Pennine Way
268 challenging miles along England's most famous trail

The Pennine Way is Britain’s first and best known National Trail, and stretches for roughly 268 miles from the Derbyshire Peak District to the Scottish Borders, maintaining a high and often wild course along the backbone of England. The route traverses a wide variety of terrain, from the gritstone moorlands of Derbyshire through the limestone country of the Yorkshire Dales, to the wild, remote final stretch through the Cheviot Hills to the finishing point at Kirk Yetholm.

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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.

Full Length Itineraries

Itin A:   18D / 19N       £2095 pp *

Day 1: Edale to Crowden (15m)
Day 2: Crowden to Diggle (13.3m)
Day 3: Diggle to Hebden Bridge (17.5m)
Day 4: Hebden Bridge to Cowling (15m)
Day 5: Cowling to Malham (18m)
Day 6: Malham to Horton-in-Ribblesdale (14m)
Day 7: Horton to Hawes (13m)
Day 8: Hawes to Keld (12m)
Day 9: Keld to Baldersdale (17.8m), personal transport to Cotherstone
Day 10: personal transport to Baldersdale, walk to High Force (16m)
Day 11: High Force to Dufton (15m)
Day 12: Dufton to Alston (19m)
Day 13: Alston to Greenhead (17m)
Day 14: Greenhead to Twice Brewed (7m)
Day 15: Twice Brewed to Bellingham (15m)
Day 16: Bellingham to Byrness (15m)
Day 17: Byrness to Trows (15m)
Day 18: Trows to Kirk Yetholm (approx 14m)

£2,095 per person

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Itin B:   13D / 14N       £1645 pp *

Day 1: Edale to Crowden (15m)
Day 2: Crowden to Hebden Bridge (28m)
Day 3: Hebden Bridge to Cowling (15m)
Day 4: Cowling to Malham (18m)
Day 5: Malham to Horton in Ribblesdale (14m)
Day 6: Horton to Keld (25m)
Day 7: Keld to Middleton in Teesdale (23m)
Day 8: Middleton in Teesdale to Dufton (20.3m)
Day 9: Dufton to Alston (19m)
Day 10: Alston to Greenhead (16m)
Day 11: Greenhead to Bellingham (20m)
Day 12: Bellingham to Byrness (15m)
Day 13: Byrness to Kirk Yetholm (25m)

£1,645 per person

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Itin C:   14D / 15N       £1830 pp *

Day 1: Edale to Crowden (15m)
Day 2: Crowden to Mankinholes (24m)
Day 3: Mankinholes to Cowling (23m)
Day 4: Cowling to Malham (18m)
Day 5: Malham to Horton in Ribblesdale (14m)
Day 6: Horton to Hawes (13m)
Day 7: Hawes to Tan Hill (16m)
Day 8: Tan Hill to High Force (24m)
Day 9: High Force to Dufton (15m)
Day 10: Dufton to Alston (19m)
Day 11: Alston to Greenhead (17m)
Day 12: Greenhead to Bellingham (20m)
Day 13: Bellingham to Byrness (15m)
Day 14: Byrness to Kirk Yetholm (25m)

£1,830 per person

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Itin D:   15D / 16N       £1820 pp *

Day 1: Edale to Crowden (15m)
Day 2: Crowden to Diggle (13.3m)
Day 3: Diggle to Hebden Bridge (17.5m)
Day 4: Hebden Bridge to Cowling (15m)
Day 5: Cowling to Malham (18m)
Day 6: Malham to Horton-in-Ribblesdale (14m)
Day 7: Horton to Keld (25m)
Day 8: Keld to Middleton in Teesdale (23m)
Day 9: Middleton to Dufton (20m)
Day 10: Dufton to Alston (19m)
Day 11: Alston to Greenhead (16m)
Day 12: Greenhead to Bellingham (20m)
Day 13: Bellingham to Byrness (15m)
Day 14: Byrness to Trows (15m)
Day 15: Trows to Kirk Yetholm (14m)

£1,820 per person

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Itin E:   16D / 17N       £1910 pp *

