Family stays & experiences

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Milky way and foreground cross at North York Moors, Rosedale, UK

Discovering Dark Skies with YHA

Stargazing – a simple yet intriguing and inspiring evening activity. The hope that a shooting star might pass, or that there will be a full moon, or seeing who can spot the...

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Our stay at YHA Boggle Hole

As we arrived at YHA Boggle Hole we had to park up the car and walk down a pretty path. We wondered how long our walk might be but it was literally a few minutes later and we were treated to the...

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...

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Five of the best eco-friendly holidays in the UK

We’re all trying to be more eco friendly these days. Shopping local, skipping plastic bottles and choosing zero waste options where we can. But when it comes to taking our annual vacation those...