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Overlooking Swanage Bay and the Jurassic Coast, this YHA hostel is 250 metres from Swanage’s Blue Flag sandy beach. It offers affordable accommodation, free parking, a restaurant and laundry facilities. The majority of rooms contain bunk beds. Nice view, quite, friendly people

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8.7
Fabulous
350 reviews
Price from
US$20
per night

Situated in West Lulworth, 1.2 km from Lulworth Cove Beach, Lulworth Hostel features accommodation with free WiFi and free private parking. The property is around 16 km from Corfe Castle, 26 km from Weymouth Harbour and 30 km from Poole Harbour. The property is non-smoking and is located 12 km from Monkey World. The guy that where hosting us this 2 days did absolutely everything to make the guests welcome. Very genuine and nice! Location was everything one could ask for and the money was worth any penny!

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8.5
Very good
71 reviews
Price from
US$34
per night

Featuring a shared lounge, Portland Outdoor Centre Hostel is located in Portland in the Dorset region, less than 1 km from Portland Beach and 8 km from Weymouth Harbour. The property is around 39 km from Golden Cap, 44 km from Corfe Castle and 400 metres from Portland Castle. The property is non-smoking and is situated 32 km from Monkey World. Super easy to check in and find the room even with no staff on site - clean, tidy and all set up for us to arrive after a long day. It was lovely and warm too. Thank you so much

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7.8
Good
39 reviews
Price from
US$97
per night

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