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Please follow this link to our new Macmillan Way West website.
Walking Holiday on the
Macmillan Way West
From Castle Cary, via the Somerset Levels, the Quantock Hills, and Exmoor
to Barnstaple
9 nights, 8 days walking
Total Distance:
103 miles
Min/max daily distance:
10/17 miles
Average Daily distance:
13 miles
Grading:
easy/moderate
Features:
Exmoor
Quantock Hills
Exe Head
Dunster Castle
Day 1: Arrive
at Castle Cary
To start your UK walking holiday on the Macmillan Way West you make your
own way to Castle Cary in Somerset. We can assist with coach or train
transfers if necessary. Car parking is available for the duration of your
self-guided walking holiday. In Castle Cary the Macmillan Way West connects
with The
Leland Trail.
Castle Cary is an interesting little market town well worth spending some time exploring. The trail keeps to the River Cary valley and heads towards Somerton, perhaps one of Somerset's finest small market towns with a good selection of inns, shops and fine buildings. Then on to Long Sutton for the night.
Today the Macmillan Way crosses the Someset Levels. The trail follows the River Yeo to Langport and then links with the River Parrett Trail on the River Parrett to the Westonzoyland Pumping Station, now a working museum. You cross the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal, one of Somerset's jewels, a haven for wildfowl.
Today you are walking in the Quantock Hills, an area 3 miles by 12 miles, rising no more than 1,200 feet, but with beautifully wooded coombes. Look out for ponies, red deer and buzzards. Visit the gardens at Fyne Court at Broomfield on the way to West Bagborough for your overnight.
Today you continue walking in the Quantocks. On reaching Bicknoller the trail meets the Coleridge Way and crosses the West Somerset Railway before you arrive at Williton for the night.
On leaving Williton the Bakelite Museum is worth a visit. You are walking through rolling hills and the fringes of the Exmoor National Park as you approach Dunster. Dunster is a picturesque little town dominated by Dunster Castle and the Yarn Market.
Heading out of Dunster the Macmillan Way West makes its way to Wootton Courtenay, where there is a 5 mile optional detour to Minehead, the start (or end) of the South West Coast Path. Out onto open moorland now at Dunkery Beacon, a highlight of any walk on Exmoor, giving fine views on a clear day to Dartmoor and Bodmin Moor. Down into the Barle Valley at Simonsbath for the night.
Back up onto open moorland again today where you pass Exe Head, the source of the River Exe. Here the Macmillan Way West intersects with the Two Moors Way and the Tarka Trail. There are bronze age burrows to explore before the trail descends the western edge of Exmoor to Brayford for the night.
The route follows the River Bray to West Buckland where the trail makes its way through a more rural scene of rolling farmland and small copses until you reach the River Taw, which you follow to Barnstaple. At Barnstaple the trail intersects with the South West Coast Path and the Tarka Trail.
Depart after breakfast or extend your holiday and spend some time in the area.
We can transfer you to your car or station.
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This walking holiday in the UK operates March to October and in either direction. The above distances are only a suggestion. If you would like to walk longer or shorter distances, we can arrange that too. Our stated distances include mileage to the accommodation or pickup point and so may not agree with the guide book mileages. Rest days can be taken in any location. Why not combine this walk with a hiking tour in another part of England or the UK. Our staff will be happy to advise on necessary transfers. Online booking available. A deposit of £85 per person is required to secure the booking, with the balance due 6 weeks before departure. |
What's included
in your UK walking holiday
on the Macmillan Way West
- accommodation at high quality guest houses, inns or small hotels on a bed and breakfast basis
- room with en-suite or private bathroom, tea and coffee making facilities
- daily luggage transfer
- support should there be any problems on route
- detailed itineraries
- Macmillan Way guide book
Optional Extras
for your UK Walking Holiday
on the Macmillan Way West
- upgrade to the region's most elegant, prestigious and famous hotels, where available
- transfers back to car or station
- parking facilities
- rest days
- inn to inn walks
Macmillan Way West 10 day itinerary: 8 day walking and 9 nights accommodation |
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| £765pp dbl/twin |
£936pp single occ |
£1,026pp solo traveller |
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| Lunches
and Dinners These are not included. Evening meals: These are available at overnight locations, either at your accommodation or in the town/village. Packed lunches: These can be provided by your accommodation or can be obtained from a local store, or cafe or inn along the route. |
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