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Welcome to the Glenfeshie Hostel
Glenfeshie Hostel / Bunkhouse is located in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park 4 miles upstream of Feshiebridge on the eastern side of the river. There are only two other houses further along the glen thus ensuring a peaceful and tranquil location. The hostel lies below the two Munros of Sgor Gaoith and Mullach Clach a’ Bhlair and is unusual in that it allows direct access with the footpath leading up to them being only 400 mtrs distant. This makes it a great place to celebrate a final Munro ascent as celebrations can begin as soon as the party get below the tree line!
Glenfeshie Hostel sleeps 16 in 3 x 4 bed bunk rooms and 1 x 4 single bed room in bunkhouse type accommodation. There is a communal living and cooking area heated by a large wood burning stove. There are separate male and female shower rooms along with a drying room and laundry room.
The hostel / bunkhouse specializes in group accommodation and is ideal for extended family gatherings, school, college or university parties and for mountaineering and cycling club meets.
Red squirrels can be seen most days in the adjacent woodlands and Capercaillie have been seen in the winter. Red deer are a common site, grazing in the fields between the hostel and the river.
Bring an alarm clock if you need to get up early as the total silence that greets the morning ensures that you sleep in otherwise.
Glenfeshie Hostel is now a member of Cairngorms Hostels. This is a cooperative association set up to share knowledge and resources with other hostels and bunkhouses within or close to the Cairngorms National Park. To view other hostels in the the CNP please go to www.cairngormshostels.co.uk
LATEST NEWS
We are planning significant upgrades to the hostel and Balachroick House in 2009. The benefits from the hostel users point of view will be:
- An additional upstairs shower room (giving scope to upgrade existing shower rooms at a later date)
- A new kitchen added to the Northern side of the hostel.
- A new entrance vestibule and drying room added to the Southern side of the hostel.
- Removal of the existing kitchen will give greater space in the common room allowing all members of a party to eat together comfortably.
- Addition of a patio door and insulation improvements in the common room to increase comfort and well being of guests.
LATEST NEWS
Come to Glenfeshie Hostel if you are interested in seeing shooting stars or observing satellites passing over. I went out with the dog last night and saw a shooting star and two satellites pass over within 5 minutes. Why not go to the NASA web site and find out when the international space station is visible. http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/sightings/