End to End in 80 Days
End to End in 80 Days
81 Nights Self Guided - 1200 Miles
24th March to 6th August 2012
£5500 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
An epic walking holiday traversing the whole of Britain from North to South.
Basic Itinerary
This is no ordinary walking holiday. This is a walking adventure! Here is the chance to walk between the two furthest points on the British mainland, from Land's End in Cornwall to Duncansby Head in Caithness (John O'Groats to the uninitiated!).
What's included:
* Bed and Breakfast accommodation
* Highlighted route for the entire walk
(1:25000 Ordnance Survey or 1:40000 Harvey maps)
* Daily luggage transfers
* Emergency support
We are offering the route as a complete walk of 80 days or you can break it into chunks to suit yourself and spread it over as many months or years as you like. This holiday is not a road walk, nor does it take you in a direct line from end to end. Instead, our chosen route follows many National Trails and recreational footpaths, including the South West Coast Path, Cotswold Way, Severn Way, Staffordshire Way, Limestone Way, Pennine Way, St. Cuthbert's Way, Southern Upland Way, West Highland Way and Great Glen Way. Of course there has to be some road walking, but we have kept that to a minimum, sending you on footpaths and bridleways wherever possible. In doing so, the route takes you through the fantastically varied countryside that is the essence of Britain.
Grade: Difficult
Meals:
You will normally be staying in a town or village where there is at least one place to buy an evening meal. On the rare occasion that this is not possible, we will book you into an accommodation which provides an evening meal (this is not included in the holiday price). Lunches can usually be bought on route and we can advise you of the days when this is not possible. On these days you can book a packed lunch from your accommodation by letting them know the night before or we can book it for you. These usually cost about £5. Alternatively, most of the towns and villages in which you stay have shops where you can buy items to make up your own packed lunch.
When to Go:
You need to start relatively early in the season with this holiday so that you finish your 80 days of walking before the clock change at the end of October. Our first customers to walk this route, Carol and Hagan James from Cambridgeshire, started the last week in April and enjoyed seeing the surrounding countryside come to life and the wild flowers and blossom at their best. July and August tend to be the warmest months, but it is rarely so warm as to be uncomfortable for walking. September tends to be one of the most pleasant times in the countryside and is quieter as most people with children have finished their holidays. By October the days are getting shorter and the weather is much more changeable.
Getting There:
By Car: Detailed route plans can be provided on request.
By Air: The nearest airport is Plymouth City Airport from where you will need to take a train to Penzance. From Penzance there is an hourly bus service (not on Sundays) to Land's End or you could make the 9 mile journey by taxi.
By Rail: There is a regular service from London Paddington to Penzance. From Penzance there is an hourly bus service (not on Sundays) to Land's End or you could make the 9 mile journey by taxi.
Departure:
Your final night's accommodation is in Thurso, which has a limited rail service (about 4 trains a day) to Inverness and Edinburgh from where there are regular trains to London Kings Cross or links to other areas of the UK. Alternatively you can travel by train from Thurso to Wick airport (4 trains a day) from where there are flights to Aberdeen and Edinburgh Airports.
You will normally be staying in a town or village where there is at least one place to buy an evening meal. On the rare occasion that this is not possible, we will book you into an accommodation which provides an evening meal (this is not included in the holiday price). Lunches can usually be bought on route and we can advise you of the days when this is not possible. On these days you can book a packed lunch from your accommodation by letting them know the night before or we can book it for you. These usually cost about £5. Alternatively, most of the towns and villages in which you stay have shops where you can buy items to make up your own packed lunch.
When to Go:
You need to start relatively early in the season with this holiday so that you finish your 80 days of walking before the clock change at the end of October. Our first customers to walk this route, Carol and Hagan James from Cambridgeshire, started the last week in April and enjoyed seeing the surrounding countryside come to life and the wild flowers and blossom at their best. July and August tend to be the warmest months, but it is rarely so warm as to be uncomfortable for walking. September tends to be one of the most pleasant times in the countryside and is quieter as most people with children have finished their holidays. By October the days are getting shorter and the weather is much more changeable.
Getting There:
By Car: Detailed route plans can be provided on request.
By Air: The nearest airport is Plymouth City Airport from where you will need to take a train to Penzance. From Penzance there is an hourly bus service (not on Sundays) to Land's End or you could make the 9 mile journey by taxi.
By Rail: There is a regular service from London Paddington to Penzance. From Penzance there is an hourly bus service (not on Sundays) to Land's End or you could make the 9 mile journey by taxi.
Departure:
Your final night's accommodation is in Thurso, which has a limited rail service (about 4 trains a day) to Inverness and Edinburgh from where there are regular trains to London Kings Cross or links to other areas of the UK. Alternatively you can travel by train from Thurso to Wick airport (4 trains a day) from where there are flights to Aberdeen and Edinburgh Airports.
