YHA Blog
New research has shed light on England’s dark skies, pinpointing the best places to see the stars. Stargazing is one of life’s purest pleasures, inspiring a sense of wonder that few other things can match. Yet in our...
Every month our friends at Cool Places give us a top 10 of places that can be easily accessed from some key YHA hostels. This month it’s the brilliantly situated former school, YHA Blaxhall, which is within easy distance of the best of the beautiful Suffolk Coast....
Whether you’re heading to London for a romantic getaway or embarking on a whirlwind 48-hour city break, it’s likely that your itinerary is going to be jam packed and you may be wondering how you’re going to squeeze everything in. At YHA we know that the London...
For big climbs, vast views and unspoilt wilderness, try this two-day hostel-to-hostel walk in the Brecon Beacons. Nothing quite prepares you for the drama of the Brecon Beacons; not the photographs and not the guidebooks. Snowdonia and the Lake District might win...
There are many things to do in Liverpool and it has more pedigree than most when it comes to making an impact. Ben Lerwill visits the city that knows all about creativity. I’m standing on a beach next to a naked man covered in barnacles. He’s facing the sea, gazing...
At YHA, we pride ourselves in our amazing range of hostel accommodation options. But there are still many myths around hostelling. So, we want to set the record straight about these myths which are far from true...Staying in a bunk bed in a crowded dormWhilst many...
Gorgeous river valleys, dramatic rock art, stately homes, hidden dales filled with wildflowers…you’ll find it all on the White Peak Way. Our guest blogger Caroline Wood found out this summer. With six YHAs en route, there’s no need to camp on this seven day walking...
Is there a better place to go hostelling than the North York Moors, where YHA has great hostels at YHA Dalby Forest, YHA Boggle Hole and YHA Helmsley. Our Cool Places pals reckon this is as good as it gets, and to prove it they’ve given us some very cool things to...
Every month our friends at Cool Places give us a list of fun things to do in the many different regions of England and Wales. This month, it’s YHA Swanage and YHA Lulworth Cove on Dorset’s Isle of Purbeck. Here are a handful of their favourite things to see and do...
Glorious sunshine? Check. The prettiest fishing boats you can find? Check. The UK’s longest National Trail minutes away? Obviously. For a happy marriage of countryside and coast, our Devon hostel YHA Beer is hard to beat. Here's our top picks of things to do...
The sun is shining and the Georgian streets of Bath have never looked lovelier. If you’re planning to party Jane Austen-style this summer, there's plenty of things to do in Bath in summer. From a pride of lions to exciting festivals, here’s why you should book YHA...
Every month our friends at Cool Places give us top 10 things to do in many amazing places across England and Wales. This month we’re off to Norfolk, where there are three fab YHA hostels evenly spaced along the beautiful North Norfolk Coast. Here are some of their...
