Budget accommodation for foreign visitors to the United Kingdom...

Bournemouth and Poole Backpackers Hostel is centrally located in Bournemouth, Dorset on the South Coast of England. Bournemouth and Poole Backpackers Hostel provides youth hostel style accommodation - overseas visitors may know this as: auberge de jeunesse, jugendherberge, albergues or vandrarhem.

Bournemouth and Poole Backpackers Hostel's contact information can be found on the OFFICIAL WEBSITE at http://www.bournemouthbackpackers.co.uk.

All about Bournemouth

Welcome to Bournemouth, and its neighbour Poole, on the sunny(ish) south coast of England, one of the UK's leading seaside resorts. We have miles of clean, sandy beaches with two piers and one of the world's largest natural harbours - offering a wide variety of watersports. There is good shopping, work opportunities, top English language schools, renowned nightlife and a host of local activities.

Bournemouth has a booming economy and a lot of year-round casual work - well suited to international working holiday makers. The plentiful work, and cheap low season rates at the backpackers, means that it is possible to spend part of the winter here and save up some well needed travel money for the summer.

Bournemouth is a great base for exploring the beautiful Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire scenery. Cheap bus passes allow unlimited travel over a wide area - giving easy access to many local attractions. The nearby Jurassic Coast is one of the most spectacular coastlines in the world and is now World Heritage Listed (along with The Grand Canyon in the USA and the Great Barrier Reef in Australia). The long distance South West Coastal Path, which begins on the other side of Poole Harbour, provides outstanding views. Also on the other side of the Harbour lies Purbeck: a beautiful and easily accessible area, with the pretty resort of Swanage, ancient pubs and the ruins of the medieval Corfe Castle. To the east of Bournemouth lies the New Forest with its famous ponies.

The area is rich in history and legends:Thomas Hardy, Lawrence of Arabia, The Tolpuddle Martyrs, Dorset smugglers, Badbury Rings, Corfe Castle, The Cerne Abbas Giant etc. etc.

Getting to Bournemouth & Poole Backpackers Hostel

The Backpackers Hostel is very easy to reach, being sited less than 5 minutes walk from the main rail/bus station. Bournemouth has excellent transport links to the rest of the UK and mainland Europe and is becoming a useful gateway to the UK for budget travellers.

Bournemouth International Airport is served by Thomsonfly.com, RyanAir.com and Airberlin.com who provide cheap scheduled flights to numerous european dstinations, including: Dublin, Glasgow (Prestwick), Barcelona (Girona), Amsterdam, Paderborn, Prague etc.. The airport is linked to the Travel Interchange (less than 5 minutes walk from the backpackers) by a direct bus service. Taxis are also waiting at the airport to take you to the backpackers.

Southampton International Airport is approximately 50 km (40-50 minutes) from Bournemouth and has a direct train service to Bournemouth 2-3 times per hour. There are direct budget flights to Paris, Amsterdam, Dublin, Milan, Alicante, Geneva and several other European destinations with FlyBe.com.

Bournemouth also has convenient bus/coach connections with London Heathrow Airport. FlightLink (operated by National Express) run direct bus/coach services from Heathrow to Bournemouth approximately every two hours: these buses take two hours to reach Bournemouth. Flightlink also provide a bus/coach service to London Gatwick and London Stanstead Airports.

Poole ferry terminal is approximately 1.5 km. from Poole railway station, where regular trains reach Bournemouth in approximately 15 minutes. Ferry services are operated by Brittany Ferries and Condor, offering connections to St. Malo and Cherbourg (France) as well as the Channel Islands.

There are direct National Express bus/coach services to many parts of the U.K.. Bus/coach travel is significantly cheaper than train travel in the UK. Buses leave from Victoria Coach Station in London approximately every hour and take 2 hours 30 mins to complete the journey. Megabus run buses between Bournemouth and London at prices as low as GBP 1.00 single.

Bournemouth has direct train services from London, Scotland, The North East and the Midlands. Trains from London leave from Waterloo Station, roughly twice an hour and usually take around 1 hour 45 minutes to reach Bournemouth.

Bournemouth Backpackers Hostel

Bournemouth Backpackers Hostel is now in its eighth season and is ideally located. It is family owned and operated by experienced international travellers. We provide excellent value accommodation, it's a home away from home and a great place to meet people if you are travelling alone. Many of our guests stay longer thhan they plan and some seem to have difficulty leaving at all!

• Less than 5 minutes walk from The Travel Interchange (train/bus station).
• Walkable from beach, town centre, nightlife and many language schools.
• Launderette, Supermarket, Fish & Chip Shop, Pub, Newsagent, Tennis Courts all within 5 minutes walk.
• Cycle hire close by and several internet cafes in town.
• An excellent base to explore, using cheap bus passes to visit many attractions, for example: Purbeck, the Coast Path, the New Forest, Stonehenge etc..
• A great spot to find work in the town's booming economy (sorry no jobs in the hostel).
  

  

• Traditional cosy, English (Edwardian) house with a very friendly atmosphere.
• Relaxing, smoke free and clean.
• Acommodation in Four/six share dorms at low prices.
• Stable, steel full width (90 cm/3' wide) bunks. Pillows that don't look like used teabags and covered interior sprung mattresses. Bedding included in the price.
• TV lounge, kitchen and BBQ area (pans, crockery etc. provided), free internet and guest phone.
• No chores, no membership and 24 hour access once checked in.

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