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This fantastic 500-bed hostel is housed in a 19th-century magistrates courthouse where Dickens once worked as a scribe and members of the Clash made an appearance in 1978...
This fantastic 500-bed hostel is housed in a 19th-century magistrates courthouse where Dickens once worked as a scribe and members of the Clash made an appearance in 1978...
This traditional backpackers in an old five-floor terraced house is a bit worn but clean and friendly. The four- to eight-bed dorms have washbasins...
This cream 17th-century building is tucked away in its own peaceful grounds near the River Exe. The 2.5-mile trip into town can be a drag - catch bus K or T from the high street, or 57 or 85 from the bus station to School Lane.
Set in a grand Italianate mansion on a hill above the city, the YHA gives budget travellers a glimpse of Bath splendour with its high ceilings, moulded plasterwork, giant windows and stone staircases...
Institutional, yes, but bright, clean and bang in the centre – it's even got a health suite and cafe.
Built into the Jacobean wing of Holland House (1607) in the middle of Holland Park, this hostel has 201 beds in large rooms with between six and 20 beds. It’s all about location here, as it’s always busy and rather institutional...
With its industrial decor, blue neon lights and throbbing techno, the huge Generator (more than 800 beds) is one of the grooviest budget places in central London...
Despite the railway-bridge-right-next-door setting in down-at-heel Digbeth, Birmingham's purple and turquoise backpacker hostel is handy for the bus station, and guests have a choice of clean, multicoloured dorms or funky Japanese-style pods...
Victoriana meets modern: gold flocked wallpaper, glinting chandeliers and 21st-century curtains.
The most centrally located budget accommodation in London, Piccadilly Backpackers has more than 700 beds spread over five floors, with dormitory rooms containing anything from four to 10 beds...
Occupying a redbrick town house in a quietish residential area less than a mile from the city centre, these superb backpacker digs enjoy a homely atmosphere, clean though cramped dorms and rave reviews.
A friendly budget option right in the centre of town, this small hostel has basic, bright and simple rooms that sleep four to 12 people, rooftop terrace and a small lounge with satellite TV – all in a right-on-top-of-a-nightclub location.
This purpose-built canalside hostel in the Castlefield area is one of the best in the country. It's a top-class option with four-and six-bed dorms, all with bathroom, as well as three doubles and a host of good facilities...
On a quiet, leafy street in Earl’s Court, the YHA is a cheerful place. Most accommodation (186 beds) is in clean, airy dormitories of between four and 10 bunk beds...
One of London's new breed of YHA hostels, most of the four- to six-bed rooms have en suites. There's a flash cafe-bar attached to reception and a wheelchair-accessible kitchen downstairs.
The Greenwich branch of this successful chain of hostels has 55 beds and is quieter than some of its more centrally located sister properties (though it stands cheek by jowl to Greenwich train station)...
Ideally located in the centre of town, but with the character of a cheap international chain hotel, the Walkabout is the place to go when you plan to party hard and really can't be bothered doing more than stumbling back to your room from the bar be...
Clean, fully equipped hostel with decent-sized dorms and a self-catering kitchen. There's even a small car park.
This 185-bed hostel is one of the best in town – well located for the sights even if it is on a busy road, and with a full renovation completed in 2009 the rooms are now modern, airy and clean, sleeping four to six in dorms (nearly all with private ...
This 80-bed hostel in a four-storey Victorian terrace house has a welcoming bar below it as well as lounge with TV, kitchen facilities, luggage storage and laundry (£5). It’s a somewhat frayed but friendly place to stay...
Facilities at this large flagship YHA hostel are very good, but the location is rather remote. There’s a bar, a restaurant, kitchen facilities and a laundry. Dorm rooms have from four to 10 beds; the 20 twins have bathrooms.
A spotlessly clean, relaxed, rambling house near the Quay. There's only one double room, so book ahead.
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