In a low, red-brick building above Wooler, this handy hostel contains 57 beds in a variety of rooms (including handcrafted 'shepherds' huts' sleeping two to three people warmed by electric heating), a modern lounge and a small restaurant, as well as a self-catering kitchen, drying room and bike storage.
Wooler YHA
Northeast England
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