Opening YHA’s heritage archive

Rail Walks is a new resource website encouraging people to use the railway to get walking — and you can help. Think of all the stops on your last train journey. Those remote places where no one...

Connection was the key theme at YHA Chester Trafford Hall in early March, when YHA and All the Elements delivered the second edition of a vital networking event. The Outdoor Connection — first...

London wears its charms well in spring — particularly when you’re on a proper wander. This seven-mile walk begins and ends at one of our key properties in the capital, YHA London Central, but...

Nick Baker found fame on the BBC’s Really Wild Show, which he co-presented for a decade from 1996 to 2006. Long established as one of the UK’s leading naturalists, he has authored more than a...

What is that you love about cycling? The muscle-popping ascents or the white-knuckle offroad downhills? The mammoth distances you can cover in exploring Britain from a new perspective? The...

Spring is when the natural world bursts to life. Leaves start unfurling, wildflowers start blooming — and wings start whirring! From flip-flapping butterflies and buzzing bees to speedy swallows...

It’s exactly 135 years since the Eiffel Tower opened in spring 1889. Today, it still stands high and mighty in Paris, the capital city of France. But what do we know about this incredible...

A clear spring night can be a fantastic time to stargaze. The sky is full of different constellations, but one of the easiest to spot is Ursa Major. Also known as the Plough, or the Big Dipper,...

Cornwall’s coastline doesn’t do things by halves. The county itself might be tucked away in the corner of the UK map — parts of it being so far south that they enjoy their own microclimate — but...

The rise in popularity of wild swimming has been unavoidable. It’s invigorating, fun and great for our wellbeing. Few people return from a dip in a river, lake, sea or lido without rhapsodising...