Stonehenge Hostel - YHA Affliated

My family (two adults, three kids) stayed for two nights in July 2025. We just returned from our two-week trip, and my kids would tell anyone that Cholderton was their very favorite place we stayed. I'd recommend it to anyone, and particularly those with children. The staff are phenomenally friendly, organized, and kind. If you're looking for a family room and don't see one available on the website, consider calling or emailing the hostel. Our room was lovely, and perfect for our family. We found this hostel because we were looking for lodging close to Stonehenge. We did one of the early morning/late evening "Stone Circle" experiences (also highly recommended!), and wanted something close by. I can't imagine anything being closer to Stonehenge than this hostel. It was a straight shot down the road. We were Americans renting a car in England, so this is what we needed! The other lodging we considered was in Salisbury and it would have been lovely as well, but I'm so glad we ended up here instead. This hostel was a perfect location for our visits to Stonehenge, Salisbury, and a day trip to Durdle Door and the Bovington Tank Museum. If we'd had more time, the location would also have been great for a drive up to Avebury and other prehistoric sites in the area. I do think you'd want to have a car to stay here, but maybe there are public transportation options I'm not aware of. Our room and beds were perfectly comfortable and clean. We were fortunate to have an en suite, which was also impeccably clean, but even if we'd shared a bathroom, it would have been fine - there are many, and they all looked excellent. Our window looked out over the farm, and opening the window made our room very airy and cool - much appreciated during our July visit, and not the case for every place we stayed. Every hostel facility was perfection - the kitchen is fully equipped, the common room is perfection, and the back garden was loved by my kids. Security is very important to me, and we felt very safe at this hostel. We needed a code to enter the building, and a different code to enter our room. By day, the hostel is adjacent to a very sweet nursery school and on the site of the Cholderton Rare Breeds Farm. Parking is ample and off the main road. A major bonus is that hostel guests are able to visit the Cholderton Rare Breeds Farm as part of the room rate! I'd check on this benefit before booking, as it's so generous that I can hardly even believe it, but it was definitely true as of July 2025. We ended up changing our plans to include a half day at Cholderton during our hostel stay. (Sorry, Old Sarum!) This was a true highlight of our trip for my children. Note that we visited during Cholderton's business hours - this is not like an AirBnb farm stay, as Cholderton is a structured visitor attraction with staffing and clear routines for the animals. So plan accordingly, but plan to include Cholderton. :) I wish I'd taken photos of our room! But rest assured that photo

On this occasion a sole traveller, I have used many hostel in UK and abroad, for many years. I have never really needed to do a review, however on this occasion, I felt the need to write. This was obviously an affiliate Hostel, which was obvious on arrival. Hostel parking only for 3 cars, other parking a 5 minute walk away, was never advised by this on YHA website or on arrival. On arrival, I rang bell several times, automatic door, staff on reception with head in phone, had to knock window for response, which was met with distaste. I offered my name and advised I had booked, was not aware of my booking, had to ask colleague who seemed to know more. Overall a cold welcome to start. Staff shown me to my room, handed key and left, no offer of the basic site orientation, anything I needed to know, i.e. toilet, shower, dining room. Bed was clean, but table sticky in room, seats dirty appearance, bed side lights not working, floor needed better cleaning attention, no individual secure storage. Once settle I went again to reception to ask where I could get dinner, I was dismissed and advised dinner served next door in café of other site, I went through and they were cleaning up and closing, it was 5.15pm. YHA Website advertised evening meals, obviously in correct. I had to go to local village supermarket for food stuffs for my evening meal. went to bed at 10.30pm, there was obviously a wedding function on the neighboring site, just outside my window, music and disco went on until 3am, disturbed nights sleep through out. Toilet and shower facilities grubby, and low standard of cleaning. Left early 8am next day, no staff on reception, key drop only. I had booked for one night only.

I celebrated my 30th here over the weekend and it’s was absolutely brilliant! The whole set up of the farm and hostel made for a perfect day! We fed the animals, went wine tasting and even had the garden bit next to the hostel to ourselves! We’re were also fortunate enough to have a silent disco in the barn later that evening!! I’d never considered having a party/get together here before but it was amazing and would 100% recommend to anyone looking to organise something similar!! The rooms were also really clean, comfy and spacious and staying in bunk beds made it even more fun!!