Inspiration for your walking holiday

With over 80 trails throughout the UK, our range of holidays offers unrivalled choice — so it can be tricky to pick just one! Find inspiration for your perfect walking holiday here, searching by your interests. Whether you enjoy history or nature, coastline or mountains, one of our walks is sure to suit you.

Browse the categories below to see how our holidays could indulge your favourite interests and pastimes.

Luagharne Castle on an historic walking holiday

Castles and Military Monuments

The UK is home to thousands of ancient castles, fortified towns, great walls and other territorial monuments.

 Circular walking holidays in the UK

Circular Walking Holidays

A circular walking trail is a route that finishes where you started. Complete a circuit over several days and admire the landscapes around you.

 The British coastline, explored on foot on one of our coastal walking holidays

Coastal Walking Holidays

Follow the shoreline along clifftop pathways and sandy beaches. Visit seaside towns and wake each morning to the sound of the waves.

 Coast to coast and challenge walking holidays

Coast to Coast and Challenge Walks

Turn your walking holiday into an adventure: ascend towering peaks, cross the country on foot and brave remote trails.

 A trail marker from a National Trail

National Trails and Great Trails

These official trails boast rich history, great waymarking and endless well-earned prestige.

 Wells Cathedral on the Mendip Way, one of many religious and spiritual sites on our walking holidays

Religious and Spiritual Sites

Great Britain has celebrated religion, spirituality and myth since prehistoric times, and the evidence still litters the landscape.

 Remote Rambles such as this walk through leafy Swaledale

Remote Rambles

Escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life by enjoying a truly rural trail through secluded landscapes.

 A group of walkers with day packs as they tackle a walking holiday with short daily mileages

Short Daily Mileage Walks

We define a short daily mileage walk as a tour that does not exceed ten miles of walking in a single day.

 A map of the UK

Holidays Accessible From Cities and Transport Hubs

Looking to explore outside your city, or build your walk into a wider holiday? Check out our list of nearby options.

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