My brother law in law used to be a lecturer in horticulture and every year he would take groups of students all round England looking at the important gardens - stopping quite cheaply in YHAs. I used to meet up with him at a beautiful one in the village of Winster on the edge of the Peaks between Matlock and Bakewell. (famous for the Winster Gallop).

I did a gig for a friend at Coalbrookdale YHA, He booked the whole place out to celebrate his silver wedding. All his ftriends came from all over the place, My room was free - on account of me doing the gig. The room was very comfortable and clean. The whole experience was good.