With youth hostels in key locations across Scotland, we offer great value, flexible accommodation, expert local knowledge and a warm welcome for anyone wishing to explore and discover the real Scotland. From cities to islands, beaches and mountains and all points in between! With a great mix of private rooms and shared accommodation, we’re the perfect choice for groups, families and individual travellers looking to discover the real Scotland. All of our youth hostels are Visit Scotland accredited.
More than just a bed for the night!
As a non-profit charity with people and communities at our heart, our charitable youth programmes give young people and families, who otherwise wouldn’t have the opportunity, the chance to experience Scotland and develop their skills for life, learning and work.
Portree Youth Hostel
Portree, Scottish IslandsPortree Youth Hostel is located in the heart of Portree, capital of the Isle of Skye and one of the most famous destinations in Scotland....
Birsay
Birsay, Scottish IslandsBirsay Outdoor Centre is in a rural location, just outside Birsay, on the northwest coast of the Orkney mainland. ...
Rhenigidale, Isle of Harris
Rhenigidale, Scottish IslandsRhenigidale lies at the end of a road in a secluded and peaceful bay on the rugged east coast of Harris. ...
Braemar Youth Hostel
Braemar, Scottish HighlandsBraemar Youth Hostel is an impressive former shooting lodge standing within extensive grounds in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park. The youth ...
Glasgow Youth Hostel
Glasgow, Scottish LowlandsSituated in the popular West End of Scotland's largest city, overlooking Kelvingrove Park and Glasgow University, Glasgow Youth Hostel is the perfect ...
Rowardennan Lodge Youth Hostel
Rowardennan, Scottish LowlandsRowardennan Lodge Youth Hostel sits in an idyllic location on the bonny banks of Loch Lomond with its own jetty, panoramic views across the loch and t...
Pitlochry Youth Hostel
Pitlochry, Scottish HighlandsPitlochry Youth Hostel is located in the quieter part of this small, but very popular Victorian town. Its elevated position provides visitors with stu...
Port Charlotte Youth Hostel
Port Charlotte Islay, Scottish IslandsHoused in a converted whisky warehouse of the former Lochindaal Distillery, spacious and friendly Port Charlotte Youth Hostel sits right beside a safe...
Glasgow Metro
Glasgow Metro, Scottish LowlandsGlasgow Metro Youth Hostel opens from late June to the end of August in the Glasgow School of Art’s Margaret Macdonald House just minutes from Glasgow...
Loch Ossian Youth Hostel
Loch Ossian, Scottish HighlandsIf there's one thing you need to do in your lifetime, it's to stay at Loch Ossian Youth Hostel. Not our words - but taken from an article featuring th...
New Lanark, Wee Row Hostel
New Lanark, Scottish LowlandsLocated in the heart of New Lanark World Heritage Site, 'Wee Row' provides a unique hostel experience in the spectacular South Lanarkshire Valley in S...
Inverness Youth Hostel
Inverness, Scottish HighlandsInverness has all the elements for a memorable city break, as well as being the perfect start or finish point for the now famous North Coast 500. Our ...
Edinburgh Metro Youth Hostel takes over Edinburgh University’s halls of residence on the Cowgate, to provide great value accommodation for visitors to Scotland’s capital during the peak summer months. Come and stay in the heart of the action and discover all that Edinburgh has to offer from as little as £18 a night
View HostelMargo Paterson would make a great youth hostel warden. She’s welcoming and friendly, with just a hint of steel – you would never shirk a chore she set – and she is passionate about hostelling.
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Read MoreWe are delighted to announce that 12 youth and school groups have been backed in the second round of Hostelling Scotland's Explorer Fund.
Read MoreHostelling Scotland is proud to be working in partnership with The Scottish Civic Trust on the successful delivery of the Braw Buildings Project, as part of the Year of Young People 2018 celebrations.
Read MoreHostelling Scotland ran a project in partnership with New College Lanarkshire from Monday 16th to Friday 20th April, to offer 6 students on the HNC and HND Travel and Tourism course a fantastic opport...
Read MoreOban, in Argyll & Bute, is a popular seaside town in the Highlands.
Read MoreHostelling Scotland is delighted to announce that Glen Nevis Youth Hostel, one of our most popular, has reopened in time for summer.
Read MoreThis season there is so much to see and do in Scotland’s capital Edinburgh, and in our largest city Glasgow.
Read MoreOne of the world's longest-established and most original science festivals, providing a platform for fresh ideas in an island setting.
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Read MoreSummer Sessions returns once again to Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh and Bellahouston Park in Glasgow, filled with great headlining acts for all ages!
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Find out moreMembership of Hostelling Scotland provides access to all of our youth hostels in Scotland. In addition members can access over 4000 youth hostels in 90 countries around the world.
Find out moreGetting involved with our Hostelling Scotland Volunteer Programme offers you the chance to make a difference, develop new skills and achieve a personal goal.
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