Volunteering in United Kingdom
Updated 1 Sep 2026 · 71 live projects
Volunteering in the United Kingdom can feel green, rainy, and full of character — farms, eco-projects, hostels, and community stays across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland when hosts list them. Village life and coastal walks are part of why people love helping here.
English is everyday language. Weather changes often; rural projects can feel remote even when they look close on the map. Living costs are high in cities, so read carefully what food and lodging include.
Ask about hours, free days, rooms, and how you will reach the host after the nearest station. A friendly, concrete message goes a long way.
UK projects appear below — browse and say hello when something fits.
Latest projects in United Kingdom
Volunteer at a Buddhist Meditation Centre Leicester UK
We're a Buddhist Meditation Centre set in the heart of Leicester city centre in England, only one and a half hours from London. We're close to shops, cafes, gyms, cinemas, yoga studios, parks and a beautiful covered market. We have 2 meditation rooms, modern en-suite bunk bed dorms accommodating u...
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Housekeeper in fun London hostel
The housekeeping role at Saint James Backpackers is one of the most important functions, as our goal is to ensure our guests have a pleasant and enjoyable stay. Main Duties: Housekeeping is responsible for ensuring all rooms and bathrooms are cleaned and kept immaculate. It is hard work but very re...
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Day Support at Central London Hostel
We're a busy and friendly hostel based in one of best areas in London (The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea). Make new life-long friends (we have 16 staff live on site!) from all over the world and explore all that London has to offer. We have a big garden with BBQ, outdoor gym, table tenni...
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Happiness Manager (HM) in Central London Hostel
Our HM is aims to make promote the happiness of guests and staff. This is achieved in 2 main ways: (1) Organising and helping cook the daily free dinner (2) Organising a social event after dinner e.g beer pong, quiz night etc Other things: - Speaking to the guests to become their friends which mak...
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Maintenance Person in Central London Hostel
We're looking for a maintenance person to help with repairs and redecoration in the hostel. Must have basic skills e.g. be able to paint, re-silcone around showers etc WORKING ARRANGEMENT 5 shifts a week 10am-5pm LIVING ARRANGEMENT We would provide accommodation in a staff dorm (we have one fo...
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Night Receptionist in Central London Hostel UK
Night Receptionist in Central London Hostel for the following tasks: - Checking in guests - Taking payments - processing bookings - Checking and correcting any room/bed availability errors - Some cleaning WORKING ARRANGEMENT 3 nights per week (Sunday, Monday & Tuesday) 7pm-7am. Min stay is 3 ...
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Help needed renovating / decorating a house in SE London
I'm renovating a 3 bedroom Victorian Terrace house in SE London, nearest stations are Surrey Quays or Canada Water This would suit 2 people so a couple or two friends sharing a room, or just one person. I need a hand : Inside the house filling cracks in plaster / sanding woodwork and walls/ prepa...
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Permaferry: Permaculture farm in Portaferry Northern Ireland
We're a Northern Irish / Dutch couple running a 1 acre smallholding on permaculture and Fukuoka-style natural farming principles. We are looking for volunteers with initiative and a genuine interest in what we are doing. Tasks vary with seasons, but are rarely heavy duty as we've pretty much retired...
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