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Newly refurbished Victorian Gothic Mansion and Cobbled Mews set in formal gardens and 27 acres of parkland in the heart of the Peak District National Park. Beautiful gardens, woods, streams to explore. Close to the spectacular Winnats Pass and Mam Tor, YHA Castleton Losehill Hall is ideally located for activity breaks. It's a great base for cheap family weekend breaks, with four caverns to explore on the doorstep. Surrounded by beautiful Peak District countryside, YHA Castleton Losehill Hall is perfect for walking holidays. Why not look at our other recently refurbished Youth Hostels? YHA members can enjoy free Wi-Fi in social areas at YHA Castleton Losehill Hall!

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45Car recommended

Grade: 45 out of 100

18Restaurantswithin 0.75 miles

7Attractionswithin 0.75 miles

Castleton, Peak District National Park S33 8WB England

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Manchester Intl Airport21 miSee all flights

Doncaster Sheffield Airport33 miSee all flights

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Castleton Visitor Centre

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Castleton Walk

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12 minKayaking & Canoeing

Blue John Gems

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12 minSpeciality & Gift Shops

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Gorwydd wrote a review Oct 2023

London, United Kingdom640 contributions109 helpful votes

Great One Night Stay

Over the years we have stayed at many YHA's up and down the UK A few things are pretty much consistent A clean room, affordable lodgings and a friendly welcome This YHA fulfilled all of the above, we plan to return and explore the area more.

Date of stay: October 2023

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Response from Ian Priddle, General Manager at YHA Castleton Losehill Hall

Responded 15 Oct 2023

Thank you for taking the time to review the hostel! We're pleased to hear that you have had a good experience at our hostel. Excellent news that the great experience you had with us is consistent with your experience at other YHAs in the past; we look forward to welcoming you back to YHA Castleton (and at other YHA properties) in the future.

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Kendall47 wrote a review Aug 2023

Stockport, United Kingdom10 contributions3 helpful votes

Great value for money

Such great value for money. A huge camping field with plenty of space. Great self-catering facilities, which made the trip affordable and fun. Brilliant all you can eat breakfast, and other food options looked good too. Excellent location, great walks and the village has some nice shops and cafes.

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Date of stay: August 2023

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Response from Ian Priddle, General Manager at YHA Castleton Losehill Hall

Responded 5 Sept 2023

Thank you for reviewing the hostel. We're very pleased you enjoyed your camping trip to us. The camping is pretty affordably priced; it is helpful to have access to all the shared facilities, self catering kitchen / option to buy meals and drinks at the hostel as well. We are well located for access to pubs, cafes and restaurants in the local area, along with sightseeing and other attractions. Overall, the flexibility for camping guests is decent, and we're happy to see it's proving popular this year! We hope to welcome you back for some more adventures in the future.

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Margaret T wrote a review Aug 2023

Stourbridge, United Kingdom60 contributions23 helpful votes

2-day break in Castleton

Beautiful setting. Friendly and helpful staff. Clean room with en-suite. Generous portions for breakfasts and the evening meals were wholesome with a good variety of choices full of flavour. We visited Peveril Castle and Blue John Caves during our stay.

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Date of stay: August 2023

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Responded 5 Sept 2023

Thank you for reviewing our hostel. Great news that you had a lovely break with us, and enjoyed the cleanliness, service and meals you had at the hostel. There are plenty of great caves and other attractions in the nearby area. Hopefully we will see you again, for a future stay at YHA Castleton.

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cld147 wrote a review Aug 2023

Newcastle3 contributions

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Great venue but needs some TLC

Stayed in the mews. Great location, a beautiful building and great kitchen facilities but the bedroom I stayed in wasn't clean and rough around the edges. It's also a room adapted for people with disabilities and had a large 'safety'light which glowed green all night and was positioned right above my top bunk which was not conducive to a good night's sleep. It wouldn't take much to improve it.

Date of stay: July 2023Trip type: Travelled with friends

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Response from Ian Priddle, General Manager at YHA Castleton Losehill Hall

Responded 7 Aug 2023

Thank you for reviewing the hostel. We appreciate you taking the time to provide feedback, and we will use it to improve for future guests. We aim to renovate our rooms when it is possible to do so, and we will do our best to give the room you have mentioned some TLC to make it even better for our guests. We hope to welcome you back to the hostel for a stay in the future.

