Seaside hostels
Looking for the best seaside hostels in the UK? They're right here in our guide, together with sand, surf, sea views and everything else that you could possibly want from hostels by the sea. The YHA and SHYA have snagged some of the country's best locations for a budget seaside holiday, though there are some great independent hostels by the beach too, from Cornwall to Scotland. These are amazing places for the money – self-catering accommodation, rooms with a sea view, handy access to a beach or coastal footpath, and facilities for walkers, cyclists and families. So never fear if you're on a budget, you can still enjoy the UK's greatest seaside scenery at all of these fabulous coastal hostels, from Boggle Hole to Ullapool and St Ives to Oban.
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Basic youth hostel on St Davids Peninsula that's popular with surfers.
YHA St Davids, Llaethdy Whitesands Pembrokeshire SA62 6PR
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Historic YHA hostel with a range of lovely rooms in a great location in Whitby.
YHA Whitby, Abbey House East Cliff Whitby YO22 4JT
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A seaside hostel that enjoys a unique location high above the booming Atlantic surf of north Cornwall.
YHA Tintagel, Tintagel Cornwall PL34 0DW
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A surf dude's dream – a spectacular cliffside hostel with views over Perranporth beach.
YHA Perranporth, Perranporth, Cornwall, TR6 0GS
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A family-friendly seaside hostel in a great location and with lots of activities on offer nearby.
YHA Lizard, Lizard Point, Cornwall, TR12 7NT
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As a seaside hostel expect to be immersed in the English Channel as you explore your surroundings and enjoy the activities that they have to offer.
YHA Coverack, Helston, Cornwall, TR12 6SA
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Hostel in a grand Victorian townhouse a short walk from the beach.
YHA Swanage, 20 Cluny Crescent Swanage BH19 2BS
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One of the YHA's most spectacularly sited seaside hostels, with a stunning clifftop position on the Pembrokeshire Coast.
YHA Pwll Deri, Goodwick, Pembrokeshire SA64 0LR
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A Grade II-listed hostel set in a grandiose mansion in Penzance
YHA Penzance, Castle Horneck Lodge, Penzance, Cornwall TR20 8TF
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Spacious and modern accommodation at a beach-facing hostel in Pembrokeshire’s Broad Haven
YHA Broad Haven, Millmoor Way, Broad Haven, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire SA62 3JH
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Brilliant family-friendly hostel tucked into a cove on the rugged coast of the North York Moors National Park.
YHA Boggle Hole, Mill Beck, Fylingthorpe, Whitby North Yorkshire YO22 4UQ
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One of the best beachside places to stay on a budget in the UK, with both hostel rooms and camping options.
YHA Treyarnon Bay, Tregonnan Treyarnon Padstow Cornwall PL28 8JR
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A cool, contemporary hostel in the heart of St Ives.
Cohort Hostel, The Stennack, St Ives, Cornwall TR26 1FF
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A great, very central budget option in Brighton, right opposite the Royal Pavillion.
Kipps Brighton, 76 Grand Parade, Brighton, East Sussex BN2 9JA
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Just yards away from thewhite sands of Achmelvich beach – your own slice of hostel paradise.
Achmelvich Beach Youth Hostel, Recharn By Lochinver, Sutherland, IV27 4JB
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A newly refurbished youth hostel in a great location.
Oban Youth Hostel, Esplanade, Oban PA34 5AF
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A spruce and well-equipped youth hostel in a central location in Skye's picturesque capital.
Portree Youth Hostel, Portree, Isle of Skye, IV51 9EW
Traditional youth hostel perfectly situated for Ullapool and the surrounding mountains.
Ullapool Youth Hostel, 22 Shore Street Ullapool, Highland IV26 2UJ
Scenically located hostel that's perfect for enjoying the best of the island of Arran.
Lochranza Youth Hostel, Shore Road, Lochranza, Isle of Arran KA27 8HL
A cosy youth hostel on the northern shore of Loch Gairloch with magnificent sea and mountain views
Gairloch Sands Youth Hostel, Carn Dearg Gairloch, Ross-shire IV21 2DJ
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