Hostels U.K., 2nd; The Only Comprehensive, Unofficial, Opinionated Guide

by Paul Karr with Martha Coombs

• ISBN13: 9780762708703
• ISBN10: 0762708700
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2001-03-01
• Publisher: Globe Pequot

Summary

This guidebook gives the lowdown on 326 hostels in England Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland--and tells readers what to do how to get there and what its like

Table of Contents

How to Use this Book	1	(8)
A Short History of Hostelling	9	(3)
How to Hostel	12	(5)
Traveling in the U. K.	17	(10)
Getting There	17	(2)
Getting Around the U.K.	19	(4)
Money	23	(1)
Phones	24	(2)
Speaking British	26	(1)
Other Resources	27	(292)
Final Advice	28	(2)
THE HOSTELS
London	30	(16)
Southeastern England	46	(22)
Alfriston	47	(1)
Arundel	48	(1)
Bradenham	48	(1)
Brighton	49	(2)
Broadstairs	51	(1)
Canterbury	51	(2)
Dover	53	(1)
Eastbourne	53	(1)
Gillingham	54	(1)
Hastings	55	(1)
Hindhead	56	(1)
Holmbury St. Mary	56	(1)
Isle of Wight	57	(1)
Jordans	58	(1)
Kemsing	59	(1)
Loughton	59	(1)
Margate	60	(1)
Portsmouth	61	(1)
Shoreham-by-Sea	62	(1)
Streatley	62	(1)
Tanners Hatch	63	(1)
Telscombe	64	(1)
Uckfield	64	(1)
Wantage	65	(1)
Winchester	66	(1)
Windsor	67	(1)
Southwestern England	68	(30)
Alcombe Combe	69	(1)
Bath	70	(2)
Beer	72	(1)
Boscastle Harbour	72	(1)
Bristol	73	(1)
Burley	74	(1)
Cheddar	75	(1)
Churston	76	(1)
Coverack	76	(1)
Crowcombe Heathfield	77	(1)
Dartington	78	(1)
Exeter	79	(1)
Exford	79	(1)
Falmouth	80	(1)
Golant	81	(1)
Gorran	82	(1)
Hartland	82	(1)
Holford	83	(1)
Ilfracombe	84	(1)
Litton Cheney	84	(1)
Lynton	85	(1)
Okehampton	86	(1)
Penzance	86	(2)
Perranporth	88	(1)
Plymouth	88	(2)
Postbridge	90	(1)
Salcombe	90	(2)
Salisbury	92	(1)
St. Just-in-Penwith	93	(1)
Steps Bridge	93	(1)
Street	94	(1)
Swanage	95	(1)
Tintagel	95	(1)
Treyarnon	96	(1)
Wareham	97	(1)
Central England and East Anglia	98	(50)
Ambergate	99	(1)
Badby	100	(1)
Bakewell	100	(1)
Blaxhall	101	(1)
Bridges	102	(1)
Buxton	102	(1)
Cambridge	103	(2)
Castleton	105	(2)
Charlbury	107	(1)
Chester	108	(1)
Clun	109	(1)
Coalbrookdale	109	(1)
Coalport	110	(1)
Copt Oak	111	(1)
Crowden	112	(1)
Dimmingsdale	112	(1)
Duntisbourne Abbots	113	(1)
Edale	113	(1)
Edwinstowe	114	(1)
Elton	115	(1)
Eyam	116	(1)
Goodrich	117	(1)
Gradbach (Flash)	118	(1)
Great Yarmouth	119	(1)
Halstead	119	(1)
Hartington	120	(1)
Hathersage	121	(1)
Hunstanton	122	(1)
Ilam	123	(1)
Ivinghoe	123	(1)
King's Lynn	124	(1)
Langsett	125	(1)
Lincoln	125	(1)
Liverpool	126	(2)
Longville in the Dale	128	(1)
Lydney	129	(1)
Malvern	130	(1)
Manchester	130	(3)
Matlock	133	(1)
Meerbrook	134	(1)
Millers Dale	135	(1)
Milton Keynes (Bradwell)	136	(1)
Norwich	137	(1)
Nottingham	138	(1)
Oxford	138	(1)
Peterborough	139	(1)
Ruckland	140	(1)
Saffron Waldon	140	(1)
Sheringham	141	(1)
Shrewsbury	142	(1)
Slimbridge	143	(1)
Stow-on-the-Wold	143	(2)
Stratford-upon-Avon (Alveston)	145	(1)
Thurlby	146	(1)
Youlgreave	147	(1)
Northern England	148	(50)
Acomb	149	(1)
Alston	150	(1)
Ambleside	150	(2)
Appleby	152	(1)
Arnside	153	(1)
Aysgarth	153	(1)
Barnard Castle	154	(1)
Bassenthwaite	154	(1)
Bellingham	155	(1)
Beverley	156	(1)
Boot	156	(1)
Borrowdale	157	(2)
Buttermere	159	(1)
Byrness	160	(1)
Carlisle	160	(1)
Cockermouth	161	(1)
Coniston	162	(1)
