My Accommodation on the walk

Manchester YHA

Potato Wharf, Castlefield

Manchester. M3 4NB

Tel: 0870 770 5950

Purpose built in 1995 this hostel enjoys a canal side location, close to the city centre.

Breakfast is included in the overnight charge Adult £20

Manchester Victoria Rail Station 1 mile. Manchester Coach Station 3/4 mile (Chorley St)

Stone House Farm, St Bees

Mrs Carole Smith, 133 Main Street, St Bees

Cumbria, CA27 0DE

Tel: 01946 822 224

Almost beside the Railway station and 1/2 mile from the start of the walk.

Very friendly, comfortable and a good breakfast

B/B £25 for a single (2004)

The Shepherds Arms Hotel, Ennerdale Bridge

Ennerdale Bridge

Cumbria. CA23 3AR

Tel: 01946 861 249

Email: enquiries@shepherdsarmshotel.co.uk

www.shepherdsarmshotel.co.uk

This pub is on the route and was very comfortable, but a bit pricy at £40 B/B

The evening meal was good, as was the beer.

tea and coffee in room

Borrowdale YHA

Longhtwaite, Borrowdale, Keswick

Cumbria. CA12 5XE

Tel: 0870 770 5706

borrowdale@yha.org.co.uk

Hostel is on route and serves meals, Adult per night £14 ex-meals

Grasmere Thorney How

Easdale Road, Grasmere

Cumbria. LA22 9QG

Tel: 0870 770 5836

grasmere@yha.org.co.uk Hostel is on route and serves meals, Adult per night £11 ex-meals

Patterdale YHA

Patterdale, Penrith

Cumbria. CA11 0NW

Tel: 0870 770 5986

patterdale@yha.org.co.uk

Hostel is on route and serves meals, Adult per night £11 ex-meals

The Hermitage, Shap

Mrs Jean Jackson, The Hermitage

Shap, Penrith, Cumbria. CA10 3LX

Tel: 01931 716 671

jeanjackson_hermitage@btopenworld.com

She will pick you up from Burnbanks if you wish

Beautiful old house (1691). Enormous breakfast from a very kind lady

tea and coffee in room

B/B £30 for a single (2004)

Mostyn House, Orton

Mrs Olive Bland, Mostyn House, Orton

Penrith, Cumbria. CA10 3RQ Tel: 01539 624 258

liv_bland@hotmail.com

Nice room, bathroom with big bath. Good breakfast

Tea and Coffee in room

At £20 for a single B/B it was good value

Kirkby Stephen YHA

Market Street, Kirkby Stephen

Cumbria. CA17 4QQ

Tel: 0870 770 5904.

kirkbystephen@yha.org.uk

Hostel is on route and serves meals, Adult per night £11 ex-meals

Keld YHA

Upper Swaledale, Richmond

North Yorkshire. DL11 6LL

Tel: 0870 770 5888.

keld@yha.org.uk

Hostel is on route and serves meals, Adult per night £11 ex-meals

Hackney House, Reeth

Mrs Keyes, Hackney House, Bridge Terrace, Reeth

North Yorkshire. DL11 6TW

Tel: 01748 884 302

It was OK, but nothing special. Evening meals to be had in near by Pubs

B/B single £25 (2004)

Willance House, Richmond

Mrs Thelma Jackson, Willance House 24 French Gate

Richmond N. Yorks. DL10 7AG

Tel: 01748 824 467.

willance@bun.com

Old house (1600), very pleasant, serves a nice breakfast, pub grub nearby for evening meal

Tea and coffee in room

B/B single £25 (2004)

White Swan, Danby Wiske

Northallerton, N Yorks. DL7 0NQ

Tel: 01609 700 122.

whiteswan.inn@btopenworld.com

White Swan website

Rooms pretty basic, but with tea and coffee. Bar meals and breakfast were good.

Single room B/B £25, ( though I ended up with a double room)

Washed my clothes in sink (with hot water) in back yard of pub

Ingleby House

Mrs P Garthwaite, Ingleby House

Ingleby Arncliffe, Northallerton

North Yorks. DL6 3LS

Tel: 01609 882 433

Marvellous here, tea/coffee and cake on arrival, lovely rooms, big breakfast.

Evening meal down at Blue Bell Pub, Ingleby Cross (1/4 mile)

At £25 for a single B/B it was good value

Maltkiln House, Urra

Mrs Wendy Broad, Maltkiln House, Urra, near Stokesley

North Yorks. TS9 7HZ

Tel: 01642 778 216.

stay@maltkilm.co.uk

www.maltkiln.co.uk

Another lovely old house, but in the middle of nowhere, about 1 mile off the walk

Though my room was very basic, the welcome definately was not.

I arrived soaked and Wendy washed and dried my clothes and gave me tea and cakes

The dinners here are are fantastic. Which is good as there is no where else to go

High Blakey House

Mrs Kathleen ?Seddon?, Nr Kirkbymoorside

North Yorks. YO62 7LQ

Tel: 01751417 186

Tea and scones on arrival, Great big room with tea and coffee facilities, great breakfast

The large comfortable lounge has wonderful views over Rosedale

Evening meal across the way at the famous "Lion Inn"

At £30 single B/B a little pricy, but worth it

Ashley House, Glaisdale

Mrs Margaret Cowan, Ashley House, Glaisdale

Whitby, N Yorks. YO21 2QH

Tel: 01947 897 656

johncowan@ashleyhouse.fsnet.co.uk

Tea and toasted teacakes on arrival. Big room with lovely views. Smashing breakfast

Even meal down the hill at the Arncliffe Arms, good food, good beer

B/B good value at £20 (2004)

Intake Farm, Littlebeck

Mrs Judith Ventress, Intake Farm, Littlebeck

Whitby, N Yorks YO22 5HA

Tel: 01947 810 273

intakefarm@farming.co.uk

My best stay of the walk. Tea and a huge slab of chocolate cake on arrival

Big bedroom ( keep windows shut MIDGES ) with shared bathroom

enormous dinner all home made with own grown veg., another huge breakfast

At £18 for B/B and £9 for 4 course evening meal, best value of the walk

Fernleigh, Robin Hood's Bay

Mrs Lynn Chambers, Mount Pleasant South, Robin Hoods Bay

Whitby, N Yorks. YO22 4RQ

Tel: 01947 880 523

This place was OK, but just lacked something

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