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If you ever take walking holidays in the English
Lake District this one is for you, Fix
the Fells supports footpath repair and erosion management
in the Lake District. It's part of the Upland Path Landscape
Restoration Project which is aimed at raising funds to pay
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Abdet
Walking Holidays Spain
based: Costa Blanca, Spain
website: www.abdet.com
The rugged mountains of the Costa Blanca offer a wonderful landscape of pinnacled
ridges, enormous crags and shady pines. Orange and almond groves enhance the
valleys, whilst attractive mountain villages provide hospitality, offering a
real Spanish experience. Abdet is an ideal year round base; offering guided
and unguided walking and cycling.
| walking/trekking/hiking | unguided
walking | cycle touring | mountain biking | Spain |
Abruzzo Passion
based: London, UK & Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy
website: www.abruzzopassion.com
Guided walking holidays throughout the year for couples, singles and small groups. Enjoy a combination of stunning country and mountain walking, magnificent food, passionate Montepulciano d'Abruzzo wine and good company. The Majella National Park is a world recognised natural biosphere offering its visitors a whole range of dramatic and varied scenery.
| walking/trekking/hiking | groups | unguided walking | snowshoeing | Italy |
Alpine
Exploratory
based: West Yorkshire, UK
website: www.alpineexploratory.com
Alpine Exploratory specialise in self-guided walking holidays in
Europe and the UK, including the Tour du Mont Blanc. Explore for
yourself following supplied routecards and maps. Also guided walking,
trekking and snowshoeing holidays led by International Mountain
Leaders, a bespoke holiday service, and private guiding.
| walking/trekking/hiking | winter walking | unguided walking | long distance walks
| backpacking | snowshoeing | mountaineering | Scotland | France
| Switzerland | Slovenia | Spain |
Bath
& West Country Walks
based: Somerset, UK
website: www.bathwestwalks.com
Guided and self-guided walking holidays in South West England from
April to October. Enjoy the Cotswolds, explore Exmoor, discover
the Mendip hills and Bath. Visit Avebury, Bourton on the Water,
or Stonehenge & Glastonbury. Also walking holidays in Austria
in June and Cyprus in November. Hotel and inn accommodation with
private facilities.
| walking/trekking/hiking | unguided walking | luggage transported | seniors/silver
surfers | weekends/short breaks | England | Wales | Austria |
Cyprus |
Byways Breaks
based: Cheshire, UK
website: www.byways-breaks.co.uk
Cycling and walking holidays in Shropshire, Cheshire and Welsh borders. Comfortable accommodation with good food including farms, hotels and pubs. Routes are carefully selected to explore the best countryside and visit places of interest. Offering a range of holidays suitable for all abilities. Full back-up including luggage transfer.
| cycle touring | unguided walking | long distance walks | luggage transported | family/child friendly | tailor made | weekends/short breaks | England | Wales |
Canfab
based: Cantabria, Spain
website: www.picos-accommodation.co.uk
An English family-run guesthouse in the spectacular Picos de Europa, Casa Gustavo (Canfab) specialises in guided ski touring, snowshoeing and walking holidays to suit all abilities. Also climbing, independent walking, mountain biking and flora & fauna. Used as a base by KE, High Places and Saddle Skedaddle.
| ski mountaineering/touring | snowshoeing | climbing/scrambling | mountaineering | walking / trekking/hiking | unguided walking | mountain biking | bird watching | botanical | Spain |
Cicloturisme
based: Girona, Spain
website: www.cicloturisme.com
A specialized travel company offering walking, cycling and mountain bike holidays from the historic city of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Located in the heart of an area famous for it's cycling, with fantastic mountain roads, quiet rolling hills and fields, twisty woodland singletrack and, of course, the stunning Mediterranean coastline and beaches.
| cycle touring | mountain biking | tandem biking | unguided walking | luggage transported | team building/management courses | Spain |
Creative Catalonia
based: Girona, Spain
website: www.creativecatalonia.com
Creative Catalonia is a bike and walking holiday specialist for the Barcelona and Girona regions of Catalonia, Spain. They are located just 25 minutes from Girona and just over an hour from Barcelona and will help you discover the best of Catalonia by bike or on foot. Also other sporting holidays offered.
| cycle touring | mountain biking | walking/trekking/hiking | unguided walking | running/athletics | tennis | golf | Spain |
Deborah Dooley
based: Devon, UK
website: www.deborahdooleyjournalist.co.uk
A writer's retreat in beautiful North Devon. Comfortable rooms in a thatched house with huge log fire. A tranquil environment, plenty of home cooked food, free wifi and beautiful walks provides everything needed to relax, rest, write, paint, think – or just sleep.
