Coast to Coast Walk
Hike Wainwright's full Coast to Coast Walk across England on a self-guided walking holiday with accommodation and luggage transfer.
Coast to Coast Walk
https://www.contours.co.uk/coast-to-coast-walk
An iconic walk across England via the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors.
From £378 per person
Created by Alfred Wainwright, the Coast to Coast Walk crosses the breadth of the North of England from St Bees on the west coast to Robin Hood’s Bay on the east coast. Some of the most varied and beautiful scenery in the country lies ahead, spread over three National Parks.
Wainwright’s Coast to Coast Walk clambers the rugged mountains of the Lake District to earn views over glittering tarns. It winds through the pretty valleys of the Yorkshire Dales and sets out across the expansive heather moorland of the North York Moors. Dramatic coastal scenery waits at the end, with a twisting descent to Robin Hood’s Bay.
Choose this country-crossing walking holiday and explore the best landscapes of Northern England.
At long last, this well-known walking holiday is on its way to recognition as a National Trail. The work is still in progress, but anyone walking the Coast to Coast will notice brand-new waymarkers going in, complete with the National Trail acorn. It’s an exciting time for one of Contours Holidays’ best-loved routes!
We offer multiple holiday options along this trail. If you wish to experience the entire trail, simply select the first option from the list below.
Dogs are welcome on select routes along this trail. Look for the pawprint icon when choosing your holiday.
We also organise trail running holidays along this route. Find out more.
From £1554 per person
Take a self-guided walking holiday covering all 190 miles of Wainwright’s Coast to Coast Walk, wandering from St Bees to Robin Hood’s Bay. The Coast to Coast Walk crosses the breadth of the North of England, passing through the mountainous Lake District, the rolling Yorkshire Dales and the heather-clad North York Moors along the way.
Though this trail is challenging in places, the sense of achievement you feel upon completing it will stay with you forever.
Code | Tour | Duration | Price per person | |
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CCW1 | From St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay | 12 days walking | £1554 | |
CCW2 | From St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay | 13 days walking | £1665 | |
CCW3 | From St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay | 14 days walking | £1770 | |
CCW4 | From St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay | 15 days walking | £1890 | |
CCW5 | From St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay | 16 days walking | £1985 | |
CCW6 | From St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay | 17 days walking | £2095 | |
CCW7 | From St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay | 18 days walking | £2205 |
Code | Tour | Duration | Price per person | |
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CCWSBC | From Keld to Richmond | 2 days walking | £378 |
“Absolutely spectacular! Possibly the hike of my lifetime... I climbed mountains, did precarious rocky scrambles, crossed fast flowing streams and peat bogs, stayed in a haunted B&B, braved vicious dogs and a talking rat, saw a man risk his life in pursuit of his hat, watched hares dancing, was entertained by a parrot, took photos of most spectacular waterfalls and walked across the wildest places imaginable... Truly unforgettable...”Ms Ginter, UK
“Pretty much stress free. TBH the best holiday we have had. Most places we stayed at looked after us and made us feel very welcome, even bags in most places were in our room on arrival. We are still buzzing with great memories. We were actually recommended Contours by someone who had done Coast 2 Coast many years ago! Already looking at the next one, there's a few to tick off.”Mr O’Brien, UK
“Dear Contours team, thank you for all your hard work arranging this for us. We had a great time and great weather. All the accommodation was really good.”Mr Deal, UK
“We had a great holiday.”Ms McLaughlin, Canada
“Great experience and issues dealt with effectively.”Mr Graham, New Zealand
“Some great places to stay and the weather was good to us.”Mrs Graham, UK
“We had a great time. Got great views especially in The Lakes and the number of birds and wildflowers just grew and grew. It was excellent.”Mr Wagstaff, UK
“This holiday was primarily about the walking and the scenery so was significantly weather dependent. Apart from a few showers the weather was excellent and previous weeks\' dry weather also ensured it was generally dry underfoot. The luggage transfers, apart from being a little late arriving a couple of times, seemed to work well. The accommodation was interestingly varied and generally good to excellent with only a few negatives.”Mr Shenton, UK
“Absolutely loved the walk. The scenery was fabulous, the people we met on the walk, our hosts, our taxi drivers and all the locals were wonderful. The standard of accommodation was excellent. The standard of accommodation was excellent. The walk was challenging and did require some navigation skills - the trail is not well marked but finding our way was half the fun. We had a fabulous time and were disappointed when day 16 arrived - we wanted to keep going. We were impressed with the standard of accommodation, the hosts were all extremely welcoming and all the transfers went well, even the one we didn't contact in the morning. We left our walking poles in a pub in one village and emailed Contours on a Sunday afternoon asking if there was any chance we could recover them. They got back to us that afternoon and our poles arrived the next day.”Mrs Brown, Australia