4.5 stars
fred - Scotland
July 2010
3.5 stars
Bix - England
V well located hostel for Pennine Way and St Cuthbert's Way. 200m walk to excellent pub/restaurant Hostel facilities adequate; staff friendly and helpful
5 stars
Bella - Scotland
jimmy - England
Make sure you book a meal at the Border Inn as soon as you arrive--it is often fully booked.
Val - Cyprus
4 stars
CycleandAle - Germany
petrina - Australia
Peaceful, classic setting straight out of a storybook, especially the village and its pub with great meals. YHA had good cooking facilities for self-catering.
Bernie - England
June 2010
3 stars
walker - England
Isobel - Scotland
Well situated for the north of England and the Scottish Borders.Both Kirkand Town Yetholm are charming little villages.
Dreamwolf - England
Strongly recommended for those who enjoy a simpler style of hostel in a quiet and lovely location. Exceptionally helpful and friendly staff.
Jim - Scotland
A great hostel in a great location, capped by having 1 of the friendliest and most helpful wardens it has been my pleasure to meet. An absolute must for an overnight if you are doing as we were and walking the St Cuthberts Way.
Cathy - Scotland
June - France
BarbaraEdinburgh - Scotland
May 2010
Lovely little hostel and very pleasant and helpful temporary wardens. Separate rooms are on the first floor and the ladies loos and shower are on the ground floor, but no problem. We will be back.
conival - Scotland
Tony Moverley - England
No food provided at the hostel but there is a general stores selling lots of food in Town Yetholm plus 2 pubs to choose from - I preferred the one in Town Yetholm which was filled with locals; the one close by in Kirk Yetholm seems more touristy and Wainwrighty!
Alistair - Scotland
LilyLove - England
A wonderful base for walking. Very quaint village with basic amenities. I would definitely visit again.
meercat - Scotland
Brian - Scotland
Mel - Scotland
Well worth a visit but no local shops
Jill - England
April 2010
Buddy - England
Zulu - England
September 2009
edward - England
Sue Weatherley - England
Tartantubbie - Scotland
1.5 stars
lynn - England
only book one night at a time til you have checked out the hostel
cuillin guy - England
lusoscot - Scotland
Andrew Brown - England
Katrien - Netherlands
visitor - Spain
Newbury Al - England
August 2009
This is a hostel which offers much more than being a the starting/finishing point for a Pennine Way expedition. I used it as a base to cycle from and explore the Scottish Borders, and the roads nearby are scenic and reltively quiet. And if you drop your jar of pasta sauce on the kitchen floor, as I did, the meals in the Border Hotel, five minutes walk away, are first rate!
Ken Wellwod - Scotland
PaulB - Scotland
A charming and fiendly place to stop , though the facilities are somewhat limited. Local pub serves excellent food.
Jens-Rainer - Switzerland
very nice small hostel, good starting point for tours to Lindisfarne Island or the Northtumberland Region
COZIC - France
wayfarer - England
July 2009
Angelika - Germany
KT - Scotland
alves92 - Scotland
Seven - England
This is how all hostels should be. Great people running it with a really warm and friendly atmosphere.
1 stars
A weary traveller. - England
June 2009
If you are walking the Pennine Way and expect reasonable facilities on your concluding night do not stop at this overcrowded hostel which lacks basic hygene facilities, security or comfort. It is a potential death trap with its overcrowded dormitories.
rowan - England
Dave - Scotland
A great wee simple hostel in a brilliant location. The hills in the area are well worth exploring.
A very relaxing country hostel with a really friendly atmosphere.
fishocat - Hong Kong
Barbara - England
A small, friendly traditional hostel with good facilities. An added bonus was the voluntary warden who taught us new card games!
DaveB - England
Sue - England
John - England
The sort of friendly little hostel that everybody raves over; so use it! Beautiful scenery and fantastic walks in every direction, including only seven miles along the top bit of the Pennine Way to the excellent new Mounthooley Hostel (YHA) in Northumberland. It's also on St Cuthbert's Way. A rural bus terminus only yards from the hostel will take you to Kelso, from where you can get to Berwick (East Coast Main Line), Jedburgh etc. by longer-distance buses.
Wee Commander - Scotland
May 2009
Fantastic location to wander a superb scenic part of the country, in particular the St Cuthbert Way
chet - Malaysia
Bri - England
Great place with nice relaxed atmoshere -good quite location but not miles from civilisation! Quick tip- Pub in yetholm serves good food - not too fancy and beer not bad either- some real ales can order good breafast in advance at restaurant pub hotel round corner
andy - England
Nick Mac - England
November 2008