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Nominated for best hostel award by TGO magazine

       Forest Way Bunkhouse

Forest Way Bunkhouse has been nominated for the BEST HOSTEL award in this year’s Great Outdoors Awards. What a well deserved nomination for this fantastic bunkhouse surrounded by the best mountain scenery this country has to offer. With with countless Munros, Corbetts and Grahams not to mention The North Coast 500 on the doorstep, it’s the perfect base for mountaineers, hill walkers and cyclists. What’s more the Cape Wrath trail runs close by and pick ups/drop offs can be arranged. Little wonder it was nominated.

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TGO 2024 awards

Staying on the Isle of Mull has just got easier.

       Creich Hall Bunkhouse

Calling all ‘bottom bunkers’ – Creich Hall Bunkhouse, just outside Fionnphort, has all single beds! It sleeps 15 across 3 en suite rooms and can be booked by the bed, the room or sole use. At £25 per person per night, it’s great value. NB Min occupancy 2 people, min charge £100. It’s location is perfect for your tour of the Islands being just 1 mile from the ferry to Iona, Staffa and Treshnish Isles. Whether you are a bottom bunker or not, check our Criech Hall when you are planning your visit to Mull.

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EXterior of stone builildng that is Creich Hall hostel

Peace and Tranquillity in Portsoy

       The Sail Loft Bunkhouse

We regularly welcome spiritual and mindfulness, yoga, meditation, arts and crafts groups to our site and the feedback we receive is exceptionally positive. The Sail Loft is available on an exclusive use basis for up to 25 people and offers an excellent location for hosting retreats.

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All the best pubs have a bunkhouse attached!

       Dinas Castle Inn Bunkhouse

Dinas Castle Inn in the Brecon Beacons has it all: A bunkhouse, B&B rooms, a shepherds hut & camping pitches. Not to mention the pub itself, serving real ales and home cooked food. Add to this mix it’s fantastic location (it’s the highest pub in the Brecon Beacons), the fantastic scenery and the wallet friendly prices and you won’t want to leave. Adventures begin with where you stay, start yours at Dinas Castle Inn.

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Exterior of Dinas Castle Inn with pink sunset behind

Superb glamping cabins on the Lon Las Cymru

       The Roost Merthyr Tydfil

The Roost’s cosy, comfortable, spotlessly clean, cabins on the edge of the Brecon Beacons, (just south of Merthyr Tydfil), are a perfect base of cyclists. They are directly on Lon Las Cymru, half way along the Taff Trail which runs for 55 miles from Cardif to Brecon and for mountain bikers, Bike Park Wales is just over a mile away by bike, off road, or 10 minutes by car.

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Cabins with mountains in the background

Book your New Year at Rookhow now!

       Rookhow Bunkbarn

Rookhow Bunkbarn in the Lake District is taking bookings for New Year. Come and stay in our 300 year old converted stables, with 12 acres of woodland with campfire, heated yurt and Quaker Meeting House for extra group space. Sole use site can accommodate up to 30.

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Explore Manchester and The Peaks from one base.

       Boarshurst Centre Saddleworth

The Boarshurst Centre is situated on the north western edge of the Peak District yet with easy road and rail links to Manchester (12 miles away). With 32 beds across 2 dorms and 2 leaders’ rooms the centre provides well-appointed self-catering accommodation for youth, adult and family/friend groups who enjoy outdoor pursuits.

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boarshurst centre with ihuk sign on door

Sand, sea, sunshine & sailing.

       Cowes Base Camp UKSA

These and more are waiting for you at a Cowes Basecamp holiday or minibreak on the magical Isle of Wight. Book a private room for your family, a block of rooms for a larger group or the whole 355 bed/4 acre site for your school or organisation. A whole range of exciting watersport activities can be booked if you wish. But booking activities is not obligatory, you might want to explore the island instead.

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Two children in a small sailing dingy

Spend New Year in the mountains

       Pentre Bach Bunkhouse

Pentre Bach Bunkhouse is still free over the New Year. Why not gather a group of friends together and see the New Year in surrounded by the mountains of Snowdonia? The bunkhouse sleeps 16 in alpine-style accommodation with sleeping platforms and (thick) mattresses. Just bring your own sleeping bags & pillows. You’ll be hard-pressed to find cheaper accommodation around over the New Year.

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Every memorable adventure begins with a great place to base yourself.

       Highland Basecamp

And that’s where Highland Basecamp comes in. Situated in Lochaline, one of the most remote places of the Scottish Highlands and on the shores of the Sound of Mull you are sure of an adventurous time when you stay here. Whatever your passion, be it diving, hiking, cycling or kayaking, Highland Basecamp offers you, your friends and your dog a warm, cosy & wallet-friendly stay. With under floor heating, large fluffy towels, sturdy wooden bunks, hotel quality bedding and hot showers you can’t help but be comfortable.

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Exterior or HIghlnad Basecamp in Lochaline with their sign

The perfect place for Walkers or Mountain Bikers

       Stay Howgills Barn

Stay Howgills has so much to offer walkers or mountain bikers. Tucked away in Ravonstonedale in the northern part of the Yorkshire Dales there are numerous walking and mountain biking routes close by. In fact Wainwright’s Pennine Journey literally passes the front door. A former stone barn, the accommodation has been carefully planned with guests comfort at the heart of the decision making. Underfloor heating, comfy sofas, a laundry, super fast fibre broadband await you after a day’s activity. Outside there’s a garden, patio, seating, a firepit, hammock and BBQ, plus ample parking and a secure bike shed. What more could you ask for??

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Exterior of stone Bunkbarn in glorious sunshine