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The Bunkhouse renovation started at the end of January 2023, focusing on maximizing our guests’ comfort, providing a much better flow within the property.
We are pleased to announce that after an extensive make over we are due to re-open on the 5th March 2023!
Come and enjoy the Lake District and be one of the first to stay at Rydal Hall Bunkhouse!
You are assured of a never to-be-forgotten experience. The rare chance to spend nights on a deserted island in the company of a handful of humans and hundreds of thousands of birds.
Nature photography holidays on Skomer Island
From April till October you can book a stay on Skomer Island. Read on to find out what you can see, from Sheerwaters to Seals, and select the season for your visit.
Seahouses Hostel has a variety of rooms available for families, small groups or the independent traveller.
In the peaceful village of Rookhope, in Weardale, Barrington Bunkhouse sleeps 13 people in comfy bunks around a central relaxing area. It has a small kitchenette and is ideal for family groups. Dogs by arrangement. A warm welcome awaits.
Scarborough Youth Hostel are now taking bookings for the weekends and the Easter Holidays. So you have the perfect excuse for taking advantage of the best Scarborough has to offer; two beautiful sandy beaches with a range of watersports activities including surfing and paddleboarding; excellent walking on miles of coastal paths on the Cleveland Way and access to the North York Moors with abundant opportunities for walking and mountain biking,
This fabulously quirky boutique hostel in the centre of Bristol is part of the YMCA Brunel Group. True community champions, any profits from the hostel go towards supporting young people at risk.
Whether its a family gathering or a large walking group Kyle of Tongue Hostel can accommodate. The moving scenes of the Scottish shoreline contrasting with the rugged mountain Ben Hope serve a gorgeous backdrop for your Easter away.
Just a mile from South Downs Eco Lodge runs the Meon River. A classic Chalk Stream that springs up, filtered through the chalk to produce clear, beautiful stretches of water. This mineral-rich water is a unique habitat supporting swaths of White Crowfoot flowers loved by Damselfly, Minows, Brown Trout, and King Fishers as featured by David Attenborough. Find out more at the Sustainability Centre home of the Eco Lodge.
Ballater is an excellent base to explore the Cairngorms. These mountains and national park support the largest remains of the Caledonian forest, an ancient native pine woodland, recently reinhabited by Golden Eagles.
Image: Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) in Uyeasound.cc-by-sa2.0 – Credit to Mike Pennington, geograph.org.uk.
In 1993 a pod of Orca were repeatedly beaching in Uyeasound close to Gardiesfold Hostel. They were accompanying an ill animal which later died; as soon as the sick animal was removed, the rest of the pod returned to sea.
A new shepherd’s hut has been built at Tyncornel hostel in the Cambrian mountains of mid Wales. The hut offers self-contained accommodation for small groups (3 adults, or a family of four with two children). It has its own living space, kitchenette and shower/toilet room, and it enjoys stunning views of the surrounding scenery. It’s open from 1 April 2023. Tyncornel also still offers dormitory accommodation, private rooms, and camping spaces as before.
Kettlewell Hostel in the picture-postcard village of Kettlewell in the Yorkshire Dales has some availability for Easter weekend! Check out their website for more or details! Egg-cited? You should be! With fab walking and cycling on the doorstep, the choice of self-catering or eating in the hostel’s restaurant, this great hostel is one not to be missed.
Attention all outdoor enthusiasts! Are you planning an escape on the Hebridean Way? Make sure to include a stay at Backpackers Stop on the Isle of Harris for a truly memorable holiday!
If you are here in the late summer or early autumn, after you finished the fine rambling and exploring the area offers, you may well be treated to one of Britain’s most amazing natural spectacles. Red Deer often roam the valley, jealously guarding their harem from other males. At that time of year their antlers are in full glory and their roars and bellows can be heard across the moor, perhaps you’ll see a spectacular clash as the rutting becomes physical.
When it comes to the renovation of interesting or quirky locations hostels often stand out. Cell B is a perfect example of this, once a historic Edwardian police house now a finely polished Hostel with facilities for every type of traveler. There’s even an independent cinema and bar!
Celebrate your wedding in our beautiful historic Quaker Meeting House or outdoors in 12 acres of woodland with campfire. Room for your guests in the sole use Bunkbarn, camping and campervan space and a romantic yurt in the middle of the woods for the wedding couple. Hire the place for the week and have a chilled relaxed alternative wedding.
Spring is the most spectacular time of year in the Highlands, with the bright yellow broom and gorse fighting for attention with the lambs, calves and wildlife. It’s an incredible sight and not to be missed. It’s also quieter than the busy summer time so many people find it more enjoyable. The seemingly infinite open space is here to greet you, as is a warm open fire for the evening. It’s tiring work monster hunting after all…
The Yorkshire Dales National Park was designated an International Dark Sky Reserve in 2020. Each February there is a Dark Skies Festival in the Yorkshire Dales – Chapel Gallery Bunkhouse is well placed for lots of the events, and we have availability over most of these dates.
Dolgoch Hostel offers you a magical place to stay in the Cambrian mountains. Book a bed, a room or the whole hostel, (it sleeps 20).
Finding a budget-friendly short break for your family can be hard, but we’ve made it easy at Earby Hostel! Family-friendly activities close-by, self-catering accommodation, wildlife garden to explore.