Day 1: Edale to Crowden (15m)
Day 2: Crowden to Diggle (13.3m)
Day 3: Diggle to Hebden Bridge (17.5m)
Day 4: Hebden Bridge to Cowling (15m)
Day 5: Cowling to Malham (18m)
Day 6: Malham to Horton-in-Ribblesdale (14m)
Day 7: Horton to Hawes (13m)
Day 8: Hawes to Tan Hill (16m)
Day 9: Tan Hill to Middleton in Teesdale (19m)
Day 10: Middleton to Dufton (20m)
Day 11: Dufton to Alston (19m)
Day 12: Alston to Greenhead (16m)
Day 13: Greenhead to Bellingham (20m)
Day 14: Bellingham to Byrness (15m)
Day 15: Byrness to Trows (15m)
Day 16: Trows to Kirk Yetholm (14m)

£1,910 per person

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Itin F:   17D / 18N       £2000 pp *

Day 1: Edale to Crowden (15m)
Day 2: Crowden to Diggle (13.3m)
Day 3: Diggle to Hebden Bridge (17.5m)
Day 4: Hebden Bridge to Cowling (15m)
Day 5: Cowling to Malham (18m)
Day 6: Malham to Horton-in-Ribblesdale (14m)
Day 7: Horton to Hawes (13m)
Day 8: Hawes to Keld (12m)
Day 9: Keld to Baldersdale (17.8m), personal transport to Cotherstone
Day 10: personal transport to Baldersdale, walk to High Force (16m)
Day 11: High Force to Dufton (15m)
Day 12: Dufton to Alston (19m)
Day 13: Alston to Greenhead (17m)
Day 14: Greenhead to Bellingham (20m)
Day 15: Bellingham to Byrness (15m)
Day 16: Byrness to Trows (15m)
Day 17: Trows to Kirk Yetholm (14m)

£2,000 per person

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Itin G:   19D / 20N       £2180 pp *

Day 1: Edale to Crowden (15m)
Day 2: Crowden to Diggle (13.3m)
Day 3: Diggle to Hebden Bridge (17.5m)
Day 4: Hebden Bridge to Stanbury (10m)
Day 5: Stanbury to Elslack (12m)
Day 6: Elslack to Malham (12m)
Day 7: Malham to Horton-in-Ribblesdale (14m)
Day 8: Horton to Hawes (13m)
Day 9: Hawes to Keld (12m)
Day 10: Keld to BBaldersdale (17.8m), personal transport to Cotherstone
Day 11: personal transport to Baldersdale, walk to High Force (16m)
Day 12: High Force to Dufton (15m)
Day 13: Dufton to Alston (19m)
Day 14: Alston to Greenhead (17m)
Day 15: Greenhead to Twice Brewed (7m)
Day 16: Twice Brewed to Bellingham (15m)
Day 17: Bellingham to Byrness (15m)
Day 18: Byrness to Trows (15m)
Day 19: Trows to Kirk Yetholm (14m)

£2,180 per person

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Itin H:   20D / 21N       £2265 pp *

Day 1: Edale to Crowden (15m)
Day 2: Crowden to Diggle (13.3m)
Day 3: Diggle to Hebden Bridge (17.5m)
Day 4: Hebden Bridge to Stanbury (10m)
Day 5: Stanbury to Elslack (12m)
Day 6: Elslack to Malham (12m)
Day 7: Malham to Horton-in-Ribblesdale (14m)
Day 8: Horton to Hawes (13m)
Day 9: Hawes to Keld (12m)
Day 10: Keld to Baldersdale (17.8m), personal transport to Cotherstone
Day 11: personal transport to Baldersdale, walk to High Force (16m)
Day 12: High Force to Dufton (15m)
Day 13: Dufton to Garrigill (15m)
Day 14: Garrigill to Knarsdale (11m)
Day 15: Knarsdale to Greenhead (9m)
Day 16: Greenhead to Twice Brewed (7m)
Day 17: Twice Brewed to Bellingham (15m)
Day 18: Bellingham to Byrness (15m)
Day 19: Byrness to Trows (15m)
Day 20: Trows to Kirk Yetholm (14m)

£2,265 per person

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Shorter Itineraries

Itin 1:   Edale to Malham   5D / 6N       £700 pp *

Day 1: Edale to Crowden (15m)
Day 2: Crowden to Diggle (13.3m)
Day 3: Diggle to Hebden Bridge (17.5m)
Day 4: Hebden Bridge to Cowling (15m)
Day 5: Cowling to Malham (18m)

£700 per person

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Itin 2:   Edale to Malham   6D / 7N       £800 pp *

Day 1: Edale to Crowden (15m)
Day 2: Crowden to Diggle (13.3m)
Day 3: Diggle to Hebden Bridge (17.5m)
Day 4: Hebden Bridge to Stanbury (10m)
Day 5: Stanbury to Elslack (12m)
Day 6: Elslack to Malham (12m)

