We aim to cater for the needs of all visitors in this 28-bed hostel, a 2-storey building with garden, and separate chalet building, in Mohope a small hamlet in the West Allen Valley.
The hostel is a stone building built into the hillside on a number of levels. The chalet is a single level wooden building behind the hostel accessed via steps.
The following statement is a summary of our provision. If you have any specific questions about access, please call us and we will endeavour to help.
PRE-ARRIVAL
- Nearest train stations Haydon Bridge 11 miles and Hexham 15 miles
- A local taxi service (Baynes) has accessible taxis if required.
- The hostel’s details can be seen on www.ninebanks.org.uk
- You can contact the hostel by phone or e-mail (details below).
ARRIVAL & CAR PARKING FACILITIES
- Car parking is on roadside by the hostel
- Uneven surfaces and steps from road to hostel main entrance and to the chalet which is behind the hostel.
- There is no pavement or street lighting in Mohope
HOSTEL
MAIN ENTRANCE & RECEPTION
- 1 step up to main entrance
- Reception area is very small
- Payphone available in side entrance
- None of the doors allow wheelchair access to the building.
- Free Wifi is available in common areas
PUBLIC AREAS – GENERAL
- Good lighting
- Floor coverings are stone flags or quarry tiles.
PUBLIC AREAS – WCS
- There is one toilet on first floor landing and one by rear entrance all others are ensuite.
- None of the toilets meet DDA requirements for wheelchair users.
PUBLIC AREAS – DINING ROOM & LOUNGE
- There is one step from common room to dining room
- Dining tables are moveable, large stable chairs have no armrests
SELF- CATERING KITCHEN
- One step from common room to kitchen, level floor kitchen to dining room
- Domestic style fittings and appliances
- Two ovens, microwave, two kettles, toaster, fridge freezer.
LAUNDRY & DRYING FACILITIES
- one step from kitchen to laundry room
- washer and tumble drier available
- drying room
- outside washing line
BEDROOMS – GROUND FLOOR
- Two bedrooms on ground floor
- One triple, double bed with single over and small ensuite shower room
- One six-bedded with large adjacent private shower room
- 5 steps from ground floor bedrooms to dining room common room and kitchen
BEDROOMS – FIRST FLOOR
- Two ensuite bedrooms on first floor, five steps up from dining room. Handrails fitted on one side.
- One triple room. double bed with single over, individual bunk lights
- One four bedded room individual bunk lights
- Further two bedrooms up staircase from reception, stairs are cottage style, narrow and carpeted with handrail up one side.
- One eight bedded room with ensuite shower room, toilet on landing opposite, down and up two steps.
- One four bed room with ensuite shower room, this room has very low bottom bunks. Up further four stairs, no handrail.
WASHROOMS
- All rooms have ensuite or private shower rooms.
CHALET
- Each chalet room has a separate external entrance approx 50 metres from the road. The path is a mixture of stone flags, steps, and gravel. The chalet does not meet DDA requirements for wheelchair users.
- Both entrances to the chalet are accessed via a short flight of steps with handrail.
- Internally there is hard flooring on a single level
- Both rooms are compact; each room has a double bed with easy access only from one side (Veg patch also has a single bed), each has ensuite shower room, sitting are and kitchenette.
GROUNDS & GARDENS
- The hostel has a small garden at the front of the hostel and patio at the side with some seating and picnic benches.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Dogs are welcome by prior arrangement when sole use of the hostel or a wing or chalet room are booked (but service dogs are welcome at any time ).
- No smoking.
- Disability awareness courses – as part of the ‘Welcome Host’ scheme – are undertaken by our staff.
- A member of staff is usually available on site, including at night (access via phone or in person). Except where a group has booked sole use of the hostel.
- Emergency lighting and fire alarms fitted. We ensure that all guests are evacuated in the event of fire or any emergency requiring evacuation.
- Evacuation procedures shown in each bedroom
- Mobile phone reception is poor within immediate vicinity Vodafone and O2 are the only reliable networks.
- OS 86 GR 771514
CONTACT INFORMATION
Address: Ninebanks Youth Hostel, Orchard House, Mohope, Hexham, Northumberland NE47 8DQ
- Telephone: 01434 345 288
- E-mail: [email protected]
- Hours of operation: Reception open from 8 am to 10 am and from 5 pm to 11 pm.
- Local buses Traveline 0871 200 2233
- Local accessible taxis: Baynes Taxis 01434 683 269
We welcome your feedback to help us to continue making improvements. Please contact us directly if you have any queries or if you would like to make any comments.
