This section is dedicated to take away all your "I wish someone had told me that before I went!" experiences. This way, you can spend less time settling in, and more time making new friends in your chosen hostel. We share our insider knowledge of tips, tricks and important things to look out for in Street.
Street, Somerset, England, is an English civil parish and a village in the southwest of the country. Around eleven thousand people live in the civil parish, which is around two miles southwest of Glastonbury, a town internationally renowned for the Glastonbury Festival. Leading rock and pop bands perform at the five-day-long Glastonbury Festival, which is held nearly every year in the summer. Since Glastonbury is only a stone's throw from Street, you can visit worth-seeing landmarks such as the Glastonbury Abbey. There are frequent bus connections between Street and Glastonbury, and the travel time is only around ten minutes. Glastonbury Abbey is a ruined monastery, which is particularly interesting for history lovers and photographers. The abbey was founded in the seventh century and has been considered to be ruined since the beginning of the eighteenth century.
In Street, you can visit a shoe museum telling the story of Clarks, the international shoe manufacturer, which is based in Street. The history of the company dates back to the early nineteenth century. The shoe museum houses more than one thousand five hundred shoes from different centuries; you can look at fine examples of Roman shoes as well as fancy contemporary shoe models. You can also visit Clarks Village, the local outlet shopping centre, which offers various popular brands, nice facilities, restaurants, and coffee shops. If you want to spend a day shopping, it is the right place for you.
If you want to stay in in Street, there are a couple of options for you. The village offers some hotels, guesthouses, and holiday apartments; those who like the backpacker life and seek a Street, Somerset, England hostel, will find something here. Your Street, Somerset, England hostel is housed in a Swiss-style chalet surrounded by a lot of green; consider that your hostel in Street, Somerset, England, is open from the beginning of April to the end of September. The area is not so touristy, so the number of accommodations -- including Street, Somerset, England hostels -- is a bit limited, but it does give you the opportunity to experience the real everyday life of rural Somerset. The hotels and guesthouses are rather small and cosy, and most places offer free Wi-Fi.
Written by local enthusiast for Street hostels
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