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Ramblers Countrywide Holidays 'best of British' guided tours

16th October 2012 Print
Ramblers Countrywide

Britain's leading guided walks specialist, Ramblers Countrywide Holidays, has just launched its exciting new range of tours for 2013. All of these holidays include the services of a dedicated tour leader.

These include:

Nordic Walking -a series of 4 day breaks (featuring the World's fastest growing fitness activity) in the Lake District, Mendips, Peak District and the Vale of Lune.

From £269 per person
 
Hassness Country House, Lake District - a 3 day 'accommodation only' holiday leaving one to enjoy the Lake District at leisure and at one's own pace.  (Could be combined with Nordic walking !)

From £135 per person
 
Reach for the Sky - Ridges of Lakeland - a 7 night highgrade itinerary based at Hassness House, overlooking Lake Buttermere.  One of the toughest and most exhilarating week's walking in Britain !

From £524 per person (half board)
 
Wainwright's Coast to Coast - 8, 9 or 17 night holidays walking the 200 mile route (devised by Alfred Wainwright) from St Bees on the Cumbrian coast to Robin Hood's Bay on the North Sea shore.

From £799 per person (half board)

Offa's Dyke - a 7 night tour along the first 56 miles of the 177 mile trail running from Prestatyn on the North Wales Irish Sea to Chepstow and the Severn estuary.

From £599 per person (half board)

The Vale of The Lune - a 7 night holiday walking Lancashire's limestone hills and coast including, the River Lune, Sedburgh, Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancaster, the sea at Glasson, Carnforth (of 'Brief Encounter' fame), and Morecambe Bay.

From £447 per person (half board)
 
North Yorkshire Coast and Moors - 3, 4 and 7 night holidays enjoying stunning forest, moorland and coastal walks in this beautiful corner of England.  Highlights include, Scarborough, steam train to Goathland, Robin Hood's Bay on the Cleveland Way, the North Yorks Moors National Park and the Lyke Wake Walk.

From £229 per person (half board)

Ilkley - a 5 night holiday based in this Victorian spa town surrounded by Ilkley Moor (of the famous song Ilkla Moor Baht'at !). Highlights include, Wharfedale and the South Pennines, the Neolithic carved stones on Ilkley Moor, the riverside paths of the Dalesway and the picturesque villages of Grassington, Linton Falls and Hebden.

From £399 per person (half board)

The Devon Riviera - 3, 4 or 7 night holidays based at Torquay and taking in some of the most spectacular parts of the South Coast path including Berry Head, Brixham, the Dart Valley south of Totnes and Dartmoor.

From £259 per person (half board)

The Shropshire Hills - 3, 4, 5 and 7 night holidays walking the hill country on the 'Edge of England'. Highlights include, Shrewsbury, the Long Mynd, Pole Bank, the hillforts of Caer Caradoc and Bodbury, Wenlock Edge and the Stiperstones.

From £299 per person (half board)

The Peak District - 4 and 5 night holidays exploring the hilltops, dales and gorges in this beautiful National Park. Highlights include, Lyme Hall Estate, the High Peak plateau, Bakewell, Buxton and majestic Chatsworth House - ancestral home to the Dukes of Devonshire.

From £309 per person (half board)

The Sperrins and Mountains of Mourne - a 6 night holiday walking the hill country of Northern Ireland. Highlights include, County Tyrone, the moorland of the Sperrins, the Mountains of Mourne, the seaside town of Newcastle, Brandy Pad and Slieve Donard.

From £584 per person (half board)

The Isle of Wight - 3, 4 and 7 night holidays enjoying the tranquillity and beauty of England's smallest island county. Highlights include, Ventnor - the 'Madeira of England', the 500 miles of marked paths, the Culver Cliffs and the Needles.

From £229 per person (half board)

For more information, visit ramblerscountrywide.co.uk.

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