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Staying at the Now Closed Bushmills Youth Hostel in Northern Ireland

May 14 2023 | Tagged: United Kingdom

The Bushmills Youth Hostel is a great base from which to explore the Antrim Coast.

The Bushmills Youth Hostel has since closed.
Reception at the Bushmills Youth Hostel in Northern Ireland
It's been years since I stayed in a YHA hostel and am loving my stay in the one in Bushmills. And it is 1 of only 3 official YHA Youth Hostels in Northern Ireland. The others being the Whitepark Bay Hostel which I went to later and the Belfast International Hostel which I never got to.

Bushmills is a great place to explore the surrounding area. You can make day trips to the towns of Coleraine, Portrush to the west and can explore The Giant's Causeway, the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge and Ballycastle too. And then there is the Bushmills Distillery which I highly recommend you visit.

The Bushmills Youth Hostel is the only budget option in town, which is such a shame.
Kitchen at the Bushmills Youth Hostel in Northern Ireland
Kitchen at the Bushmills Youth Hostel in Northern Ireland
The dining room where I eat my meals:
dining room at the Bushmills Youth Hostel in Northern Ireland
The lounge where I drink my morning coffee, where I get most of my blogging done with the superfast WiFi which works all over.

Bushmills might be on the remote North Antrim Coast, they have faster Wi-Fi than I had in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Liverpool.

And the Antrim Coast was a very inspirational area, so I got lots of work done. 
Lounge at the Bushmills Youth Hostel in Northern Ireland
Lounge at the Bushmills Youth Hostel in Northern Ireland
And my 6-bed dorm room where I rest up after hiking the coastal footpath and writing up my stories.
dormitory at the Bushmills Youth Hostel in Northern Ireland
garden at the Bushmills Youth Hostel in Northern Ireland
The Bushmills YHA hostel in the centre of town, a great location to explore the surrounding area.
Entrance to the Bushmills Youth Hostel in Northern Ireland
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      • Mali
      • Sudan
      • Morocco
      • Namibia
      • Tanzania
      • Tunisia
      • Uganda
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
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      • Costa Rica
      • Dominican Republic
      • El Salvador
      • Guatemala
      • Honduras
      • Mexico
      • Nicaragua
      • Panama
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