Hostel · Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Oban Youth Hostel
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- 7minwalk to the beach
- 10mclimb from the beach
- 5minwalk to a bus stop
- 7minOban Airport · drive
- Beach 7 min walk
- Mostly level walk
- Quiet evenings
At a glance
The nearest beach is about 7 minutes on foot on a mostly level walk.
You have a bus stop about 5 minutes away and a supermarket about 20 minutes away.
There are few bars nearby, so evenings should be quiet.
Good for
- Level walk back from the beach: climb about 10 m
- Quiet evenings: 0 bars or clubs within 300 m
Each line rests on a number computed for this place.
How it compares
Compared with the 85 places we mapped in Oban. A longer bar means fewer places are as close.
- Walk to the beach 7 min Closer than 41% of places
- Walk to a bus stop 5 min Closer than 7% of places
- Walk to a supermarket 20 min Closer than 7% of places
- Drive to Oban Airport 7 min Closer than 39% of places
- Climb back from the beach about 10 m Less climbing than 46% of places
Contact and maps
How far is everything
- Nearest beach 7 min
- Bus stop 5 min
- SupermarketTesco 20 min
- PharmacyBoots 13 min
- Cash machineNationwide 12 min
Sights and days out
- McCaig's Tower On foot: 17 min
- Kilchurn Castle By car: 32 min
- Glen Coe By car: 58 min
- Inveraray Castle By car: 61 min
- Ben Nevis and Fort William By car: 83 min
- Glenfinnan Viaduct By car: 90 min
Getting here
- Oban AirportBy car: 7 min
- Glasgow AirportBy car: 131 min
Hills and evening noise
- Height above sea level
- about 10 m
- Climb from the nearest beach
- about 10 m
- Average slope of that walk
- about 1.8%
- Bars and clubs within 150 m
- 0
- Bars and clubs within 300 m
- 0
Other places nearby
- Glencairn HotelHotel · Beach 7 min walk 50 m away
- Kilchrenan HouseGuest house · Beach 7 min walk 50 m away
- Oban Bay HotelHotel · Beach 6 min walk 50 m away
- The Lancaster HotelHotel · Beach 7 min walk 50 m away
- Witchwood houseGuest house · Beach 7 min walk 50 m away
- N°17 The promenadeGuest house · Beach 7 min walk 100 m away
How we worked this out
These figures are computed, not measured on foot. Walking times use the mapped streets and paths at about 4.8 km/h, with steps counted slower. Driving times use typical road speeds plus time for junctions and parking, so allow extra at busy times. The slope compares the height of the hotel with the nearest beach. "Steep" means an average of 8% or more. Noise counts mapped bars, pubs and nightclubs in a straight line.
Computed 30 Oct 2026. Map data (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Elevation: AWS Terrain Tiles (NASA SRTM 30 m and national datasets such as USGS 3DEP).
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