4-day Walking Holiday The Herriot Way
52 mile circular walk in the Yorkshire Dales
Taking in the very best of Swaledale and Wensleydale
With Mark Reid FRGS – author of The Inn Way guidebooks & Mountain Leader
Join us on the Herriot Way, a fantastic 4-day hike through the beautiful valleys of Swaledale and Wensleydale in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales. You will be guided by Mark Reid, a highly experienced Mountain Leader and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS), who will share his extensive knowledge of the Yorkshire Dales with you, with plenty of little detours and extra experiences along the way.
This walk will take place in early summer, which is the very best time to experience the special qualities of this National Park, including England’s highest waterfall at Hardraw Scar, far-reaching views from the summit of Great Shunner Fell (716m), the beautiful traditional haymeadows of Upper Swaledale, delightful villages and cosy country pubs, the majestic Bolton Castle and the picture-postcard Aysgarth Falls… plus much more.
ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE…
- Walk through Swaledale and Wensleydale in the company of Mark Reid, an experienced Mountain Leader.
- Explore the geology, history & heritage of the Yorkshire Dales.
- Relax at a country pub each evening.
- Share the experience with like-minded walkers.
- Forget about map reading, and enjoy the journey!
ITINERARY 2024
We will meet at 9:30am on Monday 10th June 2024 at Hawes in Wensleydale. Secure parking is available at Kirkby Stephen, with a transfer to Hawes on Monday morning.
- – Hawes to Keld (12.5 miles)
- – Keld to Reeth (13 miles)
- – Reeth to Aysgarth Falls (14.5 miles)
- – Aysgarth Falls to Hawes (12 miles)
- Friday 14th June 2024 – morning transfer back to Kirkby Stephen
This is a total of 52 miles of walking in 4 days. All distances and timings are approximate.
ACCOMMODATION – WENSLEYDALE & SWALEDALE
Overnight accommodation includes Keld, Reeth, Aysgarth Falls and Hawes.
Keld is a beautiful village in Upper Swaledale surrounded by the sound of waterfalls, with soaring fells and moorland rising above. Reeth is the ‘capital’ of Swaledale with a lovely sloping village green and an array of shops and pubs, with the dramatic limestone escarpment of Fremington Edge dominating. Aysgarth Falls is one of the Yorkshire Dales most famous beauty spots, with a series of tiered waterfalls set in a wooded gorge in the heart of Wensleydale. Hawes is a bustling small market town in Upper Wensleydale, home of Real Yorkshire Wensleydale Cheese.
WALKING HOLIDAY PACKAGE
We have teamed up with the Coast to Coast Packhorse company, who are offering a complete ‘walkers package’ for this trip, which will mean just one point of contact to arrange this wonderful walking holiday. Your contract for this Walking Holiday will be with Coast to Coast Packhorse; TeamWalking will be working on behalf of Coast to Coast Packhorse to provide the walking guides.