About

Having undergone a £1.4m refurbishment, YHA Cambridge is back and better than ever, ready to welcome tourists to the university city where they can stay in style!

YHA Cambridge at a glance:
- £1.4m investment
- Fantastic location just a stone's throw from the train station
- New Scholars cafe bar open throughout the day
- Increasing capacity to 122 beds including four doubles
- 11 rooms now en suite

Stay at the refurbished Cambridge Youth Hostel and spend time in the heart of this lively, historic university town on a cheap city break. Just around the corner from the railway station and a 15 minute walk from the city centre, accommodation at this backpackers' hostel gives you easy access to the colleges, museums and art galleries that have helped make Cambridge famous. Hire a punt, explore the ancient streets and enjoy the city's cycle-friendly routes. YHA Cambridge makes an excellent base for exploring everything that the city is famous for.

The brand new Scholars bar and restaurant has a relaxed, vintage feel with its distressed wooden tables and leather chairs - a perfect place to catch up with friends over drinks and nibbles. Delicious meals and bar snacks are available at this licensed hostel

24 hour access. Bar open from 12.00 to 23.00 hrs. On street parking available 5pm-9am Monday - Saturday and all day Sunday (all other times parking is metered with a maximum 2hr stay).

*All bookings for more than 16 people will not be accepted by YHA and will be cancelled.*

At YHA Cambridge we strive to cater for everybody. We have one accessible bedroom on the ground floor with an accessible en-suite bathroom.

We also have:
Step-free access into hostel
Accessible reception desk
Portable induction loop
Ground floor bedrooms

**Please note YHA Cambridge does not have air conditioning**

The lead booker of the reservation must be 18+ years old. Photo ID must be presented upon arrival and match the name and address on the booking. Where a booking is for more than one person, the named person on the booking will need to provide photographic proof of identify that matches the name and address on the booking. Photo ID will also be requested from all other adult guests. These photo IDs must match the name they sign in with at check in. If photo ID cannot be provided, you will be refused entry to the property.

Discounts are not available for members of YHA (England & Wales) or IYHF as part of this booking.

Please note that private rooms are made up of bunk beds, as are dormitories.

Cancellation policy: Non-Refundable, Non-Transferable and Non-Amendable

Check in from 3pm
Check out by 10am

Please note that our breakfast price is £10.95

House Rules

Check In

15:00 - 24:00

Check Out

until 10:00

  • Taxes Included
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Facilities

  • Free City Maps
  • Free WiFi
  • Bicycle Parking
  • Adaptors
  • Luggage Storage
  • 24 Hour Reception
  • Tours/Travel Desk
  • Housekeeping
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Reviews

8.9Fabulous(1909)
  • Value for Money
    8.9
  • Security
    9.5
  • Atmosphere
    7.7
  • Cleanliness
    9.1
  • Staff
    9.8
  • Location
    8.9
  • Facilities
    8.5
Stayed in Apr 2026
9.1
S
Sofia
Female, 18-24, USA
Great for a brief stay the community kitchen was very nice and clean, close to train station which was great with lots of bags
Stayed in Mar 2026
7.4
R
Rieley
Female, 18-24, Canada
2/3 showers on my floor weren’t working properly. There was a bunch of school kids on a trip the were very very loud, stomping. And they set off the fire alarm. Not hostels fault but still wasn’t great. Very small washrooms. Lovely kitchen space. Not very social. I wish there was curtains on the beds
Stayed in Mar 2026
7.1
T
Trevin
Couple, 25-30, Canada
The staff were fantastic and the place was clean. The beds themselves are the problem. I've stayed in over 40 hostels, and these were the single most uncomfortable beds I've ever stayed in. My gf and I both woke up in incredible pain. Sleeping is the most basic necessity of a hostel--if that can't be achieved successfully, the rest is a non-starter. Boasting about an expensive renovation almost feels like an insult to injury, when the beds are terrible and the laundry facility is kind of a joke
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Location

97 Tenison Road, Cambridgeshire, CB1 2DN, Cambridge, England
1.3km from city centre