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Geekgirl70 wrote a review Jul 2023

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom19 contributions9 helpful votes

Great family camping weekend

Great campsite. Lovely hot showers and the washing up facilities were good. Immaculately clean. Thanks for the lovely brass band entertainment. Ideally located under Lose Hill. Will definitely be back to explore more of the area.

Date of stay: July 2023Trip type: Travelled with family

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Response from Ian Priddle, General Manager at YHA Castleton Losehill Hall

Responded 31 Jul 2023

Thank you for giving us a review. We're very pleased to hear that you had a lovely time camping with us over the weekend! The toilets, showers and washing up area for our camping guests are relatively new; we're happy that you liked the cleanliness and the location as well. There's a lot of lovely walking, running and cycling possible in the local area (we have a variety of recommended routes for guests to enjoy, that start and end at the hostel). We look forward to welcoming you back for another stay with us in the future.

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C T wrote a review Jul 2023

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Not the best stay

We stayed there for 1 night with the tent. The place for camping is basically a massive sheep toilet. I believe it wouldn't be hard to create a fenced area solely for campers without the sheep poo everywhere. We did forgot our tea at home and asked the gentleman at the reception if they could spare us a bag of tea but they said they cant give us just like that but we can buy a tea for a lovely price of 2.50£. So much for service and helpfulness of the staff. I guess the whole organization would get bankrupt over a bag of tea. On top of that we got 2 parking charges (60£) for parking in the car park. Nice. Not recommending

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Date of stay: July 2023

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Response from Ian Priddle, General Manager at YHA Castleton Losehill Hall

Responded 31 Jul 2023

Thank you for leaving us a review. We're sorry that you didn't have a great experience when you stayed with us recently. The hostel has an agreement with local farmers, where their sheep can roam and graze anywhere on our fields. We're sorry to hear that there was a lot of sheep poo in the field whilst you were camping. The car parking is administered by a separate company from the YHA, but our staff can ensure that the parking charges are dropped for you. Parking is free for our guests; our apologies that fines have been issued for your vehicle(s). If you have not yet paid the fines, please get in touch with the hostel as soon as you are able (email: castleton@yha.org.uk) - let us know the vehicle registration plate, and we will make sure that the fines are cancelled. We hope that you would consider staying with us, or at another YHA property, in the future.

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steve b wrote a review Jul 2023

Leicester, United Kingdom43 contributions34 helpful votes

camping on the sheep toilet

We camp on the field which was absolutely covered in sheep crap, and I mean covered, we did manage to find some grass, after a bit of a flick with a stick. This needs to be highlighted on the website. It was very disappointing, but apart from that otherwise ok.

Date of stay: July 2023

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Response from Ian Priddle, General Manager at YHA Castleton Losehill Hall

Responded 10 Jul 2023

Thank you for leaving us a review. The field where our camping guests can set up their tents is one where sheep roam freely. The hostel has an arrangement with local farmers where their sheep can roam around freely and graze on our lawns. We're sorry to hear that there were a lot of sheep droppings at the point when you were camping with us. We're happy to hear you enjoyed the rest of your stay, and we hope to welcome you back at some point in the future.

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BBBee wrote a review Jun 2023

London, United Kingdom28 contributions1 helpful vote

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We had a lovely stay in one of the three Landpods. We weren’t entirely sure what to expect but found the pod very comfortable and practical - solar lighting and phone charging (via a USB port) was very convenient. We wondered why we were provided with chess pieces but no board until we discovered the hidden table! Plenty of storage space. Loved that wood for the fire pit was included. Beds were very comfortable with thick duvets provided. The landpods were situated a couple of minutes walk from the hostel in a beautiful peaceful meadow (though the surrounding long grass was a bit challenging for us hayfever sufferers!). I’m not sure if the facilities have changed recently (based on previous reviews which mention separate showers for each pod - maybe a covid measure?) . We had access to 1x toilet and 1x shower shared with the 3 pods (these were kept clean and shower was hot). We also had access to a small but very serviceable kitchen in the stone barn on same field a few metres from the landpods - including crockery, oven, microwave, kettle etc. This building is set up for use as a camping barn so I don’t know if it is always available to Landpod guests, however it was very convenient and saved us a trip to the main building to use the (large) kitchen there. Because we were pretty self-sufficient using the facilities in the camping barn we didn’t make much use of the main hostel building but it was good to know it was there had we wanted more indoor space.…

