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Discover Ancient Abbeys & Delightful Countryside

Historic abbeys, gothic mansions and fairytale castles are sprinkled across the varied landscapes of this largely unexplored area of southern Scotland. Escape the crowds and revel in Scotland’s literary, religious and political history, while making the most of miles of peaceful countryside, from expansive valleys to wild forests.

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Southern Upland Way
£2125
Walking Holidays
14 Nights
212 miles / 341 km
St Cuthbert’s Way
£625
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
62.5 miles / 100 km
Discover Ayrshire & Arran
£1120
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Kintyre Way
£945
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
100 miles / 161 km
Historic Borders of Scotland & England
£1080
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Borders Abbeys Way
£775
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
68 miles / 109 km
Berwickshire Coastal Path
£580
Walking Holidays
4 Nights
40.5 miles / 66 km
Southern Scotland Winter Road Trip
£940
Self-Drive Holidays
6 Nights
Literary Scotland
£1415
Self-Drive Holidays
9 Nights
Pennine Way
£2250
Walking Holidays
17 Nights
265 miles / 427 km
Burns Country & The Scottish Borders
£1185
Self-Drive Holidays
8 Nights
Pennine Way – North
£615
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
72 miles / 116 km
An Absolute Escapes client walking the Southern Upland Way
Absolute Escapes team members walking the Southern Upland Way
Dunskey Castle, Portpatrick (credit - Scott Smyth)
The Three Brethren cairns (credit - Absolute Escapes clients, Matthew and Caroline Clyndes)
Absolute Escapes client under the Striding Arches, Benbrack (credit - Owen Fripp)
Loch Trool in the Galloway Forest Park
Sine from Absolute Escapes at the start of the Southern Upland Way in Portpatrick
The Moffat Hills in the Southern Uplands
Portpatrick (credit - Scott Smyth)
Signpost on the Southern Upland Way

Southern Upland Way

From £2125pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 212 miles / 341 km
Duration 14 - 16 Nights
  • Journey through a spectacular, remote and undiscovered part of the country
  • Discover the fascinating heritage of Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders
  • Explore the enchanting Galloway Forest and Dark Sky Park
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Absolute Escapes clients in the Cheviot Hills whilst walking from Morebattle to Kirk Yetholm on the St Cuthbert's Way (credit - Bob Siegel)
Our client, Anne, at St Cuthbert's Cave (credit - Peter Backhouse)
The Absolute Escapes team with some of our clients walking the St Cuthbert's Way (credit - Zoe Kirkbride)
Lindisfarne Castle (credit - Michael Conrad)
Katia, Sheila and Sine from the Absolute Escapes team walking the St Cuthbert's Way (credit - Scott Smyth)
The Tweed River on the Melrose to Jedburgh section (credit - our client, Bob Siegel)
The Cheviot Hills
Absolute Escapes team members walking from from Wooler to Fenwick (credit - Melanie Grandidge)
Melrose Abbey (credit - Kenny Lam, VisitScotland)
The Absolute Escapes team walking the St Cuthbert's Way (credit - Scott Smyth)
Our client walking across the Pilgrim's Path to Holy Island at low tide (credit - Mari Leijo)
The approach to Kirk Yetholm (credit - Peter Backhouse)

St Cuthbert’s Way

From £625pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 62.5 miles / 100 km
Duration 5 - 8 Nights
  • Enjoy an unforgettable pilgrimage journey to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne
  • Explore the idyllic countryside of the Scottish Borders and the Cheviot Hills
  • Discover historic abbeys, priories and castles in Scotland and England
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Culzean Castle
Croy shore, Culzean bay
Machrie Moor Standing Stones, Isle of Arran
Burns Monument
Seals on the Isle of Arran
Isle of Arran
Isle of Arran
Ayr Town Centre
Goat Fell
The Brig O Doon, Alloway
Wicker statue of Tam-O-Shanter
The Auld Kirk In Alloway

Discover Ayrshire & Arran

From £1120pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 7 Nights
  • Experience the tranquillity of island life on the spectacular Isle of Arran
  • Explore the enchanting region of Ayrshire, which inspired Scotland’s Bard, Robert Burns
  • Discover Culzean Castle, an 18th-century masterpiece designed by architect Robert Adam
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Absolute Escapes Director, Sheila Tulloch, walking the Kintyre Way
Beautiful bay on the Kintyre Way
Looking across to Davaar Island
A beautiful remote beach along the Kintyre Way
Gorgeous scenery on the Kintyre Way
An Absolute Escapes walker on the trail
Scenery on the Kintyre Peninsula
The end of the Kintyre Way in Machrihanish
Campbeltown
Views across the Kintyre Peninsula
Sheila from Absolute Escapes on the Kintyre Way
Turquoise waters along the Kintyre Way
Kintyre Way waymarker and views

