South Downs Way Traveller Reviews

This was our 3rd walking holiday with Mickledore and they are brilliant. Efficient, friendly and responsive. They book some great accommodation, provide everything we need for the route and look after our bags. We left a small jewellery bag behind at one hotel and they were straight onto it, arranging for its safe recovery. Highly recommend them!

Amazing. They always seem to know everything about my holiday, able to respond to any queries instantly. They're so friendly. Worth chatting to beforehand if you are unsure where to go too. We are about to book our 4th holiday with them!

We walked from Winchester to Eastbourne along the South Downs Way with Mickledore Holidays. The walk was beuatiful with some magnificent views.

Mickledore Holiday had everytthing perfectly organized. Veryl pleasant B&B's or hotels.

We walked from Winchester to Eastbourne staying at lovely accommodation

Excellent itinerary planning

We walked the whole Way in one go and had a lovely time. Not the nicest (walking) way in the UK since quite a lot is bridle way. Still liked it very much and we just had to do it. We had a fun time diverting from the way ferquently and found the footpaths on either side of the way more to our liking; we thoroughly enjoyed the last two days of the walk and did not divert from the way there. What we really liked is the hassle free way Mickledore arranged the holiday for us. All that was left was to get to the start, do the walk and return back home. Mickledore was able to book small hotels and B&B's (our preference) along the route. All were excellent but the Nest hotel in Buriton (very rude and condescending managers).

Mickledore is always able to suit holidays to our needs. Easily select the number of days you want to do a walk in. Also helpful when arranging extra days, where to leave your car and book train transfers. I like the way Mickledore makes you feel you are part of their family. Couldn't which for anything more.

We had a wonderful walk along the South Downs. The scenery was great, most of the accommodations were excellent and good weather. Winchester is a nice city to start the walk.

Mickledore is an amazing tour operator. Everything was organized perfectly. They respond very fast to emails. There is no need to look for another tour operator. I can highly recommend Mickledore. The next holiday is already booked.

I booked a week-long walking holiday in the English South Downs through Mickledore, and I couldn't have been happier! I will definitely book through them again.

Mickledore is fantastic.

Charming accomondations. Beautiful walks. Good food .The luggage always in place when arriving the next stop.

Good information and communication with Mickledore , nothing to complain about

Walking holiday , 100 miles along the South Downs Way. Baggage transportation and nights in very pleasant B%B.

It is the 7th time I travel with Mickledore. The service is excellent in every respect. You can ask for changes, they answer questions immediately, they provide all the information needed.

Completed in 6 walking days, roughly four days of 20 miles and two days of 10 miles. Quite tough, but fortunately weather good/dry. Some sections of path quite rough, but overall good. Plenty of cyclists also using path! Excellent views and good varied scenery along way.

Mickledore organised everything which needed to work faultlessly with a tight walking timetable. Information pack is comprehensive and a good backup if anything unplanned happens.

The big reveal about walking the South Downs Way for us was the sheer expanse of open land and clear air in Southern England. It is easy to become accustomed to just thinking that being jammed in roads, stalled on trains, and scared to death on bicycles puts the South of England off limits for countryside euphoria. Far from it with this Mickledore supported route which took us through beautiful woods, banks of wild garlic, stupendous miles of views from the Downs both North and South. It was mid May and it was Magical.

Mickledore Travel are scrupulous in customer care from initial enquiry to getting an evaluation at the end of the journey. I had a broken tooth early on in our Coast to Coast walk last September. Mickledore told us of the nearest dentist and were telephone available which is SO necessary when one is travelling in upland areas. We see no reason to use any other company because all aspects of the walking journey are thought through from start to finish.