Our Team

Meet the family who run the hostel. 

Karl

Director, Husband and Dad

Cindy

Director, Wife and Mum

Daisy

Team member – Wildlife Manager.

Evie

Team Member – Housekeeping.

Karl and Cindy and their two daughters Evie and Daisy took over the running of the hostel from the Glendale Gateway Trust in 2018

They are a local family who firmly believe that Wooler and the wider area of Northumberland have lots to offer. They live in the grounds of the hostel along with dog, cats and hens.

Karl is a qualified and insured Mountain Leader (Summer) who can give you lot’s of advice on local walks, and regularly organises guided walks plus Map and Compass courses in the Cheviot Hills ( See Reiver Guiding). He is also a member of the  Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team and both Karl and Cindy work with local groups, including Scouts and DofE Groups and as such are DBS checked.

Please don’t hesitate to get in contact if you have any questions, as they will be only to pleased to help.