Title:
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Youth Hostel
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Creation Date:
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2005
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Image Date:
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2005
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Period:
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21st century
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Location:
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Lockton, North Yorkshire
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Country:
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ENGLAND, UK
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Display Creator:
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not known
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Terms:
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Sustainable tourism
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Image ID:
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08-0474
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Description:
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Resource Centre for the hostel: two touch sensitive screens with details of the hostel's eco friendly design and facilities. "Welcome to Lockton, YHA's first Green Beacon Youth Hostel, an exemplar of sustainable tourism..." Its walls are covered with circular notices, "Awareness Points", highlighting the eco-friendly features in the hostel. The YHA's first eco-hostel, re-opened in March 2005 after extensive reconstruction. Originally the village school. Features include wool insulation in the walls and roof, a rainwater harvesting system, live sedum roof, a compost toilet and photovoltaic cells.
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Rights:
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© Sheffield Hallam University
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Permissions:
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For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
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Image Storage Location:
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DIGITAL IMAGE ONLY
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Related Information:
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YHA. For more information see < http://www.yha.org.uk/ >
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Photographed by:
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Dave Ball
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Creator:
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not known
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Creator Role:
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Designers.
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Subject Heading:
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National parks and reserves -- England -- North York Moors
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Subject Heading:
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Ecotourism
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Subject Heading:
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Buildings -- Repair and reconstruction
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Subject Heading:
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Information display systems
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Subject Heading:
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Tourist camps, hostels, etc
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