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Bala Backpackers

Welsh Hostels, Bunkhouses and Camping Barns

For Outdoor Adventures within the Snowdonia National Park, Bala Backpackers is Hostel-Style Good-Value Self-Catering Accommodation offering 30 Comfy SINGLE BEDS, 3 Private TWIN ROOMS and a Double Holiday-Let, in 1800’s Character Buildings, located in a quiet, sunny chapel square, in the bustling market town of Bala, Mid North Wales.

It is clean, safe and nice for the price with a careful, old, arty, homely atmosphere, with hints of Luxury, now called Posh-Packing! From 2010 there are 4-Star Showers, Bedrooms, Wet-Room, Dining Facilities & Guest Kitchen. Catering is available.

Bala boasts a five-mile-long Lake, a white-water river for raft rides, and nestles beneath three 900metre Peaks. The Lake-side, River and Leisure pursuits are 5 mins walk away. Plan your activities or just soak up the atmosphere by day or evening, in Town.

  With 40 Single Bed places at Bala Backpackers, you can now enjoy a mix of: New Wash Room, New Quad Bedrooms, Bigger Kitchen, Better Dining, Private Twins with Tea Deck! If you've never tried Hostelling before, I know you'll be pleasantly surprised!
13/08/2010 - 12.47pm

Water-sports, Big Green Hills, Gushing Rivers, Glinting Lake and Seas, Puffer Trains, Smooth roads for Cyclists, Forest Tracks for Mountain Bikers, Plenty of Eateries, Sound of Welsh tones, a Ship-Shape Hostel, all in Snowdonia. Find a Toy n Go!
13/08/2010 - 12.46pm

The Best of Bala! The Longer you Stay, the Cheaper it gets! For a Great Value 4-Star Quality Break, come and enjoy the upgrade at Bala-Backpackers Hostel. Bala has the Best of Everything Outdoor in Wales: Hike, Bike, Raft, Sail, Surf, Kayak.
13/08/2010 - 12.44pm

 

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Open:
All year by arrangement
reception 5pm-10pm and 8am-10am.12pm curfew
  Booking:
On-line or by phone or email.

Price per night
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Hostel: 1st Night £15, 2nd Night £14, 3rd & All Nights £13.50. Weekly £90. Twin room: £45, £55 ensuite. Holiday-Let: £365/week. One-Night-Supplement for groups. All prices Include Bedding.
 
 
Number of beds
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Hostel: 30: 2x2,4x4,2x5 + 3 Twin Rooms + Double Holiday-Let.
 
Contact Details
32 Tegid Street
Bala
LL23 7EL
 
 
Ask for Stella Welch
Tel: 01678 521700
 
Public Transport:
Trains: Wrexham (30 miles) or Barmouth (30miles). Bus no 94 every 2 hours Daily from Wrexham and Barmouth.
  Directions:
GR 926 358. Bala is on A494. Turn in the middle of Bala High Street, opposite the White Lion Royal Hotel, down Tegid Street to see HOSTEL Sign. Unload outside Hostel, but park round corner, in FREE overnight Pay & Display.

 
Bala Backpackers
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