YHA Black Sail Mountainside Hostel Lake District

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Black Sail YHA

Black Sail Hut
Cleator
Cumbria
England
CA23 3AX
United Kingdom

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If you want remote mountainside hostel in stunning scenery , look no further though be prepared for a walk as this is the only access is on foot for directions please see the map below as the registered postcode can be inaccurate due to its mountainside location (Lat / Lng 54.500353, -3.244780) if you have a vehicle , these can be left at Bowness Knott car park in the Ennerdale valley.

As you would expect you will be truly in the wilds of the lake District National Park and if you are on a hiking/walking holiday the location will be just what is required to get away from it all with the nearest road 2.5 miles away by mountain path
The Hostel has 16 Beds segregated into male and female dormitories, and food is available plus a licensed bar. Self catering food preperation is also available
This property is at an elevation of approximately 962 feet / 293.2 metres above sea level

Facilities at the accommodation
Shower or Bath
Meals Available
Bar
Car Parking onsite / close by
Children Welcome
Open All Year
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International Airports

Newcastle Airport
Woolsington Tyne and Wear
NE13 8BZ
71.5 miles
Teesside International Airport
Darlington County Durham
DL2 1LU
72.8 miles

Local Airports

Barrow/Walney Island Airport
Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria
LA14 3YS
25.9 miles
Carlisle Lake District Airport
Carlisle Cumbria
CA6 4NW
35.3 miles

Motorways

M6 Junction 40
Penrith, Keswick
22.1 miles
M6 Junction 41
Wigton
22.5 miles
M6 Junction 39
Keld
23.9 miles

Railway Stations

Sellafield
station code = SEL
CA20 1RG
11.4 miles
Drigg
station code = DRI
CA19 1XR
11.6 miles

Ferry Ports

Heysham Port sailing to ->

Douglas Isle of Man

Address:
South Quay, Heysham
Lancashire
LA3 2XE

34.9 miles

Douglas Ferry Terminal sailing to ->

Belfast (NI), Heysham,Liverpool, Dublin (IE)

Address:
Douglas
Isle of Man
IM1 3ER

55.1 miles

Attractions & places to see near this Hostel

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Haystacks Buttermere -
CA13 0RU

NY 19333 13152

= motivator.ventures.adjusted Hotels nearby.

Located south of Buttermere lake and village, a lovely walk with stunning scenery all around and views of the lake from the elevated position.

Elevation = 597 Meters / 1958.7 Feet
0.5m / 0.8km - 7 minutes walk

Windy Gap -
CA20 1EX

NY 21392 10508

= runner.hypnotist.clutter Hotels nearby.

Windy Gap links the fells of Green Gable to Great Gable, both popular walking fells

1.7m / 2.7km - 25 minutes walk

Kirk Fell -
CA20 1EX

NY 19520 10457

= smudges.stall.gross Hotels nearby.

Kirk Fell, an elevation of 802 metres, 2631 feet located between Great Gable and Pillar overlooking Ennerdale and Wasdale

Elevation = 802 Meters / 2631.2 Feet
1.2m / 1.9km - 18 minutes walk

Honister Slate Mine -
CA12 5XN

NY 22476 13547

= fatigued.removable.elder Hotels nearby.

Located on the remote Honister Pass, this is England's last operating slate mine, producung a distictive Westmorland green slate. With Mine Tours, a Via Ferrata wire rope track up the side of a mountain and an Infinity Bridge

2m / 3.2km - 30 minutes walk

Green Gable -
CA12 5XJ

NY 21541 11249

= raft.isolating.generally Hotels nearby.

One of the great walks in the Lake District a little lower than neighboring fells but with good views form the summit.

Elevation = 801 Meters / 2628 Feet
1.5m / 2.4km - 22 minutes walk

High Stile -
CA13 0RU

NY 16949 14749

= both.promotes.brightens Hotels nearby.

High Stile at an elevation of 807 metres, 2648 feet in the Western Fells and west of Buttermere

Elevation = 807 Meters / 2647.6 Feet
2.2m / 3.5km - 32 minutes walk

Pillar -
CA23 3AX

NY 17084 12120

= rattled.lump.seemingly Hotels nearby.

Pillar, a fell located in the western area English Lake District, part of the Great Gable chain

Elevation = 892 Meters / 2926.5 Feet
1.5m / 2.4km - 22 minutes walk

Red Pike -
CA13 0RU

NY 16528 10522

= digits.slang.intrigued Hotels nearby.

This fell lies north of Wast Water (Wastwater)

Elevation = 826 Meters / 2710 Feet
2.2m / 3.5km - 32 minutes walk

Great Gable -
CA20 1EX

NY 21132 10311

= bedrock.mural.iron Hotels nearby.

One of the popular Lakeland fell walks close to its smaller sister hill, Green Gable and a walk that can be attempted from several directions

Elevation = 899 Meters / 2949.5 Feet
1.6m / 2.6km - 25 minutes walk

Buttermere -
CA13 9UZ

NY 18192 15811

= reduction.scarcely.wasps Hotels nearby.

Buttermere lake is located close to the village of the same name, surrounded by fells and with circular walk around the lake (approximately 4.5 miles). Owned by the National Trust

2.3m / 3.7km - 34 minutes walk

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View more hotels nearby with distances

YHA Honister Hause - Keswick - 2.03

YHA Buttermere - Cockermouth - 2.97

Buttermere Court Hotel - Cockermouth - 3.10

Bridge Hotel - Buttermere - 3.11

Seatoller House - Seatoller - 3.21

Glaramara - Keswick - 3.33

YHA Ennerdale - Cleator - 3.43

YHA Borrowdale - Keswick - 3.99

Scafell Hotel - Keswick - 4.24

Royal Oak Hotel - Rosthwaite - 4.25

Nearby Cities, towns and local villages near Cleator

Main Towns

Thirlmere 7.7 m - Keswick 8.3 m - Cockermouth 12.3 m - Ambleside 12.4 m

Small Towns

Seatoller 3.2 m - Buttermere 3.4 m - Borrowdale 5.9 m - Braithwaite 7.4 m

Villages or districts

Gatesgarth 1.9 m - Honister Slate Mine 2 m - Wasdale Head 2.5 m - Seathwaite 2.5 m

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