Ashbourne Gateway Lodge

28/03/2026

❤ Thank you to the amazing volunteers who were working hard today to build bunk beds at Gateway Lodge.

Gateway Lodge will offer affordable, modern, accessible accommodation in the heart of Ashbourne. It will be opening in May, and will be great for families, outdoor enthusiasts, youth groups, schools, etc.

We will have seven private en-suite rooms of different sizes available for one or more nights stay, self-catering kitchen, comfortable lounge & dining room, laundry facilities, drying room, a secure bike store, and a team who will make you feel at home.

Follow us to keep up to date with progress as we prepare to open.

21/03/2026

Some great photos here - including some of Gateway Lodge.

11/03/2026

Gateway Lodge will soon be welcoming its first guests after the transformation of the accommodation. We're looking forward to lots of walkers, youth groups, families, cyclists, school groups enjoying our new facilities within The Link Centre

14/02/2026

We love this old photo showing Ashbourne's tunnel being built.

Gateway Lodge is just across the road from the tunnel at the start of the Tissington Trail - great for cyclists and walkers.

Railway tunnel being built at Ashbourne, 1897. Between Buxton and Ashbourne, opened in 1899. This line was used by passengers wishing to visit the Peak District and by freight trains carrying goods through the Peak District. The line closed in 1967 and is now the Tissington Trail, which is popular with walkers and cyclists.

13/02/2026

31/01/2026

Gateway Lodge is really starting to look good now. We're opening in Spring, providing affordable, modern accommodation for visitors to the area.

30/01/2026

Building work is currently underway at Gateway Lodge to create our new, comfortable, rooms. All rooms will have an en-suite shower room. And, of course, you have access to our shared spaces, giving you plenty of room to relax.

There will be seven new bedrooms all with brand new en-suite bathrooms. Gateway Lodge will have a sleeping capacity for 35 guests, using bunk beds, and based on the below configuration. We will have the following rooms, which can be booked individually or as a group:

~ One en-suite bedroom sleeping two people in a bunk bed
~ One en-suite bedroom sleeping three people (1x bunk bed, 1x single bed)
~ One accessible en-suite bedroom sleeping four people (2x bunk beds), which has a wet room
~ Two en-suite bedrooms sleeping six people (3x bunk beds)
~ Two en-suite bedrooms sleeping seven people (3x bunk beds & 1x single bed)

14/01/2026

Building work in progress. 👀

16/12/2025

01/10/2025

Good progress :-)

19/08/2025

Site Administrator Hayley Dawson shares the latest news about Gateway.