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A holiday in England offers so much diversity, with rolling hills and breathtaking beaches, quaint villages and cosmopolitan cities. Whether it’s the dramatic peaks of the Lake District that catch your eye, or the rugged coastline of Cornwall, you’re guaranteed a memorable experience in this ancient land dotted with historic gems.

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Tour of the Lake District
From £1275 per person
Historic Borders of Scotland & England
From £1080 per person
Cotswold Way
From £850 per person
Devon & Cornwall Road Trip
From £1440 per person
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Highlights of Britain
£1960
Self-Drive Holidays
13 Nights
Great British Road Trip
£3230
Self-Drive Holidays
20 Nights
Hadrian’s Wall Path
£705
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
84 miles / 135 km
Devon & Cornwall Road Trip
£1440
Self-Drive Holidays
9 Nights
From London to the Scottish Highlands
£2710
Self-Drive Holidays
16 Nights
Coast to Coast
£1650
Walking Holidays
14 Nights
190 miles / 304 km
Tour of the Lake District
£1275
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
93 miles / 145 km
Highlights of South West England
£1750
Self-Drive Holidays
11 Nights
Peddars Way & Norfolk Coast Path
£1355
Walking Holidays
10 Nights
133 miles / 214 km
Historic Borders of Scotland & England
£1080
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Cotswold Way
£850
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
102 miles / 164 km
St Cuthbert’s Way
£640
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
62.5 miles / 100 km
Cleveland Way
£1355
Walking Holidays
10 Nights
109 miles / 176 km
Herriot Way
£665
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
52 miles / 84 km
Highlights of England
£2150
Self-Drive Holidays
11 Nights
Cumbria Way
£795
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
73 miles / 118 km
South West Coast Path – Padstow to Penzance
£1085
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
107.5 miles / 172 km
Berwickshire Coastal Path
£575
Walking Holidays
4 Nights
40.5 miles / 66 km
Hadrian’s Wall & Northumberland
£940
Self-Drive Holidays
6 Nights
Classic Yorkshire: Whitby, York & The Dales
£1050
Self-Drive Holidays
6 Nights
South of England Road Trip
£1480
Self-Drive Holidays
9 Nights
Northumberland Coast Path
£635
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
64 miles / 103 km
Isle of Wight Coastal Path
£595
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
67 miles / 108 km
Dales Way
£925
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
80 miles / 129 km
Lake District, Yorkshire & Hadrian’s Wall
£1560
Self-Drive Holidays
10 Nights
Quintessential English Honeymoon
£1590
Self-Drive Holidays
9 Nights
The Ridgeway
£980
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
87 miles / 139 km
South Downs Way
£950
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
100 miles / 160 km
Highlights of The Lake District
£835
Self-Drive Holidays
5 Nights
Classic England: Oxford & The Cotswolds
£1590
Self-Drive Holidays
9 Nights
Lady Anne’s Way
£790
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
100 miles / 160 km
East of England: Cambridge, Norfolk & Suffolk
£1420
Self-Drive Holidays
9 Nights
South West Coast Path – Minehead to Westward Ho!
£985
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
88 miles / 142 km
Discover Cornwall’s Classic Coastline
£1185
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Lake District Honeymoon
£835
Self-Drive Holidays
5 Nights
South West Coast Path – Penzance to Falmouth
£780
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
63.5 miles / 100.5 km
Devon Explorer: Exmoor, Dartmoor & The Coast
£940
Self-Drive Holidays
6 Nights
Cornwall Coastal Honeymoon
£1185
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
St Oswald’s Way
£995
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
97 miles / 156 km
Devon & Cornwall
£1345
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
South West Coast Path – Lyme Regis to Poole
£980
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
75 miles / 120 km
Lake District & Yorkshire Dales National Parks
£1150
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
Cotswolds & Jurassic Coast
£1265
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
South West Coast Path – Plymouth to Exmouth
£1275
Walking Holidays
9 Nights
101.5 miles / 164 km
The Best of London
£885
Self-Drive Holidays
4 Nights
South West Coast Path – Westward Ho! to Padstow
£995
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
78 miles / 126 km
London & The Heart of England
£2235
Self-Drive Holidays
13 Nights
South West Coast Path – Exmouth to Lyme Regis
£615
Walking Holidays
4 Nights
30 miles / 48 km
Pennine Way
£2265
Walking Holidays
17 Nights
265 miles / 427 km
Pennine Way – Central
£1040
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
103 miles / 166 km
South West Coast Path – Falmouth to Plymouth
£970
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
77 miles / 122.5 km
Pennine Way – North
£680
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
72 miles / 116 km
Thames Path – Central
£1175
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
73 miles / 117.5 km
Thames Path – West
£810
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
54 miles / 87 km
Thames Path – East
£1190
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
57 miles / 91.5 km
Pennine Way – South
£965
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
90 miles / 144 km
Guards at Windsor Castle
Castle Combe in the Cotswolds
Arundel Castle in West Sussex
Brighton Pier
Canterbury, Kent
The city of Oxford
The Seven Sisters at Eastbourne
Vineyard at Hush Heath Winery, Kent
White Cliffs of Dover
Windsor Castle

