Exclusive Hire of the Hostel for Weddings, Parties and Events
Have a Georgian mansion, a waterfall, and 17 acres to yourselves! The cost of hiring Derwentwater Independent Hostel will vary depending on the scale of the event you would like to organise. As a starting point, please contact us at reception@derwentwater.org, outlining the type and scale of event you would like to organise. In the meantime, here are our guide prices for exclusive hire per night (food and drink available at extra cost, depending on what you require):
Whole hostel (84 beds) exclusive hire guideline price per night 2022 |
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January |
£795 |
February |
£995 |
March |
£1,450 |
Please contact us direct for prices for April, May, June, July & August |
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September |
£1,550 |
October |
£1,450 |
November |
£895 |
December (except Christmas) |
£895 |
Christmas (23rd - 27th December) - self catering only |
£995 |
New Year |
£1,750 |
You can add our camping pods to your exclsuive hire from just £30 per pod per night.
Prices are per night, based on a minimum two night stay. Meals can be booked separately or you can self cater. We can also recommend local musicians and ceilidh bands. You can have sole use from midday on day of arrival to 10am on day of departure. If you would like to discuss exclusive use of the hostel then please email us at reception@derwentwater.org.
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Derwentwater Independent Hostel
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Looking down on the hostel
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A bedroom in the modern annexe
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Evening light on Derwent Water
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Barrow House in Spring
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Inspiring local walks
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Red squirrels can be seen in our grounds
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View of Derwentwater Independent Hostel from a kayak
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Spring-time view from Derwentwater Independent Hostel
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Room One, our largest dormitory
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Autumn colours by the waterfall
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A heron next to our waterfall
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Spectacular local walks
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You can see Derwent Island from the hostel grounds. It used to be owned by Joseph Pocklington, the wealthy bachelor who built Barrow House.
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Astronomy workshops at Derwentwater Independent Hostel
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Expedition Medicine training at Derwentwater Indepedent Hostel
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The dam of the hydro-electric plant in the Derwentwater Independent Hostel grounds
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Walking up the fells behind the hostel
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Castlerigg Stone Circle - a short walk from the hostel
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Ashness Bridge - at the top of the hostel waterfall path
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Mist on Derwentwater
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Keswick Launch on Derwentwater
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Clear night sky
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View of Skiddaw Range from Falcon Crag (above the hostel)
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Half way up Cat Bells
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Keswick Christmas lights
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Bluebells near Buttermere
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Many of our guests enjoy walking on the fells around Borrowdale
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Building shelters in our woodland
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Our groups often enjoy adventurous activities in the Borrowdale Valley
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Sunset from the terrace in April
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Some of the staff and volunteers with our giant Easter Egg
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The dining room decorated for a wedding in 2014
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Conservation volunteers making a willow shelter in our grounds 2014
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A local walk around Watendlath
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A close-up of the fireplace in Room One
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Gingerbread house in front of the real thing.
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Staff take an evening walk along the lake shore.
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A very calm day on Derwent Water.
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A Mandarin duck on the lake shore.
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York Rowing Club training on Derwent Water during their stay with us.
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Bugle flower in the hostel grounds
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Tea and cake in the servery
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Winter walking
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Wooden hands sculpture on west side of Derwent Water.