Mickledore Travel Traveller Reviews

A fabulous week of walking - five of us walked the full trail from East to West. It was tough on some days, either in terms of miles or terrain but what a feeling of achievement when we finished! I wanted to mark turning 50 by completing the Wall and am lucky to have friends daft enough to think this was a good way to spend a week!

The organisation was first class and very efficient, any queries in the lead-up to the holiday were answered straight away, information provided in the pack was detailed and meticulous and the accommodation chosen and booked for us by Mickledore was fabulous! We can't wait to do our next holiday with them in Summer 2017!

Blessed with good weather we arrived in Morpeth looking forward to our weeks walking the Northumberland coastal path. Accommodation from our start point in Morpeth until Berwick was either good or excellent. The walk itself was enjoyable but not spectacular, some of the coastal views were stunning but rather too many golf courses to contend with and caravan sites. Walking over to Holy Island was a challenge as there were far to many cars sharing the route. We did see a seal close up and a rewarding pub lunch was enjoyed. On another day we saw a red squirrel. The route was badly signed and at times you had to rely on the guidebook. It is not a challenging walk and the daily distances averaged around 12 miles.

This is our second holiday with Mickledore, the first was the South Downs Way, and have no hesitation in recommending them.

Mickledore Holidays provided us with fabulous service and a wonderful walking holiday. Everything came together as planned. My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed the holiday. As foreigners, Mickledore gave us the confidence we needed to tackle a walking, rural holiday. Can't wait to take another into Scotland.

Pleasant, professional and easy to work with.

Speyside Way a wonderful walk from coast to the scottish Highlands. Easy to walk, not too long distances per day.

Best organisation of accommodations and baggage transport. Wonderful and friendly accommodations nearby the walking way. This was my third trip with Mickledore and all of them were perfect organised.

Six of us walked from Chipping Campden to Bath in eight days and with the help of Mickledore it was a wonderful, stress free experience. The weather surely helped but then so did our welcoming hosts who received us at the end of each hot, tiring day, some even with an ice cold beer, don’t be fooled into thinking the Cotswold Way is a walk in the park. Thank you Denise at Troy House, Painswick who was especially kind and we were lucky to enjoy two nights of comfy beds and white fluffy towels, not to mention the range of free toiletries and sumptuous breakfast. In fact all the accommodation that Mickledore booked us into was faultless. Not to mention the transportation of the luggage, the guides and maps – we were given three sets – and the extra information regarding places to eat for both lunch and dinner. This is the second time we have booked a walking holiday with Mickledore and we were not disappointed so we are currently planning our third for next year when we hope to walk the Westmorland Way. Thank you Mickledore. Judi, Anne-Marie, Jennifer, Mary, Marilyn and Malcolm Cotswold Way, July 2016

This is the second time we have used Mickledore and we were not disappointed. They are extremely helpful and efficient. They also take time to cover every eventuality even giving information on where the public loos can be found!

During a recent brief trip to the UK I found I had time for a short outing, wanting something reasonably physical yet educational. I of course knew something about Hadrian's Wall from school days, and wanted to see it. With the prompt and flexible help of Mickledore Travel, I was able to spend three days hiking the best parts of the Wall, four nights in great B&Bs, was provided good maps and directions and suggestions, all rather at the last minute (never have been a good long range planner...). I hiked from Corbridge in the east to Gilsland in the west, appreciated the frequent and very accessible train service to and from my base in southern England (wish we had train service like this in the States), and really had a marvelous time, meeting interesting people, finding everyone helpful and accommodating. For a few wonderful days I was with the Roman army manning the Wall and fighting off those pesky Scots and Picts!

Mickledore Travel was prompt, efficient, very helpful in helping me arrange this trip, all done on-line, one or two telephone calls. I'd certainly use them again.

I booked with Mickledore who made all the arrangements for accommodation and luggage transport. They included a very comprehensive information pack for the walking holiday which was very helpful for things like booking evening meals and where to find the nearest chemist as well as good quality maps. We were mainly fortunate with the weather in Scotland, which always helps of course, but we were very impressed with the quality of the B and Bs and luggage service. All the restaurants recommended were good which was a relief to me as I was booking not just for us but for 8 German friends who had booked with a different company. It was a very good holiday. The only downside was blisters mainly caused by long stretches of hard flat canal paths and it might be that trainers are better for those sections of the walk rather than walking boots.

