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For hiking in the UK, Walking Breaks are specialists inprovide self-guided hiking walking holidays in the Ukthe counties of Suffolk and Norfolk. We pride ourselves on a high level of personal service and a great variety of short and longer stay holidays,. offering hiking in England. In particular our tours concentrate on the very special and somewhat undiscovered region of East Anglia, with both inland and coastal walks and hiking in Suffolk and hiking in Norfolkin picturesque Suffolk and along the stunning North Norfolk Coast.
Hiking in the UK - click here to view our coastal walking tours and inland walking tours
From strolling hiking through the mellow English landscapes which inspired the artist, John Constable, to watching for Marsh Harriers across Suffolk’s reedy bird reserve, Minsmere, or going back in time by the creeks and historic harbourlands where Lord Nelson learnt to sail, all our hiking walking adventures offer the opportunity to stretch your legs in gentlest of ways.
As well as great itineraries topped up with tips for places to enjoy real local experiences and delicious drinks and dishes, we organise comfortable accommodation and transport your luggage. Our gentle adventures in the UK are expertly organised, so you can explore at your own pace with real peace of mind, and the rest really is up to you.
Why is a UK hiking tour a great choice of holiday?
Who are hiking holidays suitable for?
Why is a UK hiking tour a great choice of holiday?
It’s hard to beat the feeling of personal space, fresh air, freedom and immediacy of experience which comes with a hiking holiday. Admittedly, there’s the added (perhaps almost smug) satisfaction that comes with the energising achievement of powering yourself from one place to another - even when your feet have cooperated at the most gentle of tempos. A hearty supper or tasty afternoon tea seems all the more well-deserved and putting your feet up on holiday never felt more natural. Hiking tours with Walking Breaks offer real relaxation and gentle exercise where the beauty of the scenery not the demands of the landscape itself will take your breath away. The wonders of the natural world will unroll before you, the wrap-around East Anglian skies expand all about you, locals and fellow walkers will nod their warm greetings - soon you’ll simply feel part of another world.
Who are hiking holidays suitable for?
Just about anyone – from solo-walkers to full-blown family outings: our self-guided hiking holidays are a great way to explore together or just at your very own pace. All our walking holidays are graded, so you can choose adventures which sit in your comfort zone; alternatively you can speak with our team who all love walking themselves and enjoy nothing more than getting out to climb a few stiles or tread the footpaths. Their local knowledge and expertise is there to help you, and they can offer particularly useful advice if you are looking to explore with a mixed age or ability group, are unsure about what you feel you might be able to manage, or fancy a brisker paced tour to challenge your boots. We find that our gentle adventures are loved by couples, groups of friends and extended families in particular because they offer an excellent opportunity to spend time relaxing, chatting and experiencing together – and on some of our coastal tours even four-legged friends can come too.
Time to get away? No matter how long you choose to stay away, a UK hiking holiday Walking Breaks tour will really give you a refreshing get-away-from- it-all break. Perhaps you can spare only a couple of nights away to explore the candy pink and half-timbered delights of the Suffolk Wool Towns (Tour WTW3), or stretch your time out of busy schedules to explore Norfolk’s wild and varied coast between Hunstanton and Cromer (Tour NC6)? On the Suffolk heritage coast (eg.Tour C4) and in the quintessentially English landscapes of Constable Country (eg.Tour CC4:3) a range of hiking walking holidays let you tailor tour length to meet your needs, and as with all Walking Breaks tours, itineraries include route options so that once in the field (...or village...or on the coastal path...) you can pack in as many sights or miles as you feel comfortable with.
How easily can I get there? All start points for the Walking Breaks hiking holidays in Norfolk and Suffolk can be reached by car or train with maybe a short taxi ride from the station, so having a real rest and leaving the car at home is certainly an option. Suffolk and Norfolk are both easily accessible from London.
Find me some inspiration. Well, PD James found hers on the haunting Suffolk heritage coast (Tour CG4 , Tour CG7) which stretches from ancient Covehithe past the bright beach huts of Southwold, along cliffs and shingle spits to Edwardian Felixstowe. Dunwich was perhaps her favourite spot, like John Constable had his down in the water meadows near Dedham (Tour CC4:4). He painted his Haywain on the Stour at Flatford Mill where little has changed since he put up his easel some two centuries ago. Suffolk’s wool towns ( Tour: WTW4), so full of leaning legacies parade medieval spectacles at every turn. Each huge hallmark flint church is inspired – and inspiring. Norfolk’s awesome coastline (Tour: NC6) drew Horatio Nelson towards the waves and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle perhaps to write the haunting Hound of the Baskervilles. Today, yachtsmen and artists alike flock to the little flint villages and historic harbours and masses of migrating birds swoop across to the marshes around the famous Cley windmill .
