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Reflections on the River Thames
By Mark Wright My role here at Mickledore is to create new holidays. Over the winter months we added a number of new routes across the country as well as our first two holidays in Ireland. However when the opportunity arose to go on my first ‘Fam Trip’ or familiarisation trip, to give it it’s…
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Best Walking Holidays in the UK for 2023
By Tara Walker-Rose There’s no better way to see the UK than a walking holiday. The landscapes and history of this ancient island hold secrets for the eye, the mind, and the heart that far outweigh the size of the land itself. For this holiday, don’t rush, just walk. Walk these self-guided tours, immerse yourself…
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Guided Walking Holidays in the Lake District
By Mark Wright If you’re looking for something a little more adventurous this summer then our sister company KE Adventure Travel have just the thing. Building on the success of last year’s events they are once again running two magnificent week long guided walking holidays right here in the Lake District curated and led by…
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Spotlight on Cowes
By Mark Wright Our Isle of Wight Coastal Path holiday is a 70 mile circuit of the island starting and finishing in the seaport town of Cowes. As is the nature of circular routes, Cowes will feature heavily in your holiday. The anticipation of arrival and your introduction to the island. The place you return…
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What to Pack for a Walking Holiday
By Tara Walker-Rose People naturally pack for any kind of holiday in one of two ways: under or over. They either throw in the first things that come to mind forgetting many of the obvious and less obvious essentials; or they throw in everything they can think of, quickly swelling the size of their baggage…
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An Introduction to our Walking Holidays in Ireland
By Mark Wright Ireland is home to a host of fantastic long distance waymarked trails, and lately a great many of our repeat clients have been asking us if we can operate holidays in Ireland for them. Therefore, we’ve done just that. This week we have launched both the Dingle Way and the Kerry Way….
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Can I Bring My Dog?
By Mark Wright Can I bring my dog? is a question we are often asked. For solo walkers, their dogs are their companion, and for couples, their dogs are quite simply part of the family and it wouldn’t feel right to leave them behind. After all, dogs, like people, contribute to making memories that will…
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Paul Titley tackles five Mickledore holidays in 18 months!
By Alex Greenwood Paul Titley and his wife Dawn are great travellers with our sister company KE Adventure Travel, also based in Keswick. They’ve used the last 18 months to tick off some long-standing UK walking ambitions and already have done five Mickledore trips! Paul, who owns a B&B in Keswick and was formerly the…
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KE traveller Bill tackles Hadrian’s Wall – his first ever Mickledore holiday!
By Alex Greenwood KE Adventure Travel is Mickledore’s sister company, also based in Keswick, and traveller Bill Heath has taken on some of KE’s most challenging treks across Nepal, Peru and to the summit of Kilimanjaro. But he’d never walked the entire Hadrian’s Wall Path. Like many of us, he’s had more time on his…
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Tales from the Trails – Maggie and the Isle of Wight Coastal Path
By Alex Greenwood Maggie and Jane from Devon recently embarked on their very first Mickledore walking holiday. This was their chance to see if long distance walking holidays were really for them. Would it be a one-off or the way forward? Maggie takes up the story. “This was our first Mickledore holiday. We felt that…
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