See above. Very efficient and comprehensive service. Very professional and helpful at the end of the phone. Can't imagine a better service. An American solo traveller who had also booked with Mickledore for the same holiday said they were endlessly patient with her as she had perhaps more queries than a British person would have.

My sister and I walked the Hadrian's wall path west to east at the end of June. We booked our accomodation through Mickledore holidays. To cross the UK from coast to coast is a special thing to do. We enjoyed every day and met some fascinating people. The history of the area was with us all the way and the Roman sites we went to see were well worth spending time at, long distance walk or not! We had a fantastic holiday! All the accommodation was superb. We had wonderful scenery every day and it will be a break we'll never forget.

Mickledore were fantastic from start to finish! Their booking process was straightforward and they were very knowledgeable about the routes and options for the distance to be covered each day. The staff tailored the holiday to suit our wishes and our accomodation was booked as soon as the deposit was paid. I will definately book with Mickledore again! I've got the bug regarding long distance walks and I trust Mickledore to do a fantastic job every time!

Last year we walked the wall. Some of the legs where to long for us. And the weather was very wet. But we did it somehow. Sometimes we was not able to find the right path. The marking has an improvement. This year we walked from Wessex to Berwick upon Tweed. Walking along the east cost was fantastic. And the weather was sunny and nice. We had a grate tour. Above all we experienced a part of UK we did not know. Small cities and pleasant atmosphere. B&B are magnificent to stay in. Nice and caring people who really do their best to make your stay an experience to remember. Personally I would like to have more time to talk with people finding out how life is in UK. It is different from Norway in many ways.

We had good maps and the tour directions where mostly accurate and it was easy to find the right path. To find the place to spend the night was not so easy all the time. Remember, we are foreigners and we have not been at those places before. Well, we made it by asking local people. Some directions could have been more accurate. But we are, all over, content with the tour operator. And nothing in the world is perfect. We are now thinking about Wales or the Hebrides. Time will show what we will do. We can, however, absolutely recommend this kind of holly day to everyone.

As a novice solo walker, I chose a self-guided walking holiday along Hadrian's Wall because I wanted the re-assurance of following a path where I couldn't get lost. I chose the middle, beautiful bit of the walk from Corbridge to Gilsland with an extra night at Twice Brewed, as recommended, to explore Housesteads and Vindolanda. The B&Bs were fantastic and choosing to have my bag hauled between B&Bs was a good move - all I needed to carry was my daypack. Because the B&Bs are not near shops, it was also a good move to get a packed lunch. Although the terrain of the first day's walk was easy, it was too near the B 6318 and I found the cars quite distracting. I loved the second day's walk from Humshaugh to Twice Brewed. The trail climbed up into the fells and far away from the road - it was so peaceful and beautiful with sweeping views to the north and south and sheep all around. Day 2 was a long walk, the description said 13 miles, but my pedometer read 14.7 miles by the end of the day, but I would do it again in a heartbeat, it was so lovely. Day 3 was meant to be a rest day to recover energy, but I walked another 9.3 miles around Housesteads and to pick up a bit of the wall I didn't walk on Day 2. My last day had some quite steep areas, but the trail is clear and there are stone steps in the most difficult places. I learned a lot of history on this walk which has piqued my interest in learning more - How many times DID the Romans have to fend off those vicious Barbarian attacks?, or was the wall more of a 'work program' to keep the legionnaires busy? This walk is a perfect walk for first time solo walkers, but experienced walkers would find it very rewarding, as well.

When I decided I would like to take a walking holiday, I looked at several websites that offered various locations and services before choosing Mickledore Travel. Their website is very clear, they offer a variety of walks in different locations and terrains. When I had questions phones were answered quickly and email queries were answered the same day. When my information pack arrived in the post about 6 weeks before my walk, I was amazed at how comprehensive it was; bus schedules, recommended restaurants (by town) were listed with contact phone numbers, tags for my bags (with all destinations listed), list of B&Bs with all contact information, and best of all were the maps. Two maps were included, one was a waterproof, folding map with the whole wall shown in sections; this was perfect for the overview and planning the next stage. The other 'map' was actually a guide book; a copy of "Hadrian's Wall Path" by Henry Stedman; it was this map book with detailed line drawn maps that I carried in my pocket and referred to as I walked, and read at night to prepare for the next day. Every group of walkers I met (except for one group from the USA) carried this book, but when I asked, everyone told me they had to buy it separately. Mickeldore provided it as a matter of course. I most certainly 'walk with Michledore' again.