Continuing our Easter roundup of Britain’s best Easter walks, we now have the final six. All of these are great reasons to get away for the Bank Holiday weekend and rent a holiday cottage somewhere beautiful.
Try one, try them all!
5. Pennine Way
The Pennine Way has to be one of the most famous walks in the country. The trail stretches over 429km from from Edale in Derbyshire’s Peak District, through the Yorkshire Dales to Kirk Yetholm.
The path traverses some amazing countryside, including three National Parks. It would take around three weeks to walk it all, so a holiday cottage somewhere strategic would make as much of this as accessible as possible within a four day weekend!
6. Cotswolds Way
The Cotswolds Way is another famous walk that shows off the best of the English countryside. This trail lets you enjoy everything the Cotswolds has to offer between Bath and Chipping Campden over 164km of relaxed trails.
The Cotswolds area is one of outstanding beauty and now the floods are over, most of it is now passable once more. We have plenty of holiday cottages in the area too.
7. Offa's Dyke Path
Offa's Dyke runs the entire length of the England-Wales border for over 130km. Originally built to separate the two warring kingdoms of Mercia and Wales, the dyke stretched for over 286km.
Some of it has now gone, but the Offa's Dyke Path now runs from Sedbury in the south to Prestatyn in the north.
8. Kintyre Way
Kintyre Way in Scotland stretches 140km from from Tarbert at the north end of the Kintyre peninsula to Dunaverty in the south. It’s a coastal walk that is largely unknown, having been open only 8 years.
It’s a mixed trail with some easy walks and some serious hikes, making it ideal for an Easter getaway.
9. Yorkshire Three Peaks
If you love a challenge, you’ll love Yorkshire Three Peaks. The trail is “only” 42km long, but includes Yorkshire’s three highest points. It’s a loop that includes Whernside, Ingleborough and Pen-y-Ghent. While only 42km long, 1.6km of that is ascent!
If you’re competitive, the goal is to complete the walk within 12 hours. If you’re not, it’s an excellent place to spend Easter weekend. We have a few holiday cottages within easy reach too.
10. South West Coast Path
The South West Coast Path is an epic trail spanning 1011km through Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset. You certainly couldn’t do this route over an Easter weekend, but you could enjoy a decent portion of it!
If you want to see dramatic coastline, beautiful fields, forests and beaches, this is the trail to do.
We have holiday cottages throughout the UK that would serve as an ideal base for walking these top ten trails. Book yours today before it’s too late!