Groups
We are able to take group bookings 12 months in advance. The best way to check availability and tailor the activities, food and rooms you need for your stay is to contact us by telephone or email:
Telephone: +44 (0) 17687 77246
Email: reception@derwentwater.org
If we have space we can reserve the beds, pending the payment of a deposit and the receipt of a completed group booking form. Please make sure you read the attached booking conditions. Please also see below for details of payment methods for domestic and international groups.
Prices
Group prices per person per night from 1st March 2019 - 28th February 2020:
Under 18 |
Over 18 |
Adult group |
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Full board (breakfast, packed lunch, 3 course evening meal, bed) |
£39.50 | £46.50 | £49.95 |
Overnight (bed only) |
£18 | £25 | £25 |
3 course evening meal |
£9.50 | £9.50 | £12.95 |
Breakfast |
£6.25 | £6.25 | £6.25 |
Packed lunch (6 items) |
£5.75 | £5.75 | £5.75 |
Extra roll in lunch |
£1.25 | £1.25 | £1.25 |
Adult celebration meal from £15 |
Free group planning visits and leader places
Your group leader is entitled to a free preliminary visit - bed and breakfast for one night - to facilitate forward planning. Please give us a ring if you would like to arrange this. One free leader place is available for every ten full board Under 18 bookings.
Domestic and International payment details:
Payment details - Domestic UK
1. Payment by sterling cheque (i.e. drawn on a British bank and displaying a sort-code).
2. Payment by Credit or Debit Card. Please telephone the hostel with your details.
3. Direct to our bank (BACS). Please send payment directly to our Direct Credits bank account:
Bank: Barclays Bank PLC Branch: 9-11 St Andrew Street, Cambridge, CB2 3AA Account Number: 53598047 Sort Code: 20-17-19 Account Name: Derwentwater Independent Hostel
Please e-mail confirmation of the transaction to: reception@derwentwater.org
Payment details - International Groups
Please make cheques payable to: Derwentwater Independent Hostel. Currency of payment must be made in British Pounds Sterling. Please send copies of all transactions to the hostel. You may use one of the following methods:
1. Direct bank transfers: these are completed through your bank. Please send to:
IBAN No: GB33 BARC 2017 1953 5980 47 BIC/Swift code: BARC GB22 Address: Barclays Bank Plc, 9-11 St Andrew Street, Cambridge, CB2 3AA, UK Handling Fee: £7.00
2. Bankers draft: available from your bank. Please send a copy of transaction to Derwentwater Independent Hostel.
3. Credit card (Visa or Mastercard only): please telephone +44 (0) 17687 77246 with the details.
Please ensure that Derwentwater Independent Hostel name and your group name are shown on all payment documents and all handling charges are included in the amount paid. Please send copies of all transactions to the hostel.
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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.