Mickledore Travel Traveller Reviews

A wonderful experience. The two of us set out on the Tuesday morning from Ilkley in glorious sunshine. As nearly 70 year olds, we were nervous at some of the distances, but we made the first day to Grassington (26kms) walking mostly along the bank of the River Wharfe. The second and third days were also glorious getting is to Hubberholme and Ribblehead respectively, but on day four the rain set in and we arrived in Dent soaking wet. Day five saw us dodging the rain in Sedbergh, whilst days six and seven were fine, excepting for a monumental shower about 45 minutes from our arrival in Bowness on Windermere which saw us arriving at our accommodation soaking wet! It was a memorable holiday taking us through spectacular scenery: along river banks, through fields with sheep grazing, over stiles, over moorland, under spectacular viaducts, finally ending at Lake Windermere.

Our walking holiday was planned by Mickledore. Coming from South Africa it was important for us for everything from bookings to sherparing our luggage to go without any hitch. This all happened perfectly. Each afternoon when we arrived at our accommodation our luggage was there ahead of us, and our hosts were expecting us.

My wife and I walked Wainwright's Coast to Coast in May/June 2016. This is a superb walk and well deservedly called "one of the Worlds great walks".We took 16 days for the walk of nearly 200 miles which passes through three National Parks giving a constantly changing scene as you cross England from St Bees in Cumbria to Robin Hoods Bay in Yorkshire. We were very fortunate To have no rain on our trip which made it even more enjoyable!

Mickledore Travel organised everything on the trip as we requested. We chose the number of walking days, a day off en-route, baggage carried and packed lunches, and transport to the start and from the finish to our base in Richmond Yorks. All the B&B's and Hotels were excellent including those in more remote areas. The information pack provided was extremely comprehensive and more than met our requirements.We enjoyed our walk even more as everything went so smoothly. We wll certainly use Mickledore again, it was so nice to get the personal touch from a small operator. We would have no hesitation in recommending their holidays to others.

West Highland Way (WHW) with Mickledore travel is a self-guided walk from Milngavie on the northern edge of Glasgow to Fort William, 96 miles on the route, plus whatever diversions you want to make. We went for the eight day option though we could have chosen seven or nine. The WHW is a well marked and well-known route attracting walkers from all over the world. We met walkers from New Zealand and the USA as well as several European countries. Although a very popular walk we found lots of space to walk at our own pace and often with noone else in sight. We were especially blessed to have eight sunny warm days. Highlights: the shores of Loch Lomond, the space of Rannoch Moor and the hills of the last two days.

Mickledore Travel looked after all the practical arrangements for our walk, booking B and B accommodation for each night, and arranging luggage transport from one venue to the next. They also supplied us with a map of the WHW and a detailed Guidebook together with detailed notes about places to eat, shop and bank. All their B and Bs were of a good standard: a mixture of hotels, B&B-type houses and Guest Houses.

We walked the Cotswold Way. Stayed in B&B's each night and had excellent service from the planning to the flight home.

They looked after all our needs, including special diet needs. Everything worked like clockwork and our holiday was one of our very best ones yet. We plan to do another walk and would not hesitate to use the same company.

Our walking group is at the upper end of the spectrum, and we wanted to walk the Cumbria Way, but needed to make one long day into a two day affair Mickledore were soon on the case and had it sorted.We had a great time the accommodation was good in different types of establishment,and the information they gave us could not be faulted.You will not go wrong if you book with this company

Very good from day one,a company going in the right direction.

This was our first walking tour and Mickledore were THE best company to deal with in every way. They were efficient in their communication, professional in all their dealings with us and clearly know their product. The maps, tour information covering accommodation and specifics for each day and the book for the Hadrian's Wall walk were integral to the success of our wonderful holiday!

Excellent. Professional, friendly, knowledgeable.

A beautiful walk among some of the most dramatic scenery in Scotland. The route is well signposted and it would be difficult to get lost even if you tried. The trail is well maintained though some may feel that there are too many miles of "hardcore" paths and not enough natural footpaths.The standard of accommodation along the route was excellent and the baggage transfer was as smooth as always. Saw my first slow worm!

Excellent as always.

The Cotswold Way Trek is an amazing experience. Mickledore makes it all possible and so easy by taking care of B&B reservations and moving luggage and recommending local restaurants for evening dinners. Central England has to be one of the most beautiful parts of the world, and Mickledore makes it so easy to enjoy and experience.

Mickledore is fantastic! They are very professional, responsive, and quick to reply to email inquiries. Best of all, when you call them on the phone, you get a live person that answers the phone. That is a rare phenomenon in this world of automated answering machines. Mickledore provides excellent service all around. Their reservation process is simple and flexible. They give you plenty of time to pay in advance. I love how they take all of the guess work out of the travelling process. All you have to do is show up and enjoy the beautiful countryside. I was very pleased with Mickledore service and will book with them again next year.

My daughter and I walked the West Highland Way from 21st to 27th May 2016. We had the most wonderful trip with sunshine all the way except for the first two days which were showery.The scenery on this walk is spectacular and for us, it was great to see the trip from Glasgow to Fort William from another perspective - we spend 2weeks every year in Fort William walking the hills. To anyone thinking of the Way for a trip I would recommend it highly and get in touch with Mickledore for a trouble free trip!

My daughter and I wanted a trouble free holiday and Mickledore certainly filled the bill on that score. They arranged all our accommodation, lunches, bar the first day, and also arranged for our luggage to be transferred ahead each day.They also booked accommodation in Milngavie for the night before we started on the Way. From the time of booking to the end of our trip everything went like clockwork. If we had any queries ,our e-mails were replied to promptly. We were given a map and book of the route , clear directions to our accommodation, places to eat every evening and much more. I would have no hesitation in recommending Mickledore to anyone - in fact I have booked another trip with them for next year.

Walking keeps you fit. We met lovely people from different country's. Enjoying the mountains ,lakes, and wild flowers, most B & B 's are so welcoming, and great you with a great smile, often homemade cake and biscuits.

Mickledore transport our heavy bags safely from one B & B to another, save's us carrying a lot of heavy Toilotiries, and change of clothing. They provide Maps, of local area, details on how to find your Accomodation. Places to eat. Labels for your luggage. And 15 % of casual clothing in Cotswold stores.