Fancy a family break at budget prices? Northern Ireland Youth Hostels are ideal for families looking for affordable accommodation in great locations and with plenty of sightseeing and activities. Six hostels, from the North Coast to Belfast city centre, provide a good range of family-friendly facilities including ensuite family bedrooms, laundry rooms, internet access, self catering kitchens and dining areas. And some hostels are particularly suited to families such as Mill Rest in Bushmills which has a spacious walled garden, ideal for summer barbeques and children’s games, or Newcastle Youth Hostel with a self contained family apartment housing up to four people.

Youth hostels in Whitepark Bay, Armagh and Belfast offer free onsite car parking while The Bridges in Enniskillen has the family-friendly Mad Hatter café with safe play area, baby changing facilities and highchairs. Books, videos and games keep the small ones entertained when the temperatures drop. And hostel staff can recommend rainy days activities and good restaurants with children’s menus.

With rates from £37 for two adults and two children, and under fours free, family adventure is well within credit crunching reach. Visit www.hini.org.uk/groupsandfamilies for lots more info and tel. +44 (0)28 9032 4733 or email info@hini.org.uk to book your trip.