The price includes:

• All accommodation in twin/double rooms with private bathroom (where available) in guest houses, inns or hotels
• Luggage transfer between hotels (if selected)
• All breakfasts
• A map, guide book and route cards with local information including escape routes, bus timetables, restaurant and cafe locations and opening times, location of cash machines, etc.
• An emergency contact number

The price does not include:

• Lunches and evening meals
• Extra costs incurred through using escape routes or from any arrangements made by us as a result of you using the emergency contact number.
• Miscellaneous personal expenses such as drinks etc.

Accommodation

We choose a mix of exceptional hotels, Inns and guest houses on or close to the route of the Coast to Coast . Each of the places we use are known to us personally, and we make sure that you have a comfortable and pleasant stay at the end of your day. All our accommodation has ensuite or private bathrooms for twin or double share. In certain circumstances it may not be possible to provide a private bathroom and we will notify you if this is the case.

Meals

In most cases your accommodation will be able to prepare a packed lunch for you if you notify them on the evening you arrive. Alternatively there are shops in several of the villages and towns along the route if you want to make up your own lunches. There are also opportunities on several days to purchase snacks or a hot lunch along the way, and we will provide full details of all your options. On all of the evenings you will have a choice of places to eat which on most days will include the option to take a meal at your accommodation (if booked in advance.)

Getting to the Start :

There are trains to St Bees from London and Manchester either via Carlisle or more scenically via Preston or Lancaster and along the Cumbrian coast. Journey times from London are a little over 5 hours and from Manchester approximately 3½ hours. St Bees can also be reached from Glasgow via Carlisle in approximately 3 hours. Alternatively, if you are arriving by car we can usually arrange parking and transfers from the end of the walk (at extra cost )

To get to or from Kirkby Stephen for either part of the half Coast-to-Coast walk, there are trains from London Euston via Carlisle or from London Kings cross or Manchester via Leeds. The journey time from London is approximately 5½ hours and from Manchester is 3 hours.

Returning from the end of the Coast to Coast

There are regular buses to Whitby (20 minutes) from where it is possible to catch a train to London (5 hours) or Manchester (4½ hours). If you have left your car at St Bees or Kirkby Stephen we can also arrange a transfer back. Please contact us for a quote.

Route details: Coast-to-Coast

Stage 1. St Bees to Ennerdale Bridge: After putting your feet into the sea the route heads north for a couple of miles over the impressive sandstone cliffs of St Bees. As the town of Whitehaven comes into sight you then head inland following tracks and small country lanes to reach Ennerdale Bridge. 14 miles

Stage 2. Ennerdale Bridge to Rosthwaite: A day of superlative mountain scenery as you head up Ennerdale Valley beside the Lake. There are a number of options here depending on your ambition including an ascent of Red Pike for spectacular views over Buttermere, but all options cross the watershed into the Borrowdale Valley and end in the pretty hamlet of Rosthwaite. 14½ miles

Stage 3. Rosthwaite to Grasmere: Another memorable day of mountain scenery as you cross Greenup Edge to reach the quintessential Lakeland village of Grasmere. There are again lots of route options today with diversions to take in some of the Langdale summits and/or the 'Lion and the Lamb' above Grasmere. 9 - 12 miles (depending on options selected).

Stage 4. Grasmere to Patterdale: More options today as you cross to eastern Lakeland. Leaving Grasmere you first ascend to Grisedale Hause and from here you descend the Grisedale valley down to Patterdale. You can also choose to go over St Sunday Crag or to climb Dollywaggon Pike and follow the ridge to Helvellyn. 9 - 11 miles (depending on options selected).

Stage 5. Patterdale to Shap: Climbing out of the Ullswater Valley you cross the watershed of High Street so named because of a Roman road which traverses the ridge. A descent to Haweswater is followed by a walk along the lake shore, and beyond here you leave the Lake District, crossing the River Lowther before climbing to Shap. 16 miles

Stage 6. Shap to Orton: A welcome easier day after the mountains of the Lake District. The landscape changes now to a more gentle undulating scene as you pass through limestone country and the moors of Crosby Ravensworth Fell to reach the charming village of Orton. 7 miles

Stage 7. Orton to Kirkby Stephen: Leaving Orton you pass through more stunning limestone country beneath the escarpment of Great Asby, and then cross Ravenstonedale Moor to reach Scandal Beck. On the final stretch today, the Coast-to-coast path passes several prehistoric settlements on its way to your night's halt at Kirkby Stephen on the River Eden. 13 miles

Stage 8. Kirkby Stephen to Keld: Climbing up out of the Eden valley, the route ascends the Nine Standards and crosses Ravenseat Moor before entering the upper reaches of the Swale. There are three possible routes today and seasonal restrictions determine the exact choice. Your overnight tonight is in the village of Keld. 13 miles

Stage 9. Keld to Reeth: There are two options for today's walk. From Keld, the river Swale heads first south then gradually turns west before heading north again. The low level option simply follows the river through the meadows and little villages of Swaledale, one of the most beautiful of the Yorkshire limestone dales. Wainwright's original route takes the high ground to the west and north of the river across Melbecks Moor dotted with much evidence of mining, and plots a straighter course across the 'bow' of the river. Both routes converge at the pretty village of Reeth on the river Swale. 11½ miles

Stage 10. Reeth to Richmond: Today's walk is delightful and varied as you continue through Swaledale. You will encounter several areas of woodland, cross farmland and travel through typical Yorkshire limestone country. You will also pass the ruins of Marrick Priory, climb the 'Nuns steps' and through the charming hamlets of Marrick and Marske before ending the day in the town of Richmond, the largest settlement encountered on the Coast-to-Coast. 10½ miles

Stage 11. Richmond to Ingleby Cross: This is the flattest part of the entire walk as you leave the pretty scenery of Swaledale and head towards the North York Moors. This is also the longest day of the walk but with little in the way of ascent you will not find it particularly harder than previous shorter days. The route follows mainly farm tracks but you do have an 8 mile stretch of road walking - the longest such on the route. Today's walk ends at Ingleby Cross but as accommodation here is scarce it may be necessary to continue a further 2 miles to Osmotherley. 23 or 25 miles

Stage 12. Ingleby Cross to Clay Bank Top: Back into the hills today as you enter the North York Moors National Park. Much of today's route follows the Cleveland way and the Lyke Wake Walk and there are tremendous views from the high moors. The last hill of the day is Hasty Bank known for its cluster of rocks called the Wainstones. Descending from Hasty Bank you will cross the B1257. As there is no accommodation directly on this section of the Coast-to-Coast, you will be met here by your accommodation provider and transferred to a nearby village. 12½ miles

Stage 13. Clay Bank Top to Glaisdale: Returning to Clay Bank Top the Coast-to-Coast now climbs up onto Urra Moor following the Cleveland Way. At Blowith Crossing the Cleveland heads north and you continue west along the course of an old (dismantled) railway line giving very easy going. The route continues over Glaisdale Moor before making a gradual descent over Glaisdale Rigg to Glaisdale Village. 19 miles

Stage 14. Glaisdale to Robin Hoods Bay: Today arguably offers the most varied scenery of any days on the Coast-to-coast. The day begins following the river Esk through delightful woodland. You then climb to Sleights Moor and encounter more woodland on your way to Falling Foss and another section of high moor to reach Hawsker. Now the character of the landscape changes dramatically as you follow the coastal path around Ness Point and into Robin Hoods Bay, the finish of the Coast to Coast. 19 miles