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Self-Guided Walking Holidays in the UK & Ireland

Our self-guided walking holidays are a wonderful way to discover Scotland, England, Ireland, Wales and the Channel Islands at your own pace. Packages include hand-picked accommodation, daily baggage transfers, guidebook/map, and 24/7 support from our dedicated team.

Explore unspoilt coastline, majestic mountains and incredible historic sites on some of the world’s most spectacular long-distance walking trails.

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West Highland Way
£795
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
96 miles / 154 km
Hadrian’s Wall Path
£705
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
84 miles / 135 km
Rob Roy Way
£855
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
79 miles / 126 km
Fife Coastal Path
£960
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
81 miles / 130 km
Great Glen Way
£745
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
73 miles / 117 km
Peddars Way & Norfolk Coast Path
£1355
Walking Holidays
10 Nights
133 miles / 214 km
John Muir Way
£1490
Walking Holidays
11 Nights
134 miles / 215 km
Coast to Coast
£1650
Walking Holidays
14 Nights
190 miles / 304 km
Isle of Anglesey Coastal Path
£1895
Walking Holidays
12 Nights
140 miles / 225 km
Skye Trail
£1475
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
80 miles / 128 km
Tour of the Lake District
£1275
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
93 miles / 145 km
Arran Coastal Way
£725
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
63 miles / 100 km
East Highland Way
£945
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
82 miles / 132 km
Cleveland Way
£1355
Walking Holidays
10 Nights
109 miles / 176 km
St Cuthbert’s Way
£630
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
62.5 miles / 100 km
Herriot Way
£665
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
52 miles / 84 km
Cotswold Way
£850
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
102 miles / 164 km
Cumbria Way
£795
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
73 miles / 118 km
Kintyre Way
£995
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
100 miles / 161 km
South West Coast Path – Padstow to Penzance
£1160
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
107.5 miles / 172 km
Jersey Coastal Path
£875
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
48 miles / 77 km
Southern Upland Way
£2340
Walking Holidays
14 Nights
212 miles / 341 km
Berwickshire Coastal Path
£575
Walking Holidays
4 Nights
40.5 miles / 66 km
Guernsey Coastal Path
£975
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
39 miles / 63 km
Cateran Trail
£825
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
64 miles / 103 km
Loch Ness 360°
£930
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
77.5 Miles / 125 km
Speyside Way
£1045
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
85 miles / 136 km
Northumberland Coast Path
£635
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
64 miles / 103 km
Offa’s Dyke Path
£1505
Walking Holidays
13 Nights
177 miles / 285 km
Moray Coast Trail
£665
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
44 miles / 70 km
Isle of Wight Coastal Path
£595
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
67 miles / 108 km
Borders Abbeys Way
£775
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
68 miles / 109 km
Moyle Way & Causeway Coast Way
£870
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
60.5 miles / 97 km
Dales Way
£925
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
80 miles / 129 km
Moray Way
£1115
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
95 miles / 152 km
South West Coast Path – Minehead to Westward Ho!
£985
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
88 miles / 142 km
Wicklow Way
£925
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
86 miles / 138 km
Lady Anne’s Way
£790
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
100 miles / 160 km
The Ridgeway
£980
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
87 miles / 139 km
South Downs Way
£990
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
100 miles / 160 km
Cairngorms National Park & North West Highlands
£1195
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
Isle of Skye & Outer Hebrides
£1420
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
St Oswald’s Way
£995
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
97 miles / 156 km
Shetland & Orkney
£1525
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
Kerry Way
£925
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
114 miles / 183 km
South West Coast Path – Penzance to Falmouth
£805
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
63.5 miles / 100.5 km
Pembrokeshire Coast Path
£1895
Walking Holidays
14 Nights
186 miles / 298 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
South West Coast Path – Plymouth to Exmouth
£1275
Walking Holidays
9 Nights
101.5 miles / 164 km
Eryri Snowdonia & Pembrokeshire Coast National Parks
£1265
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
Lake District & Yorkshire Dales National Parks
£1150
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
South West Coast Path – Westward Ho! to Padstow
£995
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
78 miles / 126 km
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
Cotswolds & Jurassic Coast
£1265
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
Dingle Way
£875
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
111 miles / 179 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
Pembrokeshire Coast Path – North
£875
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
68 miles / 109 km
Pembrokeshire Coast Path – South
£975
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
58 miles / 93 km
Pennine Way – South
£965
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
90 miles / 144 km
Pembrokeshire Coast Path – Central
£920
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
60 miles / 96 km
Hiker looking into the distance on the mountain
Walkers on TLD
Scafell Pike and Wastwater in Wasdale Valley
The path between Nether Wasdale and Buttermere
James from the Absolute Escapes team on the Tour of the Lake District
Walled path on the Tour of the Lake District
Coniston Jetty
Forestry path on the trail
Waymarker on the path

Tour of the Lake District

From £1275pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 93 miles / 145 km
Duration 8 - 13 Nights
  • Explore the beautiful English Lake District - a UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • Visit picturesque Lakeland villages such as Coniston, Boot and Grasmere
  • Escape the crowds in the wild and undeveloped Western Fells
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Absolute Escapes clients walking the Arran Coastal Way
An Absolute Escapes client walking from Machrie to Kilmory (credit - Chrononauts Photography)
Corrie (credit - Zoe from the Absolute Escapes team)
Red deer in front of Lochranza Castle
Dawn from Absolute Escapes walking from Lagg to Whiting Bay
Machrie Moor Standing Stones, Isle of Arran
Glen Rosa
View of Goat Fell from Brodick
An Absolute Escapes client walking the Arran Coastal Way (credit - Peter Backhouse)
Seals on the Isle of Arran
An Absolute Escapes client admiring the view of the Arran coast (credit - Peter Backhouse)

