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Celtic Trails Walking Holidays

Independent self-guided and guided walking holidays with luggage transfer

Celtic Trails want to give you the best walking holiday in Britain you can have.

Your walking holiday will take you along the very best of National Trails and Long-Distance Paths through Wales, Scotland, England and Ireland.

Walking ancient Celtic trails and old drovers routes you can choose from spectacular Coastal paths, Coast- to-Coast walks, Island circuits, and easy hill and mountain routes, where you will meet few other people.

We make no apologies if you won't find every walking route in Britain here. We know our walking routes intimately, and have avoided walks with unacceptably high levels of road walking, viewless conifer-lined trails, or featureless routes with little to stimulate the senses.

You are offered a selection of walking holidays which will give you the most rewarding walking experience.

Walk at your own pace, guided by our detailed route notes and maps, and enjoy the sense of freedom travelling on foot through peaceful landscapes, your senses re-awakened by the scenery and sounds of the countryside around you

We only use the very best accommodation, of it’s type, available in each of the areas you will walk through. Nothing is left to chance, we plan in intricate detail - so you don’t need to.

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Walking Holiday Breaks

Three Castles Walk
Walking from Castle to Castle is the perfect walking break and antidote for modern day pressures. Here you will escape into the tranquility of this quiet and little known corner of Monmouthshire, where rural life has changed little over the centuries.
Dee Valley Walk
This excellent walking holiday break follows the course of the River Dee, a beautiful salmon river snaking through pastoral riverside and hillside landscape, in Wales’s quiet rural Borderlands.

The Coleridge Way
A walking holiday break on the Coleridge Way takes you through the stunning Somerset countryside of the Quantock Hills, the Brendon Hills of Exmoor, a landscape that inspired the poet Coleridge to produce some of his best known work.

Guided Walking holidays

Wales is part of the United Kingdom but separate from England. It is an ancient Celtic country, a people, a culture, a language, a little known part of a Britain that has remained different and unspoilt.
Known in its own language as Cymru, ‘the Land of Comrades’, towards a million of its people speak Cymraeg, Welsh, the language of the Celts and one of the world’s oldest living languages.
Cornwall This spectacular guided walking holiday leads you around Cornwall, and the southernmost edge of the British Isles. The beautiful land was one of the first areas settled in by the Celts and shares its unique ancient culture and language 'kernew' with that of Celtic Wales and Brittany.
For romantics, Cornwall historically has a long tradition of smugglers, shipwrecks, and pirates.

Walking holidays in Wales

Anglesey, Ynys Môn Coastal Path falls within a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) which covers 95% of the coast. It passes through landscape that includes a mixture of farmland, coastal heath, dunes, salt-marsh, foreshore, cliffs and a few small pockets of woodland. This includes a National Nature Reserve(NNR).

The Beacons Way ~ Cambrian Way Southern Section Walking Holidays The new Beacons Way, launched May 2005 is a 100mls (161km) mountain walking route through the beautiful Brecon Beacons National Park, the most spectacular mountain area of South Wales.

Cambrian Way Walking Holidays The Cambrian way is the classic High Route across Wales, a challenging 274 mile (440 km) Coast-to-Coast walk from Cardiff on the south coast to Conwy on the north. The route crosses areas of mainly remote mountains, hills and valleys, mile upon mile of unspoilt nature from the Black Mountains, Brecon Beacons, through the Cambrian Mountains to the spectacular mountain ranges of the Snowdonia National Park.

Carreg Trust Christian Retreats on Bardsey Island. Carreg Trust formed by a group of Christians who believe that God is calling us to preserve and develop it as a place of contemplation and prayer. A place for both guided and individual retreats and above all a place set apart for peace and development of the inner life.

Bardsey Island - Ynys Enlli "Gateway to Heaven"
The aims of the Bardsey Island Trust are:

* to protect the wildlife and delicate ecosystem of the island
* to encourage people to visit the island as a place of natural beauty and pilgrimage
* to undertake scientific study and educational programmes
* to protect the buildings and archaeological sites
* to promote the artistic and cultural life of the island
* to engage in farming to benefit the island’s diverse habitats

Glyndwrs Way Walking Holidays is an outstanding 132 mile (212km) walking route that runs through some of the finest unspoilt scenery in Mid-Wales. The trail is named after Owain Glyndwr, the legendary Welsh leader who led a successful revolt against English domination in 1400.

