A hostel with political connections

Before it was a hostel, part of Earby Hostel was home to Katharine Bruce Glasier. Katharine was a well-known political evangelist and a founder member of the Independent Labour Party. On her death in 1950 funds were raised for a memorial to her name. This was used to buy her cottage and two adjacent properties and convert them for use as a hostel. This hostel was presented to the YHA in 1958. Sold by the YHA in 2006, ownership passed to Pendle Borough Council who leased it back to the YHA. In 2017 YHA gave up the lease. The Council remained true to asperation of the origonal founders and now lease Earby Hostel to a local family who continue to run it as an independent hostel. It has been in our Independent Hostel network since 2011.