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YHA London Earl's Court

A YHA hostel in a five-storey Victorian mansion in Earl's Court, with a courtyard garden, a self-catering kitchen and a stone-baked pizza cafe and bar. The Natural History Museum is a 10-minute walk away.

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YHA London Earl's Court, a YHA hostel in a five-storey Victorian mansion in Earl's Court, with a courtyard garden
Photo: Sam Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Did you know

The building was a family home and later a school and a hotel before it became a hostel more than 65 years ago.

Local tip

Rooms range from mixed and single-sex dormitories to private twins and family rooms, and beds have personal lockers. Earl's Court station is a five-minute walk, and the Piccadilly line reaches Heathrow in about 45 minutes without a change.

Famous dishes

  • Stone-baked pizza

Finding it

Address
38 Bolton Gardens, Earl's Court, London SW5 0AQ
Nearest station
Earl's Court (Tube), 380 m away

Details change, so check with the place before you set off.

More places nearby

  • The TroubadourLive music · 200 m awayA coffee house opened in 1954 in Earl's Court, now a live-music venue, restaurant, pub and secret garden. Bob Dylan and Paul Simon are among the names in its history.
  • Brompton CemeteryLandmark · 750 m awayA Victorian cemetery managed by The Royal Parks, with a colonnaded Great Circle and central chapel, open free to walkers daily and known for its wildlife and graves including Emmeline Pankhurst and Dr John Snow.
  • Natural History MuseumMuseum · 1.2 km awayA free museum of the natural world in a terracotta Romanesque building in South Kensington, known for its dinosaur skeletons and blue whale.
  • Linley Sambourne HouseMuseum · 1.3 km awayThe preserved Kensington home of Punch cartoonist Linley Sambourne, its dense Victorian interiors filled with William Morris wallpapers, stained glass and Chinese porcelain.

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