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Walking Holidays in the UK

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Celtic Trails provides wonderful walking holidays in Britain.

The UK has an enviable choice of some of the best walking routes in the world.

It is surrounded by an incredibly beautiful coastline, and has varied scenery which changes every few miles. From stunning mountains, rolling, velvety green hills and sweeping downs, to pastoral sheep-filled valleys, quiet country villages and ancient castles steeped in fascinating history.

With an excellent climate for walking, the UK’s unspoilt lush green countryside makes for a perfect walking holiday.

Discover the very best national trails and long-distance paths through Wales, Scotland, England and Ireland.

Celtic Trails is one of Britain’s longest-established walking holiday specialists, and our local knowledge is second to none. You walk at your own pace, guided by our detailed route notes and maps, and enjoy the sense of freedom that travelling on foot brings. Walking through peaceful landscapes our senses can be re-awakened by the sights and sounds of the countryside.

Our walking holidays offer great value for money and a quality experience from the paths you tread to the beds you sleep in. Nothing is left to chance - we plan in intricate detail so you don’t need to.

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Walking Holiday Breaks in the UK

Three Castles Walk
Walking gently from castle to castle is an antidote to the pressures of modern day life. Soak-up the tranquility of this quiet and little known corner of Monmouthshire, where rural life has changed little over the centuries.
Dee Valley Walk
Follow the course of the River Dee, a beautiful salmon-fishing river snaking through pastoral land and hillsides in Wales’s quiet, rural borderlands.

The Coleridge Way
The Coleridge Way takes you through the stunning Somerset countryside of the Quantock Hills, and Exmoor’s Brendon Hills. Experience first-hand the landscape that inspired Coleridge to produce some of his best known work.
Dylan Thomas Trail
Journey with us to experience Wales at its best, with quiet walks in the wild countryside of Ceredigion – Cardigan Bay in West Wales. The trail passes through Red Kite country and various locations frequented by the poet Dylan Thomas, from Llannon to New Quay.

Llangollen Round
An exhilarating walk over the summits and hilltops encircling the beautiful Vale of Llangollen, on the Welsh borders. The 33 mile circular route encompasses a variety of interesting scenery with terrific views over the mountains of Snowdonia in North Wales, to the Shropshire Hills and Wenlock Edge, as beloved by AE Houseman.

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. The route passes through farmland, coastal heath, dunes, salt-marsh, foreshore, cliffs and a few small pockets of woodland. It includes a National Nature Reserve (NNR).

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

Cambrian Way - 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, and mile upon mile of unspoilt nature from the Black Mountains to the Brecon Beacons, the Cambrian Mountains and the spectacular mountain ranges of the Snowdonia National Park.

Carreg Trust Christian Retreats on Bardsey Island - Carreg Trust was formed by a group of Christians who believe that God is calling us to preserve and develop the Island as a place of contemplation and prayer. A place for both guided and individual retreats, a stay here is ideal for those looking for peace and development of the inner life.

Ceredigion Coast Path - A 60 mile walking holiday along Cardigan Bay, one of the most scenic coastal areas of Wales. The path includes clifftops, beaches, sandy bays charming coastal settlements and scenic seaside resorts in an area rich in Welsh language and culture.

Bardsey Island - Ynys Enlli "Gateway to Heaven"
Bardsey Island lies about two miles (about 3km) off the tip of the Llyn Peninsula in North Wales. The aims of the Bardsey Island Trust are to protect the wildlife and delicate ecosystem of the island and encourage people to visit as a place of natural beauty and pilgrimage. Visitors can undertake scientific study and educational programmes.

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.

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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South Downs Way

If in 2012 you are considering a walking holiday for the first time, then there is no better walking trail to start with than The South Downs Way National Trail...... Easy walking, wonderful views, pretty villages, good inns and food...... Why not call us for expert advice.

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Llangollen Round

The Llangollen Round is an exhilarating walking break over escarpments and hilltops encircling the beautiful Vale of Llangollen on the Welsh borders. The 33 mile circular route has huge variety of wonderful scenery and features terrific views over Dinas Bran once a 6th century Arthurian Castle guarding the valley.

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Ceredigion Coast Path

Enjoy a walking holiday along the new Ceredigion Coast Path. A wonderful 60 miles/ 96 km coastal experience along the spectacular scenery of Cardigan Bay coastline and Heritage Coast, renowned for bottlenose dolphins, seals and porpoise.

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Hadrian's Wall walk featured in Smithsonian

“You arranged the trek along Hadrian's Wall it was a top 5 life experience for me.”
~ said writer Tom Cathers to Celtic Trails.
This month's cover story in Smithsonian Magazine features the trek”.

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