Day 1 Arrive Land's End
Day 2 Land's End to Zennor - 17 miles
Day 3 Zennor to Hayle - 14 miles
Day 4 Hayle to Portreath - 12 miles
Day 5 Portreath to Perranporth - 12 miles
Day 6 Perranporth to Newquay - 13 miles
Day 7 Newquay to Porthcothan - 12 miles
Day 8 Porthcothan to Wadebridge - 16 miles
Day 9 Wadebridge to Port Isaac - 7 miles
Day 10 Port Isaac to Boscastle - 14 miles
Day 11 Boscastle to Bude - 17 miles
Day 12 Bude to Stoke - 16 miles
Day 13 Stoke to Horns Cross - 17 miles
Day 14 Horns Cross to Fremington - 14 miles
Day 15 Fremington to Bratton Fleming - 12 miles
Day 16 Bratton Fleming to Simonsbath - 12 miles
Day 17 Simonsbath to Wheddon Cross - 12 miles
Day 18 Wheddon Cross to Stogumber - 14 miles
Day 19 Stogumber to Wembdon - 17 miles
Day 20 Wembdon to Shapwick - 13 miles
Day 21 Shapwick to Chewton Mendip - 19 miles
Day 22 Chewton Mendip to Bath - 16 miles
Day 23 Bath to Little Sodbury - 19 miles
Day 24 Little Sodbury to Wotton-under-Edge - 11 miles
Day 25 Wotton-under-Edge to Middleyard - 13 miles
Day 26 Middleyard to Brimpsfield - 17 miles
Day 27 Brimpsfield to Ham Hill - 13 miles
Day 28 Ham Hill to Winchcombe - 11 miles
Day 29 Winchcombe to Ripple - 16 miles
Day 30 Ripple to Worcester - 15 miles
Day 31 Worcester to Arley - 22 miles
Day 32 Arley to Pattingham - 19 miles
Day 33 Pattingham to Penkridge - 21 miles
Day 34 Penkridge to Admaston - 14 miles
Day 35 Admaston to Ellastone - 18 miles
Day 36 Ellastone to Monyash - 19 miles
Day 37 Monyash to Edale - 15 miles
Day 38 Edale to Crowden in Longdendale - 14 miles
Day 39 Crowden in Longdendale to Standedge - 13 miles
Day 40 Standedge to Hebden Bridge - 15 miles
Day 41 Hebden Bridge to Cowling - 15 miles
Day 42 Cowling to Malham - 17 miles
Day 43 Malham to Horton in Ribblesdale - 15 miles
Day 44 Horton in Ribblesdale to Hawes - 14 miles
Day 45 Hawes to Keld - 13 miles
Day 46 Keld to Baldersdale - 14 miles
Day 47 Baldersdale to Langdon Beck - 15 miles
Day 48 Langdon Beck to Garrigill - 11 miles
Day 49 Garrigill to Slaggyford - 10 miles
Day 50 Slaggyford to Greenhead - 11 miles
Day 51 Greenhead to Twice Brewed - 7 miles
Day 52 Twice Brewed to Bellingham - 13 miles
Day 53 Bellingham to Byrness - 15 miles
Day 54 Byrness to Jedburgh - 17 miles
Day 55 Jedburgh to Melrose - 20 miles
Day 56 Melrose to Innerleithen - 19 miles
Day 57 Innerleithen to Lyne Station - 11 miles
Day 58 Lyne Station to Nine Mile Burn - 15 miles
Day 59 Nine Mile Burn to Ratho - 20 miles
Day 60 Ratho to Linlithgow - 14 miles
Day 61 Linlithgow to Kilsyth - 21 miles
Day 62 Kilsyth to Milngavie - 16 miles
Day 63 Milngavie to Drymen - 12 miles
Day 64 Drymen to Rowardennan - 14 miles
Day 65 Rowardennan to Inverarnan - 14 miles
Day 66 Inverarnan to Tyndrum - 13 miles
Day 67 Tyndrum to Kingshouse - 19 miles
Day 68 Kingshouse to Kinlochleven - 9 miles
Day 69 Kinlochleven to Fort William - 14 miles
Day 70 Fort William to Laggan - 23 miles
Day 71 Laggan to Invermoriston - 18 miles
Day 72 Invermoriston to Drumnadrochit - 14 miles
Day 73 Drumnadrochit to Beauly - 14 miles
Day 74 Beauly to Dingwall - 9 miles
Day 75 Dingwall to Stittenham - 13 miles
Day 76 Stittenham to Bonar Bridge - 14 miles
Day 77 Bonar Bridge to Golspie - 17 miles
Day 78 Golspie to Helmsdale - 18 miles
Day 79 Helmsdale to Dunbeath - 17 miles
Day 80 Dunbeath to Watten - 20 miles
Day 81 Watten to Duncansby Head to John o'Groats (overnight in Thurso) - 24 miles
Day 82 Depart Thurso
