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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
Skye Trail
£1635
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
80 miles / 128 km
Fife Coastal Path
£1030
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
81 miles / 130 km
Coast to Coast
£1735
Walking Holidays
14 Nights
190 miles / 304 km
Cotswold Way
£880
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
102 miles / 164 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
Isle of Anglesey Coastal Path
£1925
Walking Holidays
12 Nights
140 miles / 225 km
St Cuthbert’s Way
£715
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
62.5 miles / 100 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
South West Coast Path – Padstow to Penzance
£1155
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
107.5 miles / 172 km
Southern Upland Way
£2485
Walking Holidays
14 Nights
212 miles / 341 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
Herriot Way
£695
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
52 miles / 84 km
Cateran Trail
£845
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
64 miles / 103 km
Northumberland Coast Path
£725
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
64 miles / 103 km
Loch Ness 360°
£985
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
77.5 Miles / 125 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
Offa’s Dyke Path
£1635
Walking Holidays
13 Nights
177 miles / 285 km
Wicklow Way
£955
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
86 miles / 138 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 West Coast Path – Minehead to Westward Ho!
£1075
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
88 miles / 142 km
Isle of Skye & Outer Hebrides
£1420
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
The Ridgeway
£1030
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
87 miles / 139 km
Lady Anne’s Way
£860
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
100 miles / 160 km
South Downs Way
£995
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
100 miles / 160 km
Kerry Way
£945
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
114 miles / 183 km
Cairngorms National Park & North West Highlands
£1195
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
Pembrokeshire Coast Path
£1995
Walking Holidays
14 Nights
186 miles / 298 km
St Oswald’s Way
£995
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
97 miles / 156 km
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
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
Devon & Cornwall
£1345
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
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 – Falmouth to Plymouth
£1045
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
77 miles / 122.5 km
Pennine Way – Central
£1055
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
103 miles / 166 km
Pennine Way – North
£680
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
72 miles / 116 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
Pembrokeshire Coast Path – South
£1035
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
58 miles / 93 km
Pennine Way – South
£1025
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
90 miles / 144 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
Hiker near Barrowburn Farm
Signpost near Bellingham on the Pennine Way
Views over Northumberland National Park
Caitlin from the Absolute Escapes at Caw Gap on the Pennine Way
Pennine Way stone at Whitley Pike
Walker in the Cheviot Hills on the Pennine Way
Hiker heading down to the mountain refuge at Auchope Cairn
Signs before Windy Gyle
Farmland views near Horneystead Farm

Pennine Way – North

From £680pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 72 miles / 116 km
Duration 5 - 6 Nights
  • Take on the challenge of walking Britain's oldest and most iconic National Trail
  • Explore ancient Roman history in Hadrian’s Wall Country
  • Experience warm Northumberland hospitality
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Henley-on-Thames
The Thames Path approaching Abingdon-on-Thames
Exploring the Thames
Signpost on the Thames Path
Views of Pangbourne
The River Thames near Abingdon-on-Thames
Windsor Castle
The town of Abingdon-on-Thames
Sonning Bridge on the Thames Path
Radcliffe Camera in Oxford

Thames Path – Central

From £1280pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 73 miles / 117.5 km
Duration 7 - 8 Nights
  • Explore Oxford, the ‘City of Dreaming Spires’
  • Visit the magnificent Windsor Castle - the largest and oldest occupied castle in the world
  • Discover the lovely landscape that inspired many famous authors
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Skomer Island
Chapel of our Lady and St Non
Couple walking on the trail with Newgale beach in distance
Coastal views near Marloes
View of Skomer Island
Pembroke Castle
St David's Cathedral at sunset
A break from walking boots on the beach
Sheep in Pembrokeshires Coast National Park

Pembrokeshire Coast Path – Central

From £1035pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 60 miles / 96 km
Duration 7 Nights
  • Walk from Pembroke to Whitesands Bay through the heart of Britain’s only coastal National Park
  • Enjoy breathtaking coastal scenery as you make your way across the stunning Marloes Peninsula
  • Keep an eye out for local marine wildlife in St Brides Bay, such as dolphins, porpoises, whales and puffins
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Barge on the River Thames
The River Thames near Oxford
Walker on the Thames Path
Thames Path waymarkers
Overlooking the River Thames
Dawn from the Absolute Escapes Team on the Thames Path
The Source of the River Thames
Barge on the River Thames near Oxford
River Thames Lock
Radcliffe Camera in Oxford

Thames Path – West

From £845pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 54 miles / 87 km
Duration 5 - 7 Nights
  • Discover the source of the iconic River Thames located in a rural Cotswold meadow
  • Meander along the tranquil riverside, across pristine country landscapes
  • Finish your walk in the beautiful city of Oxford, the ‘City of Dreaming Spires’
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Waymarker on the Pembroke Coast Path
Tenby on the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path
Aerial view of Tenby from the north
Barafundle Beach on the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path
Katia from the Absolute Escapes team on the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path
St. Catherine's Island, Tenby
Tenby harbour
Signpost on the Pembrokeshire Coast Path
Views out to sea from Tenby Beach

Pembrokeshire Coast Path – South

From £1035pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 58 miles / 93 km
Duration 7 Nights
  • Experience one of the UK’s most beautiful coastlines
  • Explore the ancient walled town of Tenby, with its picturesque harbour
  • Visit the historic castles of Manorbier and Pembroke
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Walkers on the limestone pavement above the cliffs of Malham Cove
Malham Cove on the Pennine Way
Ing Scar on the Pennine Way
Janet's Foss Waterfall in the Yorkshire Dales
The Vale of Edale in the Peak District
Views to Pen-y-Ghent hill
Hiker admiring Gordale Scar
Jason from the Absolute Escapes team on the Pennine Way
Overlooking Rhodeswood, Torside Reservoirs

Pennine Way – South

From £1025pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 90 miles / 144 km
Duration 7 - 8 Nights
  • Walk through some of the wildest landscapes in the UK
  • Explore the stunning Yorkshire countryside which inspired the Bronte sisters
  • Climb Pen-y-ghent - one of Yorkshire’s Three Peaks
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Pembrokeshire Coast Path and Ceibwr Bay
Lower Town of Fishguard
Pembrokeshire Coast Path signpost
Chapel of our Lady and St Non
St David's Cathedral at sunset
Strumble Head Lighthouse on the Pembrokeshire Coast Path
The Blue Lagoon of Abereiddy, Pembrokeshire
Strumble Head Lighthouse

Pembrokeshire Coast Path – North

From £935pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 68 miles / 109 km
Duration 6 Nights
  • Walk along some of the most spectacular coastal scenery in Britain
  • Look out for elusive marine life including grey seals, harbour porpoise, bottlenose dolphins, whales and basking sharks
  • Visit the picturesque seaside villages nestled along the coast
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Pippa from the Absolute Escapes Team at the Thames Barrier
Parliament of the United Kingdom
London skyline - Westminster, London Eye, River Thames
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Alleyway in London
Hampton Court Palace
Greenwich Park near the Thames Path
Windsor Castle
London at sunset
The Tower of London

Thames Path – East

From £1285pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 57 miles / 91.5 km
Duration 6 - 7 Nights
  • Journey through picturesque countryside and quaint English villages
  • Explore the endless attractions that London has to offer
  • Experience the magnificent Windsor Castle
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