£800 per person

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Itin 3:   Edale to Horton   6D / 7N       £805 pp *

Day 1: Edale to Crowden (15m)
Day 2: Crowden to Diggle (13.3m)
Day 3: Diggle to Hebden Bridge (17.5m)
Day 4: Hebden Bridge to Cowling (15m)
Day 5: Cowling to Malham (18m)
Day 6: Malham to Horton-in-Ribblesdale (14m)

£805 per person

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Itin 4:   Edale to Horton   7D / 8N       £900 pp *

Day 1: Edale to Crowden (15m)
Day 2: Crowden to Diggle (13.3m)
Day 3: Diggle to Hebden Bridge (17.5m)
Day 4: Hebden Bridge to Stanbury (10m)
Day 5: Stanbury to Elslack (12m)
Day 6: Elslack to Malham (12m)
Day 7: Malham to Horton-in-Ribblesdale (14m)

£900 per person

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Itin 5:   Malham to Alston   7D / 8N       £870 **

Day 1: Malham to Horton-in-Ribblesdale (14m)
Day 2: Horton to Hawes (13m)
Day 3: Hawes to Keld (12m)
Day 4: Keld to Baldersdale (17.8m), personal transport to Cotherstone
Day 5: personal transport to Baldersdale, walk to High Force (16m)
Day 6: High Force to Dufton (15m)
Day 7: Dufton to Alston (19m)

£870 per person

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Itin 6:   Horton to Greenhead   6D / 7N       £865 **

Day 1: Horton-in-Ribblesdale to Hawes (13m)
Day 2: Hawes to Tan Hill (16m)
Day 3: Tan Hill to High Force (24m)
Day 4: High Force to Dufton (15m)
Day 5: Dufton to Alston (19m)
Day 6: Alston to Greenhead (17m)

£865 per person

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Itin 7:   Horton to Greenhead   7D / 8N       £930 **

Day 1: Horton-in-Ribblesdale to Hawes (13m)
Day 2: Hawes to Keld (12m)
Day 3: Keld to Baldersdale (17.8m), personal transport to Cotherstone
Day 4: personal transport to Baldersdale, walk to High Force (16m)
Day 5: High Force to Dufton (15m)
Day 6: Dufton to Alston (19m)
Day 7: Alston to Greenhead (17m)

£930 per person

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Itin 8:   Horton to Greenhead   8D / 9N       £970 **

Day 1: Horton-in-Ribblesdale to Hawes (13m)
Day 2: Hawes to Keld (12m)
Day 3: Keld to Baldersdale (17.8m), personal transport to Cotherstone
Day 4: personal transport to Baldersdale, walk to High Force (16m)
Day 5: High Force to Dufton (15m)
Day 6: Dufton to Garrigill (15m)
Day 7: Garrigill to Slaggyford (11m)
Day 8: Slaggyford to Greenhead (9m)

£970 per person

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Itin 9:   Malham to Kirk Yetholm   11D / 12N       £1,275 **

Day 1: Malham to Horton-in-Ribblesdale (14m)
Day 2: Horton to Hawes (13m)
Day 3: Hawes to Tan Hill (16m)
Day 4: Tan Hill to Middleton in Teesdale (19m)
Day 5: Middleton to Dufton (20m)
Day 6: Dufton to Alston (19m)
Day 7: Alston to Greenhead (16m)
Day 8: Greenhead to Bellingham (20m)
Day 9: Bellingham to Byrness (15m)
Day 10: Byrness to Trows (15m)
Day 11: Trows to Kirk Yetholm (14m)

£1,275 per person

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Itin 10:   Malham to Kirk Yetholm   13D / 14N       £1,490 **

Day 1: Malham to Horton-in-Ribblesdale (14m)
Day 2: Horton to Hawes (13m)
Day 3: Hawes to Keld (12m)
Day 4: Keld to Baldersdale (17.8m), personal transport to Cotherstone
Day 5: personal transport to Baldersdale, walk to High Force (16m)
Day 6: High Force to Dufton (15m)
Day 7: Dufton to Alston (15.5m)
Day 8: Garrigill to Greenhead (19m)
Day 9: Alston to Twice Brewed (7m)
Day 10: Twice Brewed to Bellingham (15m)
Day 11: Bellingham to Byrness (15m)
Day 12: Byrness to Trows (15m)
Day 13: Trows to Kirk Yetholm (14m)

