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There are many youth hostels in England and Wales. This article is intended to list all youth hostels operated by the Youth Hostels Association (England & Wales) (YHA), either presently or formerly, and also independent hostels. The list is split into sections: hostels currently operated by YHA, independent hostels, and others, where others ...
In 2014 a new youth hostel opened in Brighton. [32] In 2015 a new youth hostel opened in Cardiff, which quickly became the only hostel in the YHA network to be awarded 5 stars by Visit Wales/Visit England. In December 2015 YHA Cardiff Central won Best Accommodation at the 2015 British Youth Travel Awards.
From that trip, came the interest to found a youth hostelling movement in Britain. [5] During 1930 the Merseyside group of the newly formed Youth Hostels Association (England & Wales) (YHA) looked for premises to use as hostels and in time for Christmas 1930 the group opened Britain's first youth hostel at Pennant Hall near Llanrwst in north ...
The Peak District Study Centre closed in 2010 following a reduction in funding at the National Park Authority. [7] [8] Since 2012 the building has been occupied by a hostel operated by the YHA. [9] [10]
The golf course closed in 1926 and after lying empty for some years the hall was leased, in 1933, to the Youth Hostels Association (YHA). [10] YHA purchased the hall in 1955 but closed the hostel in 1969 and sold it in 1970 due to declining circumstances. [11] Brian Dalley bought the hall from YHA and lived there until his death in 2015.
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After the Colonel died his son, Captain Harold Salvesen, inherited the castle and gave its contents and estate to the Scottish Youth Hostels Association. Carbisdale Castle Youth Hostel opened to members on 2 June 1945. [2] Following frost damage, the hostel closed for repairs in February 2011.
It became a youth hostel in 1931 and reverted to being a hotel in 1950. The Youth Hostels Association purchased the building in 1961 and it remained a YHA hostel until 2011 when it was announced that the house would be sold as part of the YHA's financial reorganisation. [4]