Skipton Castle
One of the best preserved and most complete medieval castles in England, despite enduring a three year siege during the civil war. Interactive guided tours are available for primary and secondary...
YHA Kettlewell (YHA Partner)
This hostel is independently owned and operated
Overview
The multi-award winning Kettlewell Hostel is super friendly with hearty homemade food and great social areas. It is perfect for families, individuals and groups alike. With a range of private rooms or great value dorm beds, it is a wonderful base for exploring the Yorkshire Dales.
The Kettlewell Hostel has been part of the YHA network for over 75 years and is an absolute gem! Set in a charming Yorkshire Dales village with plenty of great walks, friendly pubs, stunning views and some world-class cycling routes close by, it is a real home from home, just perfect for an active break.
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 cycling equipment too.
Accommodation at this hostel
- Bed in a shared room is offered here
- Private room is offered here
- Entire place is offered here
- Camping & Cabins is not offered here
Why guests love this hostel
- Family run hostel
- Second-hand bookshop
- Award-winning service
Accommodation at YHA Kettlewell
Group booking
Serviced group stays for 16 to 42 people
This multi-award winning, independent, family run hostel is set in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales. YHA Kettlewell offers plenty of flexibility for groups.
YHA Kettlewell is in a beautiful part of the Yorkshire Dales and there are a wide range of day walks right from the front door. Active groups can tackle the Upper Wharfedale Three Peaks, the Yorkshire Three Peaks or some of the Tour De France and Tour de Yorkshire bike routes, local guide books are available from the hostel to help with planning...
We are just 15 miles from Malham Cove and Malham Tarn, 45 minutes drive from Hawes (where you can arrange to see how Wensleydale cheese is made) and Ribblehead viaduct. Skipton is our nearest town with a wonderful Castle to explore, a great range of shops and cafes.
Perfect for large family gatherings with space to spread out and walks on the doorstep for all abilities – all within a thriving Dales village community which includes a nice playground with football pitch, a little village shop, a deli and three pubs.
Group-friendly facilities
Sleeping arrangements
Most of our bedrooms are dormitory style rooms with bunk beds. We always try to allocate bedrooms close together and will never ask your group to share bedrooms with anyone not in your group.
Upgrades are available for sole use of an area, floor or the entire place.
Shared spaces
Groups can make use of our stylish, book-lined dining room, which doubles up as a classroom or conference room. We have a seperate lounge on the first floor and self-catering facilities are also available..
Group catering
We make all of our own food here, hearty breakfasts with produce from the local butchers, locally made granola, home made yogurt and fruit compote, For packed lunches, we make the sandwiches with bread from the local bakery with delicious local ingredients, and our evening meals made fresh for you, in our kitchen, the food is good at The Kettlewell Hostel. Have a look at our reviews on Tripadvisor to see what others have thought of their time here.
Meal plans range from bed and breakfast up to full-board catering. Vegetarian/Vegan/Gf/Df options are available and we work hard to cater for any special dietary requests, just let us know. Once you have made a booking, we will be in touch with the options.
Parking
We have parking for up to seven cars at the hostel. You can park your school bus (over 17 seats) and coaches for free at the national parks car park behind the village garage which is just 3 minutes walk from the hostel.
Hostel facilities
- 24-hour access after check-in
- Ambulant accessible
- Breakfast
- Coach parking nearby
- Contactless payments
- Cycle store
- Dining room
- Evening meals
- Free on-street parking
- Free parking on premises
- Games
- Garden/grounds
- Group meals
- Highchair
- Intermittent mobile coverage
- Large garden/grounds
- Library
- Licensed bar
- Minibus parking nearby
- Near bus stop
- Outdoor seating
- Packed lunch
- Self-catering kitchen
- Shared drying room
- Shared lounge
- Sole use available
- WiFi
- WiFi in rooms
Hostel need to know
Reception opening hours: From 08:00 - 10:00 and 16:00 - 21:00.
Food and drink: Breakfast is served to guests daily at 08:00. Please order the night before. Packed lunches and evening meals are also available. Evening meals are served at 19:00 and we ask that orders are placed by 18:00.
Self-catering: Guests have access to a self-catering kitchen.
Parking: We have parking for up to seven cars at the hostel. There is plenty more parking in the village although this can be a sensitive issue and we ask that parking notices are respected. The £3 car park opposite the garage is often the best choice – pay in the garage and see one of the sets from the film Calendar Girls while you are there!
WiFi: Free WiFi is available throughout the hostel.
Dogs: Pets are not permitted at YHA Kettlewell. Assistance dogs are welcome - please notify us at the time of booking.
YHA Kettlewell - Access Statement
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Food and drink at YHA Kettlewell
Things to do around YHA Kettlewell
Bolton Abbey
Situated in an incomparable position overlooking the River Wharfe, the ruins of the 12th-century Priory and the restored Parish church are much loved by visitors. Nature trails lead through Strid...
Climbing in Kettlewell
For climbers we have one of Yorkshire's 'Big Three' limestone crags, Kilnsey Crag (the other two being Gordale and Malham). This is mostly higher grade sport climbing but there are some very good trad...
Wensleydale Creamery
The perfect destination for fans of cheese - including Wallace & Gromit! See the cheese being made and then try a sample. Visit the website
Watersports near Kettlewell
The trout farm and shop down at Kilnsey Park Estate makes for a really good day out for any aspiring fisherman. See the Kilnsey Fishing website
Running in Kettlewell
This is a simply amazing area for fell running. A popular winter route is night running over Great Whernside, only for the experienced, but with a clear night, there is really nowhere better on earth...
Cycling in Kettlewell
For Cyclists, we are on the Tour de France route and the area is really popular with road cyclists. We have a large secure bike shed and concreted metal hoops in the floor so make sure that you bring...
Mountain biking in Kettlewell
Mountain and cyclocross bikes are welcome on all the bridle ways in the area, have a look at the map (available in reception) as there are so many great routes to chose form.
Walking and Rambling in Kettlewell
Walkers are in for a treat! With YHA Kettlewell being pretty much at the foot of Great Whernside, a great day's walk is up, round the back of the house and over the top to Starbotton and back in time...
More about this hostel
History
YHA Kettlewell was built in 1917 as a guest house and has been home to a bakery, cafe, village shop, post office as well as being taken into the YHA family in the 1940s.
The hostel was sold in 2015 and since has gone from strength to strength as an independent hostel (though still very much part of the YHA) ever since!
Meet the team
YHA Kettlewell has operated as an independent hostel since 2015 and was bought from YHA in the same year.
We have been working ever since to make this the best hostel in the country! We believe that by providing really good food and a nice welcome in a clean, friendly and interesting environment that people will have a nice time, and feel that they can come back time and again.
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