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Dales Way by StephW, 24 Aug 2016
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The Dales Way walking holiday to remember!

We had a fantastic holiday walking the Dales Way and experiencing such stunning and varied scenery. Lots of great holiday memories that will never leave us.

We had a fantastic holiday walking the Dales Way and experiencing such stunning and varied scenery. Lots of great holiday memories that will never leave us.

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Mickledore provided excellent service from start to finish. It was a pleasure dealing with you. The accommodation was varied and well selected, the information and maps, etc were detailed and very useful. The quality of service does justify the cost. Thank you Mickledore for a great holiday.

Mickledore Travel responded to this review on 25 Aug 2016:

Thank you for such great feedback. We are pleased that you had a good time, the Dales way is truly beautiful and the photos you sent us are stunning. We do our best to provide excellent customer service and we are really pleased that you found this to be the case. We look forward to arranging another holiday for you in the future! Tara

Mickledore Travel by Sue and Megan, 24 Aug 2016
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Mickledore is amazing!

We did a six day walking holiday on the Northumberland Coastal Path arranged by Mickledore. They provided amazing detail with the pretrip packet with maps to each location along with larger maps and guidebooks. The B and Bs were fantastic with wonderful and kind hosts. The luggage transfers happened flawlessly. My daughter and I had an easy time finding our route and enjoyed the variety of paths through forest, across pasture, on the beaches ...

We did a six day walking holiday on the Northumberland Coastal Path arranged by Mickledore. They provided amazing detail with the pretrip packet with maps to each location along with larger maps and guidebooks. The B and Bs were fantastic with wonderful and kind hosts. The luggage transfers happened flawlessly. My daughter and I had an easy time finding our route and enjoyed the variety of paths through forest, across pasture, on the beaches and in the dunes and even crossing several golf courses. This was an unforgettable trip for us! Thanks to Mickledore!

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See above.

Mickledore Travel responded to this review on 27 Aug 2016:

We are pleased that you had an unforgettable trip on the Northumberland Coastal Path and that you enjoyed the variety that it has to offer. We are glad that you found your detailed holiday pack useful and found your way easily. Thank you for your excellent feedback about Mickledore, Gill.

Lady Annes Way by Leslie, 23 Aug 2016
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Lovely walk along Lady Anne's Way

A friend and I used Sheila Gordon's wonderful book to follow part of the route used by Lady Anne Clifford to travel between her castles in Yorkshire and Cumbria during the 17th century. The combination of magnificent countryside and fascinating history made this holiday very special. We took six days to walk from Hawes to Penrith and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

A friend and I used Sheila Gordon's wonderful book to follow part of the route used by Lady Anne Clifford to travel between her castles in Yorkshire and Cumbria during the 17th century. The combination of magnificent countryside and fascinating history made this holiday very special. We took six days to walk from Hawes to Penrith and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

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This is the fifth consecutive year that we have made a trip arranged by Mickledore. The information that we receive from them is very complete and helpful, the B&Bs they reserve for us are comfortable and welcoming, and the baggage transfer between B&Bs has always been flawless.

Mickledore Travel responded to this review on 31 Aug 2016:

Thank you very much for your lovely feedback, I'm happy to hear you had yet another great holiday with us. Lady Anne's Way is indeed beautiful and fascinating. I hope that you will consider a 6th holiday with us next year!
Tara

Northumberland Coast Path by Solowalker, 23 Aug 2016
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Brilliant organising and planning from Mickledore

I walked the Northumberland Coastal Trail solo using Mickledore. It was booked the day before I started and they made sure that maps and guide were delivered. The coastal trail is a lovely walk that includes some stunning scenery. If I did this again, I would include a visit to Holy Island, and stay an extra day near the Causeway.

I walked the Northumberland Coastal Trail solo using Mickledore. It was booked the day before I started and they made sure that maps and guide were delivered. The coastal trail is a lovely walk that includes some stunning scenery. If I did this again, I would include a visit to Holy Island, and stay an extra day near the Causeway.

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Their service and choice of accommodation is excellent, and I will be booking with them again.

Mickledore Travel responded to this review on 31 Aug 2016:

Thank you for your kind comments, I'm pleased that we had this last minute availability and were able to arrange the trip for you. We would be happy to arrange another holiday for you in the future.
Tara

Coast to Coast by penman, 23 Aug 2016
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Great planning and organisation

This was a walking holiday on the coast to coast route from St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay. This involved staying in a different hotel or B&B every night and transporting my suitcase from place to place as well. The walk was a fantastic experience and I loved every minute. In retrospect, I would make some minor changes, but I am already considering doing it again.

This was a walking holiday on the coast to coast route from St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay. This involved staying in a different hotel or B&B every night and transporting my suitcase from place to place as well. The walk was a fantastic experience and I loved every minute. In retrospect, I would make some minor changes, but I am already considering doing it again.

