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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 ...
The concept of youth hostels originated in Germany in 1909 with Richard Schirrmann and it took 20 years for the ideas to reach fruition in the United Kingdom. In 1929/30, several groups almost simultaneously formed to investigate establishing youth hostels in the UK.
It runs three Hostels and one affiliated Hostel. [3] The hostels are in Belfast, Bushmills and Whitepark Bay (near Ballycastle) and the newly refurbished affiliated hostel is situated in Armagh. All of the hostels provide a range of rooms, including private twins and doubles - and are suitable for individual backpackers, couples, families and ...
The Youth Hostels Association (England & Wales) is the central organisation. Pages in category "Youth hostels in England and Wales" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
The house was advertised for sale at a price of £1,250,000 in late 2011 and was described as having “spacious accommodation totalling 947 square metres (10,190 square feet) set in 6 hectares (14.8 acres) of grounds including woodlands, grassland and a waterfall.” [5] In November 2011 Barrow House was purchased by local businessman John ...
The first youth hostel in Scotland was a converted row of four cottages in Broadmeadows and opened on 2 May 1931. [4] In 1938, there were more than 60 hostels and membership was approaching 20,000. [5] At its peak, the SYHA had 99 hostels; by 1995 this had reduced to 85. [6] In 2013, around 60% of guests came from outwith Scotland. [1]
[1] [3] In 1937 [9] or 1939, [4] the Corporation leased Patcham Place to the Youth Hostels Association; it was used as the Brighton area's youth hostel from then until 2007, when the lease ran out. [11] [12] Brighton and Hove City Council owned it thereafter. In January 2012, the council announced they were selling the lease to a company which ...
The hostel closed for repair in 2011, and was put up for sale in 2014. Until its closure, the castle had a large collection of art, with some pieces dating back to 1680, as well as Italian marble statues. It was purchased in 2016 but offered for sale again in 2021; in 2022 it was again sold and is now a private residence.