There were hundreds of them bobbing in the bay, socially distanced two metres apart. From our cliff-top vantage point they all looked the same, and it was only when we had clambered down the steps to the shore that we could appreciate them as individuals: the young...
I did miss the self-catering kitchen, as much for the opportunities for interesting chat as for a hob on which to heat baked beans and rice pudding. But the warm welcome from YHA staff was just the same, and that was by far the most important thing. Like many...
YHA Boggle Hole, Robin Hood's Bay. I loved the name, and the address. Deciding that was enough research, I went straight ahead and booked nine nights in The Crow's Nest, a new accommodation block perched high above an old mill in a wooded valley on the North...
Ensconced in the cosy games room at YHA Coniston Holly How, we watched our respective children make a domino run. Rain pelted the windows and the monkey puzzle tree rocked in the wind. The other parent leaned over and whispered, slightly embarrassed: "Do we have to...
