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Ridgeway Walking Holiday
in Southern England
From Avebury to Ivinghoe Beacon
in 10 days
with 9 nights and 8 days walking
Ivinghoe Beacon on the Ridgeway walking holiday
92 miles of downland walking from Wiltshire to the Chilterns on an ancient trackway described as Britains’s oldest road.
This is one of our Southern England Walking Holidays, and also one of our National Trail Walking Holidays.
The Ridgeway Walking Holiday
in Southern England
from Avebury to Ivinghoe Beacon
via Overton Hill, The Uffington White Horse, Goring, The River Thames, The Grand Union Canal and Tring
Enjoy a self-guided walking holiday on the 92 mile long-distance National Trail of The Ridgeway. Our UK walking holiday on The Ridgeway starts in the World Heritage Site of Avebury in Wiltshire and winds its way in a north-eastern direction across the chalk ridges of Marlborough Downs and the North Wessex Downs to the Thames Valley at Streatley. Then across the Chilterns, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, to finish at Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire.
We offer 1 suggested itinerary for The Ridgeway Walking Holiday:
10 day holiday, 92 miles
Please see details and prices below.
Our Ridgeway walking holiday connects with:
- Sarsen Way at Avebury
- White Horse Trail near Ogbourne St George and Ashbury
- Thames Path at Goring
- Grand Union Canal Towpath at Tring
Our self-guided walking holidays are designed with your comfort and enjoyment in mind and can be tailor-made to your own personal requirements.
The routes are clearly way-marked to provide reassurance on your hiking vacation.
We use a selection of guest houses, inns or small hotels with en-suite or private bathroom to ensure you are well rested each night after a busy day hiking and sightseeing. Rest assured that all our accommodation walking holiday providers are hand-picked and offer you that famous British hospitality.
Special diets can be catered for, including vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free.
We organize the luggage transfer so your bags are at your next accommodation when you arrive. We try to get your bags delivered by 4pm, but this may be delayed due to road conditions.
Let’s Go Walking has developed one of the largest selection of walking holidays.
Our offices are staffed 9am to 9pm during our walking season (March to September) to ensure your walking holiday runs without a hitch.
All our walking holidays are self-guided and you must be a confident map reader and able to navigate from a compass bearing. The weather in the UK and Ireland can change quickly effecting visibility and underfoot conditions. It is important to carry a selection of clothing with you on your hike each day to cope with changing weather conditions. If you are not confident of completing any days walk, do not set out.
This walking holiday in the UK operates March to September and in either direction.
The daily distances are only a suggestion. If you would like to walk longer or shorter distances, we can arrange that too.
Our stated distances include mileage to the accommodation or pickup point and so may not agree with the guide book mileages.
Rest days can be taken in any location.
Why not combine this walk with a hiking tour in another part of the UK or Ireland. Our staff will be happy to advise on necessary transfers.
Online booking available.
A deposit of £85 per person is required to secure the booking, with the balance due 6 weeks before departure.
Optional extra days and accommodation upgrades can be added during the booking process online.
Please wait for the confirmation of your holiday before making final travel plans just in case your holiday is not available for your requested date.
Avebury to Ivinghoe Beacon
in England UK
10 day itinerary
8 days walking and 9 nights
Suggested Itinerary
| Day 1: | arrive Avelbury | |
| Optional Day: | optional extra day in Avebury to enjoy Avebury Stone Circle | |
| Day 2: | Avebury to Ogbourne St George, via Overton Hill | 11 miles |
| Day 3: | Obourne St George to Ashbury | 11 miles |
| Day 4: | Ashbury to Letcombe Regis | 9 miles |
| Day 5: | Letcombe Regis to Goring/Streatley | 14 miles |
| Optional Day: | optional extra day in Goring/Streatley | |
| Day 6: | Goring/Streatley to Watlington | 15 miles |
| Day 7: | Watlington to Great Kimble | 11 miles |
| Day 8: | Great Kimble to Tring | 14 miles |
| Day 9: | Tring to Ivinghoe Beacon, to Tring | 7 miles |
| Day 10: | depart Tring |
10 day itinerary 9 nights
| Double or Twin Occupancy | Single Occupancy travelling with others | Solo Traveller |
|
| 2024 | £1,071 | £1,602 | £1,782 |
| 2025 | £1,071 | £1,602 | £1,782 |
All prices subject to change
Extra nights from £64.00 per person
depending on location
The Ridgeway Walking Holiday
Avebury to Ivinghoe Beacon
Suggested Tour Duration:
9 nights, 8 days walking
Total Distance:
92 miles/147 kms
Min/max daily distance:
7/15 miles
Average Daily distance:
11.5 miles
Grading:
Moderate
Features:
Avebury Stone Circles
Uffington White Horse
The River Thames
The Grand Union Canal
Ivinghoe Beacon
This route connects with:
Sarsen Way
White Horse Trail
Thames Path
Grand Union Canal Towpath
92 miles of downland walking from Wiltshire to the Chilterns on an ancient trackway described as Britains’s oldest road.
This is one of our Southern England Walking Holidays, and also one of our National Trail Walking Holidays.
Optional Accommodation Upgrades for
The Ridgeway
Can be added when booking online
Subject to availability Supplement per person per night
Goring/Streatley
The Swan
double/twin
£73.00
single
please ask
What’s included
in your Ridgeway Walking Holiday
in Southern England
- accommodation at high-quality guest houses, inns or small hotels on a bed and breakfast basis
- room with en-suite or private bathroom, tea and coffee making facilities
- daily luggage transfer
- support should there be any problems on route
- detailed itineraries
- OS 1:25,000 map
- guide book to The Ridgeway
Optional Extras
for your Ridgeway Walking Holiday
in Southern England
- upgrade to the region’s most elegant, prestigious and famous hotels, where available
- transfers back to car or station
- parking facilities
- rest days
- inn to inn walks
What’s not included
in your Ridgeway Walking Holiday
in Southern England
- lunches and dinners
- travel insurance
Lunches and Dinners
These are not included.
Evening meals
These are available at overnight locations, either at your accommodation or in the town/village.
Packed lunches
These can be provided by your accommodation or can be obtained from a local store, or cafe or inn along the route.
Holiday Travel Insurance
We require that you take out holiday insurance as Let’s Go Biking Ltd accepts no liability for the following:
cancellation, personal accident, illness, loss/theft of personal possessions and/or money, and any unforeseen circumstances, especially travel delays.
This is in addition to our existing
booking conditions.
The Ridgeway Walking Holiday:
How to get there
- By Plane to Heathrow where we can arrange transfer to Avebury
- By Car to Avebury or Tring where parking is available
- By Train / Bus to Swindon where we can arrange transfer to Avebury
92 miles of downland walking from Wiltshire to the Chilterns on an ancient trackway described as Britains’s oldest road.
This is one of our Southern England Walking Holidays, and also one of our National Trail Walking Holidays.
Please contact us if you have any questions.
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or
We offer National Trail walking holidays in England and Wales in the UK.
This is one of our categories of walking holidays.
- Cleveland Way
- Cotswold Way
- Cumbria Coastal Way part of the England Coast Path
- England Coast Path
- Glyndwrs Way in Wales
- Hadrians Wall Path
- Norfolk Coast Path part of the England Coast Path
- North Downs Way
- Offas Dyke Path in Wales
- Peddars Way
- Pembroke Coast Path part of the Wales Coast Path
- The Ridgeway
- South Downs Way
- South West Coast Path part of the England Coast Path
- Thames Path
- Yorkshire Wolds Way
