This fantastic 630-bed hostel is housed in a 19th-century magistrates' courthouse where Charles Dickens once worked as a scribe and members of the Clash stood trial in 1978. It features pod beds (including overhead storage space) in four- to 16-bed dormitories. There’s a top kitchen with a huge dining area and a busy bar – Clash – in the basement.
Parts of the hostel are heritage listed, including six cells that have been converted into bedrooms and a pair of wood-panelled courtrooms used as a cinema and internet room. There are all-female dorms. You'll find an ATM in the lobby. Linen is included but breakfast (toast and spreads, cereal, juice, tea and coffee) costs £4 (£3 booked online).
