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Water End, YORK, YO30 6WP

This notice on the wall of York Youth Hostel used to be a common sight at Youth Hostels in England and Wales. It has the following wording: THIS YOUTH HOSTEL IS ONE OF MANY, BOTH IN THIS COUNTRY AND ABROAD, WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF RACE OR CREED, MAY SPEND THE NIGHT. THE BUILDINGS ARE DIVERSE IN CHARACTER BUT THEY HAVE A COMMON PURPOSE: TO HELP ALL, ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE OF LIMITED MEANS, TO A GREATER KNOWLEDGE, LOVE AND CARE OF THE COUNTRYSIDE. Y. H. A. NATIONAL OFFICE, TREVELYAN HOUSE, ST. ALBANS, HERTS. In 2002, the YHA National Office moved to Matlock, Derbyshire. Trevelyan House was named after Professor G. M. Trevelyan OM (1876-1962) historian and academic, who was the first President of the Youth Hostels Association (England & Wales) between 1930 and 1951.

14 acre park opened in 1904 by Benjamin Seebohm Rowntree, son of Joseph Rowntree, and owned and maintained by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Adjacent Homestead House, home of Benjamin from 1904 to 1936, is now the headquarters of the foundation.

This Victorian mansion opened as a youth hostel in 1945 replacing the former YH at Trenfield in Holgate Road (SE5851). It now provides 195 beds plus meals and self-catering facilities. The YHA green triangle can be seen on a building to the right of the photo.

Nice contemporary decor.

This photo shows the conservatory and entrance to York Youth Hostel. It has a long connection with the Rowntree family as mentioned at https://www.hospitality-interiors.net/projects/articles/2013/11/1590210771-hub-unwraps-chocolate-history-yha-york.

I stayed here in 1967 as part of our history field week as part of our history course at Northumberland Teacher Training College from 1965-68.

I first stayed here in 1983 and this was my fourth visit. Since the last time about ten years ago, this fully glazed extension has been added to the front of the old house that forms the heart of the hostel.

When I visit a town or city I sometimes utilise the YHA youth hostel network for great accommodation - if this place were a hotel it could charge maybe £100 plus per night - a hostel charged me £53 for 3 people to share a private family room. Sure, you have to cook your own dinner (there IS a restaurant here but if you're saving skip it) but I love the no frills, communal vibe of the self-catering kitchen, which we shared with two Japanese travellers and a family from Lancs.

14 acre park opened in 1904 by Benjamin Seebohm Rowntree, son of Joseph Rowntree, and owned and maintained by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Adjacent Homestead House, home of Benjamin from 1904 to 1936, is now the headquarters of the foundation.