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Telephone:
++ (0)1227 752762
email:
walk@walkawhile.co.uk
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Walk Awhile is
a family run rural business that
offers a select range of walking
& hiking holidays commencing
all year round in the heart of the
English countryside and within an
hour by train from London.
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Our hiking &
walking holidays have been
designed to meet the needs of a
wide range of walkers abilities
and can be adapted to suit
specialist needs. Average
distances walked are 10 miles, but
can be extended for the more
ambitious. Luggage transfer
is undertaken in-house, so you
meet one of us each day, checking
all is okay, and helping you with
local knowledge.
Our range of UK long distance
walking & hiking holidays with
luggage transfer include:
Both self-led and
guided holidays come with daily tracker
support who will hold the Basic
Expedition Leader's
qualification and includes luggage
transfer, staying in quality Inn,
hotel and guest house ensuite
accommodation.
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Visit
Walk Awhile's Pilgrims' Way,
North Downs Way National Trail
Resource Pages via the links
below:
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Walk
Awhile operate a
Responsible
Travel Policy (RTP) that is
supportive and in sympathy with local
communities and the environment and has
been awarded Silver Accreditation by the
Green Tourism Business Scheme (GTBS),
which is supported by Tourism Southeast.
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Walking
the Pilgrims' Way, North Downs Way (inc'
luggage transfer)
Walk
Awhile's Walking the Pilgrims' Way
is a 5-day 45 mile walking holiday
commencing from historic Rochester
Cathedral (only 50 minutes from London)
and finishes at the magnificent walled
cathedral city of Canterbury. This long
distance hike follows Hilaire Belloc's 'Old
Road' and the North Downs Way
National Trail. It enables the walker to
discover the hidden secrets of this
ancient county of Kent. A walking holiday
along the Pilgrims' Way takes the walker
through some of the oldest and finest
villages in England. More
info' about the Pilgrims' Way walking
holidays...
Discovering
Rural Kent Tour (inc' luggage
transfer)
A
walk designed to help you discover the
true heart of Kent, its countryside,
history and local crafts with special
attention paid to the orchards, vineyards
and hop-gardens. This circular hike
explores the nooks and crannies of the
county seldom visited by tourists or
casual traveller. You are invited into the
heart of Kent and its fascinating
backwaters. More
info' about this walking holiday...
Walking
the White Cliffs’ Tour (inc'
luggage transfer)
Discover
the Elham Valley as you walk from
Canterbury to the White Cliffs of Dover,
then follow the Saxon Shore Way along the
top of the White Cliffs enjoying the
wealth of history connected with medieval
castles, iron-age camps and Napoleonic
forts along the trail. This tour can be
extended into a circular hike to take in
the Roman gateway to Britain at
Richborough Castle before following the
Stour Valley Trail back to Canterbury. More
info' about White Cliffs walking holiday...
Walk
Awhile blog - A North Downs Way
Diary by the author of
The Pilgrims' Way -
Fact and Fiction of an Ancient Trackway
Pilgrims' Way Trekker
Plus Option - designed for
those who want to hike the whole length of
the Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to
Canterbury over 14 days and 130
miles. More
info' about the Pilgrims' Way Trekker
options...
Via
Francigena and Camino Way extension (inc'
luggage transfer)
The
Walking the Pilgrims Way tour
can be extended by 2 days to take long
distance walkers from Canterbury to the
Dover ferries - either through the Elham
Valley or along the North Downs Way.
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