IOU Hebden Bridge Hostel

Iglu Sauna at the Hebden Bridge Hostel - bookings now open until end of August 2024

See below for how to book direct with Iglu Sauna

Welcome

The IOU Hebden Bridge Hostel is set in stunning woodland and gardens in the vibrant town of Hebden Bridge, close to the Pennine Way.

We are proud to be Yorkshire’s only independent self-catering vegetarian hostel. With excellent transport links, the Hostel offers contemporary comfortable and affordable accommodation across 14 ensuite rooms.

IOU Hebden Bridge Hostel is run by arts charity IOU

Perfect for solo travellers, families and groups, for one night, a weekend or longer, to explore the moors and towns of the Calderdale and the South Pennines. Our friendly staff will help you get the most out of your visit.

The Hostel is also available for exclusive use for groups, family holidays and private events with a range of spaces suitable for creative workshops and retreats.

Location

With fourteen generously sized ensuite bedrooms, sleeping up to forty, choose from a budget dorm bed or a private room to whole lets for groups conferences, retreats and schools.

The Hostel also has one ground floor fully accessible double room with ensuite including wheelchair accessible shower.

Rooms

The Hostel has a large dining room and function space as well as cosy snug. The self catering vegetarian kitchen is well equipped with ovens, fridges and a dishwasher, plus all the crockery, cutlery and utensils needed to make breakfast or an evening meal.

All bed linen is provided and towels can be hired for a small charge. Free WiFi is available throughout the Hostel.

Facilities

Sitting room with sofas, armchair and coffee table

You guys sum up what hosteling should be like - keep it up

A beautiful hostel set within a stunning town. The facilities were amazing and it was a really pleasant surprise to have tea, coffee and cereal provided. The hostel was pristine. The check in was easy – this was a 5 star stay!!!! We stayed in many hostels along our Pennine Way hike and your hostel was by far the best. Some hostels provided no bedding options or not so much as a tea bag, which was poor and at substantially greater cost. You guys sum up what hosteling should be like – keep it up

Google

5 / 5

Newly refurbished hostel, what a lovely stay!

A welcoming, stylish and comfortable venue for our overnight on the Pennine Cycleway bike trip. Very clean, well organised and comfortable room, common lounge and self – catering kitchen, this last thoughtfully provided with basics like teabags. Only 5 minutes walk down to ‘town’ (10 minutes back, this is Hebden Bridge!) and good advice from Jill on ‘where to eat’. Great place, will return.

Google

5 / 5

Fantastic hostel, great location a short steep walk up from the centre of Hebden Bridge.

Lovely staff and well-designed 4 bed rooms with plenty of space. Cannot recommend highly enough if you want to visit the Calder valley

Google

5 / 5

A superb little spot

…not the spartan space you might expect from the word hostel. Well run, safe, welcoming and lovely shared spaces indoors and outdoors. Highly recommend, especially for the solo traveller.

Google

5 / 5

It certainly won't be my last time here!!

After a long stomp over the misty moors from Oxenhope via Gorple and Heptonstall, it was nice to get such a warm and friendly welcome from the staff. Comfortable en-suite room meant I slept like a log!!
My first time in a hostel (I usually go b&b or hotel) but it certainly won’t be my last time here!!

Google

5 / 5

Sauna at the Hostel this Spring

Iglu Sauna, a pop-up, authentic wood-fired sauna and cold plunge pool will be located close to the Hostel in the grounds of the Birchcliffe Centre until end of August

Sauna can be booked as part of a communal session or as a group and is the perfect way to round off a day or weekend on the Pennine hills

For more info and to book a sauna or spa session.

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IOU Creation Centre Artist Showcase

1 July- 9 August

Monday – Friday 11am -4pm

CultureDale: Artist Showcase

IOU Creation Centre , Dean Clough, Halifax, HX3 5AX

Presented as part of Calderdale’s vibrant year of culture celebrations, the showcase offers a unique glimpse into boundary-pushing creations from the region’s finest talents commissioned in 2023 to develop new projects.

Eight artists present an array of new works. Discover a mesmerising ‘Salon of Curlews,’ an immersive haunted house experience, VR explorations of retinal landscapes, folklore zines, intricately hand-woven artworks, and IOU’s giant mobile sculpture, The Wheel. Themes of environment, belonging, and identity are entwined throughout the installations, launching the IOU Creation Centre with a six-week journey of artistic discovery.

FREE

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IOU Creation Centre - Artist Talks

Wednesday 24 July 2024
Artist Talks and Q&A
IOU Creation Centre, Dean Clough, Halifax

Free with RSVP to hello@ioutheatre.org

Join us at the IOU Creation Centre for exclusive Artist Talks, hosted by our Creative Director, Richard Warburton. Discover the creative journeys and inspirations behind the CultureDale: Artist Showcase with insights from artists Rachel Hawthorn, Sue Walpole, and IOU Hebden Bridge Hostel Artist in Residence Georgia D’Silva.

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Arvon at the IOU Hebden Bridge Hostel

This summer IOU and Arvon North will partner to deliver Arvon’s residential writing courses.

The creative writing organisation needed a temporary home for their residential courses while their Lumb Bank, their Yorkshire writing house is being redeveloped and we’re delighted that we will be working with them to host their 2024 programme.

Courses on offer include Starting to Write, Poetry, Playwriting and Fiction. Each 5-day residential and fully catered course is led by expert tutors to help participants explore and develop their writing.

We are delighted that Arvon chose to work with us to provide an exclusive retreat for their guests. The Hostel and grounds provide all the spaces needed for both group workshops and activities as well as offering the chance to step away from normal routines and immerse in the creative process without distractions.

To find out more about Arvon and the courses they offer HERE

Hebden Bridge Hostel is the perfect venue for retreats, workshops, meetings and team building days. Find out about what we can offer as an Exclusive Hire