Email Prosen Hostel enquiries & reservations: bookscotland@madbookings.com
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Welcome to Prosen Hostel!
Prosen Hostel opened 2007. It is a 18 bed bunkhouse in Glen Prosen on the edge of the Cairngorm National Park and nine miles north of Kirriemuir.
Easy access to the South Cairngorms Footpath Network (to Glen Clova, Glen Isla and Deeside. 4 Star Grading.
Prosen Hostel Accommodation
The Hostel comprises 2 rooms with 4 bunks, 1 room with 2 bunks and 2 single beds and 1 room with 6 bunks. Linen provided. There are 5 showers with plenty of hot water and 3 toilets. A walk in disabled shower & toilet is available.
A fully equipped kitchen with fridge, freezer and a table seating for 18 persons. There is a woodburning stove and Internet access.
There is a large lawn and picnic bench outside (camping available by prior arrangement), also sheds for bikes, laundry & drying facilities.
Groups
We welcome groups, and the village hall is close by if you want
a party. Please contact us for group bookings, we offer a substantial
discount if you take the whole hostel. Overflow camping available, by
prior arrangement.
We will be happy to arrange everything to suit your needs!
Local Attractions
The Minister's Path, to Glen Clova, part of the recently upgraded East
Cairngorms footpath trail, runs nearby. Also the newly opened link along
the river Prosen and across Cormuir to join the Cateran trail in Glen
Isla.
We are on the very southernmost edge of Cairngorms National Park. Red squirrel often pass the window. The glen is teeming with wildlife including blackgame, ptarmigan; if you are lucky, you may see an otter or an eagle!
DIRECTIONS
Getting there from the Information Centre:
From Kirriemuir follow signs to Glenprosen (B955). At Dykehead the main
road bears right, you fork left (signed Glenprosen). Carry on for 7 miles
to Glenprosen village. The public road ends in at a red telephone kiosk
in the village, here you turn very sharp right and follow the tarmac up
the hill approx. 150m till you reach the Hostel.
Getting There by Car:
skip From Kirriemuir follow signs to Glenprosen (B955). At Dykehead the
main road bears right, you fork left (signed Glenprosen). Carry on for
7 miles to Glenprosen village. The public road ends in at a red telephone
kiosk in the village, here you turn very sharp right and follow the tarmac
up the hill approx. 150m till you reach the Hostel.
Getting There by Railway:
From Dundee follow the signs for Aberdeen/Forfar and take the appropriate
turn, still following the A90, (to the left, about 3 miles along the ring
road).
You will reach Forfar after 10 minutes; take the third turnoff into Forfar (signed Forfar & Kirriemuir). Head into Forfar and when you reach the first roundabout turn left (signed Memus, Glenprosen, Glenclova). Take the first turn left (after about 1 mile) signed Glen Clova/Glen Prosen. Simply follow these signs till you reach Dykehead (approximately 15 min's).
At Dykehead the main road bears right, you fork left (signed Glenprosen). Carry on for 7 miles to Glenprosen village. The public road ends at a red telephone kiosk in the village, here you turn sharp right and follow the tarmac up the hill till you reach the Hostel.
Getting there by Aeroplane:
From Dundee follow the ring road signs for Aberdeen/Forfar and take the
appropriate turn, still following the A90.
You will reach Forfar after about 10 minutes; take the third turn off
into Forfar (signed Forfar & Kirriemuir). Head into Forfar and when
you reach the first roundabout turn left (signed Memus, Glenprosen, Glenclova).
Take the first turn left (after about 1 mile) signed Glen Clova/ Glen
Prosen. Simply follow these signs till you reach Dykehead (approximately
15 min's).
At Dykehead the main road bears right, you fork left (signed Glenprosen). Carry on for 7 miles to Glenprosen village. The public road ends in at a red telephone kiosk in the village, here you turn very sharp right and follow the tarmac up the hill approx. 150m till you reach the Hostel.
Email Prosen Hostel enquiries & reservations: bookscotland@madbookings.com
