2019

NT9927 : Sign at entrance to Wooler Youth Hostel

taken 6 years ago, near to Wooler, Northumberland, England

Sign at entrance to Wooler Youth Hostel
Sign at entrance to Wooler Youth Hostel
The first Youth Hostel in Wooler was opened in 1932 in the town's old railway station with the waiting rooms being converted into accommodation for men on one side of the tracks, and for women on the other side. That hostel closed in 1939 at the outset of World War II and was never again used as a hostel. The town remained without a hostel until October 1953 when the current building, which had been erected in the early 1940s as a Women's Land Army hostel, was purchased by the YHA. It opened for business in August 1954 and is currently leased by the now owners (the Glendale Trust) to local couple Karl and Cindy Wait. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit LinkExternal link

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NT9927, 113 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Geoff Holland   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 4 June, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 5 June, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 9917 2772 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:32.5915N 2:0.8826W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 9919 2774
View Direction
Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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