Today is World Water Day and here at Elterwater Hostel we are keeping an eye on what we use as this helps us retain our Gold Green Tourism Award. It […]

Many Congratulations to Richard Kendall, our first 23 Before Tea runner of 2023, who broke the record by 27 minutes in an incredible time of 7 hours and 17 minutes […]

Many congratulations to Angela Wilson who became the first female and the second fastest person to complete the 23 before tea challenge – a particularly notable achievement given that it […]

We are honoured to be nominated again for the Great Outdoors Magazine Readers’ Awards in the Hostel or Bunkhouse of the Year category. The awards have established a reputation as […]

We’re delighted to see another fabulous fast completion of our 23 before Tea fell-running challenge. And Pete Faulkner came very close to the record, running round the 23 summits around […]

If you haven’t stayed at Elterwater yet or visited whilst I’ve been working, my name is Pete and I provide the holiday cover for the hard-working staff. It may seem […]

After just nine months, the record for the 23 Before Tea fell running challenge has fallen again. Richard Bolton completed the 23-summit circuit, starting and ending here at Elterwater Hostel, […]

With Spring well embedded and Easter in the past, I am reflecting on everything we achieved over the winter here at Elterwater Hostel. As well as a range of groups, […]

One of my (now not so secret) lock-down guilty secrets is a weird enjoyment of really bad horror films. You know, the ones where victims end up running through the […]

After my last day of the season working I was desperate to get out for a quick spin and some fresh air. I decided to go out over Loughrigg Terrace […]