Ennerdale (Gillerthwaite) Hostel
Converted from two forestry cottages, with no electricity but gas lighting throughout. Ennerdale is a quiet wooded valley surrounded by fells, ridges and many famous peaks. Forest trails offer low level walks and cycle rides plus the Ennerdale to Whitehaven cycle path.
Facilities
Self-catering kitchen, showers and grounds. Limited shop. No electricity.
| Beds | 24 |
| Disabled Facilities | No |
| Drinks License | No |
| Meals | Yes, 19.00 hrs |
| Under 3's | No |
| No Smoking | Yes |
| High Chairs | No |
| Cots | No |
| Parking | Limited access. |
Contact
Getting There
2 1/2m from Bowness Knott car park along Forest Road, 5m from Ennerdale Bridge.
Ordnance Survey Sheet/Grid Ref: 89/142141
Buses
Stagecoach Cumberland 77/A from Keswick (May-Oct only), alight Buttermere, 3m by path (Tel: 01228 812812); otherwise 17 from Whitehaven, alight Kirkland, 7m or 79 from Keswick, alight Seatoller, 7m by path (Tel: 01946 63222) (For BR connections see Keswick).
Trains
Whitehaven 15m.
Nearest Other Hostels
Buttermere 3m (path), Black Sail 4m, Honister 7m, Borrowdale 9m, Grasmere 19m.
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