Jenny Lunnon - author

Jenny Lunnon

Meet Jenny, our family ambassador. Jenny and her partner and two children visit YHA's around England and Wales, sharing their thoughts and experiences.

Articles written by Jenny Lunnon

Father and daughter looking at roskilly jersey cows

All creatures great and small: walks from YHA Coverack

We hopped across the stepping stones and skirted a field. Round the next corner was a wild boar getting ready to charge, an enormous bull leaning into the wind, a gleaming white horse that must...

Walk from YHA Truleigh Hill to Devil's Dyke

Going on safari: YHA Truleigh Hill

Jenny Lunnon, her partner, and two children explore all that YHA Truleigh Hill and The South Downs National Park have to offer on their family holiday.

Blue bus driving through the countryside with rolling hills

Adventures by bus with the £2 single fare cap

Travelling on the top deck of a bus can give you a wonderful new perspective on the world. Looking down from that height and having far more time to look at things than you would if you were driving.

Rocky cliff face beneath a blue sky with clouds

Somerset in spring: YHA Cheddar

Just before the quarter hour people gather expectantly near the cathedral’s mighty arches and gaze up at the burnished face of the ancient astronomical clock. As it chimes, jousting knights...

Adult and two children walking along a coastal path

Hostelling with friends at YHA Poppit Sands

While YHA Poppit Sands has left the YHA network, many other YHA hostels are available for Exclusive Hire. It was a long, winding journey west through the Preseli Mountains...

Family in front of Keswick Mountain

Jenny’s travel love letter

Dear YHA, Dusk had fallen over Robin Hood’s Bay. Our children were laughing and whooping as they jumped into rock pools and got caked in sand and mud. The tide was out, and the immense expanse of...