
What is a self-guided walking holiday?
A self-guided walking holiday gives you the freedom to walk independently, with accommodation, luggage transfers and route planning arranged for you.






We’re a family-run specialist arranging self-guided walking holidays since 1997. Tell us how you like to walk: perhaps an extra night somewhere, a rest day halfway through, a double or twin room, your own room for part of the trip, or a little more comfort on a rest day. We know the routes and the places to stay, and we’ll always do what we can to shape the holiday around you.

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"Celtic Trails were helpful and made planning a trip much easier, this was a rare opportunity for us four brothers to get together and have some real quality time together in a wonderful setting with daily exercise built it!"
"Celtic trails we're professional but highly personalised. Enjoyed the variety of the walking terrain, the scenery and the people met on the way"
"We loved how well organized everything was and seamless. Made the trip really pleasant. and we found a few good lunch spots to add."
"always get a little nervous about logistics, expecting something to go wrong and be left somewhere without a room or my bag to show up at the wrong hotel, but that’s just me. This was my third tour with Celtic Trails and they’ve largely come together without a problem, except for once when the hotel didn’t have a room booked for me, but that was the fault of the hotel’s and they fixed the problem quickly."
"Look no further! Celtic Trails is great to deal with. It's been over a week since we completed our walk and my mind somehow seems to have been left behind somewhere along the Speyside Way."
"I've used Celtic Trails several times over the years to organise my walking holidays, and they've never let me down. They define the word 'professional '. And to be fair, they're a friendly bunch. This jolly boys outing has improved my mental wellbeing immeasurably. I've met some wonderful people on this walk and made new friends."
"The walk was excellent, and was very successful. Very professional with a very good standard of accommodation"
"Helpful and well organised"
"Lake District is just a wonderful place to be! Everything worked out well in terms of logistics and bookings."
We plan your walking holiday in detail, so you don’t have to.
We arrange the accommodation, breakfast, luggage transfers and route information, and shape the itinerary around how you want to walk. You follow the route independently, at your own pace.
With more than 70 routes across the British Isles and Europe, you can choose from full long-distance trails, shorter sections and short breaks, through coast, countryside and mountain landscapes.
Each walk sets out the distance, terrain and difficulty clearly, so you can compare routes and find the pace and challenge that feel right for you.

Where you stay matters after a day on foot. We arrange comfortable B&Bs, guesthouses, inns and farmhouses along the route, with breakfast each morning.
We take care over the accommodation as well as the walking, so there’s somewhere comfortable waiting at the end of each day.


A self-guided walking holiday gives you the freedom to walk independently, with accommodation, luggage transfers and route planning arranged for you.

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