Hi Adam. What a beautiful building in a magnificent setting. I bet it was really cold in the rooms with no fireplaces in the old times. I love the oak everywhere and the recessed windows.
My apologies. A couple of corrections to make. Firstly, it's a 16th Century building, not a 14th Century, as stated in the video. Also, I wouldn't have possibly been able to be the only person staying on that january night as they were only taking group bookings at the time. Glad I've cleared that up, my apologies :)
Hello Adam. Oh my word, the views from the Manor were amazing! As u were first pulling up to the Manor, I wondered why the windows weren’t larger. Reason being, back during the time it was built & for quite some time afterwards, there wasn’t electricity yet. They utilized natural light during the day. It wasn’t until u walked into the dining hall that I realized how much larger the windows actually were haha. Silly me, 🤪. I had to laugh a bit every time u opened a door cuz they were quite squeaky, haha. Oh, & those fireplaces… they were really big. So fascinating! The chimney on outside was really fascinating! When u were @ the very top floor, I found it rather interesting to see how the beams were laid out! It’s obvious when u think about it, but still, I was fascinated by it! Also, Quite reasonable prices for the Youth Hostel. Thank u, Adam for going here. It’s great to see that some of the bldgs from long ago r able to be used for a good cause. I hope ur doing well. Take care 😉
Thanks again Tina. Good point about the windows!! Yes, another good use of an old building which is always good when they may have had an uncertain future at some point. This was a nice place. Take care, Adam :)
Stayed in the early 70’s, I had to smile when you arrived and parked up, in the 70’s the motto of the YHA was “ To allow young people of limited means access to the countryside by canoe, cycle or foot, you had to do a “Duty “ to help keep the upkeep charges to a minimum, maximum of 3 night stay, At that time I joined the YHA for life for £25, annual membership was around £4 but you did get a very comprehensive members handbook ( No internet in those days )and 10% off purchases at the YHA shops around the country, I used Birmingham, the nightly fee was I think around £3, and a extra couple of quid if you wanted your dinner and/or breakfast cooked for you, you could use the self catering kitchen if you preferred to self cater to keep your costs low, someone told me on one occasion when I was there at the staircase had been carved from one massive tree trunk, but found that a little hard to believe, one other thing, you could hire a freshly laundered thin cotton sheet sleeping bag for a small fee so your body didn’t come into contact with the bedding which weren’t washed too often, good video , thank you, bought back some memories, I think the building may be owned or in the care of the National Trust, I still show my life member card when I go to Snow and rock and other outdoor retailers and claim my 10% off anything in the shop, my membership has paid for itself many times over sadly YHA shops closed many years ago, again thanks for a nice tour, now I’m 70, with walking problems, Parkinson’s, Diabetes and rambling and backpacking is now a distant dream but god I do miss it so much, Mike, West Bromwich
Thanks for your lovely comment Mike. I'm not too far away from you (near Dudley). Great to hear your memories of the place and the use of your YHA lifetime membership. What a great thing! Yes, I agree, you can't beat getting out there and going for a good hike etc. Thanks for watching my video. It's much appreciated, Adam :)
Stayed at Wilderhope Manor, when Youth Hostelling back in 1959. I loved the place, it was exciting. It had no electric lighting then, and the huge dormitory I slept in had a single oil lamp which was extinguished at 9pm by the care taker. Still remember to this day, needing to go to the bathroom in the early hours. It was pitch black and I mean pitch black; I had to feel my way along the walls, unbolt the door to the spiral staircase, descend the stairs and open the door at the foot of the staircase. Fortunately the toilet had a oil lamp. How times change. A great experience.
Sounds like a good little adventure! I don't think health and safety would be too happy about that these days haha. Great memories. Thanks for watching my video, Adam :)
Hi Adam. What a beautiful building in a magnificent setting. I bet it was really cold in the rooms with no fireplaces in the old times. I love the oak everywhere and the recessed windows.
My apologies. A couple of corrections to make. Firstly, it's a 16th Century building, not a 14th Century, as stated in the video. Also, I wouldn't have possibly been able to be the only person staying on that january night as they were only taking group bookings at the time. Glad I've cleared that up, my apologies :)
Hello Adam. Oh my word, the views from the Manor were amazing! As u were first pulling up to the Manor, I wondered why the windows weren’t larger. Reason being, back during the time it was built & for quite some time afterwards, there wasn’t electricity yet. They utilized natural light during the day. It wasn’t until u walked into the dining hall that I realized how much larger the windows actually were haha. Silly me, 🤪. I had to laugh a bit every time u opened a door cuz they were quite squeaky, haha. Oh, & those fireplaces… they were really big. So fascinating! The chimney on outside was really fascinating! When u were @ the very top floor, I found it rather interesting to see how the beams were laid out! It’s obvious when u think about it, but still, I was fascinated by it! Also, Quite reasonable prices for the Youth Hostel. Thank u, Adam for going here. It’s great to see that some of the bldgs from long ago r able to be used for a good cause. I hope ur doing well. Take care 😉
Thanks again Tina. Good point about the windows!! Yes, another good use of an old building which is always good when they may have had an uncertain future at some point. This was a nice place. Take care, Adam :)
Stayed in the early 70’s, I had to smile when you arrived and parked up, in the 70’s the motto of the YHA was “ To allow young people of limited means access to the countryside by canoe, cycle or foot, you had to do a “Duty “ to help keep the upkeep charges to a minimum, maximum of 3 night stay, At that time I joined the YHA for life for £25, annual membership was around £4 but you did get a very comprehensive members handbook ( No internet in those days )and 10% off purchases at the YHA shops around the country, I used Birmingham, the nightly fee was I think around £3, and a extra couple of quid if you wanted your dinner and/or breakfast cooked for you, you could use the self catering kitchen if you preferred to self cater to keep your costs low, someone told me on one occasion when I was there at the staircase had been carved from one massive tree trunk, but found that a little hard to believe, one other thing, you could hire a freshly laundered thin cotton sheet sleeping bag for a small fee so your body didn’t come into contact with the bedding which weren’t washed too often, good video , thank you, bought back some memories, I think the building may be owned or in the care of the National Trust, I still show my life member card when I go to Snow and rock and other outdoor retailers and claim my 10% off anything in the shop, my membership has paid for itself many times over sadly YHA shops closed many years ago, again thanks for a nice tour, now I’m 70, with walking problems, Parkinson’s, Diabetes and rambling and backpacking is now a distant dream but god I do miss it so much, Mike, West Bromwich
Thanks for your lovely comment Mike. I'm not too far away from you (near Dudley). Great to hear your memories of the place and the use of your YHA lifetime membership. What a great thing! Yes, I agree, you can't beat getting out there and going for a good hike etc. Thanks for watching my video. It's much appreciated, Adam :)
Stayed at Wilderhope Manor, when Youth Hostelling back in 1959. I loved the place, it was exciting.
It had no electric lighting then, and the huge dormitory I slept in had a single oil lamp which was extinguished at 9pm by the care taker.
Still remember to this day, needing to go to the bathroom in the early hours. It was pitch black and I mean pitch black; I had to feel my way along the walls, unbolt the door to the spiral staircase, descend the stairs and open the door at the foot of the staircase. Fortunately the toilet had a oil lamp. How times change. A great experience.
Sounds like a good little adventure! I don't think health and safety would be too happy about that these days haha. Great memories. Thanks for watching my video, Adam :)