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Detached three-bay single-storey former hunting lodge, built c. 1830, with H-plan having recessed U-plan bay to south end. Projecting end bays to front and rear elevations, that to south end of rear being canted. Recessed parts of plan having overhanging sheeted eaves forming verandahs. Recent single-storey flat-roofed extension and dormer with door to fire escape to north end. Now in use as youth hostel. Hipped artificial slate roofs, shallow conical roof to south, with moulded render covings to recessed parts, cast-iron rainwater goods and recent rooflight. Cut limestone chimneystacks, two having rectangular bases and paired octagonal profile stacks with string courses and copings, third chamfered and rendered with coping and string course. Painted roughcast rendered walls with carved limestone plaque to front elevation. Decorative cast-iron colonettes on painted masonry bases supporting wrought-iron valence to overhanging eaves. Square-headed window openings with painted stone surrounds, label mouldings and sills, having four-over-four pane timber sliding sash windows with cinquefoil upper lifts. Double windows to front elevation, U-plan end and to centre of canted bay, two triple windows to rear elevation and single windows elsewhere. Tudor arch door opening with painted chamfered tooled stone surround with label-moulding with lion's head stops, spandrel detail and decorative timber panelled door, panels echoing form of entrance, with petal fanlight and slate flagstones. Bridge to approach road has cut stone parapet walls with coping stones.
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