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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
£960
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
Tour of the Lake District
£1275
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
93 miles / 145 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
Arran Coastal Way
£725
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
63 miles / 100 km
St Cuthbert’s Way
£705
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
62.5 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
Skye Trail
£1475
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
80 miles / 128 km
Cotswold Way
£875
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
102 miles / 164 km
John Muir Way
£1455
Walking Holidays
11 Nights
134 miles / 215 km
Cleveland Way
£1355
Walking Holidays
10 Nights
109 miles / 176 km
Jersey Coastal Path
£875
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
48 miles / 77 km
Southern Upland Way
£2090
Walking Holidays
14 Nights
212 miles / 341 km
Herriot Way
£665
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
52 miles / 84 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
Northumberland Coast Path
£660
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
64 miles / 103 km
Guernsey Coastal Path
£980
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
39 miles / 63 km
South West Coast Path – Padstow to Penzance
£1160
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
107.5 miles / 172 km
Offa’s Dyke Path
£1450
Walking Holidays
13 Nights
177 miles / 285 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
Speyside Way
£1045
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
85 miles / 136 km
Cairngorms National Park & North West Highlands
£1195
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
Moray Way
£1115
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
95 miles / 152 km
South Downs Way
£990
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
100 miles / 160 km
The Ridgeway
£980
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
87 miles / 139 km
St Oswald’s Way
£995
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
97 miles / 156 km
Moray Coast Trail
£645
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
44 miles / 70 km
Wicklow Way
£925
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
86 miles / 138 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
Lake District & Yorkshire Dales National Parks
£1150
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
Devon & Cornwall
£1345
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
Pembrokeshire Coast Path
£1895
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
Eryri Snowdonia & Pembrokeshire Coast National Parks
£1265
Walking Holidays
8 Nights
Cotswolds & Jurassic Coast
£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
£615
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
£1175
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
73 miles / 117.5 km
Pennine Way – North
£750
Walking Holidays
5 Nights
72 miles / 116 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
Pennine Way – South
£965
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
90 miles / 144 km
Pembrokeshire Coast Path – South
£975
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
58 miles / 93 km
Pembrokeshire Coast Path – North
£875
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
68 miles / 109 km
Pembrokeshire Coast Path – Central
£920
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
60 miles / 96 km
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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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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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 £805pp

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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An Absolute Escapes client admiring the views of The Cuillin across Loch Scavaig (credit - Wiki Ulrich)
Katia from the Absolute Escapes team at the Quiraing (credit - Katia Fernandez Mayo)
Portree, the capital of Skye
Zoe from the Absolute Escapes team on her walk from Sligachan to Elgol
Sheep on the Skye Trail from Torrin to Broadford (credit - Zoe Kirkbride)
Walking into the Cuillin Mountains (credit - Katia Fernandez Mayo)
Zoe from the Absolute Escapes team at The Old Man of Storr (credit - Zoe Kirkbride)
Sunset views on the walk from Sligachan to Elgol (credit - Zoe Kirkbride)
An Absolute Escapes client enjoying the views from the Skye Trail (credit - Jeff Stallings)
Walking from Sligachan to Elgol (credit - Zoe Kirkbride)

Skye Trail

From £1475pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 80 miles / 128 km
Duration 8 Nights
  • Take in some of the best mountain and coastal views in the British Isles
  • Walk through the dramatic Red and Black Cuillin Mountains
  • Traverse the Trotternish Ridge to the Old Man of Storr - one of the best ridge walks in Scotland
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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 £875pp

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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A group of hikers on the John Muir Way
The path near Blackness Castle (credit - Scott Smyth)
An Absolute Escapes client enjoying the views when walking from Helensburgh to Balloch (credit - Desiree Ventura)
Preston Mill, East Linton (credit - Zoe Kirkbride)
Absolute Escapes team members walking through Dunbar Country Park (credit - Zoe Kirkbride)
Maid of the Loch by Loch Lomond
The start of the John Muir Way in Helensburgh
The Absolute Escapes team at John Muir's Birthplace, Dunbar
The Forth Rail Bridge from South Queensferry
Coastal cliffs, Dunbar (credit - Zoe Kirkbride)
Linlithgow Loch (credit - Melanie Grandidge)
Absolute Escapes walker on the Bridge to Nowhere near Dunbar

John Muir Way

From £1455pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 134 miles / 215 km
Duration 11 - 12 Nights
  • Travel coast-to-coast traversing the heartland of Scotland
  • Pass the famous bonnie banks of Loch Lomond in Scotland's first National Park
  • Walk along the beautiful East Lothian coastline to Dunbar, birthplace of John Muir
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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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Corbière Lighthouse
Looking down at Plémont Beach
Walking the Jersey Coastal Path near Greve de Lecq
Beauport Beach
Scott from the Absolute Escapes team at Devil's Hole
Rugged coastline by Devil's Hole
Mont Orgueil Castle, Gorey
Portelet Bay
View of Gorey Harbour from Mont Orgueil Castle
Puffin statues at Plémont
St Ouen's Bay looking towards L'Etacq
La Rocco Tower, St. Ouen's Bay

Jersey Coastal Path

From £875pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 48 miles / 77 km
Duration 5 - 6 Nights
  • Discover the unique Anglo-French culture of Jersey
  • Walk along dramatic rugged cliffs and pristine sandy beaches
  • Sample mouth-watering local seafood
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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)
Signpost on the Southern Upland Way

Southern Upland Way

From £2090pp

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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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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