Highlights

• Activity Level 3
• Eight Day Self Guided with luggage transfer
• Walk coast to coast crossing three National parks
• Memorable mix of valleys, plains, mountains, dales and moors.
• Historical elements St Bees Lighthouse, Honister Slate Mine, Lake District Stone Walls and Barns, Dove Cottage (Grasmere), Ullswater Steam Ferry, Shap Abbey, Nine Standards Rigg, Swaledale Mines, Richmond Castle, N York Moors and Robin Hood’s Bay (Jurassic Cliffs
• Tour Code: UKES121

• What To Expect - click for more

  This Seven Day walk covers the west section of the walk through the beautiful Lake District.  From the Irish Sea at St. Bees Head, it winds its way across Northern England, 190 miles or so of footpath, to the North Sea shoreline at Robin Hood’s Bay. On the way it passes through three National Parks: The Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors. The walks are mostly unsurfaced tracks; footpaths, mountain trails and some tarmac roads.

  Accommodation
  There is a variety of accommodation along the route ranging from bed and breakfasts, lodges, pubs and small hotels. They are run by walker friendly hosts offering en-suite or private facility rooms with a tasty breakfast to get you ready for the walk ahead. Further facilities such as washing and drying facilities, packed lunches and packed lunches are available in some accommodations, you will be advised on your listing of what is available.

  Meals
  The overnight accommodations are on a bed & breakfast basis, you will have a selection of cold and hot options each morning to choose from.  Packed lunches can be booked and paid for on arrival at your accommodation. They offer a good selection of sandwiches, snacks and drink for you to then take with you for that day’s walk. On a few sections you will also pass a café and/or shop but on many days you will not pass anything between the start and finish.  For evening meals you will have a variety of lovely pubs and restaurants to choose from or your accommodation will provide a tasty meal.

  Luggage transfer
  Luggage transfer is included in the package and is done by Coast to Coast Packhorse. All belongings will be provided with an customer luggage label, which will be clearly marked with your name. Your bags will be collected in the morning, please check with your accommodation as to what time they need to be ready and where they should be left.  We recommend that you use a soft backpack or holdall as they travel better. Please do not tie or strap anything on your main bag as they are difficult to handle and can become detached.  Due to health and safety, we kindly ask that each bag weighs no more than 20kg. You are welcome to bring more than one bag. We can also offer bag storage for those items that you do not wish to be moved everyday of the trip.

• Itinerary - click for more

  Day 1: Arrival  in St.Bees, Cumbria to St.Bees
  Arrival in St. Bees via train – routes available from all major airports.  St Bees includes St Bees Head, the  westerly point of Cumbria, on the coastal strip between the Lakeland fells and the Irish Sea. It’s history dates back over 1,000 years and has been a popular holiday destination for over 150 years. Accommodation – available in the town.

  Day 2:  St.Bees to Ennerdale Bridge to Ennerdale Bridge  23 Km/8 Hrs
  Before setting off this morning, follow the tradition of all coast to coast walkers, and collect a stone from the beach in St. Bees, which you will carry to Robin Hood’s Bay on the North Sea.  Set off along the coast before turning inland towards the village of Sandwith. Once you’ve passed through the sleepy villages of Moor Row and Cleator, you reach the first climb of the trip – Dent Fell – before arriving at the small village of Ennerdale Bridge.
  Accommodation – available in the village

  Day 3:  Ennerdale Bridge to Rosthwaite to Rosthwaite/Stonethwaite 23-24km/8 Hrs
  You are now in the Lake District National Park and the day starts with a walk along Ennerdale Water with superb views of the approaching fells. From here, you have a choice: either go high up to Red Pike and over High Stile onto the iconic Haystacks and past Inominate Tarn (where Wainwright’s ashes were scattered) or follow a gentler route up to Black Sail Youth Hostel and then up Loft Beck. Both routes take you to Honister Slate mine – the last working slate mine in England – before a descent into the village of Rosthwaite followed by Stonethwaite (both located in the Borrowdale Valley)
  Accommodation – located in the area of Borrowdale between Rosthwaite and Stonethwaite

  Day 4:  Rosthwaite to Grasmere to Grasmeren 15 Kkm/5-6 Hrs
  A shorter stage today, but the ascent to the day’s only peak, Greenup Edge, is steep and demanding. The view from here is another iconic picture of the unique and beautiful landscape of the Lake District. Overnight in pretty Grasmere where there is lots to explore including the Wordsworth Museum and the poet’s former residence, Dove Cottage.
  Accommodation – located in Grasmere

  Day 5: Grasmere to Patterdale to Patterdalenn 14-17 km/5 – 6.5Hrs
  All walkers climb up to Grisedale Hause with gorgeous views back towards Grasmere. From here, you have the option to go even higher and up the famous Helvellyn peak or St Sunday Crag – with far reaching views as far as Ullswater – before coming down Grisedale into Patterdale. Alternatively, take the direct route down Grisedale to the village.
  Accommodation – located in Patterdale and nearby Glenridding

  Day 6: Patterdale to Shap to Shap 27km/7.5Hrs
  The day starts with another climb and impressive panoramic views across to Fairfield, Helvellyn, Hartsop and Kirkstone Pass. You continue beside Angle Tarn, across the old Roman path of High St and onto Kidsty Pike – at 780m, the highest point on the Coast to Coast Walk, from where there are amazing views down to Haweswater and Riggindale.  Descend to Haweswater – formed in the 1930’s to provide water to the cities of the North West – for an undulating onward walk through the charming village of Bampton and continuing past Shap Abbey, the ruins of a monastery founded in the 13th century. The monks abandoned it to Henry V111 in 1540 and since then it has served as a memory of a bygone era. A short distance to the village of Shap.
  Accommodation – located in Shap village

  Day 7: Shap to Kirkby Stephen to Kirkby Stephenn 33km/8 Hrs
  The route from Shap crosses into the Westmorland Fells in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. From here, the vistas change from dramatic granite rocks to an open limestone landscape as you continue past the tiny village of Orton. Continue through open countryside with occasional villages, remote houses and secluded farms – and a wide panorama towards the distinctive Howgills and the distant Pennines (tomorrow’s challenge!). Pass Smardale Bridge, a stunning piece of Victorian architecture from a long-gone railway. Then it’s on into the small yet lively town of Kirkby Stephen, with its welcoming pubs, cafes and restaurants, in the heart of the lovely Eden Valley.
  Accommodation – located in Kirkby Stephen town

Included

• Eight Day self guided walking tour
• Seven nights accommodation
• Daily Breakfast with selection of hot and cold options
• Copy of the A-Z adventure series map book as part of your walking package
• Vat Taxes

Not Included

• International Air Travel
• Items of personal nature and Items not listed in the inclusions
• Local city taxes

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