Pennine Way Walking Holiday Reviews
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Review Summary
Customers most agreed on the following attributes:
Best Uses: Holiday(4)
Describe Yourself: Occasional traveller(4)
Pros: Great accommodations(4),Once in a lifetime experience(3),Well organised(5)
Describe Yourself: Occasional traveller(4)
Pros: Great accommodations(4),Once in a lifetime experience(3),Well organised(5)
Good accommodation selection
By chamberdfrom London on 2011-09-19
Pros: Well Organised,Great Accommodations
Describe Yourself: Occasional Traveller
Best Uses: Holiday
Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Describe Yourself: Occasional Traveller
Best Uses: Holiday
Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Comments about Pennine Way Walking Holiday :
Each place of accommodation had its own highlights, and there were no duds
Amazing how much wilderness remains!
By Crispinfrom Fife on 2011-08-20
Pros: Once in a Lifetime Experience,Well Organised
Describe Yourself: Occasional Traveller
Best Uses: Trying Something New
Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Describe Yourself: Occasional Traveller
Best Uses: Trying Something New
Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Comments about Pennine Way Walking Holiday :
My son and I really enjoyed and valued this experience. We thought it overall very well planned and organised by Macs. The places selected for the overnight stops were mostly of a very comfortable standard, with welcoming hosts. Some (e.g Ponden and Kirk Yetholm) were outstanding./Three mild criticisms:
(i) customers new to this walk need to be advised that some unslabbed parts of it on the sections north of Hadrian’s wall, verge on impassable when the ground is as wet as at present — journey times are significantly extended and the risk of blisters greatly increased.
(ii) The B&B selected for our night in Thornton in Craven was a significant distance from the nearest available dinner after a long day, — we weren’t able to sit down for our meal till just after 9pm! Use a different B&B or reroute?
(iii) Better instructions and mapping was needed to find the Barrowburn farmhouse when descending from Windy Gyle on the Cheviot ridge. In the event, with dark approaching, we had to call the farmer who very kindly came out in his car to rendezvous with us.
(i) customers new to this walk need to be advised that some unslabbed parts of it on the sections north of Hadrian’s wall, verge on impassable when the ground is as wet as at present — journey times are significantly extended and the risk of blisters greatly increased.
(ii) The B&B selected for our night in Thornton in Craven was a significant distance from the nearest available dinner after a long day, — we weren’t able to sit down for our meal till just after 9pm! Use a different B&B or reroute?
(iii) Better instructions and mapping was needed to find the Barrowburn farmhouse when descending from Windy Gyle on the Cheviot ridge. In the event, with dark approaching, we had to call the farmer who very kindly came out in his car to rendezvous with us.
Great support on the PW by Mac!
By Orpheofrom The Netherlands on 2011-09-01
Pros: Great Accommodations,Once in a Lifetime Experience,Well Organised
Describe Yourself: Genuine hiker
Best Uses: Relaxation,Holiday
Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Describe Yourself: Genuine hiker
Best Uses: Relaxation,Holiday
Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Comments about Pennine Way Walking Holiday :
Don’t underestimate the walk. Take a few restingdays in between walking to recover and enjoy the interesting sites and villages.
A challenging but enjoyable week
By Francis+Maryfrom Outer Hebrides on 2011-06-24
Pros: Well Organised,Great Accommodations,Once in a Lifetime Experience
Describe Yourself: Occasional Traveller
Best Uses: Trying Something New,Holiday,Relaxation
Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Describe Yourself: Occasional Traveller
Best Uses: Trying Something New,Holiday,Relaxation
Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Comments about Pennine Way Walking Holiday :
We did the middle section and enjoyed it but we missed out the day over Cross Fell–21 miles, large climb to start, 4 up+downs, a tricky bog on top to navigate (esp in mist as it was on our day)followed by 7 miles of stoney road and then 5 miles across a wet moorland.
Macsadventures very good service and gave us exactly what we asked for in terms of daily walking distances between stops and excellent accommodations. Bag carrying arranged by them without a single hitch.
Macsadventures very good service and gave us exactly what we asked for in terms of daily walking distances between stops and excellent accommodations. Bag carrying arranged by them without a single hitch.
Pennine Way – the way to go
By Tamworth Two (not the pigs)
from Tamworth Staffs on 2011-06-25
from Tamworth Staffs on 2011-06-25Pros: Fun,Fantastic scenery,Easy organisation,Great Accommodations,Luggage transport – Great,Great walk mind the bogs,Well Organised
Cons: Bogs and mud
Describe Yourself: Walking for fun,Occasional Traveller
Best Uses: Holiday
Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Cons: Bogs and mud
Describe Yourself: Walking for fun,Occasional Traveller
Best Uses: Holiday
Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Comments about Pennine Way Walking Holiday :
[...].All the B&B’s were excellent and welcoming. This was much appreciated after some of the longer days. [...]
