Old Fashioned Rambling Holidays

The United Kingdom is the quintessential destination for rambling, hiking and walking holidays. The UK offers exceptional scenery and gives the walking holidaymaker an adventurous climbing and walking holiday, experiencing the world up close and personal.


Walk along the river banks and fill your senses with the lushness of the foliage adorning the banks and the cliffs. Walk past sheltered bays and blowy hilltops with marvellous views, complete with hundreds of species of wild flowers or to the foot of a mountain thousands of years old.


Route descriptions and maps can usually be found online or in guide books and most paths are well marked. For unguided walks and a good sense of direction and map reading skills are essential. Look online and ask locals about walking routes for information about the best countryside and visit places of interest.


Hiking boots should be well broken in; they should have a pretty good tread on the bottom, for any stumps, steep terrain, and rocks that you might be going through. You should be able to lace them pretty snug all the way up to the top.


Pack layers of clothing for the trip that will allow you to adapt to the wide swings in daytime temperature that you will experience while hiking. Thin light weight layers means that you can add or remove clothing, and don’t end up with a heavy rucksack weighting you down.


There are a number of small day packs and waist pouches on the market that may come in handy for a short trek or hike. Whilst technically they may not constitute a back pack, they can come in very handy, and are so small and light weight that you will forget you are wearing them, which means you are free to enjoy the hills without carrying a large burden.


Accommodation in the rambler hotspots of the UK caters well for visitors looking for outdoor leisure and adventure activity holidays. Accommodation includes B&B, hotel, guest house, holiday cottage or hostel/activity centre have special features for walkers and cyclists alike. Accommodation rates usually include half board with the option of having a pack up made for you at an additional cost, but make an ideal picnic solution.