Backpacker Hostels : hostels ideal for independent travellers.
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Independent backpacker hostels cater for indidivuals and small groups who want to explore the UK.
Situated in major cities or tourist destinations they are often close to public transport hubs.
These are the sort of hostels where you can turn up on your own and find like minded people to chat to.
These exciting places to stay provide great located, good value accommodation, in dorms and private rooms. Facilities often include a bar, cafe as well as a comunal kitchen.
Using this website you can make a booking, secure in the knowledge that no booking fees are being charged to you or the accommodation owner.
Backpackers & Boutique Hostels in the UK
Backpacker Hostels for independent travellers
Backpacker hostels cater for independent travellers who want to explore the UK, particularly by public transport. Often but not always aimed at young independent travellers from overseas. They are a great place to meet people and make new friends. Many hostels offer social evenings such as pub crawls and quizzes. Young visitors find that these hostels provide friendly, convenient and safe places to base their explorations of the UK’s greatest cities and tourist attractions. UK residents also find them fantastic bases for affordable city breaks. Alternatively, visit and tour iconic areas of the country.
Where to find a backpackers hostel
Backpackers hostels are situated in cities and notable tourist locations around England, Scotland and Wales. In Scotland where the tradition of travelling from hostel to hostel as part of a tour has existed for longer, there are Backpacker style hostels in the smaller towns of Pitlochry, Fort William and Oban. They’re also in the rural but iconic locations in the Highlands and Islands that have attracted visitors for generations.
Providing good value accommodation in bunk rooms, where you can book a bed, or private group or family rooms. City, Backpackers and Boutique hostels frequently include breakfast in their prices and all have good self-catering facilities to keep the cost of a UK city break to a minimum. In recent years the city hostels, in particular, have invested heavily in upgrading their accommodation so that many of the hostels in this list benefit from modern upgrades. Making them unique and exciting places to stay.
You might be surprised to know that a hostel is often the best-located accommodation for taking a city break and with self-catering available they are ideal for those on a budget. Many hostels have prime city-centre locations. Most have private en-suite rooms are available for couples and groups as well as beds in shared rooms. Hostels are social places and they have social areas like cafes, restaurants and bars where you can hang out and meet your fellow guests. Free WiFi and a kitchen are pretty standard in most hostels. Affordable city breaks are possible with Independent Hostels.