North Wales Path winds for 60 miles along the coast from Bangor to Prestatyn, mostly along public footpaths. It takes you to traditional seaside resorts which you can reach from the path, and also gives you stunning mountain and coastal views. Near Prestatyn the route follows the Prestatyn Dyserth Way, a 2 2/3 mile former railway. Between the Prestatyn Dyserth and the Offas Dyke Path National Trail, Bishopswood is an SSSi, and the limestone hill Graig Fawr is owned by the National Trust. Some of the most stunning views on the path come from Little Ormes Head, where you can look over Snowdonia, and the top of the cliffs of Great Ormes Head – 680 feet high and popular with climbers.

Offas Dyke Path Walking Holidays One of the earliest of the National Trails this renowned long distance footpath must rate as the best walk in Britain. The 177 mile (285km) route extends from the top to the bottom coast of Wales and follows an 8C earthwork built by King Offa sometime between 756 and 796 to contain marauding Welsh tribes.

Pembrokeshire Coast Path Walking Holidays The Path twists and turns its way around this dramatic coast following the entire Pembrokeshire coastline for 143 miles/ 299 km. It is an unforgettable experience walking along cliff tops, enjoying the wild and spectacular coastal scenery ~ spring flowers carpeting the cliffs, beaches, fishing villages and offshore islands with their wealth of marine and bird life.

Wye Valley Walk Walking Holidays is an easy grade continuous walking trail that follows the river valley from Chepstow to Rhayader and continuing to its source near Pumlumon in the hills above Aberystwyth. The 136 mile (218km) route criss-crosses the lower border between Wales and England through a wonderful variety of scenery.

Pilgrim Trail ~ Lleyn Coastal Path ~ Castle to Castle Walk Walking Holidays This walk has the precedent of being an ancient route, tracing the spiritual journey taken in early centuries by pilgrims from Bangor to Aberdaron and crossing to Bardsey island, the mystical Isle of a 1000 Saints, reputedly the burial place of many early Christian saints.

Walking holidays in Scotland

Isle of Arran Coastal Way, is a walking holiday around the Isle of Arran, the most southerly of the collection of Scotland’s beautiful Western Isles. Only 12 miles from the mainland across the Firth of the Clyde, within easy reach of Glasgow, a Walking Holiday on the Arran Coastal Way on the beautiful Isle of Arran is a world away from the busy Scottish mainland.

Great Glen Way The Great Glen Way leads from the popular hiking centre of Fort William, near the foot of Britain's highest mountain, Ben Nevis, diagonally northwards to the self-proclaimed 'capital of the Highlands', Inverness, linking the Atlantic Ocean on the north coast of Scotland and the North Sea on the east coast.

Rob Roy Way Scotland’s most infamous outlaw, Rob Roy MacGregor, roamed the Southern Highlands of Scotland during the latter part of the 17th and early part of the 18th Centuries. Now you can trace the legend of this famed Scot and his clansmen on the Rob Roy Way, a walk of some 80 or 90 miles from Drymen to Pitlochry, depending on your personal route of choice.

St Cuthberts Way Walking Holidays St Cuthbert’s Way provides an immensley enjoyable walking holiday through the beautiful Scottish border countryside. Walking St Cuthberts Way traces the footsteps of the 7th century saint who spread the Gospel through Scotland and northern England, performing many healing miracles along his way.

Loch Garten
Speyside Way is one of four official Long Distance Routes in Scotland (the others are the West Highland Way, the Southern Upland Way and the Great Glen Way). It was first opened in 1981, to run from Spey Bay to Ballindalloch, with a spur to Tomintoul being added in 1990. A northern extension from Spey Bay to Buckie followed in 1999, with the route finally being completed between Ballindalloch and Aviemore in April 2000.

Southern Upland Way Opened in 1984, the Southern Upland Way is Scotland's longest walk and Britain's first official coast to coast long distance footpath , beating a trail of some 212 miles (340 kms) from Portpatrick on the south west coast of Scotland, to Cockburnspath's North Sea coastline in the east.

West Highland Way Scotland’s most popular trail, the West Highland Way is a challenging 95 mile (152 km) walk from Milngavie, near Glasgow, Scotland's largest city, leading northwards to Fort William, beneath Ben Nevis, Britain’s highest mountain.

Walking holidays in England

Coleridge Way A walking holiday break on the Coleridge Way takes you through the stunning Somerset countryside of the Quantock Hills, the Brendon Hills of Exmoor, a landscape that inspired the poet Coleridge to produce some of his best known work.

