YHA Ironbridge Coalbrookdale

Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7NR
YHA Ironbridge Coalbrookdale Overview

Overview

YHA Ironbridge Coalbrookdale 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.

Just a mile from Ironbridge, this hostel is housed in a converted grade II listed building. 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.

This hostel is available for group bookings or on an Exclusive Hire basis only – ideal for school trips, sporting and social groups.

Why guests love YHA Ironbridge Coalbrookdale

  • Located in the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site
  • Only available for group bookings and YHA Exclusive Hire
  • Just a mile from the Iron Bridge

Accommodation at YHA Ironbridge Coalbrookdale

YHA Ironbridge Coalbrookdale dining room

Hire the whole place

With YHA Exclusive Hire, you can take the entire building for you and your group.

YHA Ironbridge Coalbrookdale Exterior

Group bookings for 16+ guests

Let YHA take care of your stay with our group booking service.

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Things to do around YHA Ironbridge Coalbrookdale

Hostel facilities

  • 24-hour access after check-in
  • Ambulant accessible
  • Baby changing
  • Classroom(s)
  • Dining room
  • Free parking on premises
  • Garden/grounds
  • Group meals
  • Highchair
  • Intermittent mobile coverage
  • Medium garden/grounds
  • Minibus parking on premises
  • Near bus stop
  • Outdoor seating
  • Shared TV
  • Sole use available
  • Water refill station
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • WiFi

Hostel need to know

Accommodation: This hostel is available for group bookings or on an Exclusive Hire basis only.

Self-catering: YHA Ironbridge Coalbrookdale is self-catering only. Guests have access to a kitchen.

Parking: There is parking at the hostel.

WiFi: Free WiFi is available in social spaces.

Dogs: Pets are not permitted at YHA Ironbridge Coalbrookdale, except when hiring the whole hostel through YHA Exclusive Hire. Assistance dogs are welcome - please notify us at the time of booking.

Location of YHA Ironbridge Coalbrookdale

YHA Ironbridge Coalbrookdale

Map references

OS Map:
127
OS Grid Ref:
SJ671043
Lat/Lng:
52.635508, -2.488607

Contact information

Volunteering

Volunteering with YHA is a fantastic way to have fun, learn new skills, boost your CV and travel to different places. We have a variety of different opportunities to choose from and volunteering roles to suit everyone.  

The tasks are varied and in return you will meet some great people, who both work and stay in our hostels, as well as enjoying your time off discovering the local area and attractions.

Find out more and apply to volunteer.

History

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.

Meet the team

Manager recommends: This Gorge offers so much, but from Coalbrookdale you must take a walk and step back in time at Blists Hill Victorian Town. A walk into Ironbridge for a well earned drink on the banks of the River Severn finishes off a perfect day.

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