Arran Coastal Way

From £725pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 63 miles / 100 km
Duration 5 - 8 Nights
  • Admire fantastic views from the summit of Goat Fell
  • Spot porpoises, bottlenose dolphins and otters as you make your way around the island
  • Fantastic historic sites such as Machrie Moor, Brodick Castle and King's Cave
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An Absolute Escapes client walking the East Highland Way (credit - Dale and Steve Johnson)
Absolute Escapes clients at the Cairn Gorm mountain summit (credit - Otto Meijer)
Hiker on the East Highland Way from Inverlair to Feagour (credit - James Fathers)
Sun setting on the River Spey
East Highland Way scenery from Inverlair to Feagour (credit - James Fathers)
An Absolute Escapes client at Pattack Fals near near Newtonmore and Spean Bridge (credit - Dale Johnson)
Views over Loch an Eilein (credit - Airborne Lens, VisitScotland)
Hiker on the East Highland Way from Kincraig to Aviemore (credit - James Fathers)
Absolute Escapes client walking towards Achnacochine on the East Highland Way (credit - Erik Driessen)
Commando Memorial (credit - Kenny Lam, VisitScotland)
Scenery on the trail from Inverlair to Feagour (credit - James Fathers)
Views over Loch Gynack

East Highland Way

From £945pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 82 miles / 132 km
Duration 6 - 9 Nights
  • Experience fabulous views of Scotland's highest mountains including Ben Nevis and the mighty Cairngorms
  • Discover the abundant wildlife, flora and fauna of the Scottish Highlands
  • Enjoy enchanting forests, peaceful mountain wilderness and lochside trails
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Scott from Absolute Escapes and the village of Staithes
Sine from the Absolute Escapes team walking from Staithes to Robin Hood's Bay on the Cleveland Way
Views over Whitby harbour (credit - Rich J Jones Photography, VisitEngland)
Scott from the Absolute Escapes team on the Cleveland Way
North York Moors at sunset (credit - Thomas Heaton, VisitEngland)
Sine from the Absolute Escapes team walking the Cleveland Way
View across the North York Moors (credit - Bernd Brueggemann)
Sine from the Absolute Escapes team with the Charm Bracelet sculpture at Saltburn on the Cleveland Way by artist, Richard Farrington (credit - Sine Birkedal Nielsen)
Saltburn Cliff Lift (credit - Sine Birkedal Nielsen)
Hiker on the Cleveland Way
Whitby Abbey
Sunset over Whitby

Cleveland Way

From £1355pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 109 miles / 176 km
Duration 10 - 11 Nights
  • Experience a superb walk of contrasts; wild moorlands and dramatic coastal cliffs
  • Explore attractive coastal towns and old historic fishing villages
  • Visit the remains of Rievaulx Abbey and 13th century Whitby Abbey
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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 £630pp

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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View of rolling hills near Hawes
Kisdon Force waterfall near Keld
Castle Bolton on the Herriot Way
The Herriot Way near Hawes
Hardraw Force, the longest single drop waterfall in England
Rolling hills over Thwaite
Absolute Escapes walkers leaving the village of Keld
Shelter at the Summit of Great Shunner Fell
Views back towards Aysgarth on the Herriot Way

Herriot Way

From £665pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 52 miles / 84 km
Duration 5 - 6 Nights
  • Follow in the footsteps of local hero, James Herriot, and visit his favourite beauty spots
  • Enjoy charming Yorkshire villages such as Hawes, Askrigg, Thwaite & Keld
  • Explore the delightful northern Yorkshire Dales
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Yew Trees in St Mary's Churchyard in Painswick
Traditional houses on the Cotswolds
Cotswold Way Path
Views of the Tyndale Monument on the Cotswold Way
Thatched cottage in Chipping Campden
Cotswold Way signpost
Sunset over Broadway Tower
The Roman Baths in Bath

Cotswold Way

From £850pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 102 miles / 164 km
Duration 7 - 11 Nights
  • Far-reaching, stunning views of quintessentially English landscapes
  • Discover Roman villas, abbeys, historic houses and battle sites
  • The picture-perfect village of Painswick and other glorious Cotswold villages
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Absolute Escapes clients on the Cumbria Way
Views across the Lake District
Scenic spot on the Cumbria Way
The incredible Borrowdale Valley
Views of the mountains across Derwentwater
Climbing to Stake Pass on the Cumbria Way
Looking across Derwentwater Lake
Lunch break on the Cumbria Way
Hiker on the Cumbria Way

Cumbria Way

From £795pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 73 miles / 118 km
Duration 6 - 9 Nights
  • Discover the stunning scenery of the Lake District National Park
  • Walk through two of the loveliest Lakeland valleys - Langdale and Borrowdale
  • Explore quaint Lakeland towns with wonderful pubs, shops and art galleries
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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 £995pp

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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St Michael's Mount
Scott from Absolute Escapes at The Minack Theatre
Dusk at Newquay Harbour
Stunning coastal views
View over St Ives
Hikers on the trail
Incredible rock formations at Perranporth Beach
On the trail from St Ives to Pendeen
Penzance Harbour
Coastal path between Padstow and Newquay
Stunning scenery on the St Ives Circuit
Perranporth Beach

South West Coast Path – Padstow to Penzance

From £1160pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 107.5 miles / 172 km
Duration 8 - 12 Nights
  • Walk one of the world's most beautiful coastlines
  • Explore the artist's town of St Ives - home of The Tate
  • Discover the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Cornish Mining
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