Bank Holiday Hostel Weekend Ironbridge Coalbrookdale
Overview
Our popular hostel weekends are incredibly sociable, great value and get great feedback and for this bank holiday weekend we are taking over the YHA hostel at Ironbridge Coalbrookdale in Shropshire, a new venue for us!
The hostel is located within the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site, home to 10 family friendly museums, littered with industrial archaeology and brimming with tea rooms, pubs and eateries and is a mile from the famous Ironbridge itself. The youth hostel is housed in a converted grade II listed building. You can walk to the hands-on science attraction Enginuity and visit the Blast Furnace where Abraham Darby’s new method of smelting iron sparked the Industrial Revolution.
These weekends are very much about throwing yourself in to the Spice Spirit and helping out where needed especially cleaning up after meals and before we depart on the Monday morning.
We will be mucking in and cooking/organising breakfast on the Saturday and Sunday morning with a continental breakfast on the Monday morning and evening meals each night. There will be one of Lauren's lovely buffets organised for our Friday night arrival and with hot meals on the other nights.
With so much to see and do in the area this weekend will attract walkers and those wanting to explore what the area has to offer from museums, to coffee shops and of course the fabulous ironbridge itself. Within driving distance you can visit Blist Hill Victorian Village, Bridgenorth Cliff Railway, Coalport China Museum, RAF Cosford and many other places.
This is an expensive hostel to hire which is reflected in the weekend price but we felt with everything that the area has to offer, that it is worth it and we hope that you agree. It is still a fabulous value weekend, you just need to factor in your favourite soft drinks or tipple!
Early Bird: This event is on early bird booking pricing until the end of January 2023 when the price increased by £14.50 per person
Includes
3 nights hostel style accommodation, 1 cooked breakfast, 1 breakfast with hot items and 1 continental breakfast, 3 evening meals, 2 packed lunches, tea & coffee throughout, 2 guided walks and the services of a Spice host.
Extras
Guests: Guests & Non Members who are new to Spice are welcome to book at a £36 supplement though they may prefer to join to obtain the member rate and any deals that may be available at the time of booking/joining. Please call your local office to enquire about booking as a guest.
Drinks: Please bring with you any soft drinks or alcohol that you need for the weekend
Travel & Stay
We have taken exclusive hire of YHA Ironbridge Coalbrookdale, a converted Grade 2 listed building located within the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site sat within beautiful grounds. Housed in an iconic local building, the former Literary and Scientific Institute, built with funds from the Coalbrookdale Company in the 1850s, this building has seen it all. From its original users who were honing their creative skills for use in design and decoration for the Coalbrookdale Company, to evacuees in the second world war, and its use as a book stack for the local library, ownership by the local council for adult education courses, and finally to its conversion to a youth hostel in 1980.
By 1785 the Coalbrookdale district had become the foremost industrial area in the world. It was particularly celebrated for its innovations: the first iron bridge, the first iron boat, the first iron rails and the first steam locomotive. Tourists came from far and wide to see the sights, and artists came to paint it all – furnaces lighting up the night sky was a favourite subject.
There is free wifi available in the social spaces.
There's a mixture of ensuite rooms and rooms with shared bathrooms accommodating between 2 and 8 people in bunk beds. Bedding is provided so unless you have a favourite pillow or comforter you don’t need to carry your bedding with you. There is a large lounge and dining room for us to use as well as a commercial kitchen.
We can’t guarantee which size room you will be in however the smaller rooms will be allocated to the early bookers or couples wherever possible. If you have to have a bottom bunk (for medical reasons), please let us know at the time of booking as most people would prefer a bottom bunk but there are as many top bunks as bottoms that we need to fill!
Directions to: YHA Ironbridge Coalbrookdale, 1 Paradise, Coalbrookdale, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7NR with What3Words reference https://w3w.co/trinkets.dips.conquests
Map references OS Map: 127 OS Grid Ref: SJ671043 Lat/Lng: 52.635508, -2.488607
By car: From Telford Centre or M54 follow the signs to Ironbridge. Pass through Ironbridge center (passing the bridge on your left) and turn right at the roundabout into Coalbrookdale (Dale Road). Continue half a mile up this road, then turn onto Paradise which will be on your right. This is a sharpish turning. The hostel is immediately on your left, just before the war memorial.
By coach: The nearest coach stop is in Telford
By Train: The nearest train station is in Telford
Local Buses: Catch the 77 from Telford and get off at Paradise. For more information see the Arriva Website
Local taxi: Diamond Cars - 01952 222255 Go Carz- 01952 501050, also have an app
Parking: There is some parking on site but not nearly enough to accommodate everyone if we fill the hostel - we will provide details nearer the time for overflow parking which will be paid for parking approximately a 6 minute/0.3 mile walk away
| Type | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| Member Dormitory Share | £175.00 | Available |
| Member Own Ensuite Room | £225.00 | Sold Out |
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