Date of stay: June 2023Trip type: Travelled with family

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Response from Ian Priddle, General Manager at YHA Castleton Losehill Hall

Responded 17 Jun 2023

Thank you for taking the time to review our hostel. We're pleased to hear that you had a great time in the landpod recently! The pods have recently ish been extended, to provide more space and improved facilities within them. At the moment, the camping barn (in the same field as the pods) provides the shower, toilet and kitchen / lounge area for the pods; we do not have the pods and the barn on sale at the same time. Guests can use the facilities in the ground floor of the main building whilst camping or using the pods, although this does represent quite a long walk from the pod field! Previously, when the pods were in use a couple of years ago, we had separate portable shower facilities, and some portable toilets, for the pod users (this was a Covid measure). In the future, we intend to convert the barn completely into toilets and showers for the pod field, as well as add some bell tents to the field. This is likely to not happen before 2024, however. We hope to welcome you back for another stay at the hostel (in a pod, or camping, or inside accommodation!) at some point in the future.

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Pat wrote a review May 2023

United Kingdom20 contributions22 helpful votes

Great location

Great to be back at the location. Very helpful, informed and friendly staff. Thanks to all ! Good value for money and the location is great . Useful base for walks around the area . Some of the general public areas are now due an update , touch up of furniture . Otherwise everyone has to come here at least one!

Date of stay: May 2023

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Response from Ian Priddle, General Manager at YHA Castleton Losehill Hall

Responded 6 Jun 2023

Thank you for leaving us a review. We're pleased to hear that you had a great time when you stayed with us recently. We will take your feedback about the social areas (in terms of furniture and TLC to them), and use it to improve for future visitors. We hope to see you again for another stay, at some point in the future.

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nb888 wrote a review Apr 2023

Nottingham, United Kingdom376 contributions166 helpful votes

I'd rather have a bowl of moorland coco pops?

Came here for a 4 days before Christmas for hiking caving and general mischief in the area because the shortest days of the year are definitely the best for those long outdoor daytime experiences followed by general owl watching in the long nights that follow... For the price paid (£28 per night for double ensuite) cannot complain. Being frank the normal price is a bit of a rip and not sure who the target audience is meant to be as there are many more favourable self contained options in the area for a similar price, but I guess you don't get to say you stayed in a yha, which I suppose is important to some, *cough* people.. Hostel was fine, facilities and staff great no issues, they even took our morrisons delivery in. Yay to supporting the local economy (don't worry I bought some eggs for £1.20 from the farm down the road) Not sure who the demographic of a yha is meant to be but during our 4 days the other guests consisted of some mainly hippy hooray rahs and general weirdos and some religious type trying to convert my partner in the kitchen while cooking dinner - wtf. It is stately enough inside with heating on full blast in the communal areas even when empty, does this promote the environmental angle the hostel is presumably trying to align to, no idea. It has apparently been recently refurbished, unfortunately this was lost one me as I had no idea what parts have been refurbished and what parts were as they were, perhaps they could a provide a leaflet about that. In short it was a nice budget break for the price paid especially in an expensive area of the peaks but the experience makes me remember why I stay in self contained accom, or even better get the trangia and tent out in a moor about 5000 miles from anyone else and not have to listen to some kids parping on the trombone for half the night "because we are expressing our inner self" …

Date of stay: December 2022

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Response from Ian Priddle, General Manager at YHA Castleton Losehill Hall

Responded 14 Apr 2023

Thank you for leaving us a review. We are pleased that you had a good time when you stayed with us (and that the accommodation was good value for money). Our staff do as much as possible to ensure everyone has a good time when they stay with us. All guests are welcome to stay at the YHA (regardless of background); the organisation is apolitical and areligious, so I am unsure about what happened in the self catering kitchen. Our apologies if you received an unusual experience from some of our other guests during your usage of shared facilities. We hope to welcome you back for another stay in the future.

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