Borrowdale

Discovery Travel provides walking, hiking and cycling holidays in a wide range of specially selected destinations for the independent traveller. This means that you have the independence to start a trip on a day to suit you, travel at your own pace, visit places of interest and do all the things you want to do when you want to. You usually stay in a different village or small town every night so that you sample a variety of places in your chosen area. However, if you wish to add one or more rest days to any itinerary this is easily done and we can often extend or reduce the number of walking/hiking/cycling days as well, to suit your needs.

We provide the essential services, which you need to enjoy this independence to the full, namely, booking carefully selected accommodation, moving luggage daily, providing maps and route details and local information as well as emergency support. If you are on a cycling holiday we provide bikes etc. We can also help with your travel arrangements.

Walking and Hiking Tours in Britain

English Lake District

Discovery Travel offer several classic nationally and internationally renowned long distance walks such as the Wainwright's Coast to Coast, the Cleveland Way, the Cumbria Way and the Dales Way. The support which we provide allows you to concentrate on successfully completing and enjoying these long-distance walks with the minimum of fuss. Having expanded our portfolio of classic walks, we are now also pleased to offer the West Highland Way, the Great Glen Way, the Cotswold Way, the Hadrian's Wall Walk, the Wolds Way, the Offa's Dyke Walk, Pennine Way and St Cuthbert's Way.

In addition, we have two circular walks of our own, one in the Lake District (the Lakeland Round) and one starting and ending in Ilkley and taking in parts of Wharfedale, Pen y Ghent and the spectacular limestone scenery of the Malham area (the Wharfedale Ribblesdale Malham Circuit). The Westmorland Way which gives wonderful Lakeland walking in the ancient county of Westmorland and the Lady Anne Clifford's Way is a superb route linking Skipton with Penrith.

Lindisfarne

For those looking for a shorter break we are now providing the Herriot Way and single and two centre breaks. The latter allow you to choose how much walking you wish to do in a day from a variety of walks on offer at each centre.Whilst daily distances vary, our walks average about 12 miles per day, which gives you a full days walking, but with enough time for some sightseeing and certainly for leisurely visits to local teashops and hostelries. Please remember - all our walks can be amended to suit your personal needs, for example by including rest days or additional walking days.

Cycling Tours in Britain

Country Lanes

Distances

All our seven night holidays average less than 30 miles of cycling per day, which will allow you ample time to enjoy the sights, the pubs and the tea shops along the way. Remember, a moderately fit cyclist will average about 10 mph so you should find our daily distances within your capabilities. If you have any doubts, ring us first. All our routes follow quiet country lanes and traffic-free cycle paths, avoiding busy roads.

Walking and Hiking in Europe

Santiago de
Compostela

We now have many self-guided independent walking tours in Spain and Madeira (including walking and hiking in the Alpujarras and along the Way of St James), France (including the Tour du Mont Blanc and Balcon de la Cote D'Azur), Italy (including walking and hiking in Tuscany and Umbria) Switzerland (including the Bernese Oberland) and Austria (including walking and hiking in the Tyrol).

Each provides you with the freedom you need to enjoy the splendid countryside and local culture at your own pace, but safe in the knowledge that the essentials have been organised for you including good quality accommodation each night, luggage transfers and an interesting itinerary.

Cycling in Europe

The Rhone Trail

Accommodation

Fitness

The Dales Way

Singles

Getting There and Back

Wainwright's Coast to
Coast

Luggage Transfers

We will transfer your luggage door to door every day on which you are walking or cycling, unless clearly stated otherwise in the brochure. You can usually bring as much as you like (but see individual holiday pages for exceptions).

Insurance

Bonding

Flexibility