| writing | retreats | unguided walking | UK |
Eurohike Walking Holidays
based: Salzburg, Austria
website: www.eurohike.at/en/eh/index/index.asp
Offering guided and self guided walking and hiking holidays in Europe. Also climbing, via ferrata and winter walking trips. Walk with Eurohike in Austria, Germany, Italy, France, Bulgaria, Slovakia, ...
| walking/trekking/hiking | unguided walking | luggage transported | nordic walking | winter walking | via ferrata | climbing/scrambling | Western Europe | Eastern Europe | Wales | Scotland |
Evasion Travel Ltd
based: Dorset, UK
website: www.evasiontravel.co.uk
Active holidays in the Ardeche, France. Situated deep in the south, the Ardeche is a place of rugged natural beauty with a Mediterranean climate that brings over 300 days of sunshine each year. Surprisingly accessible and with enormous scope for exploration, the Ardeche is packed with excitement for every adventurous spirit.
| walking/trekking/hiking | mountain biking | canoeing/kayaking | cycle touring | horse/pony trekking | unguided walking | ropes course | singles holidays | tailor made | keep-fit/gym/fitness breaks | stag/hen | France |
Experience Ardeche
based: Somerset, UK
website: www.experienceardeche.com
Do you want an activity holiday but the thought of 'adrenaline junkies' always puts you off? Maybe the budding artist in you just needs the right environment? Experience Ardeche offer small group, tailor-made and guided holidays. Experience this spectacular, hidden gem of Southern France – experience the Ardeche!
| multi-activity | painting/drawing | canoeing/kayaking | canyoning/gorge walking | climbing/scrambling | via ferrata | unguided walking | horse/pony trekking | caving/pot-holing | tailor made | groups | France |
High Point Holidays
based: Dorset, UK
website: www.highpointholidays.co.uk
Specialising in activity breaks in France, High Point Holidays is your ticket to discovering special, hidden places whilst indulging in the French way of life. Offering guided and independent walking, cycling, golf, city and event breaks. Unique guided walks in small groups that let you enjoy more of each fascinating region.
| walking/trekking/hiking | unguided walking | luggage transported | cycle touring | mountain biking | golf breaks | wine appreciation/tasting | city breaks | tailor made | France |
Hooked on Walking
based: West Lothian, Scotland, UK
website: www.walking-europe.co.uk
Hooked on Walking provide self guided and guided walking holidays in 18 European countries plus, New Zealand, Canada, Guatemala, Vietnam and Tasmania. Their walking tours run throughout the year and are for all abilities from beginning to alpine hiker.
| walking/trekking/hiking | unguided walking | nordic walking | long distance walks | luggage transported | Portugal | Scotland | Germany | Slovenia | Canada | Spain |
Le Moulin du Chemin
based: Poitou-Charentes, France
website: www.moulinholidays.com
Walking, cycling and relaxing holidays at le Moulin are characterised by a convivial atmosphere, superb food and wine, varied and interesting walking, relaxed or rigorous cycling and general de-stressing in an idyllic rural setting. Route notes, maps and friendly advice are provided. Moulin holidays are most definitely out of the ordinary.
| cycle touring | unguided walking | relaxation | bird watching | France |
Macs Adventure
based: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
website: www.macsadventure.com
Macs Adventure specialise in walking, mountain biking, discovery, cycling and trekking holidays worldwide, exploring local history and culture on some of the more famous trails on the planet – everything from The West Highland Way in Scotland, to cycling in the Champagne region of France, and trekking to Everest Base Camps in Nepal.
| walking/trekking/hiking | long distance walks | unguided walking | winter walking | luggage transported | mountain biking | Scotland | England | Worldwide |
Mountainbug.com
based: Pyrenees, France
website: www.mountainbug.com
Mountainbug.com are specialists in hiking, skiing holidays and adventure sports
in the Pyrenees of Southern France. Escape to unspoiled wilderness from our
beautiful 18th century Lodge. Walk or dive head long down the canyons, pistes,
forests and inaccessible mountain trails of the Pyrenees, then relax in the
thermal spa!
| walking/trekking/hiking | unguided
walking | climbing/scrambling | skiing (off-piste) | caving/pot-holing |
white water rafting | canyoning/gorge walking | ski mountaineering/touring
| snowboarding | skiing (piste) | Western Europe |
Mountain Walks
based: Alicante, Spain
website: www.mountainwalks.com
The Limestone Mountains of Alicante located 1 hour inland from the Costa Blanca offer a classic mountain landscape of rugged peaks and ridges, enormous crags, and dramatic gorges. Unspoilt villages nestle in the valleys, providing an authentic Spanish experience. Described as '50 kms and 50 years away from the Costas'.
