Ystumtuen Hostel
This former school in an old lead mining village provides basic accommodation with outside toilets and minimal heating. The university town of Aberystwyth is 13 miles away with the Ceredigion Museum and Camera Obscura. Other attractions nearby are the Vale of Rheidol Narrow Gauge Railway, Llywernog silver and lead mines, and Nant yr Arian Forest Centre with birds of prey information including the Red Kite.
Facilities
Self-catering kitchen/dining area, shower and drying room. No hostel shop.
| Beds | 24 |
| Disabled Facilities | No |
| Drinks License | No |
| Meals | Self-Catering only |
| Under 3's | No |
| No Smoking | Yes |
| High Chairs | No |
| Cots | No |
| Parking | Nearby. |
Contact
Getting There
From A44 turn S 1m W of Ponterwyd. Hostel 1 1/2m. From A4120 Devil's Bridge via Parson's Bridge - unsuitable for cyclists and dangerous after dark.
Ordnance Survey Sheet/Grid Ref: 135/735786
Buses
Arriva Cymru 501 from Aberystwyth (passes BR Aberystwyth), alight 1m W of Ponterwyd, then 1 1/2m, last bus late afternoon (Tel: 01970 617951).
Trains
Rhiwfron (Vale of Rheidol Rly - seasonal) 2m; Aberystwyth 12m.
Nearest Other Hostels
Borth 18m, Blaencaron 21m, Tyncornel 28m
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