Absolute Escapes Traveller Reviews

I wanted to challenge myself. I wanted solitude. I wanted a path that would lead to contemplation and reflection. The Pennine Way seemed the perfect fit. I knew nothing of the trail or the area prior to planning this excursion. I spent the winter studying maps, books, and blogs of other walkers. While I became familiar with the aspects of the path, nothing really prepares one for this walk (especially if you have never done distance walking in the UK). It was everything I anticipated and so much more. The logistics were all perfectly set up by my tour operator, which enabled me to concentrate on the joy of the walk, the quirks of the countryside, the beauty of spring in the Dales... and yes the rain, hail, bogs, and slabs. What a once in a lifetime experience!

Absolute Escapes was like the best of friends: they provided the information and support needed for my trip from the planning phase all the way to the end of the trail; they were standing by, always ready to assist, making my first UK walk (the Pennine Way) a huge success. I greatly appreciated the encouragement, the key advice and tips, and the accuracy of the information provided. I am already planning my next trip!

Four of us walked the Dingle Way from start to finish. It was a great hike going from easy to hard and everything in between. Our accommodations and breakfasts were fantastic. Again the crew at Absolute Escapes did a fantastic job of setting this up.

Very helpful and was quick to respond to our questions and concerns. If we had any problems they were quickly resolved. Katia was wonderful to work with,

Organised to meet all our custom needs, budget, convenience.

Communicated promptly, clearly, efficiently.

Third annual week-long hiking in the UK with father / son combo, this time to celebrate son's graduation form college. We chose Rob Roy Way this year based on loving the Scottish citizens that we have encountered on past trips as well as reviews of gorgeous countryside we would encounter.

Kate from Absolute Escapes was great from start to finish with our planning, follow up questions, logistics, payments, etc. B&Bs in which we stayed each night were convenient, clean, and well staffed. Zero issues with daily luggage transfers. Small handbook provided by Absolute Escapes on route and surrounding history was well done and used frequently.

Fabulous 60 mile walking week along the River Thames (East Section). Peaceful yet fascinating - loved the way the scenery and sites get bigger and better as you approach the centre of London with some truly iconic sites to photograph and remember. Even though the weather wasn't great - a bit early season - that didn't matter and I had a blast...

This was my third walking holiday with Absolute Escapes (previously St Cuthbert's Way & Isle of Wight Coastal Path) and I love the fact that they feel like they really understand what makes multi day walking such a pleasure for some of us! Faultless website information and pre-walk preparation is the norm, flexibility and quality is built in and on the one occasion I needed to speak to somebody to check a BnB booking they were available and swiftly sorted it. Love this company - they feel like my Edinburgh "walking family".

SUW is VERY quiet - but very beautiful too. Its a solid hike - none of the days are overwhelmingly long - but each of them has something of interest to see. Only negative is that due to the low density of population the area has lost a number of B and Bs - which means there's no place to stay several nights - which means taxi transfers to and fro. Its not the end of the world - but its not as relaxing as eg the Coast to Coast where you just hike point to point every day and never get in a car the whole way.

AE was great - arrangements were very professionally done and the team was a pleasure to deal with. I would definitely book through AE again.

Walked the Rob Roy Way from Drymen to Pitlochry in Autumn. Planning by Absolute Escapes was good, and info supplied was helpful. I took each day's info with us, in a waterproof cover. Autumn was absolutely the right time to go, as I already knew from having visited the area decades ago and enjoyed the colours. Kingshouse travel were very good. In general the accommodation was fine. We did feel slightly over charged for the quality of the meal we felt obliged to take in Strathyre for want of other alternative places to eat. Their packed lunch was also much higher priced than others I'd been accustomed to (my reference is recent - I did the St Cuthbert's Way in May this year. The actual walk is just as many reviews had warned:- nice scenery, not particularly strenuous, but way too much tarmac or very hard surfaces.

Good communication. Rapidly made changes when flooding put one of our overnight accommodations out of action. Good descriptions of each day's walk. Used a very good transfer/taxi/baggage company who were very responsive and 100% reliable.

Shetland was a highlight and magical experience. We enjoyed the museums, attractions and hikes identified for us through our package and made use of many tips, especially for dining.

Absolute Escapes were a pleasure to work with. All of the accommodations they booked were clean, comfortable and well located. Any questions I had leading up to our trip were answered promptly and effectively. They adapted plans to suit our needs and gave excellent advice. Being unfamiliar with Shetland and Orkney, it gave me great peace of mind to have someone with experience visiting these locations assisting us with our trip.

We hiked the West HIghland Way from MIlngavie in the Lowlands to Fort William in the Highlands in early October. The weather was for most parts fantastic with only one or two rainy days. The experience is very precious to us, we had stunning views along the way, could unwind the brain and came home feeling more carefree.

They were very friendly and always there to help. Fortunately, everything went smoothly so we didn't need to contact them along the way. The cosen accomodations were nice and homely. They gave us some helpful information such as were to buy lunch and what else there is to see and do aling the way.

My partner and I walked the length of the Cotswold Way, from Chipping Campden to Bath. Aside from some rainy weather, the trip was perfect!

Absolute Escapes was great. The accommodations were excellent, as were the restaurant recommendations. Our travel specialist was happy to answer all of our questions before the trip. And an on-call staff member quickly resolved an issue with our final hotel after hours.