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Exciting news! The long awaited Cwtsh Hostel in the centre of Swansea will be taking bookings from the 15th November. This trend-setting hostel is the perfect base for backpackers, explorers, families, party-goers, schools and freelancers. Don’t delay, be one of the first guests.
We are a sole us barn with mountain views and currently un booked for Christmas. Loved by family and walking groups. We can’t guarantee a white Christmas but you’re more likely to see snow here than anywhere in England. Cosy log fires. Frosty walks from the door.
Gather your friends and family for a few fun filled days on the banks of Loch Ness. Surrounded by stunning scenery, there’s great walking and cycling from the doorstep, a short walk takes you to the iconic Urquhart Castle and Inverness is just a 20 min drive away. What a great way to celebrate a birthday, organise a post covid reunion or simply get together to enjoy each other’s company in this unique setting.
Whistle Stop Opera : The Magic Flute is suitable for the whole family. The historic grounds of Ushaw house setting the scene for this tale of a noble quest to save the climate.
When planning your LEJOG or JOGLE route make sure to include a stopover at Wayfarers Hostel in Penrith. Tucked away on a quiet square, yet just 5 mins’ walk to the centre of this quaint market town, Wayfarers is geared up for Lejogers. There’s a drying room, secure indoor bike storage, bike cleaning and bike maintenance facilities. The beds are fully made up and towels can be hired. The modern, warm, rooms are all ensuite. Shop in town and cook in the well equipped kitchen or treat yourselves to a take out or a pub meal. After a night you’ll be rested and ready for the next leg of your journey.
Lockable biking facilities, mountain bike trails galore and not far to a network of quiet roads, Ilderton Dod Barns is fantastic for cyclists searching for adventure.
Plasnewydd has an area for hammocks, in a wooded area above the Bunkhouse. Come and relax with some Mocking in Mid Wales.
The grounds around Yarde Orchard provide ideal hammocking opportunities with tree just the right distance apart and excellent cafe food on hand.
Kettlewell Hostel nestling in the picture postcard village of Kettlewell in the Yorkshire Dales has many features that make it stand out from the crowd. One of it’s most unique and endearing is the fact that most of the communal areas have bookcases of second hand books. These shelves are not full of trashy holiday reads, but have a comprehensive range of ‘proper’ books. The sort that would sit comfortably in a quality second hand book shop.
Toad Hall does not have bunks or dorms. Guests have private rooms with the beds made up with freshly laundered bedding. Booking a room here is more like staying in a simple B&B with no breakfast provided. With notice we can buy food in for guests and leave it for them in the self catering kitchen.
Haggs Bank Bunkhouse and Campsite provides secluded camping and a bunkhouse for group leaders, just North of Alston on the Pennine moors. Excellent facilities and a warm base with plenty of parking.
For the free spirits in your family, there’s the chance to spend a night or two in their hammocks when you stay at The Long Barn in beautiful rural South Wales. The sure way to add an extra dimension and more adventure to a weekend break or family holiday.
Tucked away in the middle of ancient woodland, more than half a mile from the nearest road, Shining Cliff Hostel is perfect for spending a night under the stars in a hammock. There is nothing more magical that lying under a leafy canopy, backlit by moonlight and the twinkling of thousands of stars. Add to this the surround sound of the nocturnal woodland creatures and you will have an experience you will never forget.
You will have sole use of this well-kitted out and luxury bunkhouse where you can cook and feast together in the kitchen and relax in the cosy sitting room with family games.
A jaunt down to the capital doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg! The Publove hostels offer excellent lodgings for a budget price… And of course you have access to some of the best burgers in London.
Pindale Farm has an idea area for hammock camping. Its been used for years and once there were twelve scouts all hammocking at the same time.
Carrs Farm has 2 .6 acres of woodland with benches to sit up to 32 people and two fire pit areas, the woodland is ideal for hammocks and camping. There is a compost toilet at one end of the woodland built inside a little log hut .
Shining Cliff hostel provides a magical setting for your school residential…a place where you can explore and learn together in a stunning off-road woodland hostel.
In the grounds of Clyngwyn Bunkhouse there are excellent places to hang a hammock.
Offering residential courses Orielton in a varied range of subjects, this 130 bed Georgian mansion is perfect for school groups.
