Dolgoch Hostel
A hostel in the peaceful Twyi Valley, Dolgoch Hostel is a 17th century farmhouse that has been proudly traditional for over 40 years.Dolgoch Hostel, Dolgoch, Tregaron, Ceredigion, SY25 6NR
Call Gillian Keen on 01440 730226
Independent youth hostel in the Dolgoch
Come and experience the peace of this unique location in the remote Tywi valley. A stay in this 17th century farmhouse will take you into an era before electricity, with a log burner for heat. Dolgoch is a traditional simple hostel owned by the Elenydd Wilderness Trust. It has hot showers, a self catering kitchen/dining room and 20 beds in 3 dormitories, solar powered showers and less able accommodation. Private rooms are available. The Lôn Las Cymru (Welsh National Cycle Route) and the Cambrian Way pass nearby and there are many other mountain tracks to explore on foot, by mountain bike or pony. The hostel is ideal for bird-watchers and lovers of solitude and is close to an old drovers' track which leads over the scenic Cambrian mountains for 5 miles to the equally remote and simple Ty'n Cornel Hostel. Why not stay a night in each hostel and follow in the treads of the old drovers?This accommodation is featured on our map of South Wales and Pembrokeshire and here is its own website.
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Beds & Rooms:
20: 3 rooms inc private rooms.Open:
All year. 24 hours. Reception 5pm -11pm, 8am -10amPrice per night:
£15 per adult, £7 (under 18). Whole hostel £240. Campers £8 .Booking:
Booking information www.elenydd-hostels.co.uk or from Gillian Keen 01440 730 226Directions:
SN 806 562. From Tregaron take Mountain Road towards Llanwrtyd Wells. After about 10 miles in a valley and between the Ceredigion and Powys county road signs you will see the hostel sign on your right, just bedside the bridge over the river Tywi. The hostel is 1/2 mile south of the bridge, along an unsurfaced track.Public Transport :
Train to Aberystwyth, Carmarthen or Llanwrtyd Wells. Bus X40: Cardiff/Carmarthen to Lampeter/Aberystwyth. Bus 585, 688: Lampeter to Tregaron. Bus 588 Lampeter/Tregaron/AberystwythWalks :
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This accommodation is available at the following peak times
Available Spring Bank Holiday or Whitson Half Term 2022 Available August Bank Holiday 2022 Available Autumn Half Term 2022 Available for Christmas 2022 Available New Year 2022 / 2023 Available February Half Term 2023 Available Easter 2023 Available May Day Bank Holiday 2023Facilities
r Accessibility Info
There is a separate comfortable annexe for visitors with disabilities with its own wood burning stove and a large wet room. Visitors with disabilities can access the common room and self-catering kitchen area via a wheelchair friendly pathway. ..Click for photos and more
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Stay at one of the Elenydd Wilderness Trust hostels and earn a Green Voucher
September 10th 2021
Eligible to anyone arriving on foot or bike.
The Elenydd Wilderness Trust hostels have implemented Green Vouchers, given to anyone arriving at the hostels on foot or bike. These vouchers entitle the holder to a half price stay at either of the hostels at a later date. Dolgoch and Tyncornel Hostels are in the wild and stunningly beautiful Cambrian Mountains a days walk apart, ideal for an adventure by bike or one foot.  They were converted from Isolated farmhouses in the 1930’s. Situated near or on old drovers’ roads in wild and stunningly beautiful Cambrian Mountains. These former YHA simple hostels will take you back in time. Dolgoch Hostel has no electricity with soft LED lights the only form of lighting and a large wood burner for heating.
Dolgoch Hostel is now closed until late March 2021
November 5th 2020
Due to the ever-changing Covid situation, the decision has been made to close Dolgoch Hostel over the winter. It will re-open in late March 2021, when a warm welcome will be waiting for guests old and new.
Experience the Welsh wilderness in the unique Dolgoch Hostel
October 14th 2020
Sadly we have decided to close Dolgoch from 21st October until 14th November. On all other dates the hostel is open for advance bookings only. The first booking we have on any night, secures the whole hostel for themselves, even if it is only one person (paying £14). As per current guidelines the max group size is 6.
The room suitable for a disabled guest is not available at the moment as the warden must use that room. It is self contained outside the main hostel and as the warden must not enter the main hostel when guests are staying at the moment, he/she needs to use it.
Latest Blog about Dolgoch Hostel
Dolgoch Hostel family holiday
July 13th 2017
Dolgoch has been owned and run by the Elenydd Hostels Trust since 2007 and in that time many improvements have been made; the gas lighting has been replaced by LED lighting powered by solar panels, the new hot showers are similarly powered by solar panels. The roof was replaced and the track to the hostel from the road was resurfaced. Self contained less able accommodation has been installed. Here is the story of Katy Cliffe’s family holiday at Dolgoch in May 2017.
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