Dent	163	(1)
Earby	164	(1)
Edmundbyers	164	(1)
Ellingstring	165	(1)
Elterwater	166	(1)
Ennerdale	166	(2)
Forest-in-Teesdale	168	(1)
Fylingthorpe	168	(1)
Glenridding	169	(1)
Goathland	170	(1)
Grasmere	170	(4)
Greenhead	174	(1)
Grinton	174	(1)
Hawes	175	(1)
Hawkshead	175	(1)
Haworth	176	(1)
Helmsley	177	(1)
Hesket Newmarket	177	(1)
High Close	178	(1)
Ingleton	179	(1)
Keld	179	(1)
Kendal	180	(1)
Keswick	181	(1)
Kettlewell	182	(1)
Kirkby Stephen	183	(1)
Linton-in-Craven	183	(1)
Lockton	184	(1)
Malham	185	(1)
Mankinholes	185	(1)
Nether Wasdale	186	(1)
Newcastle-upon-Tyne	186	(1)
Ninebanks	187	(1)
Once Brewed	188	(1)
Osmotherley	188	(1)
Penrith	189	(1)
Scarborough	190	(1)
Seatoller	190	(1)
Slaidburn	191	(1)
Stainforth	191	(1)
Whitby	192	(1)
Wigton	192	(1)
Windermere	193	(2)
Wooler	195	(1)
York	195	(3)
Wales	198	(30)
Bangor	199	(1)
Bethesda	200	(1)
Borth	200	(1)
Broad Haven	201	(1)
Bryn Gwynant (Caernarfon)	202	(1)
Capel Curig	202	(1)
Capel-y-Ffin	203	(1)
Cardiff	204	(2)
Conwy	206	(1)
Corris	206	(1)
Cynwyd (Corwen)	207	(1)
Dolgoch	208	(1)
Dolwyddelan	208	(1)
Groesffordd	209	(1)
Lawrenny	210	(1)
Llanbedr	210	(1)
Llanberis	211	(1)
Llanddeusant (Llangadog)	212	(1)
Llangollen	212	(1)
Llwyn-y-Celyn	213	(1)
Maeshafn	214	(1)
Manorbier	214	(1)
Marloes	215	(1)
Newport	215	(1)
Penmaenpool	216	(1)
Penycwn (Solva)	217	(1)
Pen-y-Pass	218	(1)
Poppit	219	(1)
Port Eynon	219	(1)
Rhyd Ddu	220	(1)
Rowen	221	(1)
Saundersfoot	222	(1)
St. David's	222	(1)
Tref Asser	223	(1)
Trefin	224	(1)
Tregaron	225	(1)
Tyncornel	226	(1)
Ystradfellte	226	(2)
Southern Scotland	228	(38)
Aberdeen	229	(1)
Arden	230	(1)
Arrochar	231	(1)
Aviemore	231	(1)
Ayr	232	(1)
Braemar	233	(1)
Clova	234	(1)
Coldingham	234	(1)
Corrour	235	(1)
Crianlarich	236	(1)
Crieff	237	(1)
Dalry	238	(1)
Dollar	238	(1)
Edinburgh	239	(9)
Fort William	248	(1)
Glasgow	249	(1)
Glencoe	250	(1)
Glenmore	250	(1)
Inveraray	251	(1)
Isle of Arran	252	(1)
Isle of Islay	253	(1)
Killin	253	(1)
Kirk Yetholm	254	(1)
Melrose	255	(1)
New Lanark	255	(1)
Newtonmore	256	(1)
Newton Stewart	257	(1)
Oban	257	(2)
Perth	259	(1)
Pitlochry	260	(1)
Rowardennan by Drymen	261	(1)
Stirling	262	(1)
Tighnabruaich	263	(1)
Tomintoul	264	(1)
Wanlockhead	264	(1)
Yarrowford	265	(1)
Northern Scotland	266	(38)
Achiltibuie	267	(1)
Achmelvich	268	(1)
Achnashellach	268	(1)
Cannich	269	(1)
Culrain	270	(1)
Diabaig	271	(1)
Durness	271	(1)
Gairloch	272	(1)
Glenshiel	272	(1)
Helmsdale	273	(1)
Invermoriston	273	(1)
Inverness	274	(4)
Isle of Berneray	278	(1)
Isle of Harris	278	(1)
Isle of Lewis	279	(2)
Isle of Mull	281	(1)
Isle of Raasay	281	(1)
Isle of Skye	282	(10)
John O'Groats (Canisbay)	292	(1)
Kyle of Lochalsh	293	(1)
Lewiston	293	(2)
Orkney Islands	295	(4)
Plockton	299	(1)
Shetland Islands	299	(1)
South Laggan	300	(1)
South Uist	301	(1)
Strathpeffer	301	(1)
Tongue	302	(1)
Torridon	302	(1)
Ullapool	303	(1)
Northern Ireland	304	(15)
Armagh	305	(1)
Ballintoy	306	(2)
Ballycastle	308	(1)
Belfast	309	(3)
Cushendall	312	(1)
Derrylane	312	(1)
Irvinestown	313	(1)
Londonderry (Derry)	313	(1)
Newcastle	314	(1)
Omagh	315	(1)
Portaferry	315	(1)
Portstewart	316	(1)
Paul and Martha's Picks
The Ten Best Hostels in the U. K.	317	(1)
A Dozen Classic Brit, Scot, and Northern Irish Hostels	318	(1)
About the Authors	319