Halfway House Berriedale Hostel
Halfway House Berriedale Hostel,
Call Jay and Gillian on 07526 281088 or 07833 617164
The Halfway House Hostel is a small, informal place to stay near Berriedale, Caithness, in the far north of Scotland. It offers a shared self-catering kitchen, a cosy lounge, three bedrooms, and a shared bathroom. The rooms include a family room (one double and one bunk bed), a double room, and a single room.
Created with walkers in mind, it is ideally located on the John O’Groats Coastal Trail and is run by volunteers involved with the route. The hostel sits at the end of Stage 8, just under nine miles north of Helmsdale, marking the halfway point between Inverness and John o’ Groats. All proceeds from your stay go towards maintaining and developing the trail.
Cyclists and car-based travellers are also very welcome. It is also possible to hire the entire hostel for exclusive use by groups of up to eight people.
As there are no restaurants in Berriedale, the hostel provides a well-equipped self-catering kitchen (no full oven, but a small countertop oven and all other essentials). Basic food supplies—such as pasta, rice, porridge pots, tinned goods, tea, coffee, and condiments—are available for guests to prepare dinner, breakfast, or packed lunches. Milk, eggs, and bread can also be provided on request.
There is a café in the village open from 10:00 to 16:00 (last food orders at 14:30), but the hostel itself is usually unstaffed, so it’s best to plan ahead. Bed linen and towels are provided.
All donations directly support the upkeep and continued development of this still-evolving trail.
Created with walkers in mind, it is ideally located on the John O’Groats Coastal Trail and is run by volunteers involved with the route. The hostel sits at the end of Stage 8, just under nine miles north of Helmsdale, marking the halfway point between Inverness and John o’ Groats. All proceeds from your stay go towards maintaining and developing the trail.
Cyclists and car-based travellers are also very welcome. It is also possible to hire the entire hostel for exclusive use by groups of up to eight people.
As there are no restaurants in Berriedale, the hostel provides a well-equipped self-catering kitchen (no full oven, but a small countertop oven and all other essentials). Basic food supplies—such as pasta, rice, porridge pots, tinned goods, tea, coffee, and condiments—are available for guests to prepare dinner, breakfast, or packed lunches. Milk, eggs, and bread can also be provided on request.
There is a café in the village open from 10:00 to 16:00 (last food orders at 14:30), but the hostel itself is usually unstaffed, so it’s best to plan ahead. Bed linen and towels are provided.
All donations directly support the upkeep and continued development of this still-evolving trail.
This is a true hostel.with a shared self catering kitchen, lounge, 3 bedrooms and a shared bathroom and toilet. It is hedden from the road on the mainf A9 at the far north of Scotland along the popular NC500 driving route.
Designed for walkers on the nearby John O'Groats Coastal trail, it is at the end of Stage 8 just 9 miles north of nHelmsdale, and marks the halfway point along the trail between inverness and John O Graots. Also Ideal for cyclists and car-based tourists
Designed for walkers on the nearby John O'Groats Coastal trail, it is at the end of Stage 8 just 9 miles north of nHelmsdale, and marks the halfway point along the trail between inverness and John O Graots. Also Ideal for cyclists and car-based tourists
The Halfway House Hostel is a small, informal place to stay near Berriedale, Caithness, in the far north of Scotland. It offers a shared self-catering kitchen, a cosy lounge, three bedrooms, and a shared bathroom. The rooms include a family room (one double and one bunk bed), a double room, and a single room.
Created with walkers in mind, it is ideally located on the John O’Groats Coastal Trail and is run by volunteers involved with the route. The hostel sits at the end of Stage 8, just under nine miles north of Helmsdale, marking the halfway point between Inverness and John o’ Groats. All proceeds from your stay go towards maintaining and developing the trail.
Cyclists and car-based travellers are also very welcome. It is also possible to hire the entire hostel for exclusive use by groups of up to eight people.
As there are no restaurants in Berriedale, the hostel provides a well-equipped self-catering kitchen (no full oven, but a small countertop oven and all other essentials). Basic food supplies—such as pasta, rice, porridge pots, tinned goods, tea, coffee, and condiments—are available for guests to prepare dinner, breakfast, or packed lunches. Milk, eggs, and bread can also be provided on request.
There is a café in the village open from 10:00 to 16:00 (last food orders at 14:30), but the hostel itself is usually unstaffed, so it’s best to plan ahead. Bed linen and towels are provided.
All donations directly support the upkeep and continued development of this still-evolving trail.
Created with walkers in mind, it is ideally located on the John O’Groats Coastal Trail and is run by volunteers involved with the route. The hostel sits at the end of Stage 8, just under nine miles north of Helmsdale, marking the halfway point between Inverness and John o’ Groats. All proceeds from your stay go towards maintaining and developing the trail.
Cyclists and car-based travellers are also very welcome. It is also possible to hire the entire hostel for exclusive use by groups of up to eight people.
As there are no restaurants in Berriedale, the hostel provides a well-equipped self-catering kitchen (no full oven, but a small countertop oven and all other essentials). Basic food supplies—such as pasta, rice, porridge pots, tinned goods, tea, coffee, and condiments—are available for guests to prepare dinner, breakfast, or packed lunches. Milk, eggs, and bread can also be provided on request.
There is a café in the village open from 10:00 to 16:00 (last food orders at 14:30), but the hostel itself is usually unstaffed, so it’s best to plan ahead. Bed linen and towels are provided.
All donations directly support the upkeep and continued development of this still-evolving trail.
Details
Price per night:
Single room £45, Double room £70, Family Room (2 people) £85, Family Room (3 people) £125, Family Room (family of 4) £140. Camping £15 per person. Exclusive hire of the whole hostel £255. (A small donation to cover the cost of the food provided at the hostel is also welcomed.)Booking:
Please book by phone or email. Pay by cash, bank transfer or by donation to John O Grates Trail jogt.org.ukDirections:
The Hostel is accross the A9 road from the John o’ Groats Trail. Look for two short white pillars. Walking south: Look for the turn for the hostel about a mile before Berriedale (where the cafe is). Look for a wooden box on a post that has a small sign. (“Open Me”) After that, cross one more field to find a small gate. At the gate, you’ll see an old plough. (If you get to a bird hide just by the clifftop trail, you’ve gone a little too far.) Don’t go through the gate. Turn right at the plough and follow the fence line uphill for a couple minutes and go through a large gate to the A9. Walking north: As you walk north from Berriedale proper (the river, the cafe, the suspension bridge, etc.) along the trail, it’s about another mile along the trail. You’ll pass a wooden bird hide perched near the clifftop, and soon after that go through a gate. At the gate, you’ll see an old plough. (If you get to a wooden box that says “Open Me” you gone a little too far.) Turn left at the plough and follow the fence line uphill for a couple minutes and go through a gate to the A9.Walks :
LEJOG Land's End to John O'Groats by bike North Coast 500