Family stays & experiences

Looking for some inspiration for family activities for when you're holidaying with us? We have plenty of brilliant content, full of crafts, activities and much more. Take a look.

Row of buildings and boats in a harbour

Affordable UK adventures in the half-term holidays

Come stay with us in the school holidays and do great stuff for free. From enchanting family walks spotting wildlife to discovering local history in a bustling city to pootling on pebble beaches...

Dad and two children leaning on a wooden gate in the countryside

Squirrels and rainbows: walks from Keswick

It must have been a magnificent way to arrive in Keswick, the train from Penrith rushing down into the steep-sided wooded valley, then crossing the River Greta again and again, eight times in all..

Adult and two children cycling through the countryside

The Granite Way: a bicycling, tricycling adventure

I could hear him coming up on the inside, legs whirring at 100 rpm. A decade of daily trampolining has given him strong calf muscles. Glancing sideways as he overtook me, I saw a big smile...

YHA Bath dining room with mural of Bath on the wall

My summer family break at YHA Bath

Having never stayed in a hostel with my family before, I was not entirely sure what to expect. Would it be family-friendly? What about the cleanliness? Also, I’ve heard that some youth hostels have...

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...