YHA Blog
Time to invest in the South West If we’re going to inspire young people to discover the world and their potential in it, we need to keep our hostels looking and feeling as fresh and welcoming as possible. This spring, three...
Peter Gaines has marked his reappointment as the Chair of YHA by signing off a £2.5 million investment in YHA Bath, the single biggest investment in a Youth Hostel in the South West. Peter Gaines was originally appointed as...
Claire Daniels Staff member at YHA St Davids Countryside, city or coast? It has to be the coast, although I enjoy any opportunity to ramble in the Brecon Beacons or take in some nightlife in Cardiff and Bristol. Favourite YHA...
Daniel Neilson takes to the South Downs for an early morning ride on his mountain bike. It was a life-affirming start to the day, and the moon seemed to know it. I’d never seen a full moon quite so large; a glowing sphere...
The last YHA I visited was YHA Beer. We stayed in the hostel but for a different experience there is also the option of glamping! Inside the YHA, there’s a self-catering kitchen for people who have brought their own food, which...
By Oliver Monaghan aged 10 Another great property owned by YHA is YHA Swanage, which I visited in the summer holiday. As soon as a we walked through the door, a boy came up to us and asked if we would like to play. The hostel...
By Oliver Monaghan aged 10 As soon as we arrived, we were very impressed by how close the town was to YHA Wells-next-the-Sea, meaning that everything was a short walk away. Once we had started exploring Wells, we came across an...
YHA New Forest, the latest Youth Hostel to have the magic wand treatment by the leading youth charity, has been declared open by YHA Ambassador and British athlete and adventurer Sarah Outen MBE. The 57 year old hostel has had...
It’s time for a good old-fashioned leg stretch and some fresh air. The hostels featured this month all have this in common: they’re surrounded by the kind of natural beauty that makes your soul leap. Situated in landscapes with...
Two young artists leave their mark on YHA. If you noticed someone taking a marker pen to our hostel walls earlier this year, you weren’t alone. Artist Hannah Morris spent the spring touring around England and Wales, visiting...
Wild places, walks and watersports Awe-some adventurer Sarah Outen MBE has rowed, biked and kayaked her way across the world, covering 25,000 miles. She’s also the youngest person and the first woman to row solo across the...
Welcome to a special edition of The Wanderer, The Woof Edition. This month's edition is edited by me, Alan, the Border Collie. So, what’s all this in aid of you ask? Well I’m here to bark about YHA’s latest offering, The Woof...
