Ninebanks Youth Hostel, Hexham, Northumberland

This family run hostel is open all year round, offering 4 star quality accommodation facilities in lovely rural surroundings. It offers a great social space to get people together for birthday parties, family and friend reunions and Christmas and New Year celebrations. We welcome stag and hen groups who want something a bit different. It is a safe and secure environment for school and youth groups, and a superb venue for team building. It works as a retreat and a base for activities in the area.

People just enjoy being together here: sitting out on the terrace taking in the wonderful view across the valley; venturing out on local walks; socialising into the night around the stove in the sitting room, sipping a beer from the local Brewery; playing music or games in the spacious dining room.

And if you want to venture out, you can explore this corner of Northumberland: the iconic sites of Hadrian’s Wall, the quiet North Pennines. If you’d like organised activities such as mountain biking or ghyll scrambling we can put you in touch with local activity providers. There’s plenty for cyclists and walkers, while families enjoy the nearby steam railway and Killhope Lead Mining Museum.

There is a well-equipped kitchen. A flexible catering service including special celebratory meals can be provided, and we can provide beer from the local brewery. The dining room is large and airy, and big enough to seat 30 people. French doors open onto a patio with picnic tables and barbecues. The dining area links with the sitting room, a relaxing space with stone floors, beams and log burner, with a lovely view overlooking the valley.

A total of 28 beds are arranged in 6 rooms: 2 x 3-bed (double with single over), 2 x 4-bed, 1 x 6-bed and 1 x 8-bed, all with en suite or private facilities. All bed linen is provided and beds made up ready for you.

Our adjacent Chalet accommodation can be booked in addition to the hostel. The 2 high quality self-contained studio rooms offer a double and a double/twin/family room.

We are proud of our environmental practices. Recycling and re-using, generating solar hot water and using spring water all minimise our environmental impact.