UK Walking
Holiday on the
Ridgeway Overton Hill to Ivinghoe Beacon
Enjoy
a self-guided walking holiday on the 87 mile long distance National Trail
of The Ridgeway. Online
Booking Available
Our
UK walking holiday on The Ridgeway starts in the World Heritage Site of
Avebury in Wiltshire and winds its way in a north-eastern direction across
the chalk ridges of Marlborough Downs and the North Wessex Downs to the
Thames Valley at Streatley. Then across the Chilterns, an Area of Outstanding
Natural Beauty, to finish at Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire.
The
Ridgeway
Overton Hill to Ivinghoe Beacon
Suggested
Tour Duration: 9 nights,
8 days walking Total Distance: 92 miles Min/max daily distance: 7/15 miles Average Daily distance: 11.5 miles Grading: moderate
Features:
Avebury Stone Circles
Uffington White Horse
Ivinghoe Beacon
Suggested
Itinerary: Day 1: Arrive at Avebury Day 2:
Avebury to Ogbourne St George, via Overton Hill 11
miles Day 3: Obourne St George to Ashbury 11
miles Day 4: Ashbury to Letcombe Regis 9
miles Day 5: Letcombe Regis to Goring 14
miles Day 6: Goring to Watlington 15
miles Day 7: Watlington to Princes Risborough 11
miles Day 8: Princes Risborough to Tring 15
miles Day 9: Tring to Ivinghoe Beacon, to Tring 7
miles Day 10: Depart after breakfast
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 Ridgeway
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
Ordnance Survey maps of Dartmoor and Exmoor
Ridgeway guide book
Optional Extras
for your UK Walking Holiday
on The Ridgeway
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
The Ridgeway 10 day itinerary: 8 day walking and 9 nights accommodation
£873pp dbl/twin
£1,242pp single occ
£1,377pp solo traveller
All
prices subject to change
Holiday
Travel Insurance
We require that you take out holiday insurance as Let's Go Biking Ltd accepts
no liability for the following:
cancellation, personal accident, illness, loss/theft of personal possessions
and/or money, and any unforeseen circumstances, especially travel delays.
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.
Telephone Lines are open 7 days a week.
UK +44 (0)1837 880075
or +44 (0)207 193 1252
9am to 9pm US +1 (646) 233-1541 New York 5 hours behind UK time: 4am to 4pm EST AUS +61 (02) 8006 0182 Sydney 10 hours ahead of UK time: 7pm to 7am EADT CAN +1 (647) 4786251 Toronto 5 hours behind UK time: 4am to 4pm EST
How to
get there
By Plane
to Heathrow where we can arrange transfer to Avebury By Car to Avebury or Tring where parking is
available By Train / Bus to Swindon where we can arrange
transfer to Avebury