Located in Ambleside, YHA Grasmere Butharlyp Howe - Hostel is in a rural location, within a 15-minute walk of The Herdy Shop and Grasmere Garden Village. .This hostel is 5.6 mi (9 km) from Lake Windermere and 12.7 mi (20.4 km) from Ullswater.
Grasmere Lake & Rydal Water - 8 min walk - 0.5 miles
Dove Cottage - 14 min walk - 0.8 miles
Rydal Mount - 5 min drive - 2.8 miles
Ambleside Pier - 9 min drive - 4.9 miles
Getting around
Burneside Station - 23 min drive
John Lennon Airport (LPL) - 133 min drive
Restaurants
The Britannia Inn - 5 min drive
Wainwrights Inn - 5 min drive
Ambleside Tap Yard - 7 min drive
Sticklebarn Tavern - 9 min drive
The Cornish Bakery - 7 min drive
About this property
YHA Grasmere Butharlyp Howe - Hostel
Hostel in Ambleside with a restaurant and a bar
YHA Grasmere Butharlyp Howe - Hostel offers 20 accommodations. Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is provided on a limited basis.
Make yourself at home in one of the 20 guestrooms. Bathrooms with showers are provided.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and an arcade/game room. This hostel also features a communal living room, a picnic area, and barbecue grills.
At YHA Grasmere Butharlyp Howe - Hostel, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 9 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include laundry facilities and a library. Free self parking is available onsite.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 9 AM.
YHA Grasmere Butharlyp Howe - Hostel has a restaurant on site.
Languages
English
Property amenities
Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transportation
Free offsite parking
Free self parking on site
Food and drink
Daily full breakfast available 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM for a fee: GBP 9.95 for adults and GBP 4.95 for children
A bar/lounge
A restaurant
Things to do
Arcade/game room
Bicycle storage
Library
TV in common areas
Family friendly
Arcade/game room
Laundry facilities
Conveniences
Laundry facilities
Limited-hour front desk
Guest services
Housekeeping (limited availability)
Business services
Meeting room
Outdoors
Barbecue grill
Garden
Picnic area
Accessibility
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Stair-free path to entrance
Upper floors accessible by stairs only
Well-lit path to entrance
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Communal living room
Smoke-free property
Room amenities
Bedroom
Bedsheets provided
Bathroom
Shower
Soap
Toilet paper
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Heating
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 5 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 10 AM
Special check-in instructions
The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
All adult guests are required to present a valid government-issued photo ID card at check-in.
The name and address on the booking must match the photo ID presented by the guest at check-in. This property does not accept name changes for existing bookings.
Access methods
Front desk (limited hours)
Pets
Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Property payment types
Important information
Optional extras
Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 9.95 for adults and GBP 4.95 for children
Towels fee: GBP 2.50 per person, per stay (or guests may bring their own)
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
Special cancellation policies or charges may apply for group reservations (more than 8 rooms for the same property / stay dates)
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Please note that this property does not charge an additional temporary membership fee. Discounts are not available for members of YHA (England and Wales) or IYHF as part of this booking.
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
National rating
This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitEngland, the National Tourist Board for England.
Property is also known as
YHA Grasmere Butharlyp Howe Hostel Ambleside
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YHA Grasmere Butharlyp Howe - Hostel Reviews
Reviews
8.8
Excellent
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All members of staff extremely helpful, young lasse went out of her way to book me in early, then other females granted me an iron and ironing board and directed me to the in-house laundrette and drying area🙏
Absolutely einfach-klasse/ simply brilliant. All areas were spotlessly clean.
This YHA is the best, in my humble opinion, and the ambiance is surreal. A credit to Cumbria, exemplifies the fact that Cumbria is putting the Great back into Britain ✌️☮️🐇💋🌈
More than expected. Room extremely clean and fresh and bed suprisingly comfortable. On-site self-catering facilities a real bonus and well equipped. Service and check-in was very friendly and efficient. Fantastic location, peaceful yet only a short walk to Grasmere centre.
Property is set within amazing grounds which really are second to none.
The cost of the rooms are cheaper than regular hotels with shared bathrooms with other guests. The facilities are similar to those at campgrounds.
The bedrooms have bunkbeds - no towels provided.
I appreciate that with youth hostels you lose comfort that regular bnbs provide, but to be charging £110 per room per night doesn’t give you what you should get for that price.
Youth hostels were historically for youths, to get away at reasonable prices. I was the only 20 year old I saw at the property. The rest of the guests were 40s with some looking retirement age. I’m not saying the place should be reserved for ‘youths’ but I am saying, the rooms should reflect the price. If it’s no longer about providing a space for ‘youths’ to go away, then it needs to massively increase the quality provided. Next time, I’ll pay the extra £20 and stay somewhere with an en-suite and towels I don’t have to pay for.
Natalie
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
10/10 Excellent
Guey-Mei
Dec 22, 2022
Guey-Mei
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022
2/10 Terrible
Verified traveler
Traveled with family
Aug 8, 2022
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Avoid!
Avoid this place, especially if there's any chance you may arrive after 10pm - they have no staff at all on duty after 10pm (which seems very unsafe) and no facilities to collect keys after that time. They cancelled our booking at 9pm on our night of arrival because of their unusual lack of late check-in services as we were delayed and would arrive after 10pm. They refused to even transfer our room to a nearby YHA which we could have reached. They caused us inconvenience and extra expense and then still charged us for the room! They should make clear on hotels.com that they'll refuse anyone arriving late, as I've never before encountered this in literally hundreds of hostel and hotel stays, in the UK and abroad. When i emailed to complain, the second response was an autoreply that the place currently has no manager - this doesn't surprise me! Do yourself a favour and stay elsewhere - if you have any issues with them, they won't be interested.
What a lovely place to stay. The staff were absolutely lovely and the hostel is well equipped. Comfortable bed, clean crisp linen and beautiful surroundings. I would definitely recommend.