Kintyre Way

From £945pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 100 miles / 161 km
Duration 7 - 8 Nights
  • Enjoy views across to the beautiful Scottish islands of Islay, Jura and Gigha
  • Spot the rich variety of wildlife including eagles, otters, seals and basking sharks
  • Breathe in the bracing sea air as you stride along the white sands of Machrihanish Beach
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Melrose Abbey, Scottish Borders
Sandy beach looking towards Bamburgh Castle
Lindisfarne Castle, Northumberland
Hadrian's Wall sunset at Walltown
Jedburgh Abbey, Scottish Borders
Eildon Hills and River Tweed, Scotland
Dryburgh Abbey, Scotland
Floors Castle & River Tweed, Scotland
Alnwick Castle, Northumberland
Abbotsford House, Scottish Borders - home of Sir Walter Scott
A Cheviot Goat on the summit of Simonside
Stargazing in Northumberland

Historic Borders of Scotland & England

From £1080pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 7 Nights
  • Discover medieval castles and abbeys in the Scottish Borders
  • The wild and tranquil scenery of Northumberland National Park
  • Dramatic castles and golden beaches on the sparkling Northumberland coast
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Scott's View
Abbotsford House - home of Sir Walter Scott
Jedburgh Abbey
Borders Abbeys Way, Melrose
Leaderfoot Viaduct
Smailholm Tower on the Borders Abbeys Way
Sunset over Nisbet on the Borders Abbey Way
Floors Castle, Kelso
Horse statue on Hawick High Street, Scottish Borders

Borders Abbeys Way

From £775pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 68 miles / 109 km
Duration 6 - 7 Nights
  • Enjoy easy walking through the wonderful Scottish Borders countryside
  • Immersive yourself in the region’s rich religious and local history
  • Visit the majestic ruins of four 12th-century abbeys
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Looking across to Bass Rock from Dunbar
Coastal scenery on the Berwickshire Coastal Path
Scott from Absolute Escapes on the Berwickshire Coastal Path
On the trail to Berwick-on-Tweed
St Abb's Lighthouse
St Abbs Head
Walking from Eyemouth to Berwick-on-Tweed
Taking in the view on the Berwickshire Coastal Path
The beach at Coldingham Bay
Dunbar Harbour
The Absolute Escapes team walking the Berwickshire Coastal Path

Berwickshire Coastal Path

From £580pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 40.5 miles / 66 km
Duration 4 - 5 Nights
  • Enjoy an exhilarating walk along some of the highest sea cliffs in Britain
  • St Abb's Head - a spectacular national nature reserve formed by an extinct volcano
  • Explore an area famed for its birdlife and rare coastal flora
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The ruins of Greenan Castle by Ayr
Abbotsford House in the snow
Oval stairway at Culzean Castle
Outside Culzean Castle
Burns Birthplace in Alloway
Threave Castle
Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries and Galloway
Clatteringshaws Loch in Galloway Forest Park
Dumfries House
Jedburgh Abbey, Scottish Borders
Loch Ken, Dumfries and Galloway
Robert Burns statue

Southern Scotland Winter Road Trip

From £940pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 6 Nights
  • Explore charming Ayrshire which inspired Scotland's Bard, Rabbie Burns
  • Discover the unspoilt beauty of Dumfries and Galloway - home to the magical Galloway Forest Dark Sky Park
  • Visit the magnificent ruins of Melrose Abbey - the resting place of the heart of Robert the Bruce
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Abbotsford House, the home of Sir Walter Scott
The Elephant House, Birthplace of the Harry Potter books
Scott's view over the valley of the River Tweed
Rosslyn Chapel, Midlothian
Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh
Steamship Sir Walter Scott sails on Loch Katrine
Scott Monument in Princes Street Gardens
Loch Katrine from Ben A'an
The Shore at Leith
Scottish Borders Countryside

Literary Scotland

From £1415pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 9 Nights
  • Explore the Scottish Borders, birthplace of Sir Walter Scott
  • Take a literary tour of Scotland’s capital Edinburgh, a UNESCO City of Literature
  • Discover the romantic and inspiring Trossachs National Park
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Pennine Way stone at Whitley Pike
Malham Cove
High Force on the River Tees
Greg's Hut, England's highest bothy
Jason from the Absolute Escapes team on the Pennine Way
Hiker near Barrowburn Farm
Kisdon Hill near Keld
The Vale of Edale in the Peak District
Signpost on the Pennine Way
Views to Pen-y-Ghent hill
Signpost near Bellingham on the Pennine Way
Caitlin from the Absolute Escapes at Caw Gap on the Pennine Way

Pennine Way

From £2250pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 265 miles / 427 km
Duration 17 - 22 Nights
  • Experience Britain’s oldest and most famous National Trail
  • Traverse three national parks in some of the UK’s most wild and beautiful countryside
  • Discover the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Hadrian’s Wall
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