YHA Blog
The year is 1874. Queen Victoria is almost forty years into her reign, post boxes are first painted their iconic red, Winston Churchill is born at Blenheim Palace, and St Paul’s Cathedral Choir School is built. In 1968, to...
Which hostel lifted the cup? While Gareth Southgate’s men battled it out in Russia, we concocted a dramatic knock-out tournament of our own, pitting hostel against hostel in our inaugural #WorldCupOfHostels. The competition had...
YHA Ambassador Alex Staniforth made 2017 a year to remember by completing a remarkable UK challenge. Alex Staniforth isn’t your average twenty-something. The YHA Ambassador has made it his business to undertake extraordinary...
We spoke to three outdoor enthusiasts to get their thoughts on dorms, dinners and day-walks. AIan Howells Freelance mountain and expedition leader comewalkwithmeuk.co.uk Countryside, city or coast? Coast. I was brought up near...
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...
