This is how far you need to step off the path to stay and rest your weary legs at Alston Youth Hostel!

You’ve walked a long way up hills and down dales and probably experienced some challenging weather and boggy bits along the way so why walk any further? We have comfy beds in centrally heated rooms, fantastic hot showers, a drying room for any wet clothes and boots or tents, a self catering kitchen and a cosy, comfy lounge to sit in and relax with a book or a beer! You may also meet fellow walkers to chat to and compare notes!
If you don’t want to cook your own food there are places to eat and a well stocked supermarket just down the lane.
In the morning we can serve you a delicious hot breakfast from 7:30am (because we know you have places to go!)
The Pennine Way is 268 miles long and The Pennine Journey is 247 miles long so that’s a lot of accommodation required along the way! Hostels make a great, cheaper alternative to B&Bs/hotels and are a bit more comfy than a tent! Make us part of your Long Distance journey in 2024!

Nothing beats a walk on a golden Autumn day surrounded by trees in their full Autumnal colours! Alston Hostel is on the Firs Walk and Pennine Way so there are lovely walks from the door step for all the family either by the river South Tyne or along the South Tyne Trail. The South Tynedale Railway will also be running at weekends in October so you can walk one way and catch the train back! You may even see salmon leaping in the river! We have 2, 4 or 6 bedded private family rooms available throughout October and during half term.

After your walk or sightseeing you can come back to the hostel where there’s a well equipped self catering kitchen to make your own meals (a breakfast service is available if required) and then sit in our cosy lounge with a cuppa or a glass of wine or beer and play some of the many board games we have or just sit back and relax!