I'm not walking till September, so I'm still 7 months out. I wanted to get all the bookings done this early, because I've read too that places book up early. I wasn't able to get into a couple of places. For example, I wanted to stop at Jasmine House at Moor Row, but it was already filled. Because I didn't want a very long walk on my first day and because I couldn't find anything else, I booked at the Parkside Hotel in Cleator. That was the only hotel I had to use and the most expensive night of the walk. I booked at bunkhouses wherever possible and otherwise at the least expensive B&B I could find. I think that if I had waited a couple of months or maybe even less, I might have had to settle for more expensive and less interesting alternatives.
When I walked the Camino de Santiago (the Frances), I made reservations for my first night in St. Jean Pied de Port and for the second night at Orisson, on the way over the Pyrenees, but after that, I just decided each day as I walked (45 days). That allowed for decisions based on how I was feeling, blisters, or whom I had met. It allowed for spontaneity. This C2C walk will be much different, without allowing for things to just unfold. I have to have a bed for the night decided in advance. I don't think that will detract too much from the experience, but it will make it a different experience. If I were a camper, it would be much easier to be more spontaneous with decisions. At least I've made my own choices and haven't relied on a service to book for me. I expect it to be one of the most amazing experiences of my life.