| walking/trekking/hiking | unguided walking | bird watching | botanical | canyoning/gorge walking | climbing/scrambling | abseiling | via ferrata | caving/pot-holing | multi-activity | Spain |
Peak Tours
based: Derbyshire, UK
website: peak-tours.com
Tailor made, self-led or group cycling and/or walking tours amongst the diverse and spectacular scenery of the heart of England – the Peak District. Offering cycling or walking tours from 1 day to 2 weeks.
| cycle touring | mountain biking | walking/trekking/hiking | luggage transported | unguided walking | England |
Romanian
Horizons
based: Hampshire, UK
website: www.romanian-horizons.co.uk
Romanian Horizons grew out of friendship between
Romanians and English people, sharing and exploring the Romanian
culture and countryside. We are a small group with our villa in
the mountains of Transylvania, Casa de la Rau, acting as our Romanian
base. Our goal is to lead others to enjoy Romanian culture and environment.
| walking/trekking/hiking | backpacking | long distance walks | unguided
walking | winter walking | yoga | meditation | bird watching | bear
watching | botanical | retreats | Romania |
Swiss Alpine Yoga
based: Lancashire, UK
website: www.swissalpineyoga.com
Yoga activity holidays in Wengen, Switzerland, a traffic free resort beneath the Eiger. 4 star wellness hotel accommodation for yogis and families. Morning and late afternoon yoga lessons with Debbie Fraser (BWY, RTO), and lots of relaxation and mountain activities for everyone in between.
| yoga | meditation | relaxation | spa hotels/accommodation | mountain biking | unguided walking | snowboarding | skiing (piste) | Switzerland |
Touching Nature Travel
based: Bavaria, Germany
website: www.touchingnature.co.uk
Touching Nature Travel specialises in self-guided walking holidays for the independent traveller to some of the most magnificent and diverse landscapes of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Italian Dolomites and South Tyrol.
| unguided walking | winter walking | Germany | Austria | Switzerland | Italy |
Upland
Escapes
based: Gloucestershire, UK
website: www.uplandescapes.com
Walk independently in Europe's uplands. Base yourself in a traditional village and enjoy life at your own pace. Discover wild-flower meadows, mountain streams, dramatic gorges and breathtaking views. From self-guided to organised walks, half-hour strolls to full day hikes – walk as much or as little as you like, or explore with your carbon-compensated hire car.
| walking/trekking/hiking | unguided
walking | ethical/ecotourism | weekends/short
breaks | family/child friendly | self drive | Italy | France | Slovenia | Gran Canaria
| Austria | Wales |
Walk
Andalucia
based: Middlesex, UK
website: www.walk-andalucia.com
Join Walk Andalucia on their friendly walking holidays and discover one of the most fertile and beautiful regions of Spain, with spectacular scenery and fantastic views. Guided and self-guided holidays designed for all fitness levels to appeal to singles, couples and groups. Also affordable painting holidays in the sun.
| walking/trekking/hiking | unguided walking | ethical and ecotourism | groups | singles
| relaxation |
painting/drawing | Spain |
Wandering
Aengus Treks
based: Cumbria, UK
website: www.wanderingaengustreks.com
Walking holidays, mountain scrambles and historical tours. Guided and self-guided walking tours in England, Scotland and Wales, inclusive of accommodation, meals and transport. Tours include the Three Peaks Challenge, Edge of Empire, the Welsh 3000ers, the Yorkshire Dales, the Northumberland coast and Lake District walks and scrambles.
| walking/trekking/hiking | climbing/scrambling | historical tours | unguided walking | long
distance walks | UK |
Discovery Travel
based: York, UK
website: www.discoverytravel.co.uk
Providing walking and cycling holidays in a wide range of specially
selected destinations for the independent traveller.
| unguided walking | long distance walks |
luggage transported | cycle touring | UK | Spain | France |
Hike Pyrenees
based: Pyrenees, Spain
website: www.hikepyrenees.co.uk
Small group guided and independent hiking and walking holidays in the Spanish Pyrenees.
| walking/trekking/hiking | unguided walking | Spain |
Viking Trails
based: Stockholm, Sweden
website: www.vikingtrails.co.uk
Self guided tours for an all round experience of Sweden's beautiful
and tranquil nature.
| multi-activity | cycle touring | canoeing/kayaking | unguided walking | sailing (small boat/yacht) | Sweden
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