The youth hostel at Holmbury St Mary, near Dorking in Surrey, celebrated its 80th birthday this year. Architect designed, purpose built, the hostel first opened on Monday 13 July 1935. Howard Leslie Vicars Lobb, a 26 year-old architect and youth hostel member, designed the hostel. With its long low lines, facing east and west, the... Continue Reading →
Mountaineering hostels
Some youth hostels have strong connections with mountain and mountaineering, none more so than Pen y Pass, in Snowdonia. Today the outdoor magazine TGO has recognised the hostel's history. The hostel started as the Gorphwysfa Hotel, a coaching inn. Many many famous mountaineers stayed there. The hostel, at the start of the track up Snowdon, is ideally... Continue Reading →
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