Day 2 Land's End to Zennor - 17 miles
Day 3 Zennor to Hayle - 14 miles
Day 4 Hayle to Portreath - 12 miles
Day 5 Portreath to Perranporth - 12 miles
Day 6 Perranporth to Newquay - 13 miles
Day 7 Newquay to Porthcothan - 12 miles
Day 8 Porthcothan to Wadebridge - 16 miles
Day 9 Wadebridge to Port Isaac - 7 miles
Day 10 Port Isaac to Boscastle - 14 miles
Day 11 Boscastle to Bude - 17 miles
Day 12 Bude to Stoke - 16 miles
Day 13 Stoke to Horns Cross - 17 miles
Day 14 Horns Cross to Fremington - 14 miles
Day 15 Fremington to Bratton Fleming - 12 miles
Day 16 Bratton Fleming to Simonsbath - 12 miles
Day 17 Simonsbath to Wheddon Cross - 12 miles
Day 18 Wheddon Cross to Stogumber - 14 miles
Day 19 Stogumber to Wembdon - 17 miles
Day 20 Wembdon to Shapwick - 13 miles
Day 21 Shapwick to Chewton Mendip - 19 miles
Day 22 Chewton Mendip to Bath - 16 miles
Day 23 Bath to Little Sodbury - 19 miles
Day 24 Little Sodbury to Wotton-under-Edge - 11 miles
Day 25 Wotton-under-Edge to Middleyard - 13 miles
Day 26 Middleyard to Brimpsfield - 17 miles
Day 27 Brimpsfield to Ham Hill - 13 miles
Day 28 Ham Hill to Winchcombe - 11 miles
Day 29 Winchcombe to Ripple - 16 miles
Day 30 Ripple to Worcester - 15 miles
Day 31 Worcester to Arley - 22 miles
Day 32 Arley to Pattingham - 19 miles
Day 33 Pattingham to Penkridge - 21 miles
Day 34 Penkridge to Admaston - 14 miles
Day 35 Admaston to Ellastone - 18 miles
Day 36 Ellastone to Monyash - 19 miles
Day 37 Monyash to Edale - 15 miles
Day 38 Edale to Crowden in Longdendale - 14 miles
Day 39 Crowden in Longdendale to Standedge - 13 miles
Day 40 Standedge to Hebden Bridge - 15 miles
Day 41 Hebden Bridge to Cowling - 15 miles
Day 42 Cowling to Malham - 17 miles
Day 43 Malham to Horton in Ribblesdale - 15 miles
Day 44 Horton in Ribblesdale to Hawes - 14 miles
Day 45 Hawes to Keld - 13 miles
Day 46 Keld to Baldersdale - 14 miles
Day 47 Baldersdale to Langdon Beck - 15 miles
Day 48 Langdon Beck to Garrigill - 11 miles
Day 49 Garrigill to Slaggyford - 10 miles
Day 50 Slaggyford to Greenhead - 11 miles
Day 51 Greenhead to Twice Brewed - 7 miles
Day 52 Twice Brewed to Bellingham - 13 miles
Day 53 Bellingham to Byrness - 15 miles
Day 54 Byrness to Jedburgh - 17 miles
Day 55 Jedburgh to Melrose - 20 miles
Day 56 Melrose to Innerleithen - 19 miles
Day 57 Innerleithen to Lyne Station - 11 miles
Day 58 Lyne Station to Nine Mile Burn - 15 miles
Day 59 Nine Mile Burn to Ratho - 20 miles
Day 60 Ratho to Linlithgow - 14 miles
Day 61 Linlithgow to Kilsyth - 21 miles
Day 62 Kilsyth to Milngavie - 16 miles
Day 63 Milngavie to Drymen - 12 miles
Day 64 Drymen to Rowardennan - 14 miles
Day 65 Rowardennan to Inverarnan - 14 miles
Day 66 Inverarnan to Tyndrum - 13 miles
Day 67 Tyndrum to Kingshouse - 19 miles
Day 68 Kingshouse to Kinlochleven - 9 miles
Day 69 Kinlochleven to Fort William - 14 miles
Day 70 Fort William to Laggan - 23 miles
Day 71 Laggan to Invermoriston - 18 miles
Day 72 Invermoriston to Drumnadrochit - 14 miles
Day 73 Drumnadrochit to Beauly - 14 miles
Day 74 Beauly to Dingwall - 9 miles
Day 75 Dingwall to Stittenham - 13 miles
Day 76 Stittenham to Bonar Bridge - 14 miles
Day 77 Bonar Bridge to Golspie - 17 miles
Day 78 Golspie to Helmsdale - 18 miles
Day 79 Helmsdale to Dunbeath - 17 miles
Day 80 Dunbeath to Watten - 20 miles
Day 81 Watten to Duncansby Head to John o'Groats (overnight in Thurso) - 24 miles
Day 82 Depart Thurso
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