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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
£715
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
84 miles / 135 km
Fife Coastal Path
£830
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
81 miles / 130 km
Great Glen Way
£745
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
73 miles / 117 km
Rob Roy Way
£895
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
79 miles / 126 km
Peddars Way & Norfolk Coast Path
£1355
Walking Holidays
10 Nights
133 miles / 214 km
Isle of Anglesey Coastal Path
£1895
Walking Holidays
12 Nights
140 miles / 225 km
Tour of the Lake District
£1085
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
93 miles / 145 km
Coast to Coast
£1650
Walking Holidays
14 Nights
190 miles / 304 km
St Cuthbert’s Way
£705
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
62.5 miles / 100 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
Cumbria Way
£805
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
73 miles / 118 km
John Muir Way
£1455
Walking Holidays
11 Nights
134 miles / 215 km
Skye Trail
£1475
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
80 miles / 128 km
Cotswold Way
£875
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
102 miles / 164 km
Cleveland Way
£1355
Walking Holidays
10 Nights
109 miles / 176 km
Herriot Way
£665
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
52 miles / 84 km
Southern Upland Way
£2125
Walking Holidays
14 Nights
212 miles / 341 km
Cateran Trail
£825
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
64 miles / 103 km
Northumberland Coast Path
£660
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
64 miles / 103 km
Guernsey Coastal Path
£980
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
39 miles / 63 km
Jersey Coastal Path
£875
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
48 miles / 77 km
Loch Ness 360°
£930
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
77.5 Miles / 125 km
Offa’s Dyke Path
£1450
Walking Holidays
13 Nights
177 miles / 285 km
South West Coast Path – Padstow to Penzance
£1160
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
107.5 miles / 172 km
Kintyre Way
£945
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
100 miles / 161 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
Berwickshire Coastal Path
£570
Walking Holidays
4 Nights
40.5 miles / 66 km
Dales Way
£925
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
80 miles / 129 km
Moyle Way & Causeway Coast Way
£870
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
60.5 miles / 97 km
Cairngorms National Park & North West Highlands
£1195
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
Speyside Way
£1045
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
85 miles / 136 km
Moray Way
£1115
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
95 miles / 152 km
South Downs Way
£990
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
100 miles / 160 km
St Oswald’s Way
£995
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
97 miles / 156 km
The Ridgeway
£980
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
87 miles / 139 km
Wicklow Way
£950
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
86 miles / 138 km
Moray Coast Trail
£645
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
44 miles / 70 km
Shetland & Orkney
£1525
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
South West Coast Path – Minehead to Westward Ho!
£1005
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
88 miles / 142 km
Lady Anne’s Way
£790
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
100 miles / 160 km
Isle of Skye & Outer Hebrides
£1420
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
Kerry Way
£860
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
114 miles / 183 km
South West Coast Path – Penzance to Falmouth
£825
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
63.5 miles / 100.5 km
Devon & Cornwall
£1345
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
Lake District & Yorkshire Dales National Parks
£1150
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
Pembrokeshire Coast Path
£1765
Walking Holidays
14 Nights
186 miles / 298 km
South West Coast Path – Lyme Regis to Poole
£940
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
75 miles / 120 km
Cotswolds & Jurassic Coast
£1265
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
Eryri Snowdonia & Pembrokeshire Coast National Parks
£1265
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
Pennine Way
£2265
Walking Holidays
17 Nights
265 miles / 427 km
Pennine Way – Central
£1040
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
103 miles / 166 km
South West Coast Path – Plymouth to Exmouth
£1295
Walking Holidays
9 Nights
101.5 miles / 164 km
South West Coast Path – Exmouth to Lyme Regis
£595
Walking Holidays
4 Nights
30 miles / 48 km
South West Coast Path – Westward Ho! to Padstow
£995
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
78 miles / 126 km
Dingle Way
£875
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
111 miles / 179 km
South West Coast Path – Falmouth to Plymouth
£990
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
77 miles / 122.5 km
Thames Path – Central
£1115
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
73 miles / 117.5 km
Pennine Way – North
£750
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
72 miles / 116 km
Thames Path – West
£735
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
54 miles / 87 km
Thames Path – East
£1025
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
57 miles / 91.5 km
Pennine Way – South
£965
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
90 miles / 144 km
Pembrokeshire Coast Path – Central
£940
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
View of Buachaille Etive Mor leaving Kinghouse
Walkers approaching Beinn Dorain (Credit; Greg Mitchell)
Magnificent view of Ben Nevis (Credit; Jack Everts)
Black Rock Cottage near Glencoe
End of the West Highland Way in Fort William (Credit - John Herbert)
Wonderful landscape on the West Highland Way (Credit; John Drain)
Bluebell woods on the West Highland Way (Credit; Sarah Lamagna)
View from Top of Devil's Staircase (Credit; Sam Hamilton)
Absolute Escapes clients walking the West Highland Way

