Chelmsford YHA Group

Chelmsford YHA Group

Record of past weekends and other trips away

Trip List

Chelmsford YHA Group Trips 1968 to 2008

People often ask questions like "Where did we go May Bank Holiday two year ago?", "Which year did we stay on Skye", or "How many times have we been to Matterdale", so here's a list of most of the group's hostelling trips since 1968. If you know of any we've missed, please get in touch.

You may also like to see our photo archive 1956 to 2006.

Date Occasion Hostels Area Activity
27 January 1968   Saffron Walden    
16 March 1968   Castle Hedingham    
12 April 1968 Easter Scarborough, Westerdale Hall   Joint with Ilford
27 April 1968   Colchester    
18 May 1968   Saffron Walden    
1 February 1969   Maldon    
1 February 1969   Naughton Mill    
4 April 1969 Easter Eskdale Lake District Joint with Ilford
26 April 1969   Castle Hedingham   Cycling with Brentwood CTC
3 May 1969   Hatfield Forest    
31 May 1969   Maldon   Barbecue
7 June 1969   Saffron Walden    
12 July 1969   Harwich    
16 August 1969   East Marden    
27 September 1969   Blaxhall    
30 September 1969   Naughton Mill    
17 October 1969   Crockham Hill & Kemsing    
1 November 1969   Bradwell    
7 November 1969   Maldon   Bonfire
24 January 1970   Castle Hedingham    
14 February 1970   Maldon   Dance
21 February 1970   Naughton Mill    
14 March 1970   Maldon    
27 March 1970 Easter Mitcheldean   Joint with Ilford
17 April 1970   Thetford Bridge    
23 May 1970 Spring BH Martham, Gt Yarmouth    
11 July 1970   Saffron Walden    
28 August 1970 August BH Sandown, Whitwell    
10 October 1970   Epping Forest    
7 November 1970   Maldon   Bonfire
16 January 1971   Saffron Walden    
6 February 1971   Bradenham    
27 February 1971   Colchester    
1 March 1971   Greens Norton   Narrowboat training
8 April 1971 Easter Once Brewed Northumberland Joint with Ilford
15 May 1971   Hatfield Forest   Joint with Ealing
29 May 1971 Spring BH Cambridge Houghton Mill    
16 July 1971   Goudhurst    
7 August 1971       Canal Holiday, Rugby
18 September 1971   Maldon    
4 October 1971   Kings Lynn    
6 November 1971   Blaxhall    
1 January 1972   Ivinghoe   Dance
22 January 1972   Naughton Mill    
29 January 1972   Castle Hedingham    
5 February 1972   Ivinghoe   Dance
12 February 1972   Castle Hedingham    
18 February 1972   Great Yarmouth    
4 March 1972   Jordans   Joint with Ealing
11 March 1972   Castle Hedingham    
31 March 1972 Easter Aysgarth Falls Yorkshire Dales Joint with Ilford
21 April 1972   Sheringham / Walsingham    
6 May 1972   Castle Hedingham    
27 May 1972 Spring BH Tanners Hatch/Ewhurst Green    
8 July 1972   Houghton Mill    
26 August 1972 August BH Lincoln, Woodys Top    
23 September 1972   Lee Gate    
21 October 1972   Crockham Hill    
4 November 1972   Goudhurst   Bonfire
12 December 1972   Ivinghoe   Dance
6 January 1973   Ivinghoe    
20 January 1973   Cambridge    
10 February 1973   Greens Norton    
3 March 1973   Slimbridge    
5 April 1973   Saffron Walden, Houghton Mill    
20 April 1973 Easter Alfriston, Guestling    
25 May 1973 Spring BH Shining Cliff, Elton    
2 June 1973   Doddington    
19 July 1973   Peterborough, Hunstanton    
28 July 1973   Castle Hedingham    
5 October 1973   Sheringham    
2 March 1974   Naughton Mill    
13 April 1974 Easter Exeter, Maypool Devon  
24 May 1974 Spring BH Ivinghoe, Cleeve Hill, Inglesham    
1 June 1974   Badby    
16 August 1974   Ely    
6 September 1974   Ivinghoe   Folk Festival
8 November 1974   Naughton Mill   Bonfire
1 February 1975   Streatley   London Local Groups Conference
28 February 1975   Goudhurst    
14 March 1975   Blaxhall    
