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Glencoe Youth Hostel . Perhaps Scotland's most scenically situated outdoors activities hostel - which is saying something!

Glencoe Youth Hostel

Glencoe Ballachulish Argyll PH49 4HX

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Glenbrittle Youth Hostel. A rustic youth hostel set amid the rugged mountains of Skye.

Glenbrittle Youth Hostel

Glenbrittle Carbost Isle of Skye IV47 8TA

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Glasgow Youth Hostel . A great budget place to stay in Glasgow's cool and bustling West End.

Glasgow Youth Hostel

7/8 Park Terrace Glasgow G3 6BY

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Gairloch Sands Youth Hostel . A former Victorian hunting lodge with amazing views of the sea makes for a memorable budget place to stay.

Gairloch Sands Youth Hostel

Carn Dearg Gairloch Ross-shire, IV21 2DJ

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Ffynnon. Boutique luxury in a perfect location for the mountains.

Ffynnon

Love Lane Dolgellau Gwynedd LL40 1RR

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Forest Holidays Thorpe Forest. Luxury woodland cabins in the heart of Thetford Forest in Norfolk.

Forest Holidays Thorpe Forest

Shadwell Thetford Norfolk IP24 2RX

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Forest Holidays Strathyre. Luxury woodland cabins in the heart of the Trossachs.

Forest Holidays Strathyre

Callander Perthshire FK17 8HF Scotland

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Forest Holidays Sherwood Forest. Luxury cabins in the heart of Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire.

Forest Holidays Sherwood Forest

Sherwood Pines Forest Park Edwinstowe Nottinghamshire NG21 9JH

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Forest Holidays Keldy. Luxury cabins in the North York Moors National Park.

Forest Holidays Keldy

Cropton Nr Pickering North Yorkshire YO18 8HW

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Forest Holidays Forest of Dean. Luxury log cabin holidays for families in the Forest of Dean.

Forest Holidays Forest of Dean

Forest of Dean Bracelands Drive Christchurch Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 7NN

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Forest Holidays Deerpark. Luxury woodland family cabins in deepest Cornwall.

Forest Holidays Deerpark

Liskeard Cornwall PL14 4QY

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Forest Holidays Cropton. Luxury woodland family cabins on the North York Moors

Forest Holidays Cropton

Cropton, near Pickering, North Yorkshire YO18 8HW

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Forest Holidays Blackwood Forest. Luxury woodland cabins in the heart of the Hampshire countryside.

Forest Holidays Blackwood Forest

Larkwhistle Farm Road Micheldever Winchester Hampshire SO21 3BG

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Forest Holidays Ardgartan Argyll. Luxury family holidays in a lakeside cabin in Scotland.

Forest Holidays Ardgartan Argyll

Argyll Ardgartan Arrochar Argyll and Bute G83 7AR

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St Hilda Sea Adventures – Scottish Cruises. The best way to explore the magical islands of the Hebrides.

St Hilda Sea Adventures – Scottish Cruises

Dunbeg Oban Argyll PA37 1PX

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The Brambles. A traditional flint cottage with a stylish interior and a garden with hot tub.

The Brambles

off Mill Lane, East Runton, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 9PH

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Cool Places Seaside

We love to be beside the seaside at Cool Places and as a result we’ve got all our favourite UK coastal destinations covered – everywhere from old-style resorts like Whitby to foodie Padstow and cool and slightly arty seaside hangouts like Whitstable, St Ives and Fowey. We think we’ve got the UK seaside pretty well covered, but there must be loads of places we don’t know about that you love – so share them with other Cool Places users so they can love them too!

Cool Places Countryside

Cool Places is all about celebrating the great British countryside, and we like to get out there with our walking boots or cycle clips on and experience it for ourselves – preferably with a fab country pub at the end in which to put our feet up and have a pint and a good meal. We’ve got loads of places on the site that are great for all those things – but as always if you find somewhere you like, share it so that all Cool Places readers can enjoy it.

Cool Places Town & City

British cities are unique, covering a huge range of experiences and attractions from quaint yet resurgent cathedral cities like Winchester, ancient university towns like Oxford, Cambridge and Durham, to grittier urban centres like Leeds, Bristol, and, er, London (heard of it?). We love them all, and have lots of fave places, but cities change fast – let us and the Cool Places community know if you find somewhere new that you like. We’d all like to try it!

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