YHA Kettlewell

This award-winning gem of a hostel in the Yorkshire Dales village of Kettlewell is a real treat for those who choose to stay there. There is a lovely stylish dining room, a separate comfortable lounge with a wood-burning stove and a beautiful garden for sitting out in the sunshine! As well as the spacious communal areas there are 11 bedrooms sleeping up to 42, with a double room, a twin room, 4x 3 bed rooms, 2x 4 bed rooms 1x  5 bed room (contains a double bed, sleeps 6) and 2x 6 bed rooms.

The hostel serves their own fantastic menu of home-made meals using the very best in locally sourced produce, including the now famous 8 hour beef stew! We also bake our own ginger cakes and brownies for dessert, all served with local Yorkshire Dales ice-cream. Wash your delicious food down with great local beers, Yorkshire cider or even some local gin and tonic.

For breakfast we offer our Full Yorkshire Breakfast, with locally sourced ingredients, or a Vegetarian Full English. Alternatively, enjoy a hearty and healthy bowl of porridge. Vegan and gluten free alternatives are always available, just let us know and we will do our best to help.

With a growing reputation for great food, you can eat with us before heading out to try the three friendly pubs in the village or pick up a book from our secondhand bookshop and have a quiet evening in front of the wood-burning stove.
We also have a well-equipped self catering kitchen, so you can cook for yourself and your family or just use it to help yourself to the complimentary tea and coffee whilst you are here!

The Kettlewell Hostel is on the Dales Way and is a really great place to base yourself for a few days' walking. Great Whernside and Buckden Pike are within a few hours' hike, as well as a week's worth of varied walking right from the front door. If cycling is more your thing, we are on Tour de France and Tour de Yorkshire routes and provide the perfect base for those looking to get some big climbs under their belts! We also have a great bike shed for storing your equipment too.

This hostel is available for hire on an exclusive basis, with or without catering. This means that you can have the place to yourself and choose how many of your friends, family, club mates, etc., join you. You can hire YHA Kettlewell all year round and booking well in advance is advisable, especially at weekends. If you're be interested in our rates and availability please look at our Exclusive Hire website.