Hostel of the week

Once Brewed, Twice Brewed and three times built.

In the early to mid 1930s there was a vogue for demonstration hostels, YHA properties set up with some financial assistance from the national body to reveal best practices in design and running.

Demonstration hostels were opened specifically at Grasmere Thorney How first, then Once Brewed… Read more

John Martin’s historic profile of the hostel called Once Brewed and now known as The Sill, close to Harian’s Wall in Northumberland.