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!

Palazzo Lantieri
Gorizia
From €140 p/n

Bed & Breakfast

5 rooms for 2 - 4
Historic, indulgent, atmospheric – and the Contessa is so warm. Vineyards, restaurants, operas, walks...La dolce vita on Slovenia's border
Cardross
Kippen, Stirling
From £120 p/n

Bed & Breakfast

2 rooms for 2
Come for a blast of Scottish history! Traditional, historic, vast and filled with warm character. The owners will tell you all about it
Monachyle Mhor
Lochearnhead, Perth & Kinross
From £195 p/n

Hotel

15 rooms for 2 - 4
One of Scotland’s coolest hotels waits at the end of a 4-mile track - you find loch, mountain and sky, and Tom’s fabulous food
La Bergerie - L'Auberge
Montestrucq, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
From €108 p/n

Bed & Breakfast

4 rooms for 2
In a beautiful, sparsely populated area of the Béarn, expect heart-warming gastronomic cuisine by bon viveur Didier and generous Sabine
Bel Air Maison d'hôtes des Landes
Castets, Landes
From €110 p/n

Bed & Breakfast

4 rooms for 2 - 4
Refined B&B in a pretty forest setting just north of the French Basque country, with a lovely garden, a swimming pool and delicious food

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Château d’Alteville
Dieuze, Moselle
From €91 p/n

Bed & Breakfast

5 rooms for 2
An elegant French château brimming with antiques and surrounded by landscaped lawns. Enjoy convivial dinners with the perfect host
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
A Bois Mort Gites
Gourge, Deux Sèvres
From €67 p/n

Self-catering

2 places for 2 - 4
A place for lovers of off-the-track tranquillity, quiet sociability, and glorious home-grown food. Immerse yourself in the Slow Life
Maison D’Hôtes La Vallée
Kuttolsheim, Bas-Rhin
From €110 p/n

Bed & Breakfast

5 rooms for 2 - 4
Cosy timber-framed cottages from which you can explore Alsace’s vine-striped countryside and traditional villages

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Milebrook House Hotel
Knighton, Powys
From £90 p/n

Hotel

10 rooms for 2 - 3
In the Teme valley, a wisteria-clad country house hotel with an upbeat, elegant feel. Hits the spot for a relaxing and unstuffy holiday
La Bastide des Amandiers – Le Cabanon
Rognes, Bouches-du-Rhône
From €95 p/n

Self-catering

1 place for 4
It's quiet here among the lavender plants... bees humming, sun shining. Splash in the shared pool, visit lovely villages, taste local wines

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Cheyne Cottage
Broadhempston, Devon
From £179 p/n

Self-catering

1 place for 6
Bright, cosy cottage in a quiet Devon village – 4 miles from Totnes – with 2 good pubs nearby and an en-suite ground-floor bedroom
Skylark Cottage
Blockley, Gloucestershire
From £110 p/n

Self-catering

1 place for 4
Cotswold charm in a honey stone cottage. Arrive to a tea tray, delicious cake and flowers... stroll to a pub in the village. Perfect!
Mazot Les Tines
Chamonix Mont Blanc, Haute-Savoie
From €170 p/n

Self-catering

1 place for 4
Moments from Chamonix, a sweet chalet with pretty gardens in sun or snow under a backdrop of Mont Blanc – perfect for the adventurous
Agriturismo Il Filo di Paglia
Carro, La Spezia
From €85 p/n

Bed & Breakfast

5 rooms for 2 - 4
Superb, all-organic agriturismo built of straw bales and offering wonderful home-grown natural food, a delightful family, great walking
Chateau d’Olmet
Olmet-et-Villecun, Hérault
From €110 p/n

Bed & Breakfast

5 rooms for 2
A Mediterranean grown-up escape near Montpellier with gorgeous views; laze by the pool and socialise with other guests over dinner
Llys Meddyg
Newport, Pembrokeshire
From £100 p/n

Hotel

9 rooms for 2
A sparkling restaurant with stylish rooms well placed for exploring Pembrokeshire’s hills, coastal path and sandy beaches
Bluets et Brimbelles
Saulxures, Bas-Rhin
From €80 p/n

Bed & Breakfast

4 rooms for 2 - 5
For lovers of French pâtisserie and vintage cars! Wake up in woody bedrooms named after mountain fruits, set off to hike, cycle or ski

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