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The first Youth Hostel in Wooler was opened in 1932 in the town's old railway station with the waiting rooms being converted into accommodation for men on one side of the tracks, and for women on the other side. That hostel closed in 1939 at the outset of World War II and was never again used as a hostel. The town remained without a hostel until October 1953 when the current building, which had been erected in the early 1940s as a Women's Land Army hostel, was purchased by the YHA. It opened for business in August 1954 and is currently leased by the now owners (the Glendale Trust) to local couple Karl and Cindy Wait. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit Link