Writing, about youth hostels, their history and the people and ideas behind them. Three books.
Cheltenham UK
Joined May 2010
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Remembering Len Clark on what would have been his 108th birthday, friend and wise advisor of @openspacessoc @campaign4parks @YHAOfficial @nationaltrust @FriendSouthDwns & many more. Still much missed.
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Sex! Gambling! Babminton!
What more could you want from @BBCRadio4’s Moral Maze show on tourism? You can hear me defending the value of travel against infidels again on BBC Sounds: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0021xq…
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LOVE this concept of train walks! I did 9 of my 10 book walks by train. My tobacco walk runs from St Bees (train station) along a dramatic cliff walk to Whitehaven (train station). The concept is inspired (especially once the strikes are resolved...)
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Delighted to be chairing this event & sharing the evident enthusiasm for National Parks in Wales. @eryrinpa @PembsCoast @BannauB
Today we're in @SeneddWales, celebrating our #ProtectedLandscapes which are a vital source of Welsh identity, community and wellbeing 🏞️
On the 75th anniversary of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act we're urging leaders to take urgent action for their future📜
ALT Large group of seated people in the Senedd
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Our #HostelOfTheWeek is YHA Alnwick.⭐
Located in the heart of the medieval town of #Alnwick, its central location makes it ideal for a visit to #AlnwickCastle which featured in the early #HarryPotter films as #Hogwarts. 🦉🏰
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#StayWithYHA #LiveMoreYHA
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This Thursday throwback is of Wheeldale Youth Hostel near Goathland, North Yorkshire, England. The former shooting lodge served as a hostel from 1948 until 1999. This misty, atmospheric pic is of a hostel guest preparing to brave the fog. Awesome photo from 1982 by David Hillas.
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A swim a day.
Artist unknown Poster; Ken Wood and Highgate Ponds, 1926
Makes it look like Switzerland.
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A swim a day.
Claude Flight Swimming: The Start of the Race
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Put romantic notions of ‘the good old days’ aside, then note that #travel was then, and is now, an elitist pursuit for those with cash, time, and/or freedom. #Tourism is expensive. Our industry has to change. But how? It's a “#GoodTourism" Insight.
goodtourismblog.com/2023/11/…
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'For the YHA to find relevance, it could renew its focus on the outdoors. It could better cater to wild campers, solo travellers, touring cyclists – those who share a deep passion for exploration and adventure' - @michealoregan (@CaledonianNews).
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We are happy to share that we have been awarded a grant from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund & @derbyshiredales to continue revolutionising how hostel bookings are made. This grant will create a system that encourages hostels to take more last-minute bookings for solo travellers.
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Great interview with Greg Richards, by @JimButcher2 open.substack.com/pub/touris… about tourism theory, overtourism, localism etc
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Youth hostels face tough times – but they are perfect for authentic, spontaneous experiences blog.geographydirections.com… via @GeogDirections
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We've been awarded funding by @HeritageFundUK to deliver a two year project connecting young people with National Parks in England and Wales 🎉
We can't wait to share more about the project so keep your eyes peeled for more updates 👀
#HeritageFund #NationalLottery
ALT We have some exciting news!
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@JamesBlakeYHA's review of 2022-23 is underway, sharing the challenges and successes of the past year.
Growing back our school’s business with the support of bursaries was a major achievement. 9,000 young people benefitted who would have missed out on residentials without YHA.
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#ThrowbackThursday This week is of a throwback to a happy looking group of hostel goers on a cycling tour circa 1950's, photo from @HIUSA. Fresh air and fun with friends in the open countryside, what could be better? 😍
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#ThrowbackThursday Photo of a typical men's dormitory taken at the first permanent youth hostel to open, the Altena Castle Hostel in North Rhine-Westphalia in 1909. This particular picture was taken in 1915, how times have changed!!
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#ThrowbackThursday Throwing way back to the 1940's with this awesome photo of YHA Bishopdale, a 17th century mansion and former Rookery which opened it's doors as a hostel in 1946.
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My conversation article - Youth hostels face tough times – but they are perfect for authentic, spontaneous experiences - is out and well worth a read! - theconversation.com/youth-ho… @GCU_GSBS @hostelworld @Hostelling @ConversationUK
