Self Guided Walking Holidays Tours & Trips in England

Walk 73 miles along UNESCO-listed Hadrian's Wall from Lanercost Priory to Corbridge, crossing Walltown Crags, Winshield Crags (the path's highest point), and Sewingshields Crags. You'll check out well-preserved Roman forts like Birdoswald, Vindolanda with its changing garrison history, Housesteads with sweeping Northumberland views, and Chesters Fort.

Walk coast-to-coast across Northern England from Wallsend to Bowness-on-Solway, following the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Hadrian's Wall for 135km through Northumberland and Cumbria. Trek the Whin Sill Escarpment from Housesteads Fort to Steel Rigg, crossing Highshield Crags and Peel Crags with views over Northumberland National Park.

Walk through golden-stone villages over 8 nights of self-guided exploration in the North Cotswolds, going from Moreton-in-Marsh to Chipping Campden. You'll see the historic ruins of Hailes Abbey and check out Sudeley Castle where Henry VIII's sixth wife Katherine Parr is buried, then climb Broadway Tower for great views across the countryside. Wander through pretty hamlets like Lower Slaughter with its working mill and Bourton-on-the-Water's charming riverside, plus the idyllic village of Stanton. There's time to visit the National Trust gardens at Hidcote or Kiftsgate, and walk around Stanway House's Jacobean grounds with its medieval tithe barn and impressive gatehouse.

This self-guided 9-day trek runs from St Bees on the Irish Sea through Lake District National Park to Kirkby Stephen, covering 170 miles with daily distances between 15-27 miles. Climb independently to famous Haystacks near Innominate Tarn where Wainwright's ashes were scattered, and walk High Street Roman road.

Follow Alfred Wainwright's famous Coast to Coast route independently from Kirkby Stephen to Robin Hood's Bay, with detailed English-language route descriptions and luggage transfers between 8 nightly accommodations. Walk 18-40km daily through three national parks including Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors, climbing 907m from Osmotherley past the Wain Stones cliffs and heading down through Falling Foss forest's hidden follies. The path takes you along disused mine railroads across heather moorlands, crossing Swaledale's green meadows via Danby Wiske, and finishing along the North Yorkshire coast near Whitby Abbey.