£1,490 per person

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Itin 11:   Malham to Kirk Yetholm   14D / 15N       £1,590 **

Day 1: Malham to Horton-in-Ribblesdale (14m)
Day 2: Horton to Hawes (13m)
Day 3: Hawes to Keld (12m)
Day 4: Keld to Baldersdale (17.8m), personal transport to Cotherstone
Day 5: personal transport to Baldersdale, walk to High Force (16m)
Day 6: High Force to Dufton (15m)
Day 7: Dufton to Garrigill (15m)
Day 8: Garrigill to Slaggyford (11m)
Day 9: Slaggyford , walk to Greenhead (9m)
Day 10: Greenhead to Twice Brewed (7m)
Day 11: Twice Brewed to Bellingham (15m)
Day 12: Bellingham to Byrness (15m)
Day 13: Byrness to Trows (15m)
Day 14: Trows to Kirk Yetholm (14m)

£1,590 per person

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Itin 12:   Alston to Kirk Yetholm   4D / 5N       £580 pp *

Day 1: Alston to Greenhead (17m)
Day 2: Greenhead to Bellingham (20m)
Day 3: Bellingham to Byrness (15m)
Day 4: Byrness to Kirk Yetholm (25m)

£580 per person

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Itin 13:   Alston to Kirk Yetholm   5D / 6N       £670 pp *

Day 1: Alston to Greenhead (17m)
Day 2: Greenhead to Bellingham (20m)
Day 3: Bellingham to Byrness (15m)
Day 4: Byrness to Trows (15m)
Day 5: Trows to Kirk Yetholm (14m)

£670 per person

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Itin 14:   Alston to Kirk Yetholm   6D / 7N       £775 pp *

Day 1: Alston to Greenhead (17m)
Day 2: Greenhead to Twice Brewed (7m)
Day 3: Twice Brewed to Bellingham (15m)
Day 4: Bellingham to Byrness (15m)
Day 5: Byrness to Trows (15m)
Day 6: Trows to Kirk Yetholm (14m)

£775 per person

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Itin 15:   Garrigill to Kirk Yetholm   7D / 8N       £830 pp *

Day 1: Garrigill to Knarsdale (11m)
Day 2: Knarsdale to Greenhead (9m)
Day 3: Greenhead to Twice Brewed (7m)
Day 4: Twice Brewed to Bellingham (15m)
Day 5: Bellingham to Byrness (15m)
Day 6: Byrness to Trows (15m)
Day 7: Trows to Kirk Yetholm (14m)

£830 per person

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* These headline holiday prices are shown per person.
** These headline 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.

Full Route - All Itineraries

£375 per person

Max 17kg per bag

Edale to Malham

5 Days: £150 per person
6 Days: £160 per person

Max 17kg per bag

Edale to Horton

6 Days: £165 per person
7 Days: £175 per person

Max 17kg per bag

Malham to Alston

7 Days: £140 per person

Max 17kg per bag

Horton to Greenhead

6 Days: £130 per person
7 Days: £145 per person
8 Days: £155 per person

Max 17kg per bag

Malham to Kirk Yetholm

11 Days: £190 per person
13 Days: £225 per person
14 Days: £235 per person

Max 17kg per bag

Alston to Kirk Yetholm

4 Days: £80 per person
5 Days: £80 per person
6 Days: £90 per person
7 Days: £100 per person

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.

Personal Transport
From our parking facility in Kirkby Malham to Edale and return to Kirkby Malham from Kirk Yetholm.

£440 per person (minimum 2 passengers)
£295 per person (3 passengers)
£225 per person (4 passengers)
£170 per person (5 passengers)
£145 per person (6 passengers)
£125 per person (7 passengers)

Walk Information

The Pennine Way is Britain’s first and best known National Trail, and stretches for roughly 270 miles from the Derbyshire Peak District to the Scottish Borders, maintaining a high and often wild course along the backbone of England. The route traverses a wide variety of terrain, from the gritstone moorlands of Derbyshire through the limestone country of the Yorkshire Dales, to the wild, remote final stretch through the Cheviot Hills to the finishing point at Kirk Yetholm. It offers a superb and ever changing landscape of hills, moors, valleys and villages. The route is traditionally walked from south to north, from to Kirk Yetholm, and most guidebooks describe it this way.

