Home Associations
- Youth Hostel Association of England & Wales (YHA)
- Scottish Youth Hostel Association (SYHA)
- Hostelling International Northern Ireland (HINI)
- Irish Youth Hostel Association (An Òige)
Other YHA Groups
- yhagroup.org.uk - YHA Group Website
- Andover Outdoor Group
- Barnet Local Group
- Bolton Outdoor Group (BOG)
- Bournemouth Boghoppers
- Bristol YHA Social Group
- Bromley YHA Group
- Cardiff Outdoor Group
- Carlisle and District YHA Group
- Central London Outdoor Group (CLOG)
- Chelmsford YHA Local Group
- East Cheshire YHA Group
- Chester YHA Group
- Coventry & Warwickshire Outdoor Group
- Crawley YHA Group
- Croydon Outdoor Pursuits & Social Events Club (COPSE)
- Derby Activity Social and Hiking Group
- Dunstable & District YHA Group
- Ealing Outdoor Club
- Epping Forest Outdoor Group
- Hostellers' Sailing Club (Essex)
- Exeter Outdoor Group
- Guildford Outdoor Group
- Fell & Dale Club (Harrogate)
- Harrow & Wembley Outdoor Group
- Heathrow Hikers
- Ipswich Outdoor Group
- Mid Kent Outdoor Pursuit Group
- Leeds YHA Group
- Loughborough Students Union Hiking Club
- Newcastle YHA Group
- Newport Outdoor Group
- Northampton YHA Group
- Nottingham Outdoor and YHA Group
- Outdoor Lads
- Peak & Northern Footpaths Society
- Postellers YHA Group
- Potteries Outdoor Group
- Reading Outdoor Group
- Redhill & Reigate YHA Local Group
- Sale Walking & Activities Group
- Sheffield YHA Group
- Shropshire YHA Walking and Cycling Group
- South Middlesex Local Youth Hostelling Group
- St Albans YHA Group
- Stafford YHA Group
- Stockport Walking and Outdoor Group
- Swansea Outdoor Group
- Swindon YHA Group
- Wakefield YHA Group (TRAC)
- West Anglia Outdoor Group
- Worcester and Malvern Outdoor Group
- YHA Adventure Group
- York Outdoor Group
The YHA's Local Groups page has a complete list of local groups, both on- and off-line.
Local Walking Groups
The following local walking groups maintain their own web sites:
- Age Concern Walking Group
- Hinckley Mountaineering Club
- Leicester Walking Club
- Leicestershire Footpath Association
- Loughborough and District Ramblers Association
- Melton Mowbray Ramblers Association
- Oadby Hillwalking Club
- SPICE (East Midlands)
- Walk for Health
- Weightwatchers
This list is generated from information held in the local council's Infolinx database, where a fuller list (including groups without web sites) can be found.
Other Groups in Leicestershire
These groups cover other activities popular with our members:
YHA Hostels on the Web
The following pages provide details that go beyond the information listed on the YHA site.
- Elenydd Wilderness Hostels That's Blaencaron, T'yn Cornel & Dolgoch Hostels, by the way.
- Elmscott
- Ninebanks
- Okehampton
- Patterdale
- Streatley
- The Ridgeway
Please pass on information about other on-line hostels to the webmaster.
World-Wide Hostelling
- Hostelling International (HI) - formally known as the IYHF.
- International Booking Network - Book HI hostels online, all over the world.
- Hostelbookers.com - Book and review hostels, both HI and independent.
- Hostels.com - another large unofficial site.
- Irish Hostelling Online - Comprehensive guide to hostelling on the Emerald Isle.
Independent Hostelling and Advice
- WhyHA - an alternative view of YHA policy, "for the Concerned YHA User".
- Independent Hostel Guide - Online version of the popular handbook
- hostelling.co.uk - Growing collection of UK hostel-related resources
- Highland Hostels - Guide to independent hostels in Scotland.
- Independent Backpackers Hostels Scotland - More Scottish hostels, does exactly what it says on the tin!
- Welsh Hosteller - Reviews of Welsh YHA hostels.
- UK Trail - Budget travel advice, hostel listings & reviews.
Other Walking Sites and Organisations
- Ramblers Association
- Long Distance Walkers Association
- Walking Britain
- Walking World - UK only, despite the name
- Go4awalk.com - Downloadable walks from around the UK
- Outdoor Solutions - Jobs, courses, events and other information for outdoor people
Newsgroups
The following newsgroups may be viewed either through your local newsreader software or online at Google Groups.
| uk.rec.youth-hostel | - news Google |
| uk.rec.walking | - news Google |
| uk.rec.cycling | - news Google |
| uk.rec.climbing | - news Google |
| uk.rec.rights-of-way | - news Google |
| alt.travel.eurail.youth-hostels | - news Google |
