Walking Holidays
£100 saving on legendary Cathars trail
Save £100 on a guided trail which follows in the footsteps of the last of the Cathars as they fled from France to Spain - along the path of the Bon Hommes – courtesy of HF Holidays, the UK’s largest walking and leisure activity holiday organisation.
Walk, cycle & party through the Rugby World Cup
With one of the highlights of the sporting calendar fast approaching, Australasia specialist Austravel is recommending three new attractions for travellers to see while in the Land of the Long White Cloud.
I love to go a wandering - summer trips from Walks Worldwide
Walks Worldwide has a number of suggested trips for summer 2011 for those who like to keep active on holiday, rather than to lounge on a sunbed.
Last chance to walk with bears in Slovakia
Trekking holidays company Walks Worldwide has a few places left on its unique Walking with Bears trip to the High Tatras Mountains of Slovakia departing 14 August.
Trek the land of the Mustang with Walks Worldwide
Walks Worldwide has a brand new 19-day small group trip to Nepal entitled Forbidden Land of the Mustang.
Walking the hidden world of Andalucia
Britain’s leading guided walks tour operator, Ramblers Worldwide Holidays is offering a one week tour of The Alpujarras – the beautiful southern valleys of the Sierra Nevada.
Victoria Wood to launch Lake District treasure trail
The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction, based in Bowness-on-Windermere, is celebrating its 20th birthday throughout 2011, and is delighted to have teamed up with the National Trust in the Lake District to host a very special treasure trail, which starts on 28th July and runs for a month, until the end of August.
Embrace Britain with a summer ‘Soliday’
With sun-filled evenings and festivals aplenty, the British summer is well on its way. To make the most of this glorious time of year, Solo’s Holidays have a variety of UK based ‘Staycation’ packages for the season.
Exmoor Food Festival: 1st – 9th October 2011
The 2011 Exmoor Food Festival, which will run over nine days from Saturday 1st to Sunday 9th October, provides a showcase for local produce from a variety of independent food and drink producers based in the scenic Exmoor area.
Summer strolls in Shropshire with Fishmore Hall
British Summer time has officially started, so make the most of the warm weather and light evenings with a summer stroll in the beautiful Shropshire marches.
Wandering along Swiss mountain tops
The Aletsch Glacier in the Swiss Alps is both Europe's longest and largest glacier, flowing from the southern slopes of Jungfraujoch, just beneath the world famous Eiger, over an enormous area towards the Valais.
Machu Picchu - Sold out but not out of bounds this July
Permits to trek the Inca Trail may be largely sold out until August but adventure-hungry travellers can still trek their way to Machu Picchu for its centenary celebration (24 July) using an alternative less-travelled route with Imaginative Traveller.
Out of Africa - Walking magical Kenya
Britain’s leading guided walks operator, Ramblers Worldwide Holidays, is offering a 17 day tour of Kenya’s stunning Rift Valley – renowned for its dramatic landscapes, tribal culture and wildlife.
Save £250 on 'Wonders of Iceland' walking holiday
For those inspired by Julia Bradbury’s Icelandic Walk – which, with the assistance of an Icelandic mountain guide, takes in the beauty of this extraordinary landscape as shown on BBC4 this week – HF Holidays is highlighting a £250 saving on its 12-day Wonders of Iceland guided and walking sightseeing holiday.
Can you handle it? Corsica’s GR20
The GR20 ridge walk in Corsica is claimed to be the most exciting and one of the toughest treks in Europe. Take the challenge on Walks Worldwide’s 15-day small-group trip departing 19 June.