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Hostels in National Parks

Looking for the best places to stay in one of the UK's national parks? Look no further than the network of youth hostels and backpackers, sited in some of the most glorious landscapes in the UK, from the Lake District and Snowdonia to the Yorkshire Dales and South Downs. National park hostels allow you to stay right in the heart of the Great British Outdoors, with walks, mountain climbs and cycle rides straight from the front door. From remote hillside bothies to coastal cottages, and lakeside retreats to moorland lodges, we present a guide to the best YHA hostels and independent backpackers in our UK national parks – budget, self-catering accommodation par excellence in some areas of quite outstanding natural beauty.

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Best Places to Stay

The Rocks at Plas Curig Hostel Capel Curig, Betws Y Coed, Conwy LL24 0EL i

The Rocks at Plas Curig Hostel

Capel Curig, Conwy, North Wales
YHA Keswick Station Road Keswick CA12 5LH i

YHA Keswick

Keswick, Cumbria, North West England
Lodge Dinorwig Lodge Dinorwig, Dinorwig, Gwynedd, North Wales LL55 3EY i

Lodge Dinorwig

Llanberis, Gwynedd, North Wales
YHA Ambleside Waterhead Ambleside LA22 0EU i

YHA Ambleside

Cumbria, North West England
YHA Black Sail Ennerdale Cumbria CA23 3AY i

YHA Black Sail

Cumbria, North West England
YHA Boggle Hole Mill Beck, Fylingthorpe, Whitby North Yorkshire YO22 4UQ i

YHA Boggle Hole

Scarborough, North Yorkshire, North East England
YHA Borrowdale Longthwaite Borrowdale Keswick Cumbria CA12 5XE i

YHA Borrowdale

Keswick, Cumbria, North West England
YHA Brecon Beacons Libanus, Brecon, Powys, LD3 8NH i

YHA Brecon Beacons

Powys, Mid Wales
YHA Castleton Losehill Hall Castleton Hope Valley Derbyshire S33 8WB i

YHA Castleton Losehill Hall

Derbyshire, East Midlands
YHA Coniston Holly How Far End Coniston Cumbria LA21 8DD i

YHA Coniston Holly How

Coniston, Cumbria, North West England
YHA Dalby Forest Old School Lockton YO18 7PY i

YHA Dalby Forest
YHA Grinton Lodge Grinton Swaledale North Yorkshire DL11 6HS i

YHA Grinton Lodge
YHA Hartington Hall Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 0AT i

YHA Hartington Hall

Derbyshire, East Midlands
YHA Hawes Lancaster Terrace Hawes DL8 3LQ i

YHA Hawes
YHA Hawkshead Ambleside Cumbria LA22 0QD i

YHA Hawkshead

Ambleside, Cumbria, North West England
YHA Helmsley Carlton Lane, Helmsley, North Yorkshire, YO62 5HB i

YHA Helmsley
YHA Ilam Hall Ilam Hall, Ilam, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 2AZ i

YHA Ilam Hall

Ashbourne, Derbyshire, East Midlands
YHA Malham Malham North Yorkshire BD23 4DB i

YHA Malham
YHA Patterdale Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 0NW i

YHA Patterdale

Penrith, Cumbria, North West England
YHA Pwll Deri Goodwick, Pembrokeshire SA64 0LR i

YHA Pwll Deri

Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
YHA Skiddaw Bunkhouse Bassenthwaite Cumbria CA12 4QX i

YHA Skiddaw Bunkhouse

Cumbria, North West England
YHA Snowdon Pen-y-Pass Pen-y-Pass Nantgwynant Caernarfon Gwynedd LL55 4NY i

YHA Snowdon Pen-y-Pass

Llanberis, Gwynedd, North Wales
YHA South Downs Itford Farm, Beddingham. Near Lewes, East Sussex BN8 6JS i

YHA South Downs

Lewes, East Sussex, South East England
YHA The Sill at Hadrian's Wall Military Road, Bardon Mill, NE47 7AN i

YHA The Sill at Hadrian's Wall

Hexham, Northumberland, North East England

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