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WIN! Columbia Baselayer top and tights worth £70! We have one set of Titanium OH3D™ Baselayer Top & Tights, men's or women's, to give away. They use eye-catching tiny, reflective dots that help regulate your...
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YHA Blog
#LiveMoreYHA Issue 13
Tried and tested
Tried and tested
Salewa Mountain Trainer Mid I’d like to be confident that I don’t just love these boots for the neon laces, but you can never be sure. What I do know, is that the Salewa Mountain Trainer Mid GTX is one of the most...
‘Why I love winter walking’ by Emily Rodway
‘Why I love winter walking’ by Emily Rodway
"Soft snow underfoot, frost-brittle leaves on the trees, squeaky ice on the pools. Winter walking is at its best when things turn properly cold – entering icy woodlands feels like walking into Narnia and even boggy ground...
Hostellers Q&A
Hostellers Q&A
Ellie Quinn Travel blogger at The Wandering Quinn Countryside, city or coast? Coast! I love being by the ocean in summer and in winter. Watching the sunset by the coast is my favourite thing to do. Favourite hostel? Great...
In conversation with Ellie Simmonds
In conversation with Ellie Simmonds
Ellie Simmonds was just 13 years old when she won two gold medals for Team GB at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. She won a further two golds at London 2012, and another for good measure at Rio 2016. Today an OBE, Ellie...
Creative Academy
Creative Academy
We find out about Beth Harris Brown and Serena Mosely's winning campaign designs ! There’s something a little different about our newest volunteering recruitment campaign. Not only does it carry a powerful message – it...
Volunteer Working Holidays
Volunteer Working Holidays
What are they? Short-term volunteer placements at one of our hostels – so a brilliant chance to be part of a team, have fun and try out volunteering without long-term commitment. You choose when, where and for how long you go....
Q&A: CEO James Blake
Q&A: CEO James Blake
The lessons learned from a year in the job! Since becoming CEO you’ve made a point of visiting every one of YHA’s 120 directly managed hostels. Firstly, congratulations – being able to see so much of the country must have been...
Royal residence
Royal residence
Prince Charles makes a visit to YHA The Sill at Hadrian's Wall Heard the one about the English hostel, the Roman frontier and the Prince of Wales? To mark the occasion of its first anniversary in September, YHA The Sill at...