The Pennine Way is a serious challenge, and you must be fully equipped to meet it, and unless you are fit and an experienced long-distance walker, you should not tackle the Pennine Way, certainly not alone. It is important that your boots are broken-in, and that you are able to carry a rucksack with your requisites for one or two days. Most people undertaking the walk in one go take 2 – 3 weeks to complete it, but many people choose to do a section at a time. The usual time required for a non-stop walk is 17 days. The route attracts thousands of walkers each year, and yet some do not get beyond the second day, usually because fitness and stamina have been over-estimated, and the weight of personal belongings required has also been over-estimated!

Brigantes Baggage Couriers have helped hundreds of walkers to achieve the completion of the walk - 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. Our courier service is the only service which will provide you with door to door baggage transfers, from Edale at the start, all the way to the end in Kirk Yetholm, by using our own vehicles and personnel, thereby ensuring reliability.

OS Explorer Maps
OL1 - Peak District - Dark Peak area
OL2 - Yorkshire Dales - Southern & Western areas
OL16 - Cheviot Hills
OL19 - Howgill Fells & Upper Eden Valley
OL21 - South Pennines
OL31 - North Pennines
OL41 - Forest of Bowland & Ribblesdale
OL42 - Kielder Water & Forest
OL43 - Hadrian's Wall
288 - Bradford & Huddersfield

Other Maps
"Pennine Way South (A-Z Adventure Atlas)" - Published by Geographers’ A-Z Maps - ISBN: 978-1843489610

"Pennine Way North (A-Z Adventure Atlas)" - Published by Geographers’ A-Z Maps - ISBN: 978-1782571643

Guide Books
"Pennine Way" Published by Cicerone - ISBN: 9781852849061

Features of the Pennine Way
Whether you’re tackling all 268 miles of the Pennine Way, or just a short section, 'Features of the Pennine Way' will help you find out more about the wildlife and landscapes of this fine upland trail.

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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49 Replies to “Pennine Way”

  1. Many thanks to Annette and her team for the excellent service provided for my recent Pennine Way walk. All the arrangements ran smoothly (as always).
    The walk itself was hard in parts but thoroughly enjoyable from first to last days. Highlights included Malham Cove, Pen-y- Ghent, High and Low Force waterfalls and my personnel favourite High Cup.
    I have walked with Brigantes now for a number of years and would recommend them for anyone thinking of undertaking a long distance walk.

  2. Many thanks for your excellent organisation of my recent walk along the Dales High Way to Malham and the Pennine Way from Malham to Greenhead. I am sure that it is not so easy to find suitable accommodation on some sections of the Pennine Way, but I had a good place to stay every night and my suitcase was beamed up from one place to the next as by magic. I have now used your services to my entire satisfaction on several long distance walks during the past few years, and I would strongly recommend Brigantes to anybody who wants to explore the trails of Northern England without hassle and planning difficulties.

  3. Pennine Way 11-24 June 2023

    I absolutely loved this challenging walk with its huge variety of landscape and terrain .
    Having used Brigantes for previous walks I knew I would receive a top quality service from start to finish .
    The accommodation selected for me was always of a great standard with lovely genial hosts and it was obvious that Annette has forged very good relationships with these establishments as they all spoke very highly and fondly of her and her team , testament to Annette’s very personable approach .
    Using the bag delivery service meant I could walk lighter each day which was much appreciated on this longer demanding trip .
    Undertaking a long distance walk such as this was certainly a challenge but one that was made so much easier by using Brigantes who basically did everything for me except the actual walking !!
    Many many thanks to Annette for bringing this amazing adventure together for me .
    Katie Rigby

  4. Good Morning Annette,

    Our party of four have just finished walking the second half of The Pennine Way, using Brigantes to arrange both our accommodation and luggage transfers.

    I wanted to write and thank you and your team at Brigantes for making our walk so effortless and such a pleasure from start to finish, it also helped that we had a lot of good weather.

    We were impressed by the attitude, service and accommodation we were offered at all of the places we stayed, they really were better in most cases than our previous experiences with some of your rivals.

    Overall we were delighted with the job you have done for us, we will have absolutely no hesitation in recommending Brigantes and in fact we have already done this.

    We look forward to using Brigantes again.

