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

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...

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...