YHA Coniston Coppermines

We had a fantastic time at Coppermines. We booked out the hostel with friends and spent our days swimming, running, cycling and walking in the fells. The hostel is well equipped so cooking meals was easy, the beds are comfy, the showers are good, and there's a drying room too. And, of course, the scenery is fantastic! There's a notice inside the door reminding you to keep it locked, as walkers will try to come in - pay it heed!

Incredible view and humbling mountains. One of the best lakes in the lake district and far better than windermere.

The YHA Coniston Coppermines is a fantastic place! We hired out the whole place as a group and it was perfect for what we needed! It had all the facilities we wanted. Great location for going for walks! Access to the mountains on the door step. The views from the hostel are incredible! It was only a short walk down into Coniston too! As a group we hope to come back next year!!!

This is such an amazing hostel with reasonable price(10 quid per night!). You will love staying here for a peaceful break isolated from a pack of people!. Everything is perfect. A clean and warm place. I stayed one night after a long walk and hiking. The hostel just located 1 mile away from the town centre. I felt a warm welcome from a staff and she is really helpful. The self-cartering kitchen is nice so you can bring your own food or you can order food (dinner and breakfast from staff) if you don't want to cook! I stayed in the dormitory. Only bad thing is they don't have small light for your bed. But it's fine anyway! Who cares when you are exhauseted after hiking all daa long. All I need is sleep!|||| I will come back and stay longer next time. If you love hiking and staying in the middle of the mountain view, I recommend trying this hostel.

Stayed for 2 nights with group of friends. Spectacular views all around! Beautiful hike of Coniston Coppermines and more from your doorstep. Clean and tidy rooms, toilets, showers. Excellent customer service. Can't ask for more. If planning to stay there, don't hesitate!

Amazing location to get away from it all. Remote and tranquil. Positioned ideally for various hiking trails. Staff very friendly and helped out with advice on routes to hike and things to do in the area. Possible improvements I could suggest are clearer driving instructions as the road up to the hostel is quite obscure. Also a clearer notice of meal and order times. We missed the meal time and had to walk back down to the village for dinner.

We got to the hostel late in the evening during a downpour and so only appreciated how beautiful and secluded this place is in the morning. It's really calm and a great place to get away. The facilities are sufficient. The only reason for 4 star is that we had expected a buffet breakfast, but instead it was fixed plate. And the quality wasn't great for the hot food. I would still stay again and just make own breakfast.

Stayed one night with my 2 children, had a private room. Great facilities, toilets always clean even though shared and everyone friendly. Staff very helpful, we had never stayed in a yha before but everything signposted. Great kitchen for preparing meals, we purchased cooked breakfast which was top quality. Drying room was a must after the heavy rain. It is a rough track but drive a low and steady and it's fine, loads of walkers on it on a sunny day though. The photos are out of date on here, all the kitchens/dining area and bedrooms have been updated with new furniture. Following a previous review a marquee tent was being erected at the cottage behind as we left, so may not be so peaceful over the weekend, but otherwise very quiet and great area for walking.