YHA Blog
With a little less than a month to go until Ride London, the capital’s premier cycling event, now is the time to ensure you have Ride London accommodation plans in place ready for the big weekend. The event is now in its 6th...
For those visiting London for the first time, there's little to worry about when it comes to filling your days with cool things to do in London. There are a whole host of renowned tourist attractions available for visitors to...
Get your feet off the ground with these adventurous, adrenaline-fueled zip lines in the UK! Go Ape Zip Trekking Adventure Grizedale Forest Until December Stay: YHA Hawkshead Zip after zip after zip in the UK! Seven in total -...
London is crammed with tourist attractions, with a gallery, a theatre, a sporting venue or a historical feature on every other street corner, drawing people from around the world. However, London can be an expensive place to...
By guest writer Emily Dodd Are you a fell-trekker, thrill-seeker, or food-fanatic? Maybe you’re just looking to explore – whatever you have in mind, this place has it all and there are plenty of reasons to visit the Lake...
Let’s face it, the capital city that just keeps on giving. There’s an endless list of cool places and things to do in London in the evening, which is why we caught up with DesignMyNight. They have selected 10 superb things to...
In this issue we're getting advice from British Orienteering on how to start this family-friendly sport. It's fun, healthy and can vastly improve your navigation skills. What is orienteering? Orienteering is an exciting...
With its wealth of youth hostels, the Lake District is perfect for a hostel-to-hostel cycling adventure – especially if it’s on an eBike, as Daniel Neilson discovers. Hostel to hostel Lake District cycling adventure They are...
London is a city known worldwide for its wealth of cultures, its iconic buildings, its status within the world of art, fashion and music and its position as a worldwide sporting hotspot. It’s almost impossible to feel like...
There are plenty of things to do in London for families. A trip to London with the family and the kids can seem like a great way to spend a bank holiday or a half term break. Finding things for the kids to enjoy and keeping...
The clocks have gone forward, Easter is behind us and we’re now full steam ahead towards that balmy summer we’re absolutely owed after one of the coldest winters in recent memory! Which all means only one thing: festival season...
With the days getting longer, we’re taking the chance to highlight some of the many hostels ideally placed for brilliant day trips in the UK– from cultural and historical treasures to adrenaline thrills in the great outdoors....