South Downs Way Traveller Reviews

Mum and I walked part of the South Down Way from Alfriston to Eastbourne along the inland route and from Eastbourne to Alfriston on the costal path. The Seven Sisters were particularly challenging! We stayed in very comfortable accommodation over 3 nights with excellent breakfasts.

Mickledore walking holidays who organised our accommodation, luggage transfers and supplied us with the appropriate walking notes, information and maps.

Walking the South Downs Way National Trail, a 100 mile linear route from Winchester to Eastbourne was made a pleasurable experience with the excellent accommodation selected by the company, faultless baggage courier service, comprehensive local information and Trailblazer / Harvey map forwarded by Mickledore to allow a trouble free, enjoyable holiday.

The South Downs Way National Trail was the fourth holiday booked through this company. We keep returning as customers for the service and quality of accommodation booked for us en-route.

Just comoleted 9 day holiday walking the South Downs Way. Booked accommodation and onward transfer of baggage through Mickledore. Very pleased with the quality of bed and breakfast/pubs with rooms they chose for us and baggage transfer. It was great just concentrating on the walking and not worrying about carrying heavy rucksacks and what accommodation might be waiting for us.

This is second time we have used Mickledore to book a walking holiday. Very pleased with the standard of accommodation chosen and the organisation of baggage transfers.

We had an unexpected heat wave, not dressed for that. Also Winchester end of walk has very poor access to water, which was bad on hot days. A lot of it is walking in agri-business on farm tracks, not the best walking surface and always at risk of interruption by huge tractors and spray rigs. We did not feel adequately advised about this. The B&B’s were all very good, the map and guide book were fine and the luggage and taxis were excellent. The bag lunches were mostly pretty bad, no provision for vegans and not very good food. We will bring our own next time. We dont blame Mickledore for this, we had forgotten it was like this on previous trip also. B&B’s all provided a great breakfast but not so good at lunch.

We have used Mickledore before. They provide a reliable and honest service. We like the way they present the options. We feel the prices are fair.

Walking the South Downs Way national trail. What a beautiful walk and I had superb hot weather. Thousands of butterflies and hundreds of skylarks - truly wonderful. The walking is moderate although coming off the back of Devil's Dyke is a bit steep and the path peters out - but that is not part off the trail so it is understandable. A little care and caution was needed. The only negative was in some of the woodland at the Winchester side of the trail was horse flies biting but this stopped when using a good insect repellent. Some brilliant villages and places to stay and eat during the walk. Friendly people and such generous portions at all the places to eat. Very pleased with the whole trail.

Mickledore had everything organised to the last detail. Third year I have used them and they get better each time. Their itinaries and support information are very comprehensive. The accommodation they choose is superb and most places provide packed lunches as well. Luggage collections and taxi transfers are efficient and friendly and a great source of local knowledge. I would say that everything is well thought out and planned even down to options being available en route. On top of that I trust and rely on them which lets me get on with the walking and enjoying all I see and do on the trail.

Everything worked perfectly. Wonderful walk with accommodation relatively close to the South Downs Way. Bag transfer perfect. Great packed lunches! Comprehensive information provided in very good time to allow us to plan our evening meals/extra trips etc. Thank you Mickledore for a great holiday.

Very impressed with everything from when we were thinking about booking, to actually booking, and organisation of the whole holiday.

I walked the SDW for 6 days and 7 nights. I had Mickledore organise my whole trip including accommodation and luggage transfers and the 6 day 7 night itinerary. My trip was a last minute booking and they were able to get everything organised in time for my trip. Very impressed.

I walked the SDW for 6 days and 7 nights as organised by Mickledore. The holiday was organised quickly with great communication as I was travelling from Singapore last minute and amendments made where needed. The accommodation was well thought out and everything was easy to find with clear instructions and phone numbers in case of emergencies. Maps, guides books and information was excellent with good spots for lunch and water recommended. Luggage was transported by the luggage service and worked very well. I had a very easy well planned holiday and would recommend Mickledore to my friends and family. A very friendly helpful company! Thank you!

A fantastic walk through english countryside with many impressions and nice people. We started the walk in Winchester heading for Eastbourne. A seven days walk through beautiful english counstryside. We stayed each night at a new B&B along the way.We met and talked to many nice people alomg the way, some of them were walkers like us, and of course people who lived along the route. An eduacasional journey.

We have used Mickledore every time we have done walks in the UK. We are very pleased with them. Very helpfull and qiuck in responding to every question we had.

My wife and I walked the South Downs Way from Amberley to Eastbourne, about 60 miles, and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The views all along the Downs were magnificent, but the section over the Seven Sisters is exceptionally stunning. Highly recommended.

My wife and I used Mickledore Travel of Keswick to book our walking holiday, we have now used them three times, and as usual their arrangements were perfect. We would advise anyone planning a walking, or cycling, holiday to look no further than the Mickledore website.

In early February we walked the Northern part of The South Downs Way. We had lots of rain and missed a lot of beautiful views. The trip was very well organized and the bed and breakfast were as always very good. Despite the wet weather we greatly enjoyed. We look forward to the second part of the trail.

A perfectly organized holiday. Goede service, complet information, friendly staff.