Web pages about HF
On these web pages I have put some information that I have found about HF over the years. I did not want the information to get lost in case it is useful to me or others in the future.
- Some of the pages show what I have found about using public transport to get to HF and self-guided walks from the house.
- Some of the pages show some of the changes I have seen in the 35 years that I have been an HF customer.
Plus any other information about HF that I thought may be useful to others and that I did not want to get lost. If these pages can be improved please let me know by putting a post on the HF Holiday Fans ( unofficial).
Recent HF History
For the story of HF, from the start, see the Harry Wroe book which is online here. I am not trying to duplicate that I'm just trying to give a flavor of the changes I have seen in the 35 years that I have been an HF customer. For instance, some of the houses that have closed and some of the things HF have tried over the years.
Getting to HF and Self-guided Walks by Public Transport
In the old days, on the day before the last day of the holiday the manager put out a sheet for people to say what taxi they needed. At many houses that seems to have been quietly dropped now, it's just assumed that everyone is traveling by car.
The HF web site used to have guide prices for taxis to each house, that has also been quietly dropped.
HF are reducing the help they give to people traveling by public transport just at the time that its more difficult to get taxis. At some houses people have had to miss breakfast on the last day because taxis are all booked for school runs.
I think HF members care about the environment, but not enough to leave the car at home it seems, even if people don't care about the environment we are all getting older and there are plans to be more strict about the medical requirements for driving licence's.
I would like HF to:
- Restore guide prices for taxis on their website.
- Have more walks from the house in the discovery points and online, including the tread lightly walks and the ones created for covid.
- More information about public transport.
- Free transfers from railway station at all houses.
I have created a page for each HF house (including some former house) that I have visited.
Click on one of the following links to see the page for that house:
| Abingworth | Abingworth Hall | South Downs |
| Alnmouth | Nether Grange | Northumberland |
| Bourton-on-the-Water | Harrington House | Cotswolds |
| Brecon | Nythfa House | Brecon Beacons |
| Church Stretton | Longmynd Hotel | Shropshire |
| Coniston | Monk Coniston | Lake District South |
| Dolgellau | Dolserau Hall | Snowdonia |
| Dovedale | The Peveril of the Peak | Peak District |
| Freshwater Bay | Freshwater Bay House | Isle of Wight |
| Glen Coe | Alltshellach | Scottish Highlands |
| Keswick | Derwent Bank | Lake District North |
| Malham | Newfield Hall | Yorkshire Dales |
| Sedbergh | Thorns Hall | Yorkshire Dales |
| Selworthy | Holnicote House | Exmoor |
| St Ives | Chy Morvah | Cornwall |
| Whitby | Larpool Hall | North York Moors |
| Conwy | (1914- 2011) | |
| Newlands | (1914- 1987) | |
| Beddgelert | ||
| Swanage | (1947- 1995) | |
| Isle of Arran | (1925- ) | |
| Scarborough | (1954- 1998) | |
| Lulworth | ||
| Beddgelert |
Other Documents on this site
Click on the following for more information
| Former HF Houses | |
|---|---|
| Conwy (1914- 2011) |  |
| Newlands (1914- 1987) |  |
| Swanage (1947- 1995) |  |
| Isle of Arran (1925- ) |  |
| Scarborough (1954- 1998) |  |
| Lulworth |  |
| Beddgelert |  |
| New Inns |  |
| Penrith |  |
About This SiteHere is some information I have gathered together about getting to and walking from HF houses when leaving the car at home. On these pages I have also put some history about former HF houses I have visited. The information here is based on my visits to HF houses over the years. It may be out of date so don't rely on anything here without checking. If you find any errors why not let others know by putting a post on the HF Holiday Fans ( unofficial) Facebook forum. I will try to quote such posts here so they don't get lost. This is information I have discovered over the years which would have been useful to know before. Unfortunately the travel information on the HF website, for getting to houses by public transport, is poor. I think it would be better if the information on this page were on the HF website. |
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