West Highland Way

From £795pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 96 miles / 154 km
Duration 6 - 10 Nights
  • Experience one of the world's most famous long-distance walks
  • Enjoy breathtaking scenery from Loch Lomond into the heart of the Scottish Highlands
  • Relish the wonderful international camaraderie of your fellow walkers
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Absolute Escapes clients at the Temple of Mithras on Hadrian's Wall (credit - Sean Haffey)
Daisy from the Absolute Escapes team in front of the view near Housesteads
Absolute Escapes clients at the signpost near Bowness-on-Solway (credit - Martin Arvesen)
Hadrian's Wall near sunset at Walltown (credit - David Head)
Sycamore Gap on Hadrian's Wall Path
Scenery along the path from Carlisle to Walton (credit - Scott Smyth from the Absolute Escapes team)
Daisy from the Absolute Escapes team at a stile near Walwick
Thirlwall Castle (credit - Scott Smyth)
Zoe from the Absolute Escapes team walking through Milecastle 39 on Hadrian's Wall Path
Bowness-on-Solway to Carlisle (credit - Scott Smyth)
An Absolute Escapes client with a Hadrian's Wall Path waymarker (credit - Andrew Smith)

Hadrian’s Wall Path

From £715pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 84 miles / 135 km
Duration 6 - 9 Nights
  • Discover the incredible history of Hadrian’s Wall - a UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • Admire ancient ramparts, forts and castles along one of our finest historic monuments
  • Explore the vibrant cities of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle en route
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Colourful cottages by St Monans' Harbour
Absolute Escapes clients by the Queensferry Crossing (Credit - Jane Stewart)
Sunset over Elie Ness Lighthouse
Ruins of St Andrews Castle
Approaching Elie on the Fife Coastal Path (Credit - Scott Smyth)
Looking across to St Andrews Cathedral
Overlooking the colourful villlage of Pittenweem (Credit - Gunter Gorbach)
Lady's Tower on the east side of Elie Ness
Leven Beach (Credit - Zoe Kirkbride)
High tide in Pittenweem (Credit - Scott Smyth)
Wildflowers on the approach to Crail (Credit - Gunter Gorbach)
Tessa from the Absolute Escapes team near Elie

Fife Coastal Path

From £830pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 81 miles / 130 km
Duration 6 - 9 Nights
  • Explore the charming fishing villages of the East Neuk with their tiny harbours
  • Take on the challenge of the spectacular Elie Chain Walk which hugs the sea from Elie village
  • Visit St Andrews, a beautiful little town with an ancient university
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An Absolute Escapes client enjoying the Great Glen Way (credit - Rick & Sue Little)
Urquhart Castle on Loch Ness (credit - Kenny Lam, VisitScotland)
Walkers on the Great Glen Way
Our client Douglas enjoying the view on the Great Glen Way (credit - Douglas Sinclair)
Gairlochy Lighthouse on the Caledonian Canal (credit - Doreen and George Mealing)
Absolute Escapes clients at the Viewcatcher sculpture on the Great Glen Way (credit - Brian Bence)
Absolute Escapes clients on the banks of Loch Ness (credit - Lizzie McIntire)
Absolute Escapes clients at the end of the trail in Inverness (credit - Val Fryer)
Inverness at sunset (credit - Shivani Marek)