28 March 1975 Easter Ambleside, Hawkshead, High Close Lake District Joint with Hornchurch
23 May 1975 Spring BH Severn Bridge, Crickhowell    
6 June 1975   Great Yarmouth    
22 August 1975 August BH Greens Norton, Bridges, Wilderhope Manor    
3 October 1975   Hindhead    
31 October 1975   Naughton Mill   Bonfire
5 December 1975   Cambridge    
23 January 1976   Norwich and Sheringham    
30 January 1976   Ivinghoe    
15 April 1976 Easter Longthwaite Buttermere Lake District  
30 April 1976   Blaxhall    
28 May 1976 Spring BH Copt Oak, Hartington    
23 July 1976   Sheringham    
27 August 1976 August BH Dimmingsdale, Llangollen, Bala    
10 September 1976   Lincoln, Aberdeen, Ullapool, Achmelvich, Carn Daerg, Glenbrittle, Kyle of Lochalsh, Ratagan Edmundbyers Scotland  
1 October 1976   Stow-on-the-Wold, Duntisbourne Abbots    
31 December 1976 New Year Lincoln, Edale    
11 March 1977   Goudhurst    
25 March 1977   Ivinghoe, Lee Gate    
8 April 1977 Easter Lincoln, Whitby    
3 June 1977 Jubilee BH Greens Norton, Idwal Cottage, Bryn Gwynant Snowdonia  
1 July 1977   Norwich, Walsingham    
16 July 1977   Epping Forest, Crockham Hill, Goudhurst, Alfriston, Truleigh Hill, Arundel   Cycling
13 August 1977   Houghton Mill   Boating
25 August 1977 August BH Overton, Bridport, Litton Cheney    
3 September 1977   Pentlepoir, Pwll Deri, Trevine, St.Davids, Poppit Sands Pembrokeshire  
24 October 1977   Great Yarmouth    
26 November 1977   Edale    
30 December 1977 New Year Grantham, Hagg Farm    
24 February 1978   Ivinghoe    
3 March 1978   Great Yarmouth    
23 March 1978 Easter Coniston Coppermines, Eskdale Lake District  
14 April 1978   Streatley, Tyn-y-Caeau    
26 May 1978 Spring BH Inglesham, Gidleigh, Steps Bridge    
30 June 1978   Great Stambridge   Folk Festival
25 August 1978 August BH Stow-on-the-Wold, Ystradfellte, Llanddeausant    
3 November 1978   Great Stambridge   Bonfire
2 December 1978   Guestling   LG Conference
9 December 1978   Great Stambridge   Bad Taste Party
30 December 1978 New Year Elton, Bakewell    
12 April 1979 Easter Grantham, High Close, Coniston Far End Lake District  
4 May 1979   Stow-on-the-Wold, Llyn-y-Celyn, Capel-y-Ffin    
12 May 1979   Edale, Crowden    
25 May 1979 Spring BH Grantham, Kettlewell, Ramsgill    
21 July 1979   Kemsing    
3 April 1980 Easter Grantham, Derwentwater, Grasmere Thorney How Lake District  
16 April 1981 Easter Grantham, Coniston Coppermines, Wastwater    
1 May 1981   Copt Oak, Haworth, Maninholes    
22 May 1981   Badby, Ironbridge, Wilderhope    
22 June 1981   Kemsing, Goodhorst    
24 July 1981   Nedging Tye, Brandon    
8 April 1982 Easter Badby, Bryn Gwynant, Idwal Cottage Snowdonia  
27 August 1982 August BH Grantham, Malham, Linton, Dacre banks Yorkshire Dales  
17 September 1982   Bergen aan Zee Holland  
26 November 1982   Nedging Tye, Brandon Suffolk  
31 December 1982 New Year Buxton, Windgather Cottage, Elton Peak District  
4 February 1983   Ivinghoe, Lee Gate    
4 March 1983   Charlbury, Stow on the Wold    
31 March 1983 Easter Bath, Lynton    
29 April 1983   Lincoln, Scarborough, Helmsley    
29 July 1983   Norleywood, Yarmouth IOW New Forest, Isle of Wight  
26 August 1983 August BH Lincoln, Helmsley, Westerdale Hall    
7 October 1983     Norfolk Broads Boating
25 November 1983   Copt Oak, Ravenstor    
31 December 1983 New Year Amsterdam, Stadsdoelen, Vondelpark Holland  
2 March 1984   Fort Newhaven, Beachy Head    
20 April 1984 Easter Keswick, Grasmere Butharlyp How, High Close Lake District  
10 August 1984   Holford, Exford    
24 August 1984   Chepstow, Capel-y-Ffin    
19 July 1985   Ravenstor, Hagg Farm    
23 August 1985 August BH Woodys Top, Osmotherly, Helmsley    
