Simon is a TV writer turned travel journalist and photographer who specialises in walking and hiking holidays in the United Kingdom, Europe and beyond. He writes on walking holidays in England for the Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The Daily Mail, among others.
- Distance: 190.5 miles (306.5km)
- Duration: 14 days
- Start point: St Bees
- End point: Robin Hood’s Bay
- Difficulty: Moderate to hard – very hilly through the Lake District stages; poorly waymarked in places, particularly over the Pennines; expect rain and boggy ground at times
- Suitable for: Fit walkers with a sense of adventure
Considered by some to be the best long-distance walk in England, Wainwright’s Coast to Coast Path has many remarkable qualities, but it’s the walker camaraderie that is so often the stand-out take-home of this hugely popular cross-country hike. The scenery is at times stunning – looking at you, Lake District – but the sense of community you experience with fellow walkers is felt here on this walk perhaps more than on any other in Britain.
At a glance
Destinations
England
Activity
Adventure, Hiking & Trekking, Active, Walking, Nature & WildlifePhysical Level
Moderate
Duration
14 days
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Wainwright's Coast to Coast Path
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