Alnwick Youth Hostel

05/12/2025

18/03/2025

Our new website is live! Check it out at www.alnwickyouthhostel.co.uk

16/03/2025

Alnwick Youth Hostel is looking to employ a part-time receptionist to join our team. Hours are Wednesdays and Saturdays from 15:45-19:15 November to end of March and 15:45-19:45 April to end of October (please note finishing times are slightly fluid due to guest arrival times, but all hours worked are paid). Successful applicant must be flexible and willing to work other evenings from time to time to cover staff holidays and sickness. Duties include checking guests in, dealing with bookings, cash handling and some basic food preparation. Full training will be given. Successful applicant must be able to work well unsupervised, have excellent customer service skills and be proficient in basic computer skills.

Applicants must be 18 or over as role involves selling alcohol, and a DBS check will be required.

Wage is £12.42 per hour, paid monthly. To apply please send a CV and covering email to [email protected]. Closing date for applications is 31 March 2025

06/02/2025

Our guests can get 10% off the entry fee to Howick Hall Howick Hall Gardens & Arboretum - ask at reception for a leaflet with a special code 🌳🌸🌹

🌱 Only three days remain until we reopen our gates!

Are you feeling the excitement? We certainly are!

Howick Hall Gardens & Arboretum will reopen on Saturday, February 8, 2025, from 10:30 AM to 4:00 PM. See you soon!

28/11/2024

🎄 Our tree is ready and lit up for the St. Michael’s Church Christmas Tree Festival! 🌟 We’ve had so much fun decorating it and we hope you’ll love it as much as we do. Come on down to the festival from the 29 Nov to 01 Dec and see our festive creation along with many more from local businesses, organisations and groups. It’s a great way to support St. Michael’s and celebrate the season together!
📍 St Michael’s Church, Alnwick - NE66 1DH

24/11/2024

If you’re coming to enjoy Christmas at The Alnwick Garden, why rush home after your visit? With rooms and dorm beds available at the hostel, take your time and enjoy the Christmas festivities at your leisure, with an overnight stay at the hostel. Book online at www.alnwickyouthhostel.co.uk

20/03/2024

Come and see us at the Northumberland Tourism Fair at Willowburn Sports And Leisure Centre - Rob and Ruth are here until 2pm 😊

16/03/2024

We will be at the Northumberland Tourism Fair at Willowburn Leisure Centre in Alnwick on 20 March (10:00-14:00). Come along for a chat with Ruth and Rob and see all our hostel has to offer

15/03/2024

Thank you to everyone who applied for funding to our small grants scheme. We are delighted to have awarded grants to:

- Longhoughton Community Gardeners - to buy planters, flowers, shrubs and bulbs for the village

- Vyner Park Swarland - to go towards the replacement and upgrade of the floodlights on the multi-use games area

- Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team - to buy heat pads and blizzard blankets to keep casualties warm, and gloves for fitting snow chains to vehicles

- 1st Whittingham BP Scouts Group - to purchase equipment for camping and outdoor cooking activities

- Alnwick in Bloom - to purchase troughs for flowers next to the Harry Hotspur statue in Pottergate

Congratulations to all our recipients, and thank you for the great work you do in our community

03/02/2024

The hostel has a small operating surplus for 23/24 which enables us to consider making a number of grant aid donations of up to £500 each to charitable causes in the local area. We would welcome applications from those causes who can demonstrate that they support our objectives of:

- promoting and improving, for the public benefit, the economic and social well-being of people living, visiting and working in Alnwick, Northumberland and surrounding areas;

- protecting or conserving the environment and to advance the education of the public with particular reference to the protection of the environment;

- to further any other charitable purpose or purposes.

To request an application form please email [email protected]. Closing date for applications is 1 March 2024

03/01/2024

Our phones are misbehaving a bit at the moment, so if you need to contact the hostel it's best to email [email protected]. Apologies for any inconvenience and we hope to have them up and running again soon

31/12/2023

Wishing all our guests, customers and supporters a very happy new year, and all the very best for 2024 🎉 The dawn of a new year is the perfect time to book a holiday or short break - our availability is open for the whole of 2024 and we can't wait to welcome guests to our hostel