YHA Castleton Losehill Hall

We have stayed in a number of different yha hostels, normally camping. This is by far the biggest hostel we have visited. We stayed in a camping pod, which shared a private field with 2 other pods (in the summer there is also a tipi). The toilet block was in an old stone building, which had a cosy loung and kitchen space. The main hostel had more of a hotel feel to it, large spacious lounge and communal areas and a huge amount of garden space. Tent camping is orea is on the main front lawn, a massive area. Location wise, its very close on foot to castleton, lots of pubs, cafes and shops. We loved staying in the pod and will definately be returning.

I camped for the first time in years. The site is huge so you can get away from everything for a while. The facilities for campers are a few toilets and showers and a kitchen with sinks and a large fridge. You can also use all the hostel facilities. Campers can't access the main building between 11pm and 7.30am. I had a great time and would recommend camping at a YHA, particularly in bad weather as you can dry all your stuff in the drying room.

This isn't our first stay at a YHA but our first visit here. While it doesn't have the bells and whistles of York, for example, it was a brilliant stay. The staff were exceptionally friendly, knowledgeable and always willing to help. The menu at York, for example, is more of a wish list. When ordering you always start by asking what they have available. However, here the food was delicious and always available. The ordering was easy and the time to come to table super quick, with any delays relayed to us before we ordered. Our room was clean but definitely needed a repaint and some fixing up (it was very tired) but it was super-clean and everything worked well. We had a few tiny issues and all of these dealt with very quickly. There were lots of maps providing details of the area and walks for all abilities. We met some lovely people here as well. The only issue was with connectivity - we had none - despite our best efforts. We were here to go climbing. However, we will be back to better explore the area as it so well situated in the Peaks. A real find.

The facilities are great, lots of space to sit inside and outside. The self catering kitchen is large and well equipped. Comfortable clean functional bedrooms.

This was a beautiful peaceful place to camp. And I enjoyed the sounds of animals and nature all around me when waking and going to sleep. The facilities are excellent for campers to clean up and get refreshed. Unfortunately the hostel is not open early in the morning to campers so my continental breakfast almost went unclaimed as I had to leave very early to walk to Hope station on a Sunday morning.

Great location, hostel is half a mile off the road in its own grounds. 5 minute bus journey from Hope railway station with a bus stop at end of the drive. Comfortable clean functional bedrooms. Cooked breakfast & evening meals can be purchased. Pleasant helpful staff. From the rear of the property you can walk by footpath into Castleton for the castle, caves, tearooms, etc., or venture straight out on foot into the Dales or up to Mam Tor and onto the Pennine Way. Some building renovation needed in places, but overall ideally located, comfortable & great value for money.