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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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South West Coast Path – Padstow to Penzance
From £1155 per person
Great Glen Way
From £775 per person
Cotswold Way
From £880 per person
West Highland Way
From £880 per person

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West Highland Way
£880
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
96 miles / 154 km
John Muir Way
£1630
Walking Holidays
11 Nights
134 miles / 215 km
Hadrian’s Wall Path
£730
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
84 miles / 135 km
Great Glen Way
£775
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
73 miles / 117 km
Rob Roy Way
£875
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
79 miles / 126 km
Coast to Coast
£1735
Walking Holidays
14 Nights
190 miles / 304 km
Cotswold Way
£880
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
102 miles / 164 km
Skye Trail
£1635
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
80 miles / 128 km
Fife Coastal Path
£935
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
81 miles / 130 km
Cotswold Round
£675
Walking Holidays
4 Nights
49 miles / 80 km
Tour of the Lake District
£1385
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
93 miles / 145 km
Arran Coastal Way
£740
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
63 miles / 100 km
St Cuthbert’s Way
£715
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
62.5 miles / 100 km
Isle of Anglesey Coastal Path
£1925
Walking Holidays
12 Nights
140 miles / 225 km
Kintyre Way
£1010
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
100 miles / 161 km
East Highland Way
£1035
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
82 miles / 132 km
Peddars Way & Norfolk Coast Path
£1505
Walking Holidays
10 Nights
133 miles / 214 km
Cleveland Way
£1355
Walking Holidays
10 Nights
109 miles / 176 km
Jersey Coastal Path
£1035
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
48 miles / 77 km
Speyside Way
£1155
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
85 miles / 136 km
Southern Upland Way
£2485
Walking Holidays
14 Nights
212 miles / 341 km
South West Coast Path – Padstow to Penzance
£1155
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
107.5 miles / 172 km
Cumbria Way
£855
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
73 miles / 118 km
Berwickshire Coastal Path
£595
Walking Holidays
4 Nights
40.5 miles / 66 km
Guernsey Coastal Path
£925
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
39 miles / 63 km
Cateran Trail
£845
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
64 miles / 103 km
Herriot Way
£695
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
52 miles / 84 km
Northumberland Coast Path
£725
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
64 miles / 103 km
Moray Coast Trail
£695
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
44 miles / 70 km
Moyle Way & Causeway Coast Way
£915
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
60.5 miles / 97 km
Loch Ness 360°
£985
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
77.5 Miles / 125 km
Wicklow Way
£955
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
86 miles / 138 km
Offa’s Dyke Path
£1635
Walking Holidays
13 Nights
177 miles / 285 km
Dales Way
£945
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
80 miles / 129 km
Isle of Wight Coastal Path
£625
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
67 miles / 108 km
Shetland & Orkney
£1525
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
Borders Abbeys Way
£825
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
68 miles / 109 km
Moray Way
£1165
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
95 miles / 152 km
South Downs Way
£995
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
100 miles / 160 km
South West Coast Path – Minehead to Westward Ho!
£1075
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
88 miles / 142 km
The Ridgeway
£1030
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
87 miles / 139 km
Isle of Skye & Outer Hebrides
£1420
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
Kerry Way
£945
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
114 miles / 183 km
Lady Anne’s Way
£860
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
100 miles / 160 km
Pembrokeshire Coast Path
£1995
Walking Holidays
14 Nights
186 miles / 298 km
Cairngorms National Park & North West Highlands
£1195
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
South West Coast Path – Penzance to Falmouth
£875
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
63.5 miles / 100.5 km
Dingle Way
£925
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
111 miles / 179 km
St Oswald’s Way
£995
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
97 miles / 156 km
South West Coast Path – Lyme Regis to Poole
£1050
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
75 miles / 120 km
Eryri Snowdonia & Pembrokeshire Coast
£1265
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
South West Coast Path – Plymouth to Exmouth
£1390
Walking Holidays
9 Nights
101.5 miles / 164 km
Lake District & Yorkshire Dales National Parks
£1150
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
Devon & Cornwall
£1345
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
Cotswolds & Jurassic Coast
£1265
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
South West Coast Path – Exmouth to Lyme Regis
£650
Walking Holidays
4 Nights
30 miles / 48 km
South West Coast Path – Westward Ho! to Padstow
£1045
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
78 miles / 126 km
Pennine Way
£2445
Walking Holidays
17 Nights
265 miles / 427 km
South West Coast Path – Full
£7,410
Walking Holidays
49 Nights
630 miles / 1,014 km
South West Coast Path – Falmouth to Plymouth
£1045
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
77 miles / 122.5 km
Pennine Way – North
£680
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
72 miles / 116 km
Pennine Way – Central
£1055
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
103 miles / 166 km
Thames Path – Central
£1280
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
73 miles / 117.5 km
Pembrokeshire Coast Path – Central
£1035
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
60 miles / 96 km
Thames Path – West
£845
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
54 miles / 87 km
Pennine Way – South
£1025
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
90 miles / 144 km
Pembrokeshire Coast Path – South
£1035
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
58 miles / 93 km
Pembrokeshire Coast Path – North
£935
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
68 miles / 109 km
Thames Path – East
£1285
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
57 miles / 91.5 km
Signpost on the Southern Upland Way
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)

