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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
Absolute Escapes clients walking the Arran Coastal Way
An Absolute Escapes client walking from Machrie to Kilmory (credit - Chrononauts Photography)
Corrie (credit - Zoe from the Absolute Escapes team)
Red deer in front of Lochranza Castle
Dawn from Absolute Escapes walking from Lagg to Whiting Bay
Machrie Moor Standing Stones, Isle of Arran
Glen Rosa
View of Goat Fell from Brodick
An Absolute Escapes client walking the Arran Coastal Way (credit - Peter Backhouse)
Seals on the Isle of Arran
An Absolute Escapes client admiring the view of the Arran coast (credit - Peter Backhouse)

Arran Coastal Way

From £725pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 63 miles / 100 km
Duration 5 - 8 Nights
  • Admire fantastic views from the summit of Goat Fell
  • Spot porpoises, bottlenose dolphins and otters as you make your way around the island
  • Fantastic historic sites such as Machrie Moor, Brodick Castle and King's Cave
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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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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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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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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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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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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 £2125pp

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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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 £825pp

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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