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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
£710
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
96 miles / 154 km
Great Glen Way
£710
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
73 miles / 117 km
Hadrian’s Wall Path
£670
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
84 miles / 135 km
Coast to Coast
£1540
Walking Holidays
14 Nights
190 miles / 304 km
Peddars Way & Norfolk Coast Path
£1160
Walking Holidays
10 Nights
133 miles / 214 km
Rob Roy Way
£860
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
79 miles / 126 km
St Cuthbert’s Way
£625
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
62.5 miles / 100 km
Fife Coastal Path
£830
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
81 miles / 130 km
Arran Coastal Way
£680
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
63 miles / 100 km
Tour of the Lake District
£1025
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
93 miles / 145 km
John Muir Way
£1265
Walking Holidays
11 Nights
134 miles / 215 km
Isle of Anglesey Coastal Path
£1895
Walking Holidays
12 Nights
140 miles / 225 km
Southern Upland Way
£1830
Walking Holidays
14 Nights
212 miles / 341 km
Cateran Trail
£815
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
64 miles / 103 km
Guernsey Coastal Path
£915
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
39 miles / 63 km
Jersey Coastal Path
£710
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
48 miles / 77 km
Northumberland Coast Path
£580
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
64 miles / 103 km
Offa’s Dyke Path
£1330
Walking Holidays
13 Nights
177 miles / 285 km
Skye Trail
£1085
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
80 miles / 128 km
Kintyre Way
£790
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
100 miles / 161 km
East Highland Way
£865
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
82 miles / 132 km
Cairngorms National Park & North West Highlands
£1195
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
Isle of Wight Coastal Path
£570
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
67 miles / 108 km
Cleveland Way
£1100
Walking Holidays
10 Nights
109 miles / 176 km
Herriot Way
£595
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
52 miles / 84 km
Speyside Way
£895
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
85 miles / 136 km
Lady Anne’s Way
£640
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
100 miles / 160 km
Cumbria Way
£755
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
73 miles / 118 km
South West Coast Path – Padstow to Penzance
£1135
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
107.5 miles / 172 km
Borders Abbeys Way
£775
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
68 miles / 109 km
Dales Way
£850
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
80 miles / 129 km
Berwickshire Coastal Path
£580
Walking Holidays
4 Nights
40.5 miles / 66 km
Moyle Way & Causeway Coast Way
£725
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
60.5 miles / 97 km
St Oswald’s Way
£785
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
97 miles / 156 km
Shetland & Orkney
£1525
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
Isle of Skye & Outer Hebrides
£1420
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
Devon & Cornwall
£1345
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
Wicklow Way
£750
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
86 miles / 138 km
The Ridgeway
£870
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
87 miles / 139 km
Loch Ness 360°
£705
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
77.5 Miles / 125 km
Lake District & Yorkshire Dales National Parks
£1150
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
Cotswold Way
£875
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
102 miles / 164 km
South West Coast Path – Minehead to Westward Ho!
£960
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
88 miles / 142 km
South West Coast Path – Penzance to Falmouth
£795
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
63.5 miles / 100.5 km
Kerry Way
£720
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
114 miles / 183 km
Cotswolds & Jurassic Coast
£1265
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
Moray Way
£995
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
95 miles / 152 km
South West Coast Path – Lyme Regis to Poole
£940
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
75 miles / 120 km
South Downs Way
£825
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
100 miles / 160 km
Eryri Snowdonia & Pembrokeshire Coast National Parks
£1265
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
South West Coast Path – Plymouth to Exmouth
£1180
Walking Holidays
9 Nights
101.5 miles / 164 km
Pennine Way
£1795
Walking Holidays
17 Nights
265 miles / 427 km
Pennine Way – Central
£785
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
103 miles / 166 km
South West Coast Path – Exmouth to Lyme Regis
£595
Walking Holidays
4 Nights
30 miles / 48 km
Moray Coast Trail
£505
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
44 miles / 70 km
Pembrokeshire Coast Path
£1765
Walking Holidays
14 Nights
186 miles / 298 km
Dingle Way
£805
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
111 miles / 179 km
Thames Path – Central
£960
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
73 miles / 117.5 km
Pennine Way – North
£560
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
72 miles / 116 km
Thames Path – West
£670
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
54 miles / 87 km
South West Coast Path – Westward Ho! to Padstow
£975
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
78 miles / 126 km
South West Coast Path – Falmouth to Plymouth
£920
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
77 miles / 122.5 km
Thames Path – East
£945
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
57 miles / 91.5 km
Pennine Way – South
£775
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
90 miles / 144 km
Pembrokeshire Coast Path – Central
£910
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
60 miles / 96 km
Pembrokeshire Coast Path – North
£835
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
68 miles / 109 km
Pembrokeshire Coast Path – South
£885
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
58 miles / 93 km
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 £865pp

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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An Lochan Uaine, Cairngorms National Park
Beinn Alligin and the Mountains of Torridon, North West Highlands
Loch Shieldaig, North West Highlands
Loch Coire Mhic Fhearchair, North West Highlands
Loch Morlich, Cairngorms National Park
Lochnagar, Cairngorms National Park
Abernethy Forest, Cairngorms National Park
Summer Isles, North West Highlands
Slioch viewed across Loch Maree, North West Highlands
Winding road to Ullapool, North West Highlands

Cairngorms National Park & North West Highlands

From £1195pp

Walking Holidays
Duration 8 Nights
  • Discover awe-inspiring Wester Ross, one of Europe’s last great wildernesses
  • Explore mountains and lochs in Britain’s largest national park - the Cairngorms
  • Tour renowned distilleries in Speyside, Scotland’s malt whisky heartland
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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 £570pp

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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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 £1100pp

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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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 £595pp

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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Sunset over the River Spey
Views of the River Spey
Ballindalloch Castle
Craigellachie Bridge
Highland cows on the Spey
Speyside Way signpost
The Glenlivet Distillery
The Absolute Escapes team at the end point in Aviemore
Earth Pillars viewpoint
Scenery near Glenlivet Distillery

Speyside Way

From £895pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 85 miles / 136 km
Duration 8 - 10 Nights
  • Sample whisky at some of Scotland's finest distilleries, such as Glenlivet and Glenfiddich
  • Walk through the magnificent Cairngorms - Britain's largest National Park
  • Visit Ballindalloch Castle, one of the most romantic castles in Scotland
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Hiker on the Lady Anne's Way
Quaint street in Grassington, Yorkshire
Scenery in the Yorkshire Dales
Friendly locals on the Lady Anne's Way
Appleby Castle
Sculpture on the Lady Anne's Way
Absolute Escapes client on the Lady Anne's Way
The picturesque Yorkshire Dales
A yew tree planted in Skipton Castle by Lady Anne following her restoration of the castle
Signage for a public footpath on the Lady Anne's Way

Lady Anne’s Way

From £640pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 100 miles / 160 km
Duration 6 - 10 Nights
  • Experience the beautiful scenery of the Yorkshire Dales
  • Follow in the footsteps of one of the 17th century’s most dedicated women
  • Relax in delightful villages and market towns
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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 £755pp

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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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 £1135pp

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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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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