St. Cuthbert's Way
63 mile tribute to Northumberland's most famous bishop

The 63 mile route of St. Cuthbert’s Way includes low level stretches along riverside paths and in the Northumberland coastal area as well as more strenuous stretches through the Cheviot Hills between Morebattle and Wooler.

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Holiday Packages

All our Standard Itineraries include:

  • Hand-picked accommodation in B&Bs / guest houses / inns / small hotels
  • En-suite facilities where available
  • Breakfast
  • Daily baggage transfers from our own team of local drivers
  • All booking fees

We will also endeavour to include all these in any custom itinerary you wish to build for this walk.

Itin A:   4D / 5N       £575 pp *

Day 1: Melrose to Jedfoot Bridge (16.5m), taxi to Jedburgh*
Day 2: taxi to Jedfoot Bridge, walk to Kirk Yetholm (15.2m)
Day 3: Kirk Yetholm to East Horton (17.5m)
Day 4: East Horton to Lindisfarne (14.1m)

£650 solo walkers (plus single supplements)
£575 per person (based on two or more)

*price includes taxi

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Itin B1:   5D / 6N       £685 pp *

Day 1: Melrose to Jedfoot Bridge (16.5m), taxi to Jedburgh*
Day 2: taxi to Jedfoot Bridge, walk to Morebattle (8.9m)
Day 3: Morebattle to Hethpool (11.6m)
Day 4: Hethpool to East Horton (12.5m)
Day 5: East Horton to Lindisfarne (14.1m)

£770 solo walkers (plus single supplements)
£685 per person (based on two or more)

*price includes taxi

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Itin B2:   5D / 6N       £685 pp *

Day 1: Melrose to Jedfoot Bridge (16.5m), taxi to Jedburgh *
Day 2: taxi to Jedfoot Bridge, walk to Kirk Yetholm (15.2m)
Day 3: Kirk Yetholm to Wooler (13.4m)
Day 4: Wooler to Fenwick (12.2m)
Day 5: Fenwick to Lindisfarne (6m)

£770 solo walkers (plus single supplements)
£685 per person (based on two or more)

*price includes taxi

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Itin C:   6D / 7N       £795 pp *

Day 1: Melrose to St Boswells (6.7m)
Day 2: St Boswells to Jedfoot Bridge (10.2m), taxi to Jedburgh*
Day 3: taxi to Jedburgh, walk to Morebattle (8.9m)
Day 4: Morebattle to Hethpool (11.6m)
Day 5: Hethpool to East Horton (12.5m)
Day 6: East Horton to Lindisfarne (14.1m)

£890 solo walkers (plus single supplements)
£795 per person (based on two or more)

*price includes taxi

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Itin D:   7D / 8N       £900 pp *

Day 1: Melrose to St Boswells (6.7m)
Day 2: St Boswells to Jedfoot Bridge (10.2m), taxi to Jedburgh*
Day 3: taxi to Jedburgh, walk to Morebattle (8.9m)
Day 4: Morebattle to Hethpool (11.6m)
Day 5: Hethpool to Wooler (8.5m)
Day 6: Wooler to Fenwick (12.2m)
Day 7: Fenwick to Lindisfarne (6m)

£1,015 solo walkers (plus single supplements)
£900 per person (based on two or more)

*price includes taxi

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Itin E:   8D / 9N       £1010 pp *

Day 1: Melrose to St Boswells (6.7m)
Day 2: St Boswells to Jedfoot Bridge (10.2m), taxi to Jedburgh*
Day 3: taxi to Jedburgh, walk to Morebattle (8.9m)
Day 4: Morebattle to Kirk Yetholm (6.6m)
Day 5: Kirk Yetholm to Hethpool (5m)
Day 6: Hethpool to Wooler (8.5m)
Day 7: Wooler to Fenwick (12.2m)
Day 8: Fenwick to Lindisfarne (6m)

£1,140 solo walkers (plus single supplements)
£1,010 per person (based on two or more)

*price includes taxi

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* All headline holiday prices are shown per person, based on two people sharing.

Baggage Transfer

Baggage Transfer is automatically included in the price of all our Walking Holiday packages.

These prices are for anyone planning their own holiday and just need bags moving from one stop to the next.

Itin A

£110 per person (single)
£55 per person (based on 2 or more)

Max 17kg per bag

Itin B1 & B2

£135 per person (single)
£70 per person (based on 2 or more)

Max 17kg per bag

Itin C

£165 per person (single)
£85 per person (based on 2 or more)

Max 17kg per bag

Itin D

£190 per person (single)
£95 per person (based on 2 or more)

Max 17kg per bag

Itin E

£220 per person (single)
£110 per person (based on 2 or more)

Max 17kg per bag

Note: If you are booking accommodation in an Airbnb, you must ensure that there will either be someone available to take collection/delivery of your bags or that they have appropriate, secure storage in the event that the proprietor is absent.

