Youth Hostel c1960, Duntisbourne Abbotts
Youth Hostel c1960, Duntisbourne Abbotts Ref: D161501
Memories of Youth Hostel c1960, Duntisbourne Abbotts
The Cotswold Way
I attempted to walk parts of the Cotswold Way in the late 1970s, but didn't get very far. Instead I spent time at this Youth Hostel, walking to various villages nearby, lunching in some lovely pubs. Good memories.
Ken Cook
Duntisbourne Abbotts & local memories
Read and share memories of Duntisbourne Abbotts and Gloucestershire inspired by Frith photos.
Holiday in Heavon
I remember travelling by coach to Edgeworth with my aunt and grandmother to stay at this lovely old house for a week that seemed like forever, in about 1943. I now find that this old house is called Duntisbourne Abbotts and is a youth hostel. At that time it was very grand with very gentil ladies and gentlemen staying there. I have a photograph that unfortunately I cannot display, with myself sitting on the grass in front of all these guests - possibly at the end of our stay. The exciting thing to do was to take a cup or glass to collect spring water from the little spring that came out of the rocks, half way down the garden. I have never drunk such delicious water since. Also to collect hazelnuts from the lane at the bottom of the garden that led to a five bar gate. I remember a small church along a lane, not very far from the house - it had an organ... Read more
