My friend and I are planning a walking trip to England for Summer 2008. We are from Texas and neither of us has been to England before. Our initial thought was to do the C2C trip, but we are not sure we'll be able to get enough time off work to do this. Can anyone make suggestions about a good walking trip that is perhaps about a week long?
Hi there,
How many days/nights are you aiming at? If your trip is a week long, and you have that much time to spend, then I would say aim at 100 mile mark, if you have only, say, 5 nights to spend, then I would look at a walk with slightly less mileage. For my own part, I'm going to throw the Wolds Way into the ring. 79 miles through the heart of the Yorkshire Wolds, from Hessle to Filey on the East Coast.
http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/yorkshirewoldsway/I have to say, though, I do like the look of the 2 Moors Way, and it passes through a geuinely lovely area. As nice as the Wolds Way is, it is a gentle walk, ideal for beginners to walking in the UK, and to walking in general, but it doesn't pass through any national parks.
Good look, and let us know what you decide.
Snowman - thanks for that link, it's something I might consider