Celtic Trails Walking Holidays

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

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

Cambrian Way Walking Holidays The Cambrian way is 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, mile upon mile of unspoilt nature from the Black Mountains, Brecon Beacons, through the Cambrian Mountains to the spectacular mountain ranges of the Snowdonia National Park.

Carreg Trust Christian Retreats on Bardsey Island

Dylan Thomas Trail For many, Dylan Marlais Thomas was the epitome of the wild Welshman. That man amongst men fought with words to express his deepest feelings for the earth and people that were his Wales.

Bardsey Island - Ynys Enlli "Gateway to Heaven"

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.

Mawddach Trail Walking Holidays The two RSPB reserves in the Mawddach Valley offer superb scenery and beautiful walks through oak wood and scrubland. In the spring pied flycatchers, wood warblers and redstarts can be heard in Coed Garth Gell. Ravens and buzzards are present throughout the year. The trail at Arthog Bog is accessible to wheelchair users.

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.

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.

Snowdonia Trail ~ Cambrian Way Northern Section Walking Holidays The Snowdonia Trail is an outstanding walking holiday of approximately 140mls (220km), for the connoisseur of unspoilt mountain scenery. Taking in some of the most scenic and spectacular sections of the mountain routes of Wales, including Snowdon and the major summits, we believe it is unrivalled for fine mountain walking and atmosphere.

The Three Castles Walk walking from Castle to Castle is the perfect walking break and antidote for modern day pressures. Here you will escape into the tranquility of this quiet and little known corner of Monmouthshire, where rural life has changed little over the centuries.

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.

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.

Highland Drovers' Trail As its name suggests, the Highland Drovers' Trail follows part of a route taken by the Highlanders of the Isle of Skye between the 15th an 19th Centuries as they 'drove' their cattle every Autumn across the Western Highlands to the markets in the Scottish Lowlands.

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 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.

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.

Southern Upland Way Opened in 1984, the Southern Upland Way is Scotland's longest walk and Britain's first official coast to coast long distance footpath , beating a trail of some 212 miles (340 kms) from Portpatrick on the south west coast of Scotland, to Cockburnspath's North Sea coastline in the east.

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

The Cotswold Way Often called the model for a long distance footpath for its unique rich landscape and wealth of cultural and historical attraction to be encountered along the way, the Cotswold Way, has now been deservedly designated as a National Trail.

Cumbria Way

Coleridge Way

Dales Way 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.

Hadrians Wall Path Completed in AD122 it took the soldiers of the 2nd and 6th legions just over a decade to build Hadrian’s Wall and their astonishing achievement remains the largest ancient monument in northern Europe and a Roman World Heritage Site

Hardy's Dorset.

Isle of Man Coastal Path - Raad ny Foillan - A walking holiday on the Isle of Man Isle of Man will rediscover the pleasures of walking in the tranquillity of an island with countryside unchanged for hundreds of years, Only a short hop across the Irish sea from the UK mainland , the Isle of Man is a world away from the stresses and demands of modern day living.

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 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.

Walking the Herefordshire Trail - Independent walking holidays this new 154-mile circular long distance route takes you deep into the rich, colourful agricultural countryside of Herefordshire.

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.

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.

Saints Way

Two Moors Way The oldest regional footpath in Devon, the Two Moors Way stretches over 100 miles (63 km), linking the two National Parks of Dartmoor and Exmoor.

The Tarka Trail 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.

Walking holidays in Ireland / Eire

Dingle Way Walking Holidays The Dingle Way – Slí 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

Wicklow Way

Walking holidays on the Channel Isles

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.

Guernsey

Walking holidays in Europe

France

Provence ~ Alpilles ~ Nestling between the rivers Rhône and Durance, extolled by poets and immortanised by painters, Alpilles rise to the south of the region.  The Alpilles is a small limestone range with deeply cut hills, dotted with villages perched atop the hills, and with rocks sculpted by the wind, sunk in the middle of vineyards, olive groves, lavender fields and plantations of almond trees.

Germany

High Black Forest ~ This tour combines the richness of the forests with some of the more famous summits in the High Black Forest, offering original views of the Alps, Vosges, Jura, and the Alsace plain.  You will encounter superb lakes and isolated villages with their traditionally constructed wooden houses.

Spain

Celtic Spain ~ Asturia ~ The Principality of Asturias is one of the most beautiful yet least known areas of Spain, with a strong Celtic culture and traditions stretching back over 1000 years. Snuggled between the high chalkstone summits of the Picos Europa and the white beaches of the Atlantic, this little known and explored part of ‘Green Spain’ has a unique and beautiful landscape quite unlike the traditional views of the country.

Switzerland

Gruyère ~ With its lake (lac de Gruyère), its mountains of the Pre-Alps, the Moléson (2002m.) and the Vanil Noir(2400m.), La Gruyère can be proud of being a mini Switzerland within Switzerland and a mini canton of Fribourg within Fribourg. It consists of l’Intyamon -a valley of the Pre-Alps in the south with Gruyère and Moléson as its base.

Val d’Anniviers ~ The Val d’Anniviers begins in Sierre, on the banks of the Rhône, and ends at the foot of la Couronne Impériale and its famous mountains, Weisshorn, Obergabelhorn, Zinalrothorn, Besso, Bishorn, Dent-Blanche and Cervin.