Autumn, what a glorious time to be in the woods! Come and spend your half term at Shining Cliff hostel, the off-road hostel in the woods.
Accommodating up to 20 people in 5 bedrooms, you can either hire the whole place to yourselves or book your own private room and shared communal facilities – it depends on who books this wonderful hostel in a magical setting first!
Spend your days exploring the woods, with hundreds of acres to discover and make magical memories.

Shining Cliff hostel is situated in Derbyshire in the East Midlands, so it’s a great venue for people to gather together from all corners of the country, and it has the Peak District National Park and Derwent Valley World Heritage Site on it’s doorstep.
The hostel is located off-road, giving it a unique get-away-from-it-all feeling, it’s magical to step outside the door and simply listen to the birdsong and drink in the stunning autumnal woodland views. As it is off road, it does mean the adventure really starts when you arrive at the private woodland car park or step off the train/bus at Ambergate, as you then need to walk along woodland footpaths to reach the hostel (wheelbarrows are provided for you at the car park, which is half a mile from the hostel and detailed walking directions are provided from the train station to the hostel).

Have a Christmas with a difference, come and spend it at Shining Cliff hostel, the hostel in the woods!
Come and stay at this unique off-road hostel, with endless woodland footpaths to explore, fantastic cosy pubs within walking distance to discover and a stunning firepit area to spend evenings making memories around the campfire.

Get away from the Christmas hubbub and pressure, and take yourselves away with family and friends to this fabulous self-catering hostel that sleeps up to 20 people in 5 bedrooms. The hostel is fully heated, so you’ll be all cosy, and it has 3 bathrooms all with showers. The kitchen is really well equipped, so perfect for making your Christmas dinner!
There is a real sense of being away from it all at Shining Cliff hostel, you even have to use the hostel wheelbarrows to porter your belongings from the private woodland car park, along a beautiful woodland footpath for half a mile before you reach this magical location, with just the sounds of the woodland for company.
Come and discover this fabulous hostel, in the heart of the most beautiful ancient woodland in Derbyshire. It’s location is perfect for people to meet up from all over the country, as we are situated in the Midlands and the beautiful Peak District and Derwent Valley World Heritage Site are on our doorstep.