Southern Upland Way

From £2485pp

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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Zoe from the Absolute Escapes team at Aire Point
Absolute Escapes clients at Land's End, mainland Britain's most south-westerly point
The picturesque fishing harbour and seaside town of St Ives
UNESCO World Heritage Site of Cornish Mining, near Pendeen
Melanie from the Absolute Escapes team walking from St Ives to Pendeen
Sennen Beach
The Minack Theatre, a beautiful open-air theatre carved into a cliff
Zoe from the Absolute Escapes team walking towards Cape Cornwall
Porthcurno Beach
Absolute Escapes Director, Sheila, walking the South West Coast Path
Sunset at Newquay
St Michael's Mount - a tidal island, home to a small community, medieval castle, and sub-tropical gardens
Kenneggy Cove, Penzance

South West Coast Path – Padstow to Penzance

From £1155pp

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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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 £855pp

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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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 £595pp

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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Walking on Herm Island (credit - Visit Guernsey)
The coastal path from Jerbourg to Saints Bay (credit - Katia from the Absolute Escapes team)
Walking through wildflowers on the Guernsey Coastal Path (credit - Andrew Bond)
Alderney Coastline (credit - Visit Guernsey)
Katia from the Absolute Escapes team walking on Herm
An Absolute Escapes client walking on the Guernsey Coastal Path (credit - Andrew Bond)
Loophole Tower, Guernsey (credit - Visit Guernsey)
An Absolute Escapes client walking on Herm (credit - Andrew Bond)
Katia from the Absolute Escapes team exploring The Little Chapel in the Les Vauxbelets valley
Alfresco Dining at Dix Nuef (credit - Visit Guernsey)
An Absolute Escapes client walking on the beach in Guernsey (credit - Andrew Bond)
St Peter Port in the evening (credit - Katia Fernandez Mayo)

Guernsey Coastal Path

From £925pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 39 miles / 63 km
Duration 6 Nights
  • Wander around St Peter Port’s beautiful harbour and quaint cobbled streets
  • Explore hidden bays and magical coves with stunning crystal clear waters for swimming
  • Discover towers, forts and concealed bunkers, scattered around the island harking back to the days of WW2
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Absolute Escapes clients walking the trail (credit - John North)
Yellow gorse on the Cateran Trail (credit - Peter Backhouse)
An Absolute Escapes client walking the Cateran Trail (credit - Peter Backhouse)
Nairne from the Absolute Escapes team walking from Kirkmichael to Spittal of Glenshee
Scenery on the Cateran Trail (credit - Peter Backhouse)
Autumn leaves along the trail (credit - Nairne McBeath)
Blairgowrie Town Square (credit - Kenny Lam, Visit Scotland)
Upper Lunch Hut, , near the trail's highest point (credit - Peter Backhouse)
An Absolute Escapes client walking the trail (credit - Peter Backhouse)
Scenery along the trail (credit_ Our clients, Eugene Windsor & Wendy Spencer)
An Absolute Escapes client walking from Kirkmichael to Spittal of Glenshee (credit - Peter Backhouse)

Cateran Trail

From £845pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 64 miles / 103 km
Duration 6 - 7 Nights
  • The breathtaking scenery of Strathardle, Glenshee and Glen Isla
  • Walk in the footsteps of the ‘Caterans’ - marauding cattle thieves who flourished in this lawless part of Highland Scotland from the Middle Ages to the 17th century
  • The lively town of Blairgowrie, the focus of the Perthshire soft fruit growing industry
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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 £695pp

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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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 £725pp

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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Colourful sunset over Cullen village
Bow Fiddle Rock on the Moray coast
Sunset over Lossiemouth Lighthouse
Colourful beach huts at Findhorn Beach
Jumping dolpins in the Moray Firth
The fishing village of Findochty
Findhorn to Lossiemouth
Cullen Viaduct, Aberdeenshire
Lossiemouth Beach
Cullen harbour, Aberdeenshire
Katia from Absolute Escapes walking from Findhorn to Lossiemouth

Moray Coast Trail

From £695pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 44 miles / 70 km
Duration 5 - 7 Nights
  • A rewarding journey in Scotland's best kept coastal secret: Moray
  • Discover the fascinating archaeological heritage of ancient Pictish settlements
  • Spot bottlenose dolphins, grey seals and harbour porpoises as you make your way around the unique shoreline of the Moray Firth
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Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge near Ballintoy in County Antrim
Giant's Causeway
Ballintoy Church on the Causeway Coast Way
Ballintoy Harbour on the Causeway Coast Way
Waymarker on the Causeway Coast Way
Dunseverick Castle on the Causeway Coast Way
Giant's Causeway - James from Absolute Escapes team on the Causeway Coast Way
Sign near Cushendall on the Moyle Way
'Ess-Na-Crub' waterfall is within the beautiful Glenariff Forest Park
Lush scenery on the Moyle Way & Causeway Coast Way
Portstewart Strand

Moyle Way & Causeway Coast Way

From £915pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 60.5 miles / 97 km
Duration 7 Nights
  • Experience fine coastal walking with views of dramatic cliffs and sandy beaches
  • Soak up the Northern Irish way of life in charming villages and towns
  • The Giant’s Causeway - a UNESCO World Heritage Site and geological phenomenon
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