Walk Information

Rest Days
Rest days can be incorporated into any walking holiday package at an additional £70.00 per person per night

Solo Travellers
Solo travellers please contact us or use the booking form to send your proposed itinerary including dates, and we will price accordingly. Where possible, we take advantage of existing bookings from other clients to ensure you receive a cost effective service.

Alternative Itineraries
For alternative itineraries to those provided for this route, please contact us, or use the Booking Form to submit your proposed itinerary and number of participants and we will quote accordingly.

Walking Season Dates
Prices are based on the walk starting after 1st April and ending before 30th September.

Walk Information
The life and progress of St Cuthbert has provided the inspiration for this route and links a number of places associated with his story.

The walk starts at Melrose Abbey, a 12th century Cistercian foundation. From here the route crosses the Eildon Hills to Bowden, and continues through Newtown St Boswells, and along the River Tweed to Maxton. Dere Street, the Roman Road, is followed to the Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre. A detour will allow you to visit the Waterloo Monument. The route then continues to Cessford, where the remains of Cessford Castle can be seen. From here the walk continues through Morebattle then climbing onto Gribbit Law (310m/1000ft). A ridge walk with splendid views leads to Kirk Yetholm. After Kirk Yetholm the route crosses the Border fence below Eccles Cairn and enters the Northumberland National Park.

From Hethpool in the College Valley, a high level route crosses a moorland area rich in prehistoric remains before dropping down into the market town of Wooler. St Cuthbert’s Way then crosses Weetwood Moor and the River Till, reaching St Cuthbert’s Cave and soon gaining the first view of Lindisfarne. The final section leads on to the coast at the edge of Holy Island sands. Take the causeway onto the island, or follow the posts of the historic Pilgrims Path across the sands.

OS Explorer Maps
OL16 - Cheviot Hills
338 - Galashiels, Selkirk & Melrose

Guide Books
"St Oswald's Way and St Cuthbert's Way" by Rudolf Abraham - Published by Cicerone- ISBN: 978-1852848392

Mobile Digital Mapping
Digital maps can be viewed on most modern smartphones using an appropriate app, downloaded from the app store associated with your device. Brigantes recommend that whichever app you use, it should support Ordnance Survey 1:25k or 1:50k scale maps. There are many apps to choose from, but the two main providers are Ordnance Survey and Memory Map.

Each provider’s app has its own benefits, but both provide all-important offline navigation, meaning your device does not need a mobile signal to work effectively on the trail.

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Walkers' Testimonials

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4 Replies to “St. Cuthbert’s Way”

  1. Saint Cuthbert’s Way
    Thank you for putting together a most amazing walk. The scenery was gorgeous and the number of miles walked each day was perfect for us. Each inn was unique and lovely. We had dinner and breakfast at each inn and the food was delicious. Thank you so much for putting together a perfect walk.

  2. We thoroughly enjoyed this walk. We chose Brigantes because Annette was happy to tailor the holiday to our requirements. In this case, we added a day to the walk to finish in Berwick on Tweed for our train home. All the accommodation was great. Highlights were Burt’s in Melrose (excellent specials menu full of seasonal game in the restaurant on our first night) and Hethpool. Hethpool is such an idyllic place far from anywhere and we wouldn’t have appreciated it so much had we not stayed the night. We were very lucky with the weather and loved this walk from start to finish. Thank you for arranging everything including the weather.

  3. A friend and I walked the St. Cuthbert’s Way in August 2021. We did it in 5 days with six nights, and it was perfect. We average about 12/13 miles each day with really lovely stops overnight, some in the middle of nowhere but very friendly and welcoming. The route is varied with wooded valleys, picturesque rivers, arable lowlands and then wild open heather moorlands, with so much grandeur, but not so much climbing, yet enough to make you feel good. There is lots of history en route and old borders towns to look at, then on the last day, there is the view of Holy island to aim for as we walked along the coast. The organisation was really good, the bags were always there waiting, and when we needed some assistance from Brigantes, there was help at the end of a phone. We had an extra night on Holy island so that we could have time to look around and it is delightful when the tide is in and the mass of tourists beat a retreat leaving the island peaceful. One of our best walking holidays and well worth the walk.

  4. I walked this route in September 2019 and had a wonderful experience. It is a beautiful route with very varied scenery and despite the weather forecasts I had blue skies and sunshine most of the time! Having never done any long distance walking before I was a bit apprehensive but doing it over 7 days was just right for me. It was wonderful to walk barefoot across the sands on the Pilgrim’s Way to Lindisfarne to finish. The service and helpfulness from Brigantes’ staff was second to none, thank you!

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