One of the highlights of this tour is the high standard of the accommodation. We specifically choose the hotels, inns, guesthouses and B&B’s to ensure that you enjoy every minute of your stay. All offer a warm welcome to walkers, traditional hospitality and delicious local food.
This independent walking holiday is available to solo walkers at a supplement. We have a solo walkers baggage supplement for single walkers and the price for this can be seen as port of the booking process.
A hearty breakfast is included each morning. Lunch and dinner are not included so you are free to choose from the available options. Most of your accommodations will more than happy to provide a packed lunch on request and this can be booked on arrival. Dinner is available either at your accommodation or nearby pubs and restaurants and your guide book will have details.
Your bags will be transferred from your accommodation as per your itinerary and moved onto your next overnight accommodation. We ask you to limit your luggage to one bag of up to 15kg per person.
By Air—The closest airport to the start of the walk is Leeds International, from here you can catch a train to Malton (55 mins) which is 16 miles from Helmsley then either a bus or taxi to Helmsley. By Train—Helmsley doesn't have its own train station and the closest station is 16 miles away at Malton. From the south, trains go via York to Malton and again a taxi or bus to Helmsley. By Car—If you plan on driving there is a car park on the north side of town and you can buy weekly parking tickets from the Tourist Information in the market square.
There are frequent trains from Filey to York where there are good connections throughout the UK. If you need to head back to Hemsley then you can catch the train to Malton and bus/taxi to Helmsley or there are regular buses from Filey. For the moors and coastal section of the walk there are frequent trains from the south to Saltburn and you can catch a bus back to Helmsley or a train back from Filey.