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I used Mickledore Travel to book a 17 day walking holiday. They booked my overnight stops, organised my suitcase to magically appear at the right place every night and arranged for packed lunches to be provided. Everything worked perfectly, there were no hitches at all. The value of using Mickledore was illustrated when one hotel unexpectedly closed down, after accepting my booking. Mickledore acted quickly to find an alternative, making this a non-issue for me.

Mickledore Travel responded to this review on 31 Aug 2016:

Thank you for your feedback. I'm pleased to hear you had such a great experience and everything went according to plan.
You are right that sometimes situations do occur that cannot be avoided, but on the rare occasions that they do, we act quickly to resolve them and ensure that you can just enjoy your holiday. I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed it so much you are thinking of doing it again, and I hope that you will come back to Mickledore for this! Tara

Mickledore Travel by Thomas E. Donaustauf, 22 Aug 2016
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Hadrian's Wall Holiday August 2016

A 8 days walk from Wallsend to Bowness on Solway. Excellent organisation by mickledore,selected hotels,farmhouses,village inns, guest houses or family B&Bs had been totally different but each accommodation for itself was worth staying overnight. The quality of the accomodations was very good, very friendly and helpful hosts. All in all we have had an unforgettable holiday and we will still remember this holiday for along time. If somebody should ...

A 8 days walk from Wallsend to Bowness on Solway. Excellent organisation by mickledore,selected hotels,farmhouses,village inns, guest houses or family B&Bs had been totally different but each accommodation for itself was worth staying overnight. The quality of the accomodations was very good, very friendly and helpful hosts. All in all we have had an unforgettable holiday and we will still remember this holiday for along time. If somebody should ask me for a specialist in self guided walks in Great Britain i will recommend Mickledore.

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Mickledore has an understandable homepage thereby simple holiday-booking via email. Staff on the phone very friendly, helpful and competent. Excellent, detailed documents for the walk. In my opinion a real specialist for self guided tours in Great Britain.

Mickledore Travel responded to this review on 25 Aug 2016:

Thank you for such complimentary feedback about Mickledore. We agree that the variety of good quality accommodation that we select for our walks really does make an unforgettable holiday. We are glad that you found your hosts friendly and helpful and hope that you have fond memories of your walking holiday for many years to come. Gill.

Mickledore Travel by Mr D B 16, 18 Aug 2016
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Excellent carefree walking by the sea

Walking the Northumberland coastal path was brilliant and very well organised by Mickledore. We had fantastic weather and the changing coastline was great to see.

Walking the Northumberland coastal path was brilliant and very well organised by Mickledore. We had fantastic weather and the changing coastline was great to see.

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Mickledore took care of everything and all we had to do was turn up and walk each day carefree. They were brilliant.

Mickledore Travel responded to this review on 19 Aug 2016:

We love how you have summarised your walk: "Excellent carefree walking by the sea". It sounds like you had a really enjoyable walk on the stunning Northumberland Coast. Thank you for your feedback, Lucy.

Mickledore Travel by Ingrid R, 17 Aug 2016
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Well organized walking holiday

We did the 3-days walking holiday "Best of Hadrian's Wall". The walking isn't that easy, but thanks to our holiday package, we were well informed and prepared. The bed and breakfasts always gave us a niece and relaxing welcome after the effort, we were well taken care of, as well as guarding our independance.

We did the 3-days walking holiday "Best of Hadrian's Wall". The walking isn't that easy, but thanks to our holiday package, we were well informed and prepared. The bed and breakfasts always gave us a niece and relaxing welcome after the effort, we were well taken care of, as well as guarding our independance.

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The Mickeldore website was very clear and contact by mail always fast and friendly. We were surprised to get such a detailled holiday package, with guidebook, map and despriptive of every day and every place. We even helped other people on the trail who were not so well informed! The bed and breakfast places were very nice.

Mickledore Travel responded to this review on 19 Aug 2016:

Thank you for your feedback on your Hadrian's Wall walk. We are glad that the information provided by Mickledore helped you and others to find your way! We are happy that you were well looked after by your hosts and overall it sounds like you had a relaxing and enjoyable walk. Thanks again, Lucy.

Great Glen Way by quacker, 9 Aug 2016
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Best way to see the Great Glen

An unforgettable experience with excellent accommodation and views. Even the weather was excellent

An unforgettable experience with excellent accommodation and views. Even the weather was excellent

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Mickledore is the best

Mickledore Travel responded to this review on 09 Aug 2016:

Thank you for your kind feedback. We're happy you enjoyed the Great Glen Way and the accommodation we booked for you, and its always a bonus having good weather! We hope to arrange your next holiday very soon.
Tara

Pembrokeshire Coast Path by Wiels, 9 Aug 2016
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A great walking experience

Nice walks, beautiful scenery, good B&B's, friendly hosts, well organised

Nice walks, beautiful scenery, good B&B's, friendly hosts, well organised

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We have been walking with Mickledore for the second time.Like the first experience we are quite pleased with things have been organised.

Mickledore Travel responded to this review on 09 Aug 2016:

We are really pleased to hear that once again you had a great holiday. I hope that you will be back soon for your third, we'd love to hear from you again.
Tara