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This popular outdoor centre, set in former 19th century farm buildings, was never owned by the YHA. It was owned by the Peak District National park and run in partnership with the YHA. This cooperation with the YHA ended in 1988. In recent years the centre has been run by Nottinghamshire County Council for the benefit of its own schools, other organisations and private groups.
ideal for couples, families or larger groups, Bunkhouse sleeps 2-24 people, We have temporary stables right next to the Bunkhouse, overlooking the cross country course, why not bring your horse and make a holiday out of it
Height Gate, a groups only hostel, is perfectly placed for groups of up to 32 wanting to walk, mountain bike, cycle or just explore the picturesque Calder Valley area of West Yorkshire. Located well away from the hustle and bustle of modern life, it’s found up a single-track road. Despite its remoteness, it’s within one hours drive of Manchester, Preston, Bradford and Leeds. Perfect for a weekend away with your club or a gathering of friends.
Kettlewell Hostel in Wernside House in the centre of this picture postcard Yorkshire Dales village was opened in 1943. It replaced Kettlewell Old School Hostel which had been running since 1933. In 2002 as a measure to keep the hostel viable the village post office was relocated to the hostel. In 2015 it moved to private ownership, operated under the Enterprise scheme and joined our Independent Hostel network.
Find your autumn vibe on a mini-break in Snowdonia, with plenty to do for all ages, cozy cafes and restaurants and start you Christmas shopping!
Due to a cancelation the 25th, 26th and 27th October are available. Ideal for 3 families to come together or an inter-generational family group. There’s loads on locally – Thornton Hall Farm Pumpkin picking, Day of the Dead canal cruises with Pennine Cruisers, Bolton Abbey Halloween Trail and of course its a great time to walk Pendle Hill for all its witchy connections.
Built right alongside the Pennine Way in the market town of Alston (which is incidentally the highest town in England), this hostel passed into private ownership in 2006. It continued to be run under the Enterprise scheme and joined our Independent Hostel network in 2016.
Height Gate has a ground floor 2-person room with single bed and bunk above. Adjacent there’s an accessible wet room.
The Lake District is beautiful and our little slice is no exception. The valley of Kentmere is famous among walkers, especially those on Wainwright walks, so come join us and see for yourself.
Ocean Backpackers is situated on the stunning North Devon Coast and is Ideal for smaller groups up to 12 or larger groups up to 44, we have a mixture family rooms, dorms, doubles and one single. With a great communal living space and commercial style self-catering kitchen there is plenty space and equipment to host groups.
Newcastleton Bunkhouse is perfectly situated to the nearby Kielder Water and Forest International Dark Sky Park and can accommodate 4 people to 14 in 3 bright spacious rooms.
The island is stunning, and on a nice day, there’s no better way to see the coastline than on the water. There are many ways to go about it, boat trip or kayak for example.
The start of the route if you’re travelling south to north or the end if going north to south on Lon Las Cymru. Directly on the route, bed linen is available, as is breakfast. Evening meals are available at the hostel or in the town of Chepstow.
Newcastleton Bunkhouse has an accessible wet room, but please note access to the bunkhouse is via stairs.
Up to 23 guests can enjoy our atmospheric Tudor barn. Enjoy the big outdoors in the day with activities on the farm, cycling on the country lanes or, if the weather is horrid, cosy up around the roaring woodburner, delve in the huge dressing up box and adults’ Tudor costume cupboard, enjoy huge puzzles and family games . Feast together in the underfloor-heated kitchen or at long oak banquet tables and sleep in Tudor splendour! Contact us with details of your group – number of guests, age range and preferred dates and we’ll get back to you with a quote.
There’s lots of activities at Milden! . It’s super cosy, sleeps 22 and with it comes the use of 22 adult road bikes (children BYO) to explore our quiet Suffolk lanes. Or enjoy our farm trails, scavenge hunts and activity pack of ideas to do on the farm. If it rains, you can hunker down in the cosy sitting room with family board games and TV or head off to local National Trust properties for more inspiration.
Bring in the new year in the Lake District. Not only is it the most beautiful part of the country, but the fresh air and peace are also great for recovery the next morning.
This impressive Georgian building was once part of a brewery. It was turned into a youth hostel in 1986 to replace Kendal’s Stone Cross Hostel which was deemed too large to be viable. Princess Ann opened Kendal Hostel officially on 30/3/87. Now in private hands, it joined our Independent Hostel network in 2013.
On the 22 June 2011, the Queen opened Alnwick Youth Hostel. Operating under the YHA Enterprise scheme it joined our Independent Hostel network right from its early days in 2012.
Yorkshire Cycle Hub’s stylish bunkhouse is very accessible. There is a ground floor 6-bed bunk room with an accessible wetroom with plenty of grab rails.
