• Address: Portland, Dorset
• Telephone: 01305 820553
• Category: Hostel
• Nearest Beach: Portland
• Web details: Portland Observatory

The Observatory offers comfortable, hostel-style accommodation with shared facilities for up to 24 guests in the lighthouse and adjacent annexe. Our accommodation is primarily aimed at visitors wishing to enjoy the natural environment of Portland and is popular with, for example, birdwatchers, naturalists, walkers/ramblers, artists/stone-carvers, climbers and water sports enthusiasts; we can also accommodate school/college or other groups on residential field-trips and study visits. The Observatory is not available for hire for private functions and events and it is not possible to book the exclusive use of the accommodation and facilities for visits of this nature. Accommodation in the lighthouse and annexe is in twin, three or four-bedded bunkrooms, with guests having the use of a shared kitchen, bathrooms and other facilities. Blankets and pillows are provided, but guests should bring their own sleeping bag/duvet or sheets, pillowcases, towels and indoor footwear. There is a spacious lounge overlooking the sea and the trapping garden. Electric heating is available in all the rooms. Pets are not permitted in the bedrooms or communal areas in the lighthouse and annexe.

Portland is considered to be a first class location for windsurfing & kitesurfing and is visited by thousands of sailors throughout the year. Together with Weymouth, it hosts a number of annual events including the Four Nations Windsurfing Championship.