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hiking and walking friendly accommodation
United Kingdom: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

 Hotel Plas Dinorwic
based: Gwynedd, Wales, UK
website: www.hotelplasdinorwic.com
The Hotel Plas Dinorwic is walking, hiking and cycling friendly with 15 golf courses also within easy reach and fishing on the doorstep. Halfway between Bangor and Caernarfon yet only 8 miles from the foot of Mount Snowdon and right on the banks of the Menai Straits they are in the middle of everywhere and make an ideal location, whatever your requirements!

 Responsibletravel.com
based: East Sussex, UK
website: Responsibletravel
Accommodation for walkers, choose from a selection of accommodations which cater for walkers, located in prime walking and hiking areas. These guesthouses, B&B's, self-catering properties, hotels, hostels and chalets are set up to cater for all your walking needs.

  Abercelyn Country House & Cottages
based: Gwynedd, Wales, UK
website: www.abercelyn.co.uk
B&B and self-catering accommodation with easy access to Bala, the Snowdonia National Park and North Wales. Walker friendly, offering advice on routes, a library of walkers guide books and maps, a drying room for wet gear. Optional extras include transport, packed lunches and guiding services.

 Aslaich Bed & Breakfast
based: Inverness-Shire, Scotland, UK
website: www.alizonsguesthouse.co.uk
Bed and breakfast in Lewiston village, adjoining Drumnadrochit, near the shores of Loch Ness. For walkers they provide a drying/boot room, packed lunches and free local walking maps and routes available on the website. Located for the Great Glen Way, Urquhart Bay to Loch Ness, Divach Falls and local walks.

 Alizon's Guest House
based: Isle of Wight, UK
website: www.alizonsguesthouse.co.uk
Comfortable B&B accommodation on the Isle of Wight, specialising in the needs of walkers, and cyclists; offering secure warm storage for outdoor gear including wash down area for bikes, proximity to major road/bus networks, packed lunches available. Special rates are offered to groups.

 Athole House Guest House
based: Somerset, UK
website: www.atholehouse.co.uk
Five diamond rated Guest House in Bath welcomes walkers and hikers, providing packed lunches, route maps and drop-off and pick-up services. Located close to the end of the Cotswold Way walking route and other local walking trails.

 Beili Helyg Beacons Guest House
based: Mid Glamorgan, Wales, UK
website: www.walkingwalesholidays.co.uk
Bed and breakfast ideal for walking in the Brecon Beacons, with excellent walking from the door. The B&B can provide walking routes and planning assistance, transport you to a start or end point, drying and boot room, packed lunches available.

 Blenheim Lodge
based: Cumbria, UK
website: www.blenheim-lodge.com
A charming English Lakeland guest house in Bowness on Windermere. With the Dalesway walk ending almost in their backyard, they are walker friendly with drying facilities and an outside tap for cleaning muddy boots.

 Cae Mawr B&B
based: Gwynedd, Wales, UK
website: www.caemawr.com
Bed and breakfast in the in the Nantlle Valley, with convenient access to some of Snowdonia's great walking, such as the Nantlle Ridge, Snowdon, Mynydd Mawr, Moel Hebog, Rhyd Ddu, or nearby lower-level walks, slate trails and geocaching, route information available at the B&B. For a nominal fee transport can be arranged to the start of some walks.

 Chevin End Guest House
based: West Yorkshire, UK
website: www.chevinendguesthouse.co.uk
Eight bedroomed barn conversion guesthouse, situated on the Dalesway Leeds/Ilkley link; walkers are welcomed and the guesthouse can provide packed lunches and drying facilities.

 Gathering (The)
based: Knoydart, Scotland, UK
website: www.thegatheringknoydart.co.uk
Luxury guest house accommodation in Inverie, Knoydart, offering great opportunities for walking, sailing and climbing. Access by ferry from Mallaig or by various walking routes detailed on the website.

 Greyhound Hotel (The)
based: Cumbria, UK
website: www.greyhoundshap.co.uk
Offering comfortable en-suite rooms and with an excellent reputation for food and drink this famous Westmorland hostelry dates back to 1680. It's located at the southern end of Shap village, ideally situated for walkers on Wainwright's Coast to Coast walk.

 Hawthorns B&B (The)
based: Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
website: www.thehawthorns-drymen.com
Traditional, family run Scottish bed and breakfast in the village of Drymen, in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park. Hawthorns is the starting point for the Rob Roy Way and the first night on the West Highland Way. Offering special walkers packages; also packed lunches and walkers supplies available.

 Old Brewery Guest House (The)
based: Northumberland, UK
website: www.sportsmanhotel.co.uk
B&B ideal for walkers doing the Coast to Coast path. The B&B has been catering for walkers for many years and also operates a daily baggage moving service (the Sherpa Van) along the whole length of the Coast to Coast. Drying and laundry facilities are available.

