The Happy Backpacker
Hostel
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About
The Happy Backpacker is a hostel in Penguin. The hostel is close to Penguin Beach and Johnsons Beach, about 0.8 km from Penguin Miniature Railway Station, about 0.3 km from Penguin Beach. Within a short walk you'll find 3 places to eat, 3 supermarkets and 1 public-transport stop.
Location
What's nearby
- Penguin Beach0.3 km
- Johnsons Beach0.9 km
- Preservation Bay Beach2.7 km
- Midway Beach4.0 km
- Three Sisters Nature Reserve Lookout4.2 km
- Goat Island access point5.6 km
Straight-line distances.
Within a short walk
🍽️ 3 places to eat🛒 3 supermarkets🚌 1 public-transport stop
Everyday amenities within about 1 km, from OpenStreetMap.
Getting there & essentials
- Nearest airport
- Devonport Airport (DPO) — 30.4 km → all hotels near DPO
- Nearest station
- Penguin Miniature Railway Station — 0.8 km
- Nearest beach
- Penguin Beach — 0.3 km
- Sea temperature
- Sea temperature about 12.8 °C in September (Open-Meteo Marine, measured 2026-09-01)
- Driving
- Drives on the left
- Currency
- AUD
- Power
- Type I plugs · 230 V · 50 Hz
- Tap water
- Generally safe to drink
Straight-line distances.
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