Mickledore Travel Traveller Reviews

We walked Hadrian's Wall east-to-west, then added on a couple of days of the Cumbria Way to finish in Keswick. The terrain varied hugely along the way, from the city experience of Newcastle to the empty magnificence of the Solway Firth. Wildlife - flowers, birds and butterflies particularly - was our constant companion. We also found that the fellowship of other walkers is a great encouragement and incentive. Altogether great.

Mickledore were very accommodating and flexible with the specific requests we made, such as including part of the Cumbria Way in the holiday. We opted to carry our own bags but on another occasion would probably choose to let them be transferred by Mickledore. The accommodation was normally excellent - the couple of places that were more ordinary were often situated in places where there was little choice, so the variation was understandable. We would certainly choose Mickledore again.

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A beautiful nine day walk from Chipping Campden to Bath. Aside from some really, really hot weather, the walk was terrific. We enjoyed very good B&B's and inns and having our luggage transported without complication made the whole trip very relaxing.

This was Mickledore and they did a great job of finding good places to stay and in getting our bags moved from place to place. A completely seamless, effortless experience for us (other than the walking!)

Northumbrian Coastal Path through Mickledore was planned to our personal requirements. Stress free luggage transfers, excellent accommodation, and good advice of places to eat.

Excellent service. Very flexible over variations we requested from published package.

Good information pack before hand and great advice from Mickledore re direction to walk in, where to have a days break etc. We did the whole Hadrians path and so learned about history of Newcastle, the Romans in that area, ion days when there was no physical wall there were still lots of interesting features an information such as the building of ditch defenses. Often very good views across to Scottish coast east or Cumbrians fells to west. A range of English Heritage musuems to visit. Generally very good accomodation organised for us. Over 7 days we had heavy rain for 2-3 hours on 3 days otherwise dry. Terrain varies, some slow but steep climbs, some road walking, some woods, some tracks, some riverside.

Mickledore were helpful from the start. I felt my questions were taken seriously and suggestions given. Good information pack. They had selected the b&bs based on how many days we wanted to do the walk over. Apart from one place they were all good with 2 being very good.

Self guided hiking tour with accommodations booked by Mickledore. Maps and direction book, detailed booklet to lodgings provided . Also a list of contact number.s.

Essentially only email contact with one phoneed in question. I was given sufficient information to do the hike on my own with the occasional helpful interactions from fellow travelers I met on the way.

We had a great few days walking along the North Pembrokeshire Coast. The scenery was stunning all the way along and the arrangements all ran tomplan.

Mickledore made all the arrangements for accommodation and transfers and provided useful notes so we were able to enjoy a trouble free walking holiday.

We recently completed our third long distance hike utilizing Mickledore to make all the arrangements for our holiday. Mickledore again provided us with a meticulously planned trip which went off flawlessly. The accommodations were all first-rate, the scenery amazing and we loved every minute of our Pembrokeshire Coast Path Hike. Not sure if Mickledore was responsible for the perfect weather too, but we only have two hours of rain in 17 days on the trail. We will be back for future hikes and we will use Mickledore to make the arrangements.

Mickledore has made the arrangements for three of our holidays hiking in Great Britain. Each time they have placed us in the best accommodations, made sure our luggage moved with us and provided us with everything we needed to complete our hike successfully and without worry.

We thoroughly enjoyed our Cumbria Way walking holiday arranged by Mickledore. We chose to do the whole 72 miles, with 8 days walking/9 nights, and we added 2 rest days - Coniston and Keswick. We did the full package - accommodations, map and guidebook, packed lunches, and luggage transport. We did purchase the e-book version of our guidebook so we could read it from our phones.

Mickledore made it very easy for us (2 couples) to just walk and enjoy the beautiful Lakes District. Our accommodations were nice and comfortable with friendly helpful hosts who also made our lunches. The holiday pack gave us lots of information for dinners. This was our second walking holiday with Mickledore (the first was the Westmorland Way 3 years ago) and we are already talking about which one to do next.

Walked 49 miles, the third day was the toughest - 22 1/2 miles. It took me 12 hours but I did it without spraining or breaking any limb! Am 81 so am pkeased to have done this. Only had time for the lowlands first half. .

Excellent

This is the sixth walking holiday we have booked through Mickledore. This time we walked the West Highland Way, which was as beautiful as we had been told! The accommodation was excellent and very varied, always on the route and our hosts were very good. One of us has a gluten intolerance and that was catered for very well. The route is very clearly way marked but the information provided by Mickledore means that you can enjoy learning about the area you are walking in and about the facilities available at each location. We met lots of people who were walking, some on their own, couples and bigger groups. Public transport to the start and finish is good so avoiding the need for the car.

Mickledore is a first class company. They have really mastered the art of organising a walking holiday and never fail to amaze us how they manage to find such great accommodation and hosts. Their website is a perfect place to start and allows you to decide which walk is best and over how many days. Their customer service and speed of replying to any queries is excellent - nothing is too much trouble. Their information pack gives you all the information required about where you are staying, how to get there and gives you lots of valuable information about the places you will be visiting. They can organise a baggage transfer service which moves your overnight luggage to the next destination which is really helpful. When staying in remote locations too, hosts can provide pack lunches which is great. We are already planning our next walk through Mickledore!