Brigantes Walking Holidays & Baggage Courier

(Pennine Way, Dales Way & The North of England)

 

 

 

Coast to Coast, C2C, Walk

 

 

 

 

The Coast to Coast walk is one of the most popular walks in the country, passes through three National Parks: The Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, The North Yorkshire Moors, and links the Irish Sea to the North Sea, via the hills, moors, and valleys of northern England.

 

The route is traditionally walked from west to east (St. Bees to Robin Hoods Bay), so that the prevailing winds and weather are coming from behind, and most guide books describe it this way. Along the route are many places of interest, including ancient castles, medieval abbeys, and picturesque villages, and the walk constantly offers a variety of scenery and terrain. 

 

However, whilst it is fairly easy to follow through the National Parks, it is not an official national trail, and is not generally way marked. The valleys through the middle section, and the arable land in the eastern section make for straightforward walking, but the hills of the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales are high, and gradients can be steep, so before you embark on this walk, you must be physically fit, and fully equipped to meet it.

 

Unless you are an experienced long-distance walker, it is advisable to take a companion, your boots should be well broken-in, and that you are able to carry a rucksack with your requisites for one or two days. The route attracts thousands of walkers each year, but many fail to complete the walk, usually because fitness and stamina and the weight of personal belongings required, has been over- estimated!

 

The assistance of the Brigantes Baggage Courier service has helped hundreds of walkers to achieve the completion of the walk, and also to enjoy it without having to carry a heavy backpack, knowing that warm and dry clothing awaits them at the end of each day.

 

A recommended guide book for the walk is : "A Coast to Coast Walk" by A. Wainwright, published by Michael Joseph, cost £9-99, and the Ordnance Survey maps you will need are. Outdoor Leisure 33 (C to C - St. Bees to Keld) and Outdoor Leisure 34 (C to C - Keld to Robin Hoods Bay)

 

The number of farmhouses, B&B's and inns is never plentiful, especially in the eastern sector of the walk, and it is therefore important to book accommodation early. For this walk, we will arrange your accommodation on a Bed & Breakfast basis (evening meals can also be arranged if required) at local inns, hotels, or guest houses, all of which have been tried and tested by us satisfactorily in past years, and for your guidance, the following is a list of the usual stopovers used to enable the walk to be completed in 14 days, with the daily distances between each:

 

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Day   1	St. Bees to Ennerdale Bridge	14 miles
Day   2	Ennerdale Bridge to Rosthwaite	14 miles
Day   3	Rosthwaite to Grasmere	9 miles
Day   4	Grasmere to Patterdale	8 miles
Day   5	Patterdale to Shap	16 miles
Day   6	Shap to Kirkby Stephen	20 miles
Day   7	Kirkby Stephen to Keld	12 miles
Day   8	Keld to Reeth	11 miles
Day 9	Reeth to Richmond	10 miles
Day 10	Richmond to Ingleby Cross	22 miles
Day 11	Ingleby Cross to Clay Bank Top	12 miles
Day 12	Clay Bank Top to Glaisdale	18 miles
Day 13	Glaisdale to Littlebeck	8 miles
Day 14	Littlebeck to Robin Hoods Bay	11 miles
Total		185 miles

 

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End of the Coast to Coast Walk - Robin Hood's Bay.