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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
£735
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
£1490
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
£2340
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
£980
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 – North
£875
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
68 miles / 109 km
Pembrokeshire Coast Path – South
£975
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
58 miles / 93 km
Pembrokeshire Coast Path – Central
£920
Walking Holidays
7 Nights
60 miles / 96 km
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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Urquhart Castle on Loch Ness
Walking the Loch Ness 360°
The Old Stone Bridge at Invermoriston
Dores Beach
Barges on the Caledonian Canal
Views over Loch Ness from Dores Beach
Forest path on the Loch Ness 360°
Neptune's Staircase on the Caledonian Canal
The Jacobite Memorial Cairn at Culloden Battlefield
Mist over Loch Ness
Inverness Castle looking over the River Ness

Loch Ness 360°

From £930pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 77.5 Miles / 125 km
Duration 7 - 8 Nights
  • Take in spectacular views of Loch Ness from the beautiful pebbled beach at Dores
  • Immerse yourself in Highland life, exploring the small villages of Foyers, Dores and Invermoriston
  • Experience the undiscovered southern banks of Loch Ness
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Bamburgh Castle on the Northumberland Coast Path
Sailing boats in the River Coquet at Warkworth
Looking across beach to Dunstanburgh Castle
Walking across the Pilgrim's Path to Holy Island at low tide (Credit - Mari Leijo)
Northumberland Coast Path waymarker near Dunstanburgh Castle
Dunstanburgh Castle on the Northumberland Coast Path
Lindisfarne Castle (Credit - Mari Leijo)
Farne Island Puffin (Credit - Rodney Burr)
Amanda from Absolute Escapes at Cresswell
Low tide at Lindisfarne Castle on Holy Island

Northumberland Coast Path

From £660pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 64 miles / 103 km
Duration 5 - 7 Nights
  • Experience the breathtaking Northumberland coastline and its wonderful sandy beaches
  • Discover dramatic castles including Bamburgh and Dunstanburgh
  • Explore the ruined priory on Holy Island, at the heart of the Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve
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Walking on Herm Island (credit - Visit Guernsey)
The coastal path from Jerbourg to Saints Bay (credit - Katia from the Absolute Escapes team)
Walking through wildflowers on the Guernsey Coastal Path (credit - Andrew Bond)
Alderney Coastline (credit - Visit Guernsey)
Katia from the Absolute Escapes team walking on Herm
An Absolute Escapes client walking on the Guernsey Coastal Path (credit - Andrew Bond)
Loophole Tower, Guernsey (credit - Visit Guernsey)
An Absolute Escapes client walking on Herm (credit - Andrew Bond)
Katia from the Absolute Escapes team exploring The Little Chapel in the Les Vauxbelets valley
Alfresco Dining at Dix Nuef (credit - Visit Guernsey)
An Absolute Escapes client walking on the beach in Guernsey (credit - Andrew Bond)
St Peter Port in the evening (credit - Katia Fernandez Mayo)

Guernsey Coastal Path

From £980pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 39 miles / 63 km
Duration 6 Nights
  • Wander around St Peter Port’s beautiful harbour and quaint cobbled streets
  • Explore hidden bays and magical coves with stunning crystal clear waters for swimming
  • Discover towers, forts and concealed bunkers, scattered around the island harking back to the days of WW2
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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 £1160pp

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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Offa's Dyke Path walkers enjoying the view
Waymarker and scenery on Offa's Dyke Path
Tintern Abbey on the Offa's Dyke Path
Absolute Escapes clients on Offa's Dyke Path
View of Vale of Ewyas and Llanthony Priory
Offa's Dyke Waymarker
Walkers on Offa's Dyke Path overlooking Vale of Llangollen
Powis Castle in Welshpool
Offa's Dyke Path walkers near Llanthony
Wild ponies on the Hatterall Ridge
Offa's Dyke Path signpost

Offa’s Dyke Path

From £1450pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 177 miles / 285 km
Duration 13 - 16 Nights
  • Discover the stunning English-Welsh borderland
  • Explore historic castles and abbeys dotted along the trail
  • Relax in the book-lovers' paradise of Hay-on-Wye
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Absolute Escapes Director, Sheila Tulloch, walking the Kintyre Way
Beautiful bay on the Kintyre Way
Looking across to Davaar Island
A beautiful remote beach along the Kintyre Way
Gorgeous scenery on the Kintyre Way
An Absolute Escapes walker on the trail
Scenery on the Kintyre Peninsula
The end of the Kintyre Way in Machrihanish
Campbeltown
Views across the Kintyre Peninsula
Sheila from Absolute Escapes on the Kintyre Way
Turquoise waters along the Kintyre Way
Kintyre Way waymarker and views

Kintyre Way

From £945pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 100 miles / 161 km
Duration 7 - 8 Nights
  • Enjoy views across to the beautiful Scottish islands of Islay, Jura and Gigha
  • Spot the rich variety of wildlife including eagles, otters, seals and basking sharks
  • Breathe in the bracing sea air as you stride along the white sands of Machrihanish Beach
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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 £595pp

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'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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Looking across to Bass Rock from Dunbar
Coastal scenery on the Berwickshire Coastal Path
Scott from Absolute Escapes on the Berwickshire Coastal Path
On the trail to Berwick-on-Tweed
St Abb's Lighthouse
St Abbs Head
Walking from Eyemouth to Berwick-on-Tweed
Taking in the view on the Berwickshire Coastal Path
The beach at Coldingham Bay
Dunbar Harbour
The Absolute Escapes team walking the Berwickshire Coastal Path

Berwickshire Coastal Path

From £570pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 40.5 miles / 66 km
Duration 4 - 5 Nights
  • Enjoy an exhilarating walk along some of the highest sea cliffs in Britain
  • St Abb's Head - a spectacular national nature reserve formed by an extinct volcano
  • Explore an area famed for its birdlife and rare coastal flora
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