Walking Tour Companies w/Baggage Portage

Self-guided walking? The 3 that we or close friends have used, all with good results, are Celtic Trails, Mac’s Adventures, and Contours.

Caminoways.com; also does Ireland.

Yes, self-guided. Thinking about The Cotswolds. Any experiences there?

The Cotswold Way was the first of the 10 long distance walks that my husband and I have done. That one I booked myself but then decided to let one of the companies do it. Seven of those we used Mickledore Travel whom I highly recommend. The other two were walks that were not offered by Mickledore: the Cornish Coast Path (we used Western Discoveries) and the Dartmoor Way (we used Encounter Walking Holidays). Those companies were excellent to work with as well.

Thank you!

I have used Cotswold Walks for several walking holidays. In fact, just this past summer, my husband and I walked the entire way. They have numerous guided and self-guided walks from which to choose.

We used Cotswolds Walks about 10 years ago on our first multi-day walk (circular to/from Bath) and they were fabulous. If you are looking specifically at the Cotswolds, I recommend them. If you are looking elsewhere in the UK, I recommend Contours. We used them for the West Highland Way years ago, and did two walks this September with Contours, one in Wales, and one in England. I think the prices are great, the information for the trip is excellent, and they were always very responsive to any questions I had.

Thank you! We’ve been looking at Cotswold Walks and they seem to have reasonable pricing and the right durations for us.

Thanks to everyone for these ideas! My wife and I love to walk, and these companies offer some ideas that I hadn't thought of. We'll be taking full advantage!

We were very happy with Cotswolds Walks. We would use them again.

We have used https://www.contours.co.uk/ twice (https://www.contours.co.uk/great-glen-way and https://www.contours.co.uk/thames-path-east-section) and were very satisfied.

My daughter and I are walking the Cleveland Way in June. We booked with an outfit out of Edinburgh called Absolute Escapes-they've been great every step off the way and would whole heartedly recommend them. Another walking holiday company that I have heard is excellent as well is Mickledore.

Happy Walking,

Mike

To add to Michael’s post above, we are also planning to walk the Cleveland Way this year using a booking and luggage transfer company, in this case Brigantes. (Brigantes were the tribe that occupied a large swathe of northern England pre Roman invasion. Here endeth the history lesson).

Many people use Macs Adventures as well on routes throughout the country.

Ian