The Pennine Way: Accommodation

The Pennine Way: An interesting and varied  route over 268 miles of stunning upland countryside…..just waiting for you to walk it!

The Independent hostels and bunkhouses listed above provide ideal accommodation along the Pennine Way.  All with self catering facilities, many provide meals and packed lunches on site or in nearby cafes and pubs.

No longer the basic accommodation of former times, much of this accommodation offers walkers a level of comfort and service ideal after a long days walk. They are warm, cosy, comfortable and well appointed with a choice of private or bunk rooms often with an en suite option.  Bed linen and towels are provided.

Designed with walkers in mind, you’ll find drying rooms, storage for muddy boots  and friendly communal areas where you can relax and share tales of your day’s adventures in front of a roaring fire.  Some places have their own bar so you can enjoy your favourite tipple as you rest your aching bones!  As well as your overnight accommodation, some accommodation provides a pick up or drop off service and a luggage transfer service.

Do check with each place as to exactly what they are able to provide before you book.

You will find overnight accommodation all along the Pennine Way.  There are also some well placed YHA hostels too (see the YHA website for more information).  All the independent hostel and bunkhouses on the Pennine Way is shown on the map at the top of this page.  Enlarge it as you wish and click on the red flags for the link to the individual accommodation details.  For full details of the progress of the route and other resources look on the LDWA website.

 The Pennine Way in the Peak District.

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Beginning in the quiet village of Edale, the Pennine Way crosses the moorlands of the Kinder Plateau, meanders up into Bronte country and the limestone of the Yorkshire Dales National Park where walkers travel via Malham, Pen-y-ghent, Great Shunner Fell and Keld.

You have a choice of bunkhouse and hostel accommodation in or around Edale at the start of the Pennine Way.

There is:

Edale Barn Cotefield Farm (<1KM from The Pennine Way path)

Ollerbrook Farm Bunkhouses (<1KM from  The Pennine Way path).  Two bunkhouses welcoming groups and individual walkers,  a short walk from the start of the path.

John Hunt Base (4KM from The Pennine Way path)

Hagg Farm Outdoor Centre (4KM from The Pennine Way path)

The Pennine Way in West Yorkshire and the Yorkshire Dales

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One of our hostels, the Hebden Bridge Hostel has been involved in creating the new and much improved  ‘Hebden Bridge Loop on the Pennine Way’.

Hebden Bridge hosts Em and Dave are keen walkers and helped instigate the new path which was launched in 2015 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Pennine Way. The new Loop follows footpaths to the heart of the picturesque  market town of Hebden Bridge (instead of the  ‘A’ road necessitated by the original route) and also takes in the historical village of Heptonstall en route.

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Other independent hostels and bunkhouses offering accommodation along The Pennine Way include:

Earby Friends of Nature House  (2KM from The Pennine Way path)

Airton Barn, Friends Meeting House (<1KM from The Pennine Way path).  After Airton Barn between  Silverdale Road  and High Birkwith, the Pennine way climbs Pen-y-ghent.  At 2227ft it is the smallest of Yorkshire’s three peaks.

Malham Tarn Feild Centre  on the  Malham Tarn National Trust Estate provides B&B accommodation for walkers.

The next independent hostel along the Pennine Way is Gauber Bunk Barn.  Gauber Bunk Barn offers very comfortable self catering accommodation with a pre-order grocery service, used by many Pennine Way walkers.  A  diversion from the Pennine Way route of around 1½ to 1¾ miles is required to reach Gauber Bunk Barn.