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Walking Holiday on one of Northern
England's Long Distance Walking Trails
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Booking Available! Walking in Northern England from Lindisfarne, the Holy Island, with its ruined abbey and castle off the Northumberland coast of England to Hexham on Hadrian's Wall. Via the Northumberland coast towns of Bamburgh, Seahouses , Dunstanburgh Castle, Craster, Alnmouth and Warkworth. The River Coquet valley, Fetton, Brinkburn Priory, Rothbury, Northumberland National Park, and Kirkwhelpington. |
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The St Oswald's Way is 101 miles, 162 kms, long and one of UK's long distance way-marked walking trails. The walking holiday begins on the Northumberland coast at the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, famous for its ruined abbey and fine castle, and follows the St Cuthbert's Way before heading back to the Northumberland coast to Warkworth via Bamburgh Castle. The walking trail then heads inland following the course of the River Coquet for a short distance. The hiking tour passes through the edge of the Northumberland National Park before meeting up with Hadrian's Wall Path. |
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walking holiday is great hiking for visitors to the UK as it offers a taste
of England's history; Roman, ancient, medieval and religious. The hiking
route is a great first walking holiday as it is fairly easy walking and
offers a wealth of interesting places to visit en-route. The causeway to Holy Island is tidal and so this holiday is only available when the tides are favourable. |
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This
self guided walking holiday hikes through some of the Northern UK's and
Northumberland's best walking country. The Oswald's Way passes through towns
and villages connected with 7th century King of Northumbria who helped bring
Christianity to this part of Northern England. St Oswald's Way walking trail is clearly way-marked to provide reassurance on your hiking vacation in Northern England. This is a popular walking tour and we have carefully selected comfortable accommodation to ensure you are well rested each night after a busy day hiking and sightseeing. |
You can take
rest days en-route to explore galleries, museums and the fine selection
of shops, restaurants and pubs. There is an option to extend your holiday and spend an extra day walking the Northumberland Coast Path south for 10 miles (17 km) from Berwick-on-Tweed to Lindisfarne. Holy Island, Lindisfarne, is one of western Europe's most important Christian sites. The first abbey on the site dates back to 635AD. The priory that now stands in ruins dates back to the 11th century. The castle on the island dates back to Henry VIII, is now run by the National Trust and well worth a visit. This island is a special place with so much to see it is a great place to extend your stay. |
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Tour Duration: 7 nights, 6 days walking Total Distance: 101 miles Min/max daily distance: 14/21 miles Average Daily distance: 17 miles Grading: moderate Features: Lindisfarne Holy Island Bamburgh Castle This walk connects with: St Cuthbert's Way Northumberland Coast Path Hadrian's Wall Path |
Suggested
Tour Duration: 10 nights, 9 days walking Total Distance: 101 miles Min/max daily distance: 6.5/15 miles Average Daily distance: 11 miles Grading: moderate Features: Lindisfarne Holy Island Bamburgh Castle This walk connects with: St Cuthbert's Way Northumberland Coast Path Hadrian's Wall Path |
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Suggested Itinerary: Day 1: Arrive at Holy Island/Lindisfarne Optional Day 1: extra day in Holy Island/Lindisfarne Day 2: Holy Island/Lindisfarne to Bamburgh 19 miles Day 3: Bamburgh to Craster 14 miles Day 4: Craster to Warkworth 14 miles Optional Day 2: extra day in Warkworth Day 5: Warkworth to Rothbury 18 miles Day 6: Rothbury to Kirkwhelpington 15 miles Day 7: Kirkwhelpington to Hexham 21 miles Day 8: Depart after breakfast |
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Itinerary: Day 1: Arrive at Holy Island/Lindisfarne Optional Day 1: extra day in Holy Island/Lindisfarne Day 2: Holy Island to Belford 12.5 miles Day 3: Belford to Seahouses 11 miles Optional Day 2: extra day in Seahouses to visit Farne Island Day 4: Seahouses to Craster 10 miles Day 5: Craster to Warkworth 14 miles Optional Day 3: extra day in Warkworth Day 6: Warkworth to Weldon Bridge 11.5 miles Day 7: Weldon Bridge to Rothbury 6.5 miles Optional Day 3: extra day in Rothbury to visit Cragside Day 8: Rothbury to Kirkwhelpington 15 miles Day 9: Kirkwhelpington to Halton Shields 12 miles Day 10: Halton Shields to Hexham 9 miles Day 11: Depart after breakfast |
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Plane to Newcastle or Edinburgh, where we can arrange transfer to
the start of the route By Car to Lindisfarne or Hexham where parking is available By Train / Bus to Berwick-upon-Tweed or Hexham |
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What
our customers say: Everything went very smoothly. The joy of starting from a different base each day and not having to carry much luggage on the walk made it a real holiday. We would certainly consider using your company again". Mr Chapman 2010 |
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