Coast to Coast Guided Explorer - 17 Days

Starting in St Bees and ending in Robin Hoods Bay, the tour "Coast To Coast Guided Explorer - 17 Days" is a guided walking trip that takes 17 days. You will travel through Reeth, Ennerdale Bridge, Clay Bank Top and 13 other destinations in England. "Coast To Coast Guided Explorer - 17 Days" is a small group tour which includes accommodation, transport, meals and others.

Walk the famous Coast to Coast trail guided from St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay. Choose this popular 17-day guided walk along Wainwright’s Coast to Coast with more time towards the end to become immersed in your surrounds.
Due to popular demand, besides a 15-day itinerary you can choose a 17 day guided walk across the Coast to Coast. This is English hill walking and a long distance trail experience at its best: a challenging approximately 315km/195 miles trek traversing three national parks. On the way, discover lots of interesting landscapes, varying terrain and tiny, old towns.
Our small group starts at the tiny Cumbrian seaside resort of St Bees on the Irish Sea when we climb steeply heading east into the Lake District National Park. This soon into the trip we already encounter some of the UK’s most famous lakes and passes. Then it is on into the Yorkshire Dales National Park and over the mystical Nine Standards Rig, before following the beautiful River Swale for a couple of days into the old market town of Richmond. There follows a section to link up with the North York Moors National Park where we spend more time compared to the 15-day itinerary when breaking up the long days between Richmond and Blakey. From here we roller coaster up and down around to the North Sea Coast to make a triumphant entrance into Robins Hood’s Bay. Here, a celebratory pint, bottle of champagne or ice cream whilst standing in the sea is in order!
We will stay at cozy small hotels, guesthouses and pubs on this guided walking tour and these, as well as the rich variety of the people that you meet enroute, reflect something of the great diversity of England.
Along the way you will be amazed at the variety of the dry stone walls, the charming little villages and just how much that you get to eat for a full English cooked breakfast! It is amazing to think that this most famous of routes got classified as a National Trail only in 2022, almost 50 years after its inception.
Scroll down to find an overview of all Coast to Coast walking options to choose from.