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HOSTEL OR BUNKHOUSE OF THE YEAR

YHA BORROWDALE

ocation–“perfectly positioned for the Borrowdale pub crawl!”–and excellent customer service have won this hostel top spot. One described it as particularly “homely after a wander to some Wainwrights” and others

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