YHA Youlgreave

near Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1UR
90%

Excellent

(143 reviews)

YHA Youlgreave exterior

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What our private room offer

  • Bed linen
  • Central heating
  • En-suite rooms available
  • Heating
  • Hot water
  • Lock on doors
  • Smoke alarm

What you need to know about our private room

Check-in
From 17:00 - 19:00
Check-out
Before 10:00
Towels and toiletries
Hand soap is provided next to all sinks. Towels are not supplied as standard but can be rented or purchased from reception.
Bedding
Bedding is supplied in all our private rooms.

Hire:

YHA Youlgreave kitchen
  • Sleeps up to 34 guests
  • 9 bedrooms
  • 5 bathrooms

A former Co-op building with many of its original features, YHA Youlgreave offers great accommodation for guests to enjoy during their stay. This hostel acts as the perfect base for a walking or cycling holiday.

Where you'll sleep

Sleeping arrangements

Across the entire building there is a total of nine bedrooms.

First floor

One en-suite room that sleeps up to 2 people. It includes a set of bunk beds.

One room that sleeps up to 4 people. It includes 2 sets of bunk beds.

One en-suite room that sleeps up to 6 people. It includes 3 sets of bunk beds.

Second floor

Two en-suite rooms that sleep up to 2 people each. They include a set of bunk beds.

Two en-suite rooms that sleep up to 4 people each. They include 2 sets of bunk beds.

One room that sleeps up to 4 people. It includes a set of bunk beds.

One en-suite room that sleeps up to 6 people. It includes 3 sets of bunk beds.

A cot is available.

Shared spaces

Kitchen and dining

The kitchen is located on the basement floor and includes a range of conveniences listed below.

Kitchen appliances: 2 fridge/freezers, 2 kettles, 2 microwaves, 2 ovens, refrigerator, stove, 2 toasters.

Kitchenware: dishes and cutlery, kitchen utensils, pans, pots.

Cleaning basics: cloths, paper towels, sponges, washing up liquid.

Located on the ground floor, the dining room has space for up to 34 people with soft seating.

A highchair is available.

Bathrooms

Across the entire building there is a total of five bathrooms.

En-suite bathrooms: 7

Toilets: 8

Showers: 5

Toilet paper is provided and hand soap is available next to all sinks.

Outdoors

Outside consists of some grounds. Guests have full access to the grounds.

Outdoor amenities: cycle store.

What our whole hostel offer

  • Ambulant accessible
  • Bed linen
  • Central heating
  • Cleaning basics
  • Cooking basics
  • Cot available
  • Dishes and cutlery
  • En-suite rooms available
  • Fire extinguisher
  • First aid kit
  • Fridge
  • Heating
  • Highchair
  • Hot water
  • Kettle
  • Kitchen
  • Kitchen utensils
  • Lock on doors
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Shower(s)
  • Smoke alarm
  • Stove
  • Toaster

What you need to know about our whole hostel

Check-in
From 16:00 - 19:00
Check-out
Before 10:00
Heating
There is central heating throughout the property.
Bedding
Bedding is supplied in all our rooms.
Dogs
Hire YHA Youlgreave and bring your dogs! Add a dog to your booking at the checkout and bring your four-legged friend along with you. Dogs are not permitted in the bedrooms, on the furniture or in the kitchen, and must be kept on a lead in the grounds.
Checking in
You will receive an email prior to your arrival with the property address and check-in instructions.
Guest access
Guests have the use of the whole property, except the bar area. A caretaker may be on-site during your stay.
WiFi
Free WiFi is available in shared social spaces.

Overview

Lovely, quiet accommodation within the Peak District National Park, YHA Youlgreave is perfectly positioned for enjoying the destinations and activities the Peaks are famous for. Come in the summer months and enjoy our sun-drenched front terrace, where you can sit back and watch village life unfold.

The hostel is in fact the former village Co-op, and still retains features pertaining to its past life. It’s set within lovely White Peak walking territory, with the Limestone Way passing through the village, and both the Tissington and Monsal Trails nearby.

Why not pay a visit to YHA Youlgreave's artisan bakery and café? Fountain View Bakery offers fresh bread, cakes and pastries – all baked on-site.

Why guests love YHA Youlgreave

  • WiFi
  • Self-catering kitchen
  • Contactless payments
  • Traditional village location
  • Artisan bakery and café on site
  • Great for enjoying the beautiful White Peak
Stone building with large arched windows
YHA Youlgreave dining room
YHA Youlgreave dining room
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Accommodation at YHA Youlgreave

Private rooms

Like your own space? Private rooms offer the hostelling experience with more privacy.

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Private en-suite rooms

Enjoy your own space with a private en-suite room, including bathroom facilities.

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Hire the whole place

With YHA Exclusive Hire, you can take the entire building for you and your group.

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Group bookings for 16+ guests

Let YHA take care of your stay with our group booking service.

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Food and drink at YHA Youlgreave

Fountain View Bakery

YHA Youlgreave has its own on-site artisan bakery and café. Enjoy breakfast and lunch options to eat in or takeaway from 09:00 to 14:00, Wednesday to Sunday.

Bread, cakes and pastries are all baked on site and offered alongside Dark Woods speciality coffee – winner of over 70 Great Taste Awards.