Cotswold Way Walking Holidays A walking holiday in the Cotswolds conjures up a vision of honey coloured stone, unspoilt pretty villages, rolling green hills and cultivated upland landscape of the “wolds” the old English word for rolling hills

Cumbria Way

Cumbria Way Walking Holidays A walking holiday along the Cumbria Way in our opinion rates as the best inn-to-inn walking holiday in England, a trail we never tire of. The Cumbria Way goes from Ulveston on the edge of Morecambe Bay on England’s northwest coast, to Carlisle near the borders of Scotland. The 75 mile route is an ideal distance for a weeks walking.

Dales Way

Dales Way Walking Holidays The Dales Way leads across some of the most splendid countryside in the Yorkshire Dales National Park and ends on the shores of Britain's largest lake, Windermere, at Bowness in the romantic Lake District.

Dales Way

Hadrians Wall Path Walking Holidays Walking Hadrian's Wall, you follow the route of 2nd century Roman legions, on the orders of the Emperor Hadrian to build a 73 mile, coast-to-coast barrier across England at its narrowest point to defend the advancement of the Picts and Scots

Isle of Man

Isle of Man Coastal Path - Raad ny Foillan Walking Holidays. Your walking holiday follows the Raad ny Foillan, a 95 miles trail around the beautiful and dramatic Manx coast. Largely following the coastline it also takes you through a variety of different Manx terrain which from shingle beaches at the Ayres, over 600 foot hills and cliffs above the Sloc, and the coastal sward at Scarlett.

Isle of Wight Coast Path A 60 mile route tracing the spectacular coastline of the largest island off mainland Britain, the Isle of Wight Coastal Path takes in a variety of stunning scenery, including the island's landmark white chalk and sandstone cliffs, the famed chalk stacks of ‘The Needles’, beautiful beaches, sheltered estuaries, marshlands and various 'chines', a name unique to Isle of Wight and Dorset given to wooded or dry ravines.

Jersey

Jersey ‘Around Island Walk’ The Landscape is very diverse, heather covered cliff paths with fantastic views of the other Channel Islands in the north to sloping sandy bays in the south, the wilder west coast which is a surfer’s paradise to green country lanes and the rockier marine environment on the island’s east coast.

Jersey

Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path Although two separate paths, the Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path form one National Trail, combining centuries of history with some of the finest and varied scenery in the East Anglia region of England.

Saints Way Walking Holidays A Walking holiday on the Saints Way has everything that Cornwall has to offer. It is the region's premier mid-distance footpath across the south west peninsula from coast to coast..

South West Coast Path Britain's longest and, arguably most spectacular National Trail, the South West Coast Path is a 630-mile (1,008km) trail rounding the south-western tip of England from Minehead in Somerset through Devon and Cornwall to Poole in Dorset.

St Cuthberts Way Walking Holidays St Cuthbert’s Way provides an immensley enjoyable walking holiday through the beautiful Scottish border countryside. Walking St Cuthberts Way traces the footsteps of the 7th century saint who spread the Gospel through Scotland and northern England, performing many healing miracles along his way.

Tarka Trail Walking Holidays The Tarka Trail is a looping figure of eight footpath of over 180 miles/280 km in length through the beautiful North and Mid Devon countryside, tracing the travels of Henry Williamson's much loved `Tarka the Otter' depicted in his best-selling 1927 novel.

Two Moors Way

Two Moors Way Walking Holidays Walking the Two Moors Way you follow the oldest regional footpath in Devon, linking the two beautiful National Parks of Dartmoor and Exmoor.

Walking holidays in Ireland / Eire

Gallarus Oratory

Dingle Way Walking Holidays ~ The Dingle Way, Sli Chorca Dhuibhne. Is a diverse and beautiful Celtic walking trail, A walking holiday over the Dingle Way is full of surprises for those who wander its paths - you'll encounter panoramic vistas of sea, mountain and islands, a profusion of unique birds, plants and unspoiled landscape, and an astonishing array of ancient sites spanning 6000 years. 


Kerry Way Kerry Way Walking Holidays ~ The Kerry Way is a walking holiday which meanders through beautiful Irelands largest peninsula, Iveragh and has been called Irelands's finest walking route.

Walking holidays on the Channel Isles

Jersey

Jersey ‘Around Island Walk’ The Landscape is very diverse, heather covered cliff paths with fantastic views of the other Channel Islands in the north to sloping sandy bays in the south, the wilder west coast which is a surfer’s paradise to green country lanes and the rockier marine environment on the island’s east coast.

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