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TRIPS AWAY​

We organise trips to destinations all over the UK and Europe. Most involve walking or cycling, and often sightseeing. Group sizes range from 8 to 10 members, on a cycle tour for example, to 25 or more when we hire an entire youth hostel. Trips are organised by members and run at cost. Participants arrange their own travel.

 

Youth hostels are ideal for large groups and we arrange spring, summer, autumn and New Year hostel trips in scenic areas of the UK with good walking options. There are also two or more trips a year to the Lake District, for mountain walkers. Often we book a whole hostel for exclusive use. Sometimes members may also reserve rooms in hotels or b&bs, although overall numbers on trips are normally limited.  

 

Lake District view with walkers resting on a rocky summit above a lake

For most European and cycling trips, members book their own accommodation. Cycle-touring and backpacking holidays usually mean staying in a different place every night and following a route navigated by the leader. We also do city breaks abroad, which are more loosely organised, allowing participants to explore in small groups. Camping has recently become popular too, with tent owners getting together via a WhatsApp group to arrange stays at UK sites.

TRIPS FOR 2024

This year our programme has featured more than 20 trips away, including these autumn and winter breaks

East Sussex, 14-17 September: camping with walks on the South Downs 

Ballater, 21-28 September: mountain walking in Scotland

Aberystwyth, 17-22 October: walking and sightseeing on the Welsh coast, staying in university accommodation

Rhodes, 28 October-3 November: a week of sightseeing on a Greek island

Portland Bill, 14-18 November: Dorset hostel trip including coastal walking

Llandudno, 28 December-2 January 2025: New Year trip with hostel accommodation in this North Wales seaside town

LOOKING AHEAD TO 2025

These are the trips currently scheduled for next year. Most are hostel breaks as these must be confirmed well in advance, but there are many more trips in the process of being planned. 

Seville, 7-12 March: sightseeing in the capital of Andalusia, southern Spain

Chester, 1-6 May: walking trip based at a hostel just outside the city centre

Isles of Scilly, 11-16 July: camping at a site on the island of St Martin's

Whitby, 18-23 July: hostel trip in this historic town on the Yorkshire coast

The Lizard, 18-23 September: Cornish coastal walks, based at a YHA hostel

Haworth, 29 December-3 January 2026: New Year trip staying at the YHA hostel in this Pennines village

Three cyclists with bikes in front of Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris
Walkers in a Swiss valley with snow-topped peaks in the background
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