28 September 1985   Ilam Hall, Dimmingsdale   Alton Towers
18 October 1985   Blackboys, Beachy Head    
25 October 1985     Norfolk Broads Boating
17 January 1986   Blackboys, Beachy Head    
27 March 1986 Easter Stratford-upon-Avon, Kings Dollgellau, Corris, Borth    
11 April 1986   Ilam Hall, Hartington Hall   Alton Towers
27 June 1986   Castleton, Hathersage    
22 August 1986   Grantham, Glen Coe, Glen Nevis, Torridon, Raasay, Crianlarich, Rowardennan Scotland  
12 September 1986   Cleeve Hill, Duntisbourne Abbots    
2 November 1986   Woodys Top    
12 November 1986   Winchester, Burley    
27 February 1987   Duerton, Portsmouth    
27 March 1987   York, Boggle Hole    
16 April 1987 Easter Lincoln, Wasdale Hall, Buttermere, Keswick Lake District  
22 May 1987 Spring BH Ironbridge, Bala, Cynwyd    
19 June 1987   Copt Oak, Ilam Hall    
17 July 1987   Woodys Top    
21 August 1987   Lincoln, Trossachs, Loch Morlich, Carbisdale Castle, Tomintoul, Braemar, Pitlochry Scotland  
18 September 1987   Lulworth Cove, Beer    
30 October 1987     Norfolk Broads Boating
20 November 1987   Jordans, Windsor    
31 December 1987 New Year Matlock    
22 January 1988   Milton Keynes, Stratford-upon-Avon    
11 March 1988   Saffron Walden, Cambridge    
31 March 1988 Easter Kendal, Grasmere Butharlyp How, Keswick Lake District  
29 April 1988 May BH Llangollen, Capel Curig, Idwal Cottage Snowdonia  
14 May 1988   Borth   Pony trekking
27 May 1988 Spring BH Bath, Minehead, Lynton    
17 June 1988   Hartington Hall   Alton Towers
15 July 1988   Woodys Top    
20 August 1988   Crianlarich, Tobermory, Glencoe Scotland  
14 October 1988     Norfolk Broads Boating
20 January 1989   Pen-y-Pass    
27 January 1989   Bradenham, Jordans    
24 February 1989   Oxford    
23 March 1989 Easter Ironbridge, Idwal Cottage, Cynwyd Snowdonia  
28 April 1989 May BH Copt Oak, Malham, Dentdale Yorkshire Dales  
23 June 1989   Sheringham    
28 July 1989   Woodys Top    
19 August 1989   Killin, Ratagan, Glen Nevis Scotland  
16 September 1989   Honister    
17 November 1989   Jordans    
29 December 1989 New Year Cynwyd    
30 December 1989 New Year Wilderhope Manor, Wheathill    
23 February 1990   Arundel    
16 March 1990   Llanddeusant    
13 April 1990 Easter Honister, Black Sail, Derwent    
5 May 1990 May BH Ffestiniog    
25 May 1990   Ullapool, Torridon Scotland  
17 June 1990   Boulogne France  
29 July 1990   Wheathill    
30 November 1990   Brandon, Cambridge    
28 December 1990 New Year Wastwater, Ambleside Lake District  
1 February 1991   Edale Peak District YHA Conference
29 March 1991 Easter Black Sail/Elterwater Lake District  
12 April 1991   Llangollen Wales Rock Climbing
3 May 1991 May BH Llanddeusant Brecon Beacons  
21 May 1991 Whitsun Aysgarth Yorkshire Dales  
28 June 1991   Rattagan, Glen Brittle Scotland  
23 August 1991 August BH Malham Yorkshire Dales  
6 September 1991   Woodys Top Lincolnshire  
11 October 1991   Hartington Hall, Gradbach Mill Peak District Alton Towers
27 December 1991 New Year Coniston, Windermere Lake District  
31 January 1992   Blackboys Sussex  
28 February 1992   Cheddar, Bath Somerset  
21 March 1992   Borovets Bulgaria Skiing
16 April 1992 Easter Matterdale Lake District  
1 May 1992 May BH Canal Oxford Canal  
10 May 1992       Sailing
22 May 1992 Whitsun Ullapool, Glencoe Scotland  
18 July 1992     Thorpe-le-Soken Sailing
28 August 1992 August BH Malham Yorkshire Dales  
18 September 1992   Holford, Lynton Devon  
30 October 1992   Fenny Bentley Peak District Alton Towers
27 November 1992   Ivinghoe Chilterns  
27 December 1992 New Year Bryn Bach Brecon Beacons  
5 February 1993   Ravenstor Peak District  
6 March 1993   Idwal Cottage Snowdonia