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Christmas and New Year
Kendal hostel is open for both Christmas and New Year
Cambrian Mountains around Tyncornel Hostel
View from Pen y Gurnos trig point about a 3 miles walk from the hostel.
An award winning green independent hostel, Corris Hostel makes a great play of its eco-credentials.
Setting an example with its close links to the nearby Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT), Corris offers locally sourced food and materials, composting, green purchasing and an all-pervading bohemian vibe.
It's not just Coll that is stunning, the journey to get here is a thing of beauty in itself.
See here the snow on the passing islands from the ferry in January.
Balmaha bunkhouse on the banks of Loch Lomond
I don’t think I knew that Loch Lomond was so heavily islanded. The biggest island is Inchmurrin, but the one closest to Balmaha is Inchcailloch. Magical.
The perfect accommodation for school groups!
With self catering facilities (catered also available) , up to 38 beds, a communal dining and meeting lounge, drying room, storage room, free WiFi, adequate parking for coaches in the village, Elterwater hostel is perfect for school groups.
A second night option: 1.7 miles south of the route in Borrowdale
For groups of five or more walking Wainwright’s Coast to Coast, High House offers great value accommodation with a beautiful diversion from Rosthwaite along Borrowdale
Outdoor Activities at Hardraw Old School Bunkhouse
Hardraw Old School Bunkhouse IS NOW CLOSED. Take your school group to experience adventure in the Yorkshire Dales at Hardraw Old School Bunkhouse.
The Foundry Activity Centre is perfect for D of E
The Foundry Activity Centre in the Peak District offers easy access to the countryside for self-lead adventures and the option to have instructors for groups such as scouts of Duke of Edinburgh’s award candidates.
Availability for Autumn Half Term on Exmoor
The Red Deer Stags are roaring and the weather is great for Autumn walks and bike rides. It’s rutting time here on Exmoor and two stags in the valley opposite Blindwell Bunkhouse are looking after their ladies. Weather is turning cooler but nice and dry perfect for rambling around Exmoor and visiting the local pubs with their log fires.
Dog friendly bunkhouses in Herefordshire
Dog Friendly Bunkhouses sleeping 4 set in a serene wildlife setting.
Brown's Hostel
Right in the heart of this harbour town you’ll have chance to sample Orkney life.
Helmsdale Hostel will reopen in June 2018
Helmsdale Hostel, famous as the last nights on Lejog, Lands End to John O’Groats cycle ride.
Earby Hostel on the Pennine Way
…charming terraced cottage…
Adventures in the heart of Birmingham
…an urban oasis…
Take your family into the wilderness this October half term.
Tyn Cornel Hostel is isolated away from traffic and the modern world. Ideal for allowing children to let off steam and enjoy the wildlife. The hostel is located on old drovers road (now grassy track) at the head of the beautiful Doethie Valley. This old farmhouse has a kitchen, a cosy sitting-dining room with a log burner, and two bedrooms with bunkbeds and duvets.
Kirkby Stephen welcomes all sorts of school groups
All sorts of school groups find a great welcome at Kirkby Stephen Hostel. One school books the hostel every year for their geography field trip. While a small group of French students explored Yorkshire and used Kirby Stephen Hostel as their base. Quirky Kirby Stephen Hostel, in a grand old chapel with pews, makes everyone welcome. There are bunks for 38 in small dorms and private rooms, self catering facilities and plenty of tables and benches.
Hostel style accommodation at Borrowdale in the Lake District National Park
High House has a large open common room, great for relaxing in front of the nice warm stove. The House is a converted 16/17 century farmhouse providing bunkhouse accommodation for groups at the head of Borrowdale in the Lake District. Surrounded by the beauty of nature, it is the perfect getaway destination. The Lake District is England’s largest National Park; home to Scafell Pike – its highest mountain, Wastwater – its deepest lake and thriving communities like Keswick and Bowness-on-Windermere. You can walk, cycle and splash about here as much as you would like. With 12 of the largest lakes in England and 3,105 kilometres of rights of way, the Lakes is the perfect place to let all your worries disappear.
North Ronaldsay Bird Observatory
What a treat for anyone into wildlife!
