Ocean Backpackers Youth Hostel North Devon Coast

We are a quality budget accommodation provider, and our Hostel has a home from home feel, unlike many functional and somewhat clinical residential centres designed for groups of young people. We provide comfortable seating, plenty of sockets and USB ports in the communal lounge as well as a large smart TV and plenty of books and games. We even have piano and a guitar.

Centrally located with cafes pubs and restaurants within walking distance. A large communal kitchen and comfortable living space to eat and relax. Well-appointed rooms, many with en-suite facilities and dorm rooms with bunks that have privacy screens, reading lights with USB ports. A short drive to amazing surfing beaches and next to the Southwest coastal path.

Facilites include:

• Board games, books and a table tennis table.
• Free Wifi
• CCTV downstairs and outside
• Key code for all exterior doors
• Large catering style, fully equipped kitchen with range cooker, 2 catering refrigerators, a double sink, microwave and table for up to 8.
• Spacious communal living area with built-in seating for up to 26. Plenty of board games and books and a table tennis table.
• Coat and boot drying room
• Outside seating area
• Downstairs toilet
• Secure storage for up to 20 bikes.
• Wet suit cleaning and drying area
• Lockers in the dorms
• There are plenty of boat trips from the harbour and watersports activities locally.

We have 38 beds plus 4 trundle beds.  7 of our beds are doubles so at capacity with people sharing we can accommodate 49.

We do a bi- annual risk assessments for the hostel but do not provide a specific one for schools. We are happy to complete one they provide and have done this for schools in the past.

We have a minimum charge for exclusive hire of *£750 (Sun-Thurs) £875 (Friday/Sat). There is usually a minimum stay of 2 nights. Additional beds up to capacity are charged at £25pppn. There will be a fuel surcharge of £40 per day added to bookings from October to May.

*These prices are application for term time only. During school holidays group bookings start at £875.

We require a 25% deposit on booking and the balance is due in full 8 weeks prior to arrival.

We also ask for a property bond of between £400 and £1000, depending on the length of stay and the size of the group, that is returned in full after departure as long as the hostel is left as found and all the house rules adhered to. This must be paid with the balance.

We have resident staff who may remain onsite during your stay but who have their own private room and bathroom and use of a private kitchen.

The group must bring a qualified first aider. We have first aid kit.

Free Wifi

CCTV downstairs and outside

Key code for all exterior doors

Large catering style fully equipped kitchen with range cooker, 2 catering refrigerators, a double sink, microwave and table for up to 8.

Spacious communal living area with built-in seating for up to 26. Plenty of board games and books and a table tennis table.

Coat and boot drying room

Outside seating area

Downstairs toilet

Secure storage for up to 20 bikes.

Wet suit cleaning and drying area

Lockers in the dorms

The Hostel is a very old building with 3 floors, a narrow staircase and split-level living area. Sadly it is not suitable for anyone with mobility issues.

We are open all year for group bookings.

Alex McWilliam-Brie (owner)

Landline: 01271 867835

Mobile: 07775501878

Info@oceanbackpackers.co.uk

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Ocean Backpackers is located in the picturesque Harbor area of Ilfracombe, a two-minute strole to the harbour beach and numerous eateries. Ilfracombe is on the Southwest coastal path and nestled in a AONB (area of outstanding natural beauty) and the surrounding coast line is of great geographical and geological interest. North Devon is home to the highest sea cliff in the UK, Great Hangman. The coast here is one of jagged rocks, dramatic waves. The harbour is also home to Verity a huge statue dominating the harbour approach that was designed and donated to the town by Damian hirst. 2023 will also see the opening of a new watersports Centre in the Harbour and there are boat/diving/fishing excursions that leave from here also, including trips to Lundy Island.

Ilfracombe is also the start of the southwest coast to coast cycle route to Plymouth and home to Tunnels Beaches and a spectacular victorian tidal pool which less than a 10-minute walk from the Hostel.

The magnificent sandy surfing beaches of Woolecombe, Croyde and Sauton Sands are short drives away and all surf hire and lessons as well as other sports such as coasttering, kayaking and stand up paddleboarding.

North Devon is also home to the  UKs first UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.  It covers 55 square miles and is centred on Braunton Burrows, the largest sand dune system in England.

There is a church hall opposite the Hostel that can be hired if needed and there are Cafes that can do catering for packed lunches.

There is a public car park directly behind the hostel and we can usually offer a space for one large vehicle with exclusive hire.

There is coach parking at the local leisure centre and near lidl.

2 x 5-bed dorms with en-suite shower rooms

1 x 8-bed dorm with shared shower room

2 x Family rooms each sleeping 4 with a triple and a bunk and en-suite shower rooms

1 x Family room that sleeps 3 with an en-suite bath/shower room

2 x Family rooms that sleep 3 with shared shower/bathrooms

1 x Double room en-suite

1x Double room with shared bath/shower room

1x Single room with shared bath/shower room

Alex McWilliam-Brie (owner)

Landline: 01271 867835

Mobile: 07775501878

Info@oceanbackpackers.co.uk