YHA Youlgreave exterior

Things to do around YHA Youlgreave

  • Chatsworth House

    Chatsworth House

    Less than an hour drive away from each of our hostels in the Peak District.

  • Poole's Cavern

    Poole's Cavern and Buxton Country Park

    One of the best show caves around, don't miss this spectacular cavern.  Take a journey below ground and discover vast limestone caverns with crystal stalactites and stalagmites.  There are l

  • Walking and Rambling at YHA Youlgreave

    Walking and Rambling in Youlgreave

    If you're planning on staying at YHA Youlgreave, why not download a free map and get out exploring? All our self-guided walks start and end at a YHA hostel and are graded so that you can explore th

  • Instructing a youngster how to drystone wall

    National Stone Centre

    A dramatic site crammed with ancient tropical reefs, rocks and minerals, centuries of industrial history and abundant wildlife. Visit the Stone Centre website

  • Blue John mine

    Blue John Cavern

    The tour starts with a short flight of steps before visitors can appreciate the awe-inspiring majesty of the natural caverns.  Then as you go deeper the history of Blue John, or bleu-jaune,

  • Theme park

    Alton Towers

    There's something for all thrill seekers and families at Alton Towers, with tons of terrific (and terrifying!) rides and amazing live shows. Plus, there's CBeebies Land for the little ones.

  • Arbor Low Stone Circle

    Arbor Low Stone Circle

    The most important prehistoric site of the East Midlands, Arbor Low is a Neolithic henge monument atmospherically set amid high moorland.  Some say that this is the finest Stone Age 'henge'

  • Haddon Hall

    Haddon Hall

    This remarkable medieval house is surrounded by Elizabethan gardens and set in the rolling countryside of the Peak District.

  • Red ion pub at the Crich (National) Tramway Museum

    Crich Tramway Museum

    A lovingly restored period village that is also home to the National Tramway Museum and its world renowned archives.  Travel on one of the many working trams.  Visit when there is a special

  • marathon runners

    Asda Foundation Derby Half Marathon

    Organised by Run For All for the first time in 2018, the Asda Foundation Derby Half Marathon – formerly known as the Ramathon - proved to be a welcome addition to Run For All’s events calendar, attrac

  • Carsington Water, with sail boats and other boats on shore

    Carsington Water (Reservoir)

    Visit Britain’s newest reservoir and explore the trails through spectacular scenery.  It offers a lovely day out for all the family with a children's play area, visitor centre, watersport centre

  • Mountain Biking at YHA Youlgreave

    Mountain biking in Youlgreave

    Travel to Carsington Water for their gently undulating eight mile off-road trail around the reservoir, or take on one of the 'Dark Peak' routes for a full day of challenging mountain biking.

  • Cycling at YHA Youlgreave

    Cycling in Youlgreave

    The nearby Tissington Trail winds its way gently through beautiful White Peak countryside. Take the opportunity to visit historic Tissington village with its stately home, duck-pond and tearooms.

  • Watersports at YHA Youlgreave

    Watersports in Youlgreave

    The River Derwent at Matlock hosts a grade 2 rapids course, with 35 permanent slalom gates in place and floodlights for darker evenings. Contact Matlock Canoe Club for details.

Hostel facilities

  • 24-hour access after check-in
  • Ambulant accessible
  • Café
  • Coach parking nearby
  • Contactless payments
  • Corridor zoning
  • Cycle store
  • Dining room
  • Free on-street parking
  • Games
  • Highchair
  • Intermittent mobile coverage
  • Licensed bar
  • Minibus parking nearby
  • Near bus stop
  • Self-catering kitchen
  • Shared TV
  • Sole use available
  • Water refill station
  • WiFi

Hostel need to know

Reception opening hours: Open by appointment.

Self-catering: Guests have access to a self-catering kitchen.

Café opening hours: Fountain View Bakery is open to the public from 09:00 to 14:00, Wednesday to Sunday.

Food and drink: Breakfast and lunch is available in our on-site artisan bakery and café – open from 09:00 to 14:00, Wednesday to Sunday.

Parking: There is just one parking space at the front of the hostel. A car park is available at the west end of the village next to the allotments, a 5-minute walk from the hostel. Please do not park in walkways, driveways or around the well in the centre of the village.

WiFi: Free WiFi is available in shared social spaces.

Dogs: Pets are not permitted at YHA Youlgreave, except when hiring the whole hostel through YHA Exclusive Hire. Assistance dogs are welcome – please notify us at the time of booking.

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YHA Youlgreave

Fountain Square, Youlgreave, near Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1UR

Map references

OS Map:
119
OS Grid Ref:
SK210641
Lat/Lng:
53.174997, -1.68649

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History

The building was purpose built as a Co-op in 1887. The Youlgrave Co-op catered to much of the local population’s needs, even supplying the village with electricity until 1910. However, the Co-op finally closed its doors in 1968. By 1975 the building was once again open to the public but this time as a youth hostel, making use of the improved transport links to welcome visitors from all over the country and opening up the picturesque village in its beautiful setting to a much wider audience.

Youlgrave village is set in the picturesque White Peak area of the Peak District, so-named because of the limestone which makes up much of its geology. The local area has a rich history of agriculture and mining. Evidence of both can be found in nearby Lathkill Dale, a beautiful valley which is home to ruins of old mine buildings. The towns of Bakewell and Matlock Bath are located nearby offering a wealth of sightseeing, shopping and attractions.

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