offering so much more then a Travel Lodge, our night at New Ing Lodge became one of the best bits of the holiday.
Self Catering Cottage or Dudmaston Bunkhouse ?
I was looking for a holiday cottage when I came across the Independent Hostel Guide. I was looking for self catering accommodation for 4 families in Shropshire. I thought we needed a large self catering holiday cottage or self catering house, but Big Mose Bunkhouse was a fraction of the price, self catering and turned out to be perfect.
Canoeing on the River Wye
We were on a five day trip canoeing on the river Wye, setting camp each night, when we came across the Ye Old Ferrie Inn and discovered a bunkhouse right on the river bank.
Family Weekend int’ Derbyshire Dales & Peak District
Our family weekend in the Derbyshire Dales was action packed, we cycled on the High Peak Trail and Tissington Trail, visited Arbor Low, slept in a Reckoning House, discovered a lost river under Lathkill Dale, lunched at Uncle Geoff’s and visited to the Heights of Abraham by Cable Car.
School Group Accommodation
With accommodation of all sizes available for sole use across the UK. Independent Hostels are the perfect accommodation for school groups.
Family holiday around Orkney on the Northern Isles
We travelled to the Orkney Isles with our two girls (aged 9 and 10) during Easter 2010. We went far enough North to experience the Northern Lights, two ferry journeys, loads of welcomes and some lovely moments. Far enough to realise that Orkney is not the top of the UK as I thought but the middle of Britain, Shetland, Norway and Iceland.
Remote Holidays
Because of guests who enjoy remote holidays independent Hostels thrive in locations which would not be viable for holiday cottages or hotels. These remote hostels occupy historic buildings often with very few services, preserving shepherd’s cottages, lighthouses and farmsteads which would otherwise be left to decay.
Group Hostels
Groups seeking value accommodation will find a huge variety of places to stay with the Independent Hostels UK network (IHUK) of over 300 houses, cottages, camping barns and bunkhouses across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Family Holidays
The hostels ideal for family holidays are ones with family rooms and large shared areas. A family room can have a combination of bunks and beds and sleep between 3 and 8 people. It provides a place of security at night-time and yet the kids have all the fun of shared gardens and playrooms in the day.
