It could have been a bit cleaner in restaurant but minor things. The green glow of the fire exit light on the ceiling over one of the bunk beds was a little of putting but great if your kids like a night light.

Loved the style of the property and the surrounding area, we have a young family of kids between 5 and 11 years old and they loved it and asked to come back. Lots of activities with national trust outside and pool and table tennis inside as well as board games.

Stayed in August 2025

Clean and comfortable, friendly staff.

Beautiful location, good for Alton towers.

Stayed in September 2025

Although my expectations were not high considering the excellent low price for 7 patrons, I felt perhaps it could do with a deep clean every now and then around the bedrooms and shower/toilet room windows etc, but the actual beds, showers and toilets were clean and acceptable.

Loved the location, the price, the games room and the breakfast.

Stayed in August 2025

Can't find anything

Great views Great place Loved that u had no Internet or little in the whole area

Stayed in August 2025

Nothing

Wonderful property and surroundings. National Trust building and Youth Hostel all in one. You have a bar and a dining room or you can use the self-catering. There is a games room lounge lots of places to go for walks including the Dovedale Stepping Stones. It really is a lovely place to visit. You can hike up to Thorpe Cloud the mountain with a flat top. All the staff were so friendly and the other people staying there all seemed really nice. We had a great trip to Alton Towers, Thor's cave, Wetton, we'd also have liked to do the bike ride on the Manifold valley, we'll be back! Pool is £1 per game. Shared bathrooms are fine, they have individual lockable showers, bring your flip flops/shower sliders!

Stayed in August 2025

Room gets a bit too warm at night time. There is no mobile signal and the wi fi doesn't always work (not necessarily a bad thing though)

Spectacular hostel in a beautiful location. Absolutely worthy for the beauty of the beauty of the venue, the outdoor spaces and the amount of services provided.

Stayed in August 2025

The staff, especially the lady(with Lon hairstyle)who has answered my call and checked in was soo polite and perfect person for her job. It has everything you need, the hostel makes you feel like you are in a castle/palace by the looks of it, a big ground with benches and the river next to it, parking very easy just 5 minutes walk and it costs £5 for a day.

Stayed in July 2025

The location and surroundings were great, plenty to explore or relax. The lounge rooms were an advantage and the staff were both friendly and helpful.

Stayed in August 2025

There was 1 blade of grass that was longer than the rest

Everything was amazing and incredible value for money. Definitely coming again

Stayed in August 2025

Would like to be able to get wi fi in more rooms .

The location ! Staff very helpful .plenty of room for children to run around .games in lounge .Being able to make our own breakfast , and store in a fridge .lots going on outside for adults and children to enjoy Great value for money .

Stayed in August 2025

More food options

It's all amazing but could do better package deals for families food on site was expensive for 4 or more drinks were expensive too

Stayed in August 2025

Quality of breakfast could be improved. Double bed very small and not very comfortable. Need more pillows per room

Great facilities for the family including all the play equipment outside for the summer. Table tennis indoors was a hit

Stayed in August 2025

Doors to room 101, and to the toilets were a bit wonky/noisy to close.

Absolutely stunning location; we picked wild blackberries in abundance, the church is spectacular and dates from 1115…! The grounds are beyond gorgeous-it is breathtakingly beautiful here.

Stayed in August 2025

Nothing

Great location and ambiance

Stayed in August 2025

Showers

Breakfast

Stayed in August 2025

N/a

Lovely walk good food lovely staff lots to do

Stayed in August 2025

Disliked the pots and pans in the kitchen. You need more non stick ones

Liked all

Stayed in July 2025

We wanted to stop an extra night but the price had gone up an awful lot. We will go again when the summer holidays are over

Set on beautiful grounds. Very clean room and private bathroom. Simple yet worked well for what we wanted it for.

Stayed in July 2025

As an adult I found sleeping in a bunkbed a bit uncomfortable but for the price for all 6 of our family we cannot complain.

Beautiful building with stunning grounds dd that go on forever. Lots to do for the kids, they had an excellent time. Staff were lovely and super helpful.

Stayed in July 2025

Very hot in room

Very nice building, good location

Stayed in July 2025

Excellent stay , clean rooms , friendly staff, lots of play area for kids, excellent location

Stayed in July 2025

As usual the internet signal isn't great and no TV but okay I suppose if you want to escape for a short stay. I'm not too keen on double decker bunk beds in the dorms, fortunately mine was less than half full so okay on this occasion.

I liked the one night stay as a single traveller in a dorm at an unbelievably low cost in a really nice location. The YHA is very relaxing and the facilities are really good too. The self catering kitchen has everything you need providing you bring your own consumables and you can make yourself anything from just a cup of tea right up to a proper meal, alternatively there's a really good restaurant for breakfast or evening meal.

Stayed in July 2025

That I couldn't stay longer

Everything. The cleanliness the food the location is absolutely stunning. The staff very helpful.

Stayed in July 2025

Shared dorms not for us, will book private ensuite next time.

Beautiful building and grounds. Excellent location for stunning scenery and walks. Staff super friendly and helpful. Meal deals were good value. Burger and beer deal especially good.

Stayed in July 2025