YHA Blog
National parks are just brilliant, aren’t they? They’re the great breathing spaces, full of fresh air, cool water and green things. Especially in spring and summer when life begins anew. Here at YHA, we’re lucky enough to have more than 60 properties in national...
National parks – those one-stop-shops for beautiful places and great big breathing spaces. We’re lucky enough to have more than 60 properties in the amazing national parks dotted around England and Wales. What’s more, we know the best places, the best views and the...
How do the UK’s National Parks stay looking as they do? We spotlight three examples.South Downs National ParkThe landscape of the South Downs is constantly changing. Our Iron Age forebears, who left the hill forts of Cissbury Ring, Chanctonbury Ring and Old...
UK National Parks – world-class landscapes, stunning natural beauty, packed full of wildlife and big skies. Here is your guide to visiting the famous hills of the Peak District, home of outdoor adventure and literary tales, it is teeming with places to see, things...
We are so lucky to have UK National Parks – beautiful places and great big open spaces. Here we visit the Lake District, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most iconic National Parks in the world. This National Park is famous for its breath-taking views...
Amazing wildlife and dazzling night skies make the National Parks in the UK very special places. We’re lucky enough to have more than 60 properties in UK National Parks. What’s more, we know the best places, the best views and the best food to enjoy in each of...
YHA has welcomed proposals in the Landscapes Review for ‘a night in a national landscape for every child.’ James Blake, the Chief Executive here at YHA said: “I am delighted to see the proposals in this Review. It highlights the fact that we have lost sight of the...
An incredible new film with actress Caroline Quentin, star of TV and stage, features the voices of the visionaries of the environmental movement as they describe the early days of the National Parks in their own words. The six-minute film from Campaign for National...
As part of the 70th anniversary celebrations, five charities central to the campaigns that established the National Parks have updated vintage photos of the UK National Parks.Pictured: 1920s Ramblers pose for a picture (credit: Ramblers Association).Pictured:...
70 years after an Act of Parliament was passed creating National Parks in the UK, five of the original campaigning organisations have come together once again to pledge to protect and preserve the Parks for future generations and make access for everyone easier....
Are you a fell-trekker, thrill-seeker, or food-fanatic? Maybe you’re just looking to explore – whatever you have in mind, this place has it all and there are plenty of reasons to visit the Lake District. Famous for its lakes, forests, and fells, the Lake District...
For big climbs, vast views and unspoilt wilderness, try this two-day hostel-to-hostel walk in the Brecon Beacons. Nothing quite prepares you for the drama of the Brecon Beacons; not the photographs and not the guidebooks. Snowdonia and the Lake District might win...
