(Coast to Coast) View of Buttermere from Haystacks, Lake District

Self-guided walking holidays in the UK

Our 2019 season in the UK runs from early May to 15 September. Our self-guided trips are available on your choice of dates; we don't have set start dates. Trek in the company of friends or family, or go solo. Your dogs are welcome on all of our UK self-guided trips.


Coast to Coast
Alpine Exploratory in the UK
Self-guided walking holiday
5 May to 15 September 2019
Follow Wainwright's route from St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay
Ullswater and Patterdale


CTC

Lakes, Dales, North York Moors
14 stages
Coast to Coast
West
Alpine Exploratory in the UK
Self-guided walking holiday
5 May to 15 September 2019
Trek the Lakeland stages to the edge of the Dales at Kirkby Stephen
A barn on the way into Patterdale


CCW

Lakes, Dales
6 stages, part of our CTC
Coast to Coast
East
Alpine Exploratory in the UK
Self-guided walking holiday
5 May to 15 September 2019
From Kirkby Stephen, the rolling Dales and North York Moors
The North York Moors


CCE

Dales, North York Moors
8 stages, part of our CTC


Great Glen Way
Alpine Exploratory in the UK
Self-guided walking holiday
13 May to 15 September 2019
Trek from Fort William to Inverness through the gentle Great Glen
The Caledonian Canal at Corpach


GGW

Scottish Highlands
6 stages
What does self-guided mean?
You guide yourself! We book your hotels and give you our routecards and maps. There is no leader and you are not in a group. You get straight to the best scenery and enjoy walking at your own pace.



Guided or self-guided?
Lake District Circuit
Alpine Exploratory in the UK
Self-guided walking holiday
12 May to 15 September 2019
Starting from Ambleside, trek a circuit of the main areas of Lakeland
Blea Tarn and the Langdale Pikes


LDC

Lake District
10 stages


East Lakes Circuit
Alpine Exploratory in the UK
Self-guided walking holiday
12 May to 15 September 2019
From Grasmere, set off to the wild Eastern fells of the Lake District
High Street beyond Blea Tarn


ELC

Lake District
4 stages, part of our LDC
North Lakes Circuit
Alpine Exploratory in the UK
Self-guided walking holiday
12 May to 15 September 2019
From Keswick, walk a superb loop through Buttermere and Borrowdale
Great Gable


NLC

Lake District
4 stages, part of our LDC
West Lakes Circuit
Alpine Exploratory in the UK
Self-guided walking holiday
12 May to 15 September 2019
From Great Langdale, cross passes to Borrowdale, Ennerdale and Wasdale
Wasdale Head and Wastwater


WLC

Lake District
4 stages, part of our LDC


South Lakes Circuit
Alpine Exploratory in the UK
Self-guided walking holiday
12 May to 15 September 2019
From Ambleside, trek to Langdale and Hawkshead on lower ground
Ducks on Rydal Water


SLC

Lake District
4 stages, part of our LDC
Dog-friendly holidays
All our UK self-guided holidays are open to dogs. Your dog walks with you and stays with you in your room. We book dog-friendly accommodation and we advise on what to expect along the trail.



Walking with dogs
Pennine Way
Alpine Exploratory in the UK
Self-guided walking holiday
12 May to 15 September 2019
Complete the rugged Pennine Way from Edale to Kirk Yetholm
Greg's Hut on Cross Fell


PEW

Pennines, Dales, Cheviots
19 stages


Pennine Way South
Alpine Exploratory in the UK
Self-guided walking holiday
12 May to 15 September 2019
From Edale to Malham, trek the Peak District and South Pennines
Moorland ascent to Black Hill


PWS

South Pennines
6 stages, part of our PEW
Pennine Way Central
Alpine Exploratory in the UK
Self-guided walking holiday
12 May to 15 September 2019
From Malham to Alston, tackle the spectacular Yorkshire Dales
At High Cup


PWC

Yorkshire Dales
7 stages, part of our PEW
Pennine Way North
Alpine Exploratory in the UK
Self-guided walking holiday
12 May to 15 September 2019
From Alston to Kirk Yethom, cross the wild and remote North Pennines
The Cheviots ridge


PWN

North Pennines, Cheviots
6 stages, part of our PEW


West Highland Way
Alpine Exploratory in the UK
Self-guided walking holiday
5 May to 15 September 201
Walk Scotland's classic long distance path from Milngavie to Fort William
Descending Conic Hill above Loch Lomond


WHW

Scottish Highlands
7 stages

Schedule 2019 ... Alps self-guided, guided ... Norway self-guided, guided ... UK self-guided, guided


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