South of England Road Trip

From £1480pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 9 Nights
  • Visit the medieval cities of Oxford and Canterbury
  • Discover the magnificent south coast, including the White Cliffs of Dover
  • Explore the rolling countryside, picturesque villages and vineyards of England’s sunniest region
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Bamburgh Castle on the Northumberland Coast Path
Sailing boats in the River Coquet at Warkworth
Looking across beach to Dunstanburgh Castle
Walking across the Pilgrim's Path to Holy Island at low tide (Credit - Mari Leijo)
Northumberland Coast Path waymarker near Dunstanburgh Castle
Dunstanburgh Castle on the Northumberland Coast Path
Lindisfarne Castle (Credit - Mari Leijo)
Farne Island Puffin (Credit - Rodney Burr)
Amanda from Absolute Escapes at Cresswell
Low tide at Lindisfarne Castle on Holy Island

Northumberland Coast Path

From £635pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 64 miles / 103 km
Duration 5 - 7 Nights
  • Experience the breathtaking Northumberland coastline and its wonderful sandy beaches
  • Discover dramatic castles including Bamburgh and Dunstanburgh
  • Explore the ruined priory on Holy Island, at the heart of the Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve
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Coastal scenery between Cowes and Yarmouth
Culver from above Luccombe (Credit - Visit Isle of Wight)
Coastal scenery between Yarmouth and Freshwater Bay
The Isle of Wight Coastal Path
The Needles of the Isle of Wight
Picturesque scenery between Sandown and Ryde
Coastal views from the Isle of Wight Coastal Path
Walkers on Isle of Wight Coastal Path (Credit - Visit Isle of Wight)
Alum Bay and the Needles at sunset (Credit - Visit Isle of Wight)
Bembridge Harbour at sunset (Credit - Visit Isle of Wight)

Isle of Wight Coastal Path

From £595pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 67 miles / 108 km
Duration 5 - 8 Nights
  • Enjoy the views over to the spectacular chalk stacks of ‘The Needles’
  • Experience the unspoilt Isle of Wight coastline as you make your way around the island
  • Visit historic Osborne House - Queen Victoria's family home
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Sun set at the Ribblehead Viaduct (credit - Daniel Kay)
Laura from the Absolute Escapes team walking from Grassington to Buckden
Bolton Abbey Stepping Stones (credit - Richard Bowden)
An Absolute Escapes client climbing over a stile on the Dales Way (credit - Marianne Engelshove)
River Wharfe (credit - Lee Beel, Visit Britain)
Absolute Escapes clients in Bowness-on-Windermere (credit - Kelly Allen)
Dales Way near Arten Gill Viaduct (credit - S. R. Miller)
An Absolute Escapes client walking the Dales Way (credit - Marianne Engelshove)
Sedbergh in Cumbria

Dales Way

From £925pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 80 miles / 129 km
Duration 7 - 9 Nights
  • Hike through the heart of the stunning Yorkshire Dales National Park
  • Explore the world-famous Lake District National Park and Lake Windermere - the largest natural lake in England
  • Visit delightful Sedbergh - 'England's Book Town'
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Sunset over Hadrian's Wall
Whitby, Yorkshire coast
View of Derwentwater in the Lake District
View down Whitby's famous 199 steps
Unique landscape in Malham, Yorkshire Dales
The Howgill Fells, Yorkshire Dales
Little Shambles, York
Kisdon Force waterfall near Keld
Lake District scenery
Beach huts in Whitby
A hiker above Lake Buttermere, Lake District

