Countryside

If you're wanting to escape to the UK countryside, we have you covered. Here you will find the best places to stay, the best walks to enjoy and the best travel tips to help you on your way to a countryside retreat with YHA.

Warm panoramic autumn sunset over Buttermere in the Lake District

Best autumnal walks in the Lake District

If you’re like us, you’re lacing up your walking boots as soon as the first hints of autumn appear in the air. And the Lake District landscape has never looked more inviting. A walk in the Lakes...

An autumnal park setting with orange and red colours

Four great hostels to stay in during autumn

Leaf-peeping? Forest-bathing? Whatever you call it, there’s something spellbinding about the annual reddening of our deciduous woodland — here are four hostels where you can enjoy the spectacle.

Puffin-bird-on-the-coast

Four hostels near National Nature Reserves

England and Wales collectively have close to 300 National Nature Reserves (NNRs), places that were set up to conserve our landscapes, seascapes and wildlife.

Rolling hills and open water in the countryside

Our favourite day walks in the Lake District

It can take a lifetime of commitment to cover every fell in the Lakes, and not all of us are blessed with the time. So for those saving their epic multi-day expeditions for a later...

Large open lake surrounded by green hills

Our lovely landscapes in the UK

There are 39 Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Wales and England, all of which have their own distinct character. Here's why these regions are an essential part of our landscape.