interior+ / Issue 2 / January 2018

THE BARREL STORE,
YHA, CIRENCESTER
“This boutique hostel offers a rare budget accommodation option on
the edge of the Cotswolds. The hostel occupies a former 19th-century
brewery barrel store which has been beautifully restored and renovated
with environmental, eco-friendly standards. It’s clean, comfortable and in
an excellent central location.” Caroline Mills -
New Brewery Arts and Furnish
Interior Design transformed the
under-utilised and decrepit Niccol
Building into The Barrel Store –
residential accommodation for
schools and groups, families
and individuals.
“The hostel has been finished
with local, handcrafted furnishings
- the communal entrance area,
for example, displays a focal oakfaced
staircase.” Caroline Mills -
The Daily Telegraph
The Barrel Store welcomes new
visitors to Cirencester, fulfilling
the need to provide affordable
accommodation in the greater
area and benefiting the town.
At the same time The Barrel Store
provides for more people than
before to take part in activities
at New Brewery Arts.
Since its renovation the building
is reputed to be the first public
Passivhaus (low carbon) in
Gloucestershire and one of a
handful in the UK, with many
environmental credentials.
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