Great Glen Way

From £745pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 73 miles / 117 km
Duration 6 - 8 Nights
  • Experience one of Scotland's most famous long-distance walks
  • Explore mysterious Loch Ness and enjoy a cruise on the loch
  • Hike through deep glens, ancient forests and dramatic mountains
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Absolute Escapes client on the Rob Roy Way (credit - Bobbi Larson & Jim Sequeira)
Highland cows on the Rob Roy Way (credit - our client, Peter Currie)
Killin, Rob Roy Way (credit - Paul Tomkins, VisitScotland)
The route from Acharn to Aberfeldy (credit - Katia Fernandez Mayo)
An Absolute Escapes client walking from Dryman to Aberfoyle (credit - Peter Currie)
Rob Roy Way signpost
A swan on the River Tummel in Pitlochry (credit - our client, Gordon Adamson)
Rob Roy Way scenery from Aberfeldy to Pitlochry (credit - Katia Fernandez Mayo)
Katia from the Absolute Escapes team walking from Acharn to Aberfeldy (credit - Katia Fernandez Mayo)
Absolute Escapes client walking the Rob Roy Way (credit - Robert Clarke)
Rob Roy Way scenery from Acharn to Aberfeldy (credit - Katia Fernandez Mayo)

Rob Roy Way

From £895pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 79 miles / 126 km
Duration 7 - 8 Nights
  • Follow in the footsteps of legendary Scottish folk hero Rob Roy MacGregor
  • Walk through beautiful forests and alongside some of Scotland's finest lochs, rivers and waterfalls
  • Discover the well-worn track used during the dramatic Jacobite uprisings and clan feuds
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Wells-next-the-Sea beach huts
Great Massingham - a pretty village on the Peddars Way
Approaching Wells-next-the-Sea on the Norfolk Coast Path
Happisburgh Lighthouse
Stiffkey Saltmarshes on the Norfolk Coast Path
Norfolk Coast Path waymarker with National Trails acorn symbol
Thetford Forest on the Peddars Way
Scott from Absolute Escapes at Blakeney Harbour on the Norfolk Coast Path
Houghton Hall (photo credit - Visit Norfolk)
Stiffkey Saltmarshes near Wells-next-the-Sea

Peddars Way & Norfolk Coast Path

From £1355pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 133 miles / 214 km
Duration 10 - 13 Nights
  • Journey through a magical land of sand dunes and salt marshes on the Norfolk Coast
  • Castle Acre - a tranquil rural village which boasts an extraordinary wealth of history
  • Walk in the footsteps of the Romans along the Peddars Way
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Daisy from the Absolute Escapes team by South Stack Lighthouse
Picturesque coastline by Porth Cynfor
Beaumaris Castle
Daisy from the Absolute Escapes team walking along the coastline near Trwyn Myn
Atlantic Grey Seal in Cemlyn Bay
Scenic view by Porth Wen
Heather on the Isle of Anglesey Coastal Path
South Stack Lighthouse
Porth Wen Brickworks
Isle of Anglesey and Wales Coast Path Waymarker

Isle of Anglesey Coastal Path

From £1895pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 140 miles / 225 km
Duration 12 - 13 Nights
  • Explore the towering cliffs, sandy beaches and majestic woodlands of Anglesey
  • Visit the delightful South Stack Lighthouse
  • Immerse yourself in unique Welsh language and culture
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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 £1085pp

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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On top of the world in the Lake District
Views over Ullswater in the Lake District National Park
Walking across the stepping stones at Egton Bridge
Walking towards Keld in the Yorkshire Dales
The end of the Coast to Coast in Robin Hood's Bay
Lake Grasmere on the Coast to Coast
On the Coast to Coast in the Yorkshire Dales
Sine from the Absolute Escapes team on the Coast to Coast
Walkers dipping their boots in the North Sea at Robin Hood's Bay

Coast to Coast

From £1650pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 190 miles / 304 km
Duration 14 - 18 Nights
  • Walk through three of England's magnificent national parks
  • Discover the idyllic lakeland valleys of Borrowdale, Grasmere and Patterdale
  • Experience the wonderful camaraderie of your fellow coast-to-coasters
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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 £705pp

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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