Walking Holidays

This is our collection of special places to stay where there are beautiful, scenic walks right from your doorstep. A walking holiday is not only good for the soul but it’s also a wonderful chance to reconnect with friends or loved ones away from everyday life. We think these places are perfect for switching off and doing just that, and many of them offer facilities ideal for taking the weight off your feet once you’re back from your hike. Choose your next walking holiday below!

Auberge de la Cholotte
Les Rouges Eaux, Vosges
From €90 p/n

Hotel

5 rooms for 2 - 3
Near Vosges mountains, a happy homely hotel surrounded by woods and flower-filled meadows with friendly hosts. Deliciously peaceful
Les Frênes
St Nectaire, Puy-de-Dôme
From €60 p/n

Bed & Breakfast

1 room for 2
Homely cottage above Saint Nectaire with friendly hosts and amazing views; hike or walk in the mountains, visit hot springs or a cheese farm
Les Chambres d’Aumont
Aumont, Somme
From €95 p/n

Bed & Breakfast

5 rooms for 2 - 4
Immerse yourself, luxuriously, in beautiful rural Picardy – mirabelle jam, peaceful parkland, walking in the hills – near historic Amiens
Cart Shed at Bibury Farm Barns
Bibury, Gloucestershire
From £350 p/n

Self-catering

1 place for 6
Decked out in calming, neutral tones this beautifully renovated farm building in the Cotswolds is a gorgeous retreat for six
Tomten House at Brook House
Clun, Shropshire
From £83 p/n

Self-catering

1 place for 4
Utterly peaceful barn conversion in the Shropshire Hills, with bright, modern interiors and exquisite views out onto a private lake
Capheaton Hall - West Wing
Capheaton, Northumberland
From £200 p/n

Self-catering

1 place for 8
High-ceilinged and grand yet relaxing and super-comfortable – in landscaped grounds with lake, tennis court and walled garden
Fattoria di Radi
Monteroni D'arbia, Siena
From €90 p/n

Self-catering

5 places for 2 - 6
A central Tuscan idyll: 5 stylishly rustic apartments in a noble family’s ancient, hill-top hamlet – Siena’s towers shimmer in the distance
Abbazia Santa Maria del Bosco
Contessa Entellina, Palermo
From €120 p/n

Hotel

11 rooms for 2 - 4
Decamp to this glorious 16th-century Abbey with gardens and cloisters intact, filled with history and hidden away in peaceful woodland
La Source
Chaumeil, Corrèze
From €100 p/n

Self-catering

1 place for 8
Unspoilt, cosy village house for close friends or families within National Park. Lovely tree-lined swimming lake up the lane

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Farran House
Cork, Co. Cork
From £542 p/n

Self-catering

1 place for 18
A large house with the wow factor: sweeping staircase, high ceilings, graceful stained-glass windows and lovely gardens surrounding you
The Mount
Keswick, Cumbria
From £225 p/n

Self-catering

1 place for 10
A big comfy house that's perfect for active family holidays. In a lively Lakeland village near Keswick with views over Derwentwater
Ivy Cottage Zennor
Zennor, Cornwall
From £175 p/n

Self-catering

1 place for 4
Up a small track to a peaceful little cottage surrounded by trees – perfect for writers, artists and walkers
Westfield House
Moray
From £60 p/n

Bed & Breakfast

3 rooms for 1 - 2
Country-house comfort with delicious breakfasts. Great walks from the door and beaches are a short drive. Scotland at its traditional best
La Maison du Guil
Eygliers, Hautes-Alpes
From €120 p/n

Bed & Breakfast

4 rooms for 2 - 3
Come to this delightful house, a marriage of old stones and modern furniture, for pure remote air, great outdoor sports and fine dining
The Cob at Montpelier
Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire
From £120 p/n

Bed & Breakfast

1 room for 2
A comfy and cosy straw and clay-built retreat near Hay - stargaze from the veranda, snooze by the wood-burner, wander the garden
Brynderwen Hall
Llanfyllin, Powys
From £90 p/n

Bed & Breakfast

6 rooms for 2
Fine old house in the Welsh Marches with plenty of living rooms and space for friends and family to spread out - and lovely welcoming hosts
L’ancienne Boulangerie (The Old Bakery Cottage)
St. Beauzile, Tarn
From £150 p/n

Self-catering

1 place for 5
Swallows skim the pool, wood pigeons coo, and the night skies are studded with stars. Great for walkers and lovers of Gaillac wines
Gîtes Guebernez
Ploërdut, Morbihan
From £100 p/n

Self-catering

2 places for 5 - 8
Stylish rusticity and everything on tap, for walkers, cyclists and families in the green heart of Brittany - and the loveliest young hosts