St Cuthbert's Way to Holy Island - 4-7 Days

Walk St Cuthbert's Way, crossing the causeway to Holy Island, on a self-guided walking holiday. Accommodation, luggage transfer and custom holiday pack included

Code	Tour	Duration	Difficulty	Price per person
CUTH0	From Melrose to Holy Island	5 nights, 4 days walking	Demanding	£465
CUTH0-D	From Melrose to Holy Island Dog friendly	5 nights, 4 days walking	Demanding	£465
CUTH1	From Melrose to Holy Island	6 nights, 5 days walking	Moderate / Demanding	£555
CUTH1-D	From Melrose to Holy Island Dog friendly	6 nights, 5 days walking	Moderate / Demanding	£555
CUTH2	From Melrose to Holy Island	7 nights, 6 days walking	Moderate / Demanding	£650
CUTH3	From Melrose to Holy Island	8 nights, 7 days walking	Moderate	£740

Important information

Please note that the causeway on to Holy Island can only be crossed during low tide. Before booking, please check the Holy Island Safe Crossing Times by clicking here

Start

Travel to Melrose where your first night's accommodation has been booked

Day 1

Melrose to Harestanes(T). 15 miles (24km) / 1512 ft (461 m) ascent

Day 2

Harestanes(T) to Kirk Yetholm. 17.5 miles (28km) / 2185 ft (666 m) ascent

Day 3

Kirk Yetholm to Wooler. 13.5 miles (21.5km) / 2221 ft (677 m) ascent

Day 4

Wooler to Holy Island. 18 miles (28.5km) / 1427 ft (435 m) ascent

Finish

Depart from Holy Island after breakfast

Your Itinerary

This itinerary lists our preferred overnight stops for this tour. Sometimes there may be a shortage of available accommodation in a preferred location, in which case we will transfer you from the trail to your accommodation and back again at no extra charge. Overnight stops marked with a (T) will always require transfers as standard.

Overnight stops marked with an (L) have very limited accommodation, and therefore more often than not will also require a transfer, particularly on bank holidays and weekends. We will use non-transfer accommodation wherever possible.

The daily mileages quoted are average trail miles only and do not include the distance from the trail to your accommodation. We do not expect you to have to travel more than a mile from the trail to your accommodation; should your accommodation be further than this, transfers will be provided as standard.

Below are the additional costs that may apply depending on your requirements. Dog-friendly tours are subject to a Daily Dog Charge, which will be listed below if applicable. Our standard prices per person are based upon two people sharing a room; if you are on your own, or are part of a group but require a room of your own, then the Solo Traveller or Single Supplements apply respectively:

A note about transfers

£45.00 per person / per night

£35.00 per person / per night

You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops:

£55.00 per person / per night

Price on request

What's included?

5 nights' accommodation in en-suite rooms (where available) in selected B&B’s, hotels, inns and guesthouses along the trail, or a short distance away via taxi provided at our expense.
Breakfast each day.
Door to door luggage transfer.
Maps with the route marked on and a guidebook or route notes describing the trail.
An information pack containing an itinerary, instructions on how to find your accommodation each night and a kit list.
Detailed travel instructions on how to get to the start of your holiday and back from the end of it.

Extra Nights & Rest Days

Whether you want to spend a day exploring, writing postcards or resting your weary feet, an extra night is a wonderful way to extend your holiday and experience more of the sights and sounds on St Cuthbert's Way.

Many people choose to have an extra night in Melrose at the start of the trail so that they can explore this charming Borders town with its magnificent ruined abbey. Others take one of the frequent buses to Sir Walter Scott's former home at Abbotsford, which lies 3 miles west of Melrose.

If you would like to visit Jedburgh, an attractive town with many interesting sites including a grand ruined abbey, Jedburgh Castle Jail and Museum and Mary Queen of Scots' House.

Another popular choice for an extra night is at the end of the trail on the beautiful island of Lindisfarne, with its Magnificent castle, ruined priory and museum and attractive little harbour.

You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops:

£55.00 per person / per night

Price on request

Tour Facts

Total distance: 64 miles (102 km)
Duration: 5 nights, 4 days walking
Minimum daily distance: 13.5 miles (21.5 km)
Maximum daily distance: 18 miles (28.5 km)
Code: CUTH0 Grade: Demanding
Season: 2nd January - 24th December
Start of holiday: Melrose
End of holiday: Holy Island

Route Profile

Travel Information

Useful information and travel links that will assist you in your plans to travel to the start of the holiday and back from the end of it are sent to you with your full tour pack. A summary is given below:

By Air - The most convenient major city and international airports are Edinburgh and Newcastle.

By Rail - The nearest rail station to the start of the trail (Melrose) is at Tweedbank (about 6 miles away). The nearest rail station to the end of the trail (Lindisfarne) is at Berwick-upon-Tweed (about 13.5 miles away).

By Bus - A bus service runs from Tweedbank to Melrose. From Beal (closest mainland location for Lindisfarne), buses run to Berwick-upon-Tweed. There is also a very infrequent bus service to Berwick-upon-Tweed from Lindisfarne on some days.

From London - Trains run from London Kings Cross station to Tweedbank. From there a bus/taxi will be required to Melrose.

Return To The Start - The easiest way to return to the start of the trail, is to take a bus/taxi from Lindisfarne to Berwick-upon-Tweed rail station. From there trains run to Tweedbank, where a bus/taxi will be required to Melrose.

Weather Information

To find out more about the weather forecast for your chosen holiday's general location, please see the following websites:

MetCheck - This website allows you to look up detailed weather information for specific locations as far as six months in advance.
Met Office - This website shows regional area forecasts a few days in advance, with a general UK forecast description of up to 30 days in advance.
Mountain Forecast - This website shows what the forecast is like up on specific hills and fells, and offers forecasts a few days in advance.

Customer reviews from the St Cuthbert's Way - Holy Island Option

“Arrangements were all efficiently made. Very good choice of accommodation and useful advice in the pack. Route maps and guide books helpful.”
Mr Garner, UK

“We enjoyed our holiday very much, it was a real adventure.”
Mr Stanton, UK

“Brilliant shorter walk a bit of everything - hills, rivers, moors, sea, bridges, priories, villages - perfect and perfect organisation by Contours.”
Mr Brown, UK

“Stunning scenery, wonderful accommodation, magnificent breakfasts, kind and generous hosts and best of all, the weather - rain, hail, snow, wind and perfect sunshine! Everything was above and beyond our expectation.”
Mr Trembath, Australia

“We had a wonderful trip!! Loved every minute. I had been on three previous walking tours with Contours, but none of my three sisters had. This was new to them, but they had a great time and were very happy with the accommodations, the information provided, the transfers, and the luggage service.”
Ms Green, USA

“Gentle beautiful countryside, very relaxing after the Southern Upland Way.”
Mr Mason, UK

“Weather, transport, accommodation all excellent.”
Ms Crawford, Ireland

“Thank you for first class organisation and information sent to us in preparing for the walk which made it a fabulous holiday, stress free.”
Miss Douglas, UK

“Great holiday. Lovely country side, different each day.”
Ms Murphy, Ireland

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