 New Ing Lodge
based: Cumbria, UK
website: www.newinglodge.co.uk
Friendly hostel, camping pitches and B&B, directly on Wainwright's Coast to Coast long distance path and the 95-mile Westmorland Way. There are also many smaller, easier routes close by and the lodge can provide maps and route planning advice if required.

 Royal Oak Hotel
based: Gwynedd, Wales, UK
website: hotel-snowdonia.co.uk
Hotel in Betws y Coed, North Wales offering a special 'Walkers Break' for people hiking in Snowdonia; for any two night stay with dinner, bed and breakfast they offer a complimentary packed lunch for both days, map with highlighted walks and complimentary use of their pool, steam room and sauna.

 Sportsman Hotel (The)
based: Northumberland, UK
website: www.sportsmanhotel.co.uk
Small, coastal, 10-room hotel in the heart of Northumberland; welcomes walkers with drying facilities, packed lunches, route maps and guide books for specific walks. They also cater for coach party walking holidays and groups.

 Station Lodge Tulloch
based: Inverness-shire, Scotland, UK
website: www.stationlodge.co.uk
A converted railway station building sitting on the famous West Highland Railway Line providing bunkhouse style hostel accommodation for individuals or groups. Walker friendly with easy access to many of Scotland's most famous mountains, including many Munroes and Corbetts; facilities include a drying room and laundry.

 Walker Ground Manor
based: Cumbria, UK
website: www.walkerground.co.uk
Self-catering and bed & breakfast accommodation in Hawkhead in the English Lake District. A traditional Lakeland country residence, dating from the late 16th century and still with many original features. Walker friendly, with drying room, packed lunches available and proximity to southern Lake District walking routes.

 White House (The)
based: Swansea, Wales, UK
website: www.thewhitehouse-hotel.com
Four star accommodation in South Wales in reach of the Celtic Trail, the Gower Peninsula, Clyne Valley and the Millenium Coastal Path, and a member of the Wales Tourist Board 'Walkers Welcome' scheme. Offering a drying room, local walking information and maps, luggage transfer facility and daily weather report posting.

 Wood View
based: North Yorkshire, UK
website: www.woodviewbandb.com
B&B in Austwick, North Yorkshire, in the Three Peaks area of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The owners are walkers and provide hot drinks and home made cakes at the end of a days walking. They are also happy to dry wet clothing and boots and provide packed lunches and flasks if required.

hiking and walking accommodation
in Ireland

 Responsibletravel.com
based: East Sussex, UK
website: Responsibletravel
Accommodation for walkers, choose from a selection of accommodations which cater for walkers, located in prime walking and hiking areas. These guesthouses, B&B's, self-catering properties, hotels, hostels and chalets are set up to cater for all your walking needs.

Fairhill House Hotel
based: County Galway, Ireland
website: www.fairhillhouse.com
Family run hotel in Connemara, Western Ireland; walkers can enjoy the Connemara Mountain ranges and nearby Mount Gable offers an easy climb with a breath-taking panoramic view. The hotel can recommend walking guides, provide packed lunches and offer a large gear and boot drying room. They also offer keen group rates to walking tour organisers.

Glencolmcille Hill Walkers Centre & Accommodation
based: County Donegal, Ireland
website: www.ionadsiul.ie
Luxurious, modern, hotel-like accommodation for groups, families and individuals; ideal for hikers. Guided walks are available using the many local walking routes. Two National Walks Network routes are in the area.

Kippure Estate
based: County Wicklow, Ireland
website: www.kippure.com
Walker friendly self-catering holiday homes in Wicklow, Ireland. Located in a magnificent mountain setting on a 240 acre private estate bordering on the Wicklow Mountains National Park, close to Dublin. Walking maps and guides available for self-guided walks, or hire a Irish Mountain Training Board approved walk leader.

Mountain Ventures Hostel
based: County Wicklow, Ireland
website: www.mountainventures.ie
Hostel accommodation in the Wicklow Mountains for walkers and climbers, self-catering or catered options at competitive rates (plus Oige and MCI members discount). Full drying room facilities available and guided walking can be arranged.

O'Gradys Townhouse
based: County Kerry, Ireland
website: www.stayatogradys.com
Bed and breakfast in Waterville, on the Ring of Kerry. Located close to the Kerry Way walking trail; pick-up, drop-off, washing and drying facilities available for walkers.

Sunnymeade Bed and Breakfast
based: County Galway, Ireland
website: www.sunnymeade.net
Sunnymeade B&B is situated in the village of Tully on the Renvyle peninsula, it's on the shores of the Atlantic, beneath the mountains of Connemara and Mayo. Facilities for cyclists and walkers include map routes, drying room and a secure lockup for bikes.