St Oswalds Way Traveller Reviews

We walked from Bowness on Solway to Heavenfield on Hadrian's Wall, and then up St Oswald's Way, which starts at Heavenfield Inew Newcastle), to Lindisfarne. We had a rest-day at Rothbury - a small market town on St Oswald's way, and walked 12-19 miles a day. We chose West to East to avoid walking into the prevailing wind, but the wind chose to switch directions that week! We met lots of other walkers on Hadrian's wall including many from the USA and Australia. St Oswald's way was very quiet though. our favourite section of Hadrian's Wall was where it follows the Whin Sill - it's practically intact there, and the Sycamore Gap is spectacular. St Oswald's way follows the Northumberland coast for miles - the beaches are beautiful and there were 4 castles. it was good to stay overnight on Lindisfarne as we were able to see it without the crowds. We got to the start by train to carlisle, and came home via Berwick station.

Our accommodation and baggage transfer were organised by Mickledore. Everything worked very smoothly and the accommodation - a mix of B&Bs and guest houses, and inns - was very good. All our hosts were very used to walkers; the rooms were comfortable, the food good and there were plenty of places to dry wet kit. The Baggage transfer worked without a hitch. Mickledore was able to accommodate our request to do 2 long-distance walks back-to-back and managed to find the twin rooms we'd asked for. The pre-holiday information was useful and the team responded to messages very promptly. We booked through Mickledore a couple of years ago, for another walk and chose them again because we'd had a good service. I would recommend them to anyone who wants a hassle-free trip.

Walking the St Oswald Way, UK, with luggage transfer & accommodation organised with Mickledore. Although less walked, very nice walk, recommended. Nature & history combined.

Walking the St Oswald Way, UK, with luggage transfer & accommodation organised with Mickledore. Good communication & documentation, including places to eat & other relevant travel information. Worryfree.