YHA Blog
Whether you’re a seasoned solo traveller or if it’s your first time going it alone, embarking on trips by yourself can be a spectacular way to fulfil your wanderlust needs. As the days get lighter and the sun starts to shine, now is the perfect time to pack your...
Taking place from 4th September – 20th October 2022, YHA's Festival of Walking aims to introduce new voices, feet and faces to UK landscapes. The festival hopes to bring seasoned and novice walkers – individuals, friends, families and walking groups and communities...
For me, birthdays are all about the parties. Embrace every year, gather your pals, have some food, a laugh, and maybe even a little dance. Remember the last year or the last decade, remember that silly teen crush, that first sunrise together, those dreadful shoes...
If you’ve never tried a family holiday with YHA, it’s time to find out what you’re missing. Our hostels are more family-friendly than ever before, offering unique on-site adventures that kids will love. Our range of affordable breaks will help introduce your loved...
Is there a more carefree way to travel than on the open top of a double-decker bus? On a sunny spring morning we wound slowly through the lanes towards Land's End, looking down on clouds of blackthorn and out to the turquoise sea. We heard the cheerful twittering...
Before I started working in the YHA Youth Advisory Team in December 2021, I had no idea that YHA even existed. I got the opportunity to be part of YHA through working for the Council for Disabled Children. Now I feel so opened up to this wonderful organisation....
Four of us from the Youth Advisory Team recently spent the weekend together at YHA Edale Activity Centre. Having virtually volunteered together for 8 months, this was our first meeting in person. It was a great opportunity to get to know each other, discuss all the...
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 is almost upon us. Whether it’s the...
Our guide to unmissable England and Wales. From world-famous attractions to the less obvious, we’ve compiled a list of must-visit landmarks, landscapes and locations. And we have accommodation available a stone’s throw from all of them. So, if you’re looking for...
I started youth hostelling in the days when cars were not allowed at hostels. Whilst it is reputed that some hostellers parked their cars around the corner from the hostel and walked the last 100 yards, the traditional model of walking from one hostel to another...
Many YHA properties have incredible access to some of the country’s best-hidden gems. Here’s a guide to some of our tucked-away hostels in spectacular settings that have private rooms available for you to book.YHA BeerIdyllic is the way one former guest describes...
Whether it is a bucket and spade holiday you are after or frolicking through a forest, we have the perfect escapes with these tucked-away hostels. Dolphin spotting in Wales Sssh, don’t tell anyone about this fabulous location, or they’ll all want in on it. A former...