Lake District, Yorkshire & Hadrian’s Wall

From £1560pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 10 Nights
  • The city of York, with its fascinating Roman and Viking history
  • Hadrian's Wall and surrounding ancient forts
  • The stunning Lake District National Park
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Quaint village of Castle Combe, Cotswolds
Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire
Lower Slaughter in the Cotswolds
Tower Bridge and the River Thames in London
Riverside in Bath
Bridge of Sighs at Hertford College, Oxford
Hall's Croft, Stratford-upon-Avon
Oxford in spring, England
Roman Baths, Bath
Stonehenge, Wiltshire
View from Broadway Tower over the Cotswolds landscape
St Paul's Cathedral, London

Quintessential English Honeymoon

From £1590pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 9 Nights
  • Oxford, home to the ‘dreaming spires’ of world-renowned Oxford University
  • The Cotswolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
  • Roman-built baths and stunning architecture in the ancient city of Bath
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Walkers on the Ridgeway
Poppies and Ivinghoe Beacon
Ridgeway signs at Ashbury Hill where Alfred the Great defeated the Vikings
Riverside walking on the Ridgeway
Mileage signs on the Ridgeway
Ivinghoe Beacon, Ridgeway map and view
Rolling wheat fields on the Ridgeway
Silbury Hill - a Prehistoric artificial chalk mound near Avebury
Church on the Ridgeway
Views north-west from Whiteleaf Nature Reserve
Ivinghoe Beacon - end of the Ridgeway

The Ridgeway

From £980pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 87 miles / 139 km
Duration 7 - 9 Nights
  • Enjoy wide and exhilarating vistas over the rolling hills of the Wessex Downs
  • Step back in time and explore the archaeological treasures on this ancient route
  • Explore the beech woodlands and the charming villages of the Chilterns
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Charlotte from Absolute Escapes walking the South Downs Way
South Downs Way scenery near Winchester
Burriton Church and pond
South Downs Way waymarker
Sunset on the trail
Charlotte from Absolute Escapes on the South Downs Way
Walkers on South Downs Way
Hope Gape, looking along the coastline of the Seven Sisters white chalk cliffs
Lewes Castle in Sussex
Rathfinny Wines, Alfriston, East Sussex

South Downs Way

From £950pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 100 miles / 160 km
Duration 7 - 10 Nights
  • Enjoy the rolling landscapes of southern England and an exhilarating sense of space
  • Discover Iron Age hillforts & Bronze Age burial mounds
  • Explore quaint villages and relax in historic inns
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Lake Buttermere
View of Derwentwater in the Lake District
A hiker above Lake Buttermere, Lake District
Castlerigg Stone Circle
Grasmere sunset
Hawkshead village
Keswick
Looking across Derwentwater
Loughrigg Tarn
Views across the Lake District

Highlights of The Lake District

From £835pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 5 Nights
  • Explore mountain country and England’s highest peak - Scafell Pike
  • Discover charming villages and delightful market towns
  • Boat trips on England’s famous Lake Windermere
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Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire
Lower Slaughter in the Cotswolds
Tower Bridge and the River Thames in London
Riverside in Bath
Bridge of Sighs at Hertford College, Oxford
Hall's Croft, Stratford-upon-Avon
Oxford in spring, England
Quaint village of Castle Combe, Cotswolds
Roman Baths, Bath
Stonehenge, Wiltshire
St Paul's Cathedral, London
View from Broadway Tower over the Cotswolds landscape

Classic England: Oxford & The Cotswolds

From £1590pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 9 Nights
  • Oxford, home to the ‘dreaming spires’ of world-renowned Oxford University
  • The Cotswolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
  • Roman-built baths and stunning architecture in the ancient city of Bath
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inspire our spirit of discovery.
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First-hand Experience:
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We've built connections with
trusted suppliers over decades.
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Every aspect of your holiday is
perfectly handcrafted for you.
Meticulous Planning:
Everything works seamlessly -
because the details matter.
Blended Adventures:
Mix walking, driving, and train travel
to build a holiday that’s truly unique.
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