Four cool camping ideas for Bank Holiday weekend
From breathtaking national parks to family-friendly spots and unique outdoor adventures, these ideas will inspire you to pitch your tent and soak up the fresh air. Discover our cool camping ideas!
Outdoor adventures
Exploring routes for YHA Festival of Walking
For me, volunteering to check map routes for the YHA Festival of Walking allowed me to re-discover the joy of hostelling and getting out into nature. The fresh air, exercise and change of scenery...
9 hostels for outdoor swimming
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...
Five hostels off the beaten track
Whether it is a bucket and spade holiday you are after or frolicking through a forest, we have the perfect escapes with these tucked-away hostels...
9 hostels for wildlife watching
With properties scattered across England and Wales, we’re lucky to have a portfolio packed with variety. Whether in the mountains, along the coast or in the countryside, each of our hostels has its...
Feel like a royal with our guide to the best UK castles
King of the castles… We are very lucky in the UK to have so many historic buildings within easy reach of a visit and castles are what fairy tales are made of. Here are some of our favourites with...