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The newly converted hostel accommodates groups or individuals and has a garden with secure storage. Its a short walk from the beach and harbour at Dunbar, on the east coast of Scotland. Contact Freedom Diving for resources. Boats available from EyeMouth.
Close to the Milford Haven Waterway, these Environmentally sensitive barns provide Ideal accommodation for walkers, divers and family get-togethers.
Ten miles from the dive site on Brixham Breakwater, Start Bay FSC is an excellent base for groups of 20 to 40 people. Overlooking the South Devon coast with panoramic views of the coastline and close to pubs and shops in Slapton.
And Falmouth Lodge Backpackers is the perfect place to stay for a self-catering holiday. With availability throughout October you can book it for your sole use for up to 12 people. Bookings are primarily on a weekly basis with a Friday changeover, but six and even five day direct bookings may be possible. Great value at £400 per night.
Explore the many famous dive sites off Falmouths Beaches. Gylly Beach, Castle Beach, Swanpool and Silver Steps all have interesting dive sites. Falmouth is also an good base to charter a dive boat to explore The Manacles just off the Lizard Peninsula and Porthkerris Beach on Lizard Peninsula itself. Falmouth Lodge provides friendly accommodation for all water sport enthusiasts.
A village location in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The bunkhouse is within easy walking distance of three glorious beaches, (including Rhossili Bay voted the best beach in Europe and in the top ten in the World 2017). Ideal for families and groups and perfectly located for a wide range of outdoor activities including walking, surfing, cycling & climbing.
The seventeenth century Old School at Yealand includes a Quaker Meeting house from the early days of Quaker history and a large hall with dance floor. There is plenty of room to socialise including a kitchen and dining area and 3 bedrooms. Group sizes can be expanded to up to 25 people with ease, using stacking beds and sleeping matts.
The Glenorchy Centre, run by a local church, includes a hall within the accommodation. The Hall is ideal for conferences or activities, it has a large stage, plenty of chairs, TV with DVD and table tennis and snooker tables. The fully heated accommodation has two dormitories and two smaller bedrooms, all with showers and toilets. There is a fitted kitchen and a dinning room. Available to self-catering groups.
Garrigill Village Hall in the Lake District is ideal for DofE Groups. There is bunkhouse style accommodation above the village hall and a simple campsite with showers and toilets in the grounds. There is even Wifi. All this and a discounted camping rate for DofE Groups. It couldn’t be better.
A big welcome to Chase the Wild Goose. A superb, friendly & popular hostel just outside Fort William. Perfect for walkers, it’s on the Great Glen Way and at the start/finish of the West Highland. The area has so much to offer for all ages, including a ride on the steam train, known as Hogwarts Express in the Harry Potter films
…the old-world glamour of the age of steam…
Allenheads Lodge makes for the perfect stopover on the Isaac’s Tea Trail. Bed linen is provided and facilities include a drying room and laundry facilities. If you don’t feel like self catering, you can book breakfast at the Lodge and evening meals are available locally. Please note this hostel is only for groups.
Garrigill Village Hall is around 2.5 miles from Isaac’s Tea Trail and offers basic overnight accommodation for walkers. There’s an 8 bed bunk room with bedding available to hire, or for larger groups the hall itself can be hired with up to 12 camp-beds available but no bedding provided.
Over lockdown we made the decision to make 2 of our bunkhouses into self-contained units to appeal to families and small “bubbles”
The North Pennines AONB believe that this area is truly England’s last wilderness, we agree. Come and explore this beautiful and remote area.
Just 8 miles from the Churchill Barrier shore diving site and 15 miles from Scapa Flow, one of the most famous dive sites in the world, Orcades Hostel provides ideal accommodation for divers on mainland Orkney. There is plenty of off-street parking and storage and the hostel is well placed for local amenities, pubs and restaurants in Kirkwall. For guided diving contact Kracken Diving.
Seahouses Hostel wonderfully located in a rather special part Northumberland. Right by the sea, teeming with natural beauty and historic landmarks.
This quirky listed building has original features such as oak floors, beams and panelling. It now consists of four rooms (three twin, one dble) sleeping 8 in total. Each room has a mini-kitchen for basic self-catering with fridge, hob, toaster and kettle and some have a microwave.
Perfect for couples looking for simple, budget, self-catering accommodation in stunning surroundings. Part of historic Rydal Lodge Country House B&B with extensive riverside grounds, you can enjoy country house facilities at hostel prices! All this just down the road from from where Wordsworth used to live. What more could you ask for?
Brand new for 2021 we have our 4 person Deluxe Yurt and our 6 bedded Large Family Yurt with magnificent views over the Solway Firth to the Lake District Fells
