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Your favourite National Parks
You voted for your favourite National Park Last month, to celebrate the launch of our new website, we ran a competition to win one of two sports cameras. The competition ran across Twitter, Facebook and here on the website - entry was simple you just had to fill out a...
COMPETITION: Win a two night stay in a Tipi
Win a two-night stay in a Tipi for up to six people! Courtesy of our friends at Mid Wales Bunkhouse Tipi And Camping we offering a two-night midweek* self-catering stay in a Tipi worth £150! The Tipi sleeps up to 6, so get your family and friends together and get...
COMPETITION: Win an Action Cam!
Win one of two action cams! You might have noticed we had a bit of a face-lift recently! Well to celebrate the launch of our new website we're running a fun competition to give you the chance to win one of two action cams! These action cams are built to be sturdy and...
New Bunkr website
It's hard to believe it's been 5 years since we originally launched Bunkr.co.uk back in 2013, it was more of a hobby than anything else.. almost a personal site to log bunkhouses we'd stayed at, planned to stay at or could stay at at some point in the future. Back in...
Dog friendly bunkhouses & hostels
Bunkhouses that allow Dogs We've all been there. You've planned the perfect long weekend away with your friends or family, worked out a great hike to give everyone, including the family dog, a great workout, you've chosen a bunkhouse in the best location. Everything...
Repairing Pen y Fan’s footpaths
Popular Pen y Fan needs help Over 350,000 hikers make the journey up Pen y Fan and Corn Du each year and the footpaths are bearing the brunt of all those pounding boots. Ahead of what is predicted to be the busiest tourist season ever The National Trust is embarking...
Britains favourite 100 walks
Do you have a favourite walk or ramble? ITV have joined forces with Ordnance Survey and The Ramblers to compile the nations 100 favourite walks. They want the great British Public to vote for your best walks for a special TV programme to be broadcast in Spring 2018....
Top 5 things to do in Snowdonia
Snowdonia National Park is one of the UK's most beautiful natural landscapes. It is the biggest national park in Wales and is home to not only the highest mountain in England & Wales (Snowdon), but the largest natural lake also. There is so much that Snowdonia has...
Cairngorms lodge & bunkhouse for sale
Braemar Lodge in Aberdeenshire is the kind of property that only comes along once in a while. if you're looking for a bunkhouse for sale - this will tick all your boxes plus a whole lot more! Located almost right in the middle of the Cairngorms National Park, Braemar...
Accessible bunkhouses
As we all know, staying in a bunkhouse or hostel is a fantastic way to see the great outdoors, or even just have a weekend end away if you're on a budget. Bunkhouses have been increasing in popularity over the last decade. What was once seen as something for...
POLL: What’s your favourite type of accommodation?
So this is obviously a bunkhouse website, we're fans of Bunkhouses! We love their basic-ness and how rustic and warm they are.. and we especially love a proper bed and roof over our head on those cold and/or wet nights! For a bit of fun (and we're a bit curious too),...
KICKSTARTER: The Future of backpacks
Occasionally we like to share some great outdoor themed Kickstarters with you, this week we've found one that we really like. getting a good backpack one that is comfortable and practical is no mean feat. We tend to swap our packs out at least yearly as they either...