Littlehampton Youth Hostel 2003 to present
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1 YHA (England and Wales) Youth Hostel Profile compiled by the Association’s volunteer archivist, John Martin, rev2020-01-01 Littlehampton Youth Hostel 2003 to present 63 Surrey Street, Littlehampton, West Sussex. Historic County: West Sussex GR: TQ 025019 The 35-bed self-catering Littlehampton youth hostel was part of the £10 million Littlehampton East Bank redevelopment driven by Arun District Council alongside a range of partners including West Sussex County Council at the turn of the millennium. The Fisherman’s Wharf riverside development project was realised in 2003. The hostel was included within the central visitor attraction here, on the upper floor of part of a new block including the Look and Sea Heritage Exhibition and visitor centre with shop, Harbour Lights Café and viewing tower. The riverside scheme also included 170 residential units, RNLI lifeboat station, Harbour Board offices, New Town square and public riverside walkway, thus tidying up an unattractive area of derelict harbour wharves and disused storage yards and improving the town’s presentation. YHA leases the property. Fisherman’s Wharf, Littlehampton. The 2003 youth hostel occupies the upper floor of the right hand side of the Look and Sea Heritage Exhibition and visitor centre. Its entrance is just out of sight to the right. The two hostel windows above the blue Harbour Lights entrance indicate the positions of the dining room and lounge; most of the other windows on this side are bedrooms (author’s photograph, May 2013)
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YHA (England and Wales) Youth Hostel Profile
compiled by the Association’s volunteer archivist, John Martin, rev2020-01-01
Littlehampton Youth Hostel 2003 to present 63 Surrey Street, Littlehampton, West Sussex. Historic County: West Sussex GR: TQ 025019 The 35-bed self-catering Littlehampton youth hostel was part of the £10 million Littlehampton East Bank redevelopment driven by Arun District Council alongside a range of partners including West Sussex County Council at the turn of the millennium. The Fisherman’s Wharf riverside development project was realised in 2003. The hostel was included within the central visitor attraction here, on the upper floor of part of a new block including the Look and Sea Heritage Exhibition and visitor centre with shop, Harbour Lights Café and viewing tower. The riverside scheme also included 170 residential units, RNLI lifeboat station, Harbour Board offices, New Town square and public riverside walkway, thus tidying up an unattractive area of derelict harbour wharves and disused storage yards and improving the town’s presentation. YHA leases the property.
Fisherman’s Wharf, Littlehampton. The 2003 youth hostel occupies the upper floor of the right hand side of the
Look and Sea Heritage Exhibition and visitor centre. Its entrance is just out of sight to the right. The two hostel windows above the blue Harbour Lights entrance indicate the positions of the dining room
and lounge; most of the other windows on this side are bedrooms (author’s photograph, May 2013)
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The hostel opened on 1st April 2003, with an official opening held, probably on 22nd May 2003. Originally a satellite hostel run from Arundel, Littlehampton hostel has now gained full status and is open to families and individuals throughout the year. There has latterly been a little reorganisation of guestroom and hostel office facilities. Les Snyman has been manager since at least 2013.
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3 4 1: the reverse side of the youth hostel; 2: nautical themes at the entrance; 3: the end of a family hostelling weekend;
4: a simple and effective hostel design (author’s photographs, May 2013)
Overnights – inclusive periods each year as follows 2003-present: Mar to following Feb
+: notional figure included for exclusive hire and/or camping
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 … … … 4361 4806 4936 5197 4055 3424 3422
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 3019 5478+ 5977+ 6502+ 6185+ 7143+ 7701+ 7148+ 7157+ 7477+
John Martin, 2020. YHA Profiles are intended to be adaptable in the light of new materials gained by YHA Archive