  5. Thank you so much for transporting our luggage during our recent Pennine way adventure which we completed in a “oner”.
    It was an amazing unforgettable adventure.
    Your service was excellent and I would highly recommend using your services.
    Thanks again!
    Bev and Mike Strathearn

  6. I have nothing but the highest praise for Brigantes. I planned my own itinerary on the Pennine Way and Mrs. Annette and the Brigantes team were amazing. They were very accommodating to my personalized journey plan. Mrs. Annette always provided great communication and let me know when my bags were picked up and dropped off. As a first time walker, it was great to know I didn’t have to worry about my luggage. I knew that my luggage was in safe hands which allowed me to focus on my experience on the Pennine Way. I can’t recommend Brigantes highly enough and I look forward to planning my next adventure with them. Thank you!

  7. This year I finished the PW, walking from High Force to Kirk Yetholm.
    Thanks again to Annette and the Brigantes Team for the support and perfect organization.
    I have been looking forward to seeing all the highlights of the second part of the PW for two years. It was great to be on the trail again!
    The accommodations were great again, and I particularly enjoyed the warm and friendly atmosphere at Fell View Slaggyford, an unforgettable stargazing event at The Twice Brewed Inn, and the relaxed atmosphere and convivial meals with the other guests at Forest View in Byrness!
    I am already looking forward to my next walking holiday with Brigantes!

  8. thank you very much for organising my walking holiday on the Pennine Way last week. It was really great I thoroughly enjoyed it.. All the accommodations were fantastic and a great standard. The baggage transfers went very smoothly as well. As I’m sure your aware the Pennine Way can be a challenging walk at times but the superb scenery and great features along the way on this part of the walk really do make it a worth while walk. I’ve just got the minor matter of the final 70 odd miles to do possibly next year and I will definitely be back in touch when I start thinking about booking that final section. Thanks again to Brigantes for the great organisation and for making my holiday such a nice experience.

  9. I wanted to thank you and all of the carriers for your excellent service. Our bags were collected and delivered smoothly and reliably, we didn’t have to think about it. And many of our hosts spoke highly of Brigantes too. You enabled our walk to be far more enjoyable.

  10. Annette, greeting. Top marks again, on our third adventure with you.

    Sincere thanks from both John and myself for the seamless organisation of our recent Pennine Way 2022 walk from Edale to High Force. Accommodations were good and luggage transfers went smoothly throughout. Annette, we will be back in 2023 to hopefully finish off our walk to Yelt’.

    The first day is often the toughest, but on the Pennine Way it is always that awesome knee-damaging walk down into Crowden that seems to have the biggest impact. But the Windy Harbour team came to the rescue with their hospitality. A highlight of this 2022 walk was getting to the top of Pen-y-Ghent in decent weather and to see, for the first time, the grand panorama. Yep, previous attempts had been impacted by dense mist – but this year, on a second attempt, the weather shone on the persistent.

    We had a most enjoyable time – with only a single blister each – and now look forward to the 2023 Pennine Way challenge. Sincere thanks, again, Annette to you and your team.

  11. Hi Annette,
    Thanks so much for moving our luggage on our recent walk on the Pennine Way. The service was super efficient as always. We walked the final section of the PW from Slaggyford to Kirk Yetholm over 5 days walking and reached the Border Hotel on 11th June where we got our certificates and free half pint of bitter! The walk was tough in places and very windy over the Cheviots but generally the weather was good and we really enjoyed the experience.

    We stayed in a lovely B&B in Slaggyford (Fell View) and some good pubs along the way (in particular Twice Brewed and the Cheviot hotel in Bellingham). There was a tricky section between Twice Brewed and Bellingham where a lot of trees had been uprooted during the storms earlier in the year and an alternative route for the Pennine Way was signposted. This entailed a long walk along gravel roads used by forestry vehicles which was both monotonous and time consuming. When the alternative route crossed the original Pennine Way, we took a chance and followed the PW. This meant scrambling under fallen tree trunks at one point but saved us a bit of time.

    It felt good to have completed the Pennine Way (even though we had done it in 6 separate sections) and we’re thinking of attempting the Coast to Coast next year. We will definitely be using Brigantes again!

    Thanks again,

    Val and Dave.

  12. Hi Annette

    Just a quick word to thank you and your team for the excellent baggage transfer service you provided along the Pennine Way. I shall certainly recommend Brigantes to other hikers, and I shall come to you if and when I tackle any of the other hiking routes you serve.

    I’m pleased to report that I completed the Pennine Way on Wednesday evening in 14 days as planned. The 28-mile last day was tough, with steep, boggy slopes and rain in the morning and 50mph crosswinds in the afternoon. Nevertheless it was very rewarding and enjoyable, with great Cheviot scenery and several startled grouse and 2 fleeing hares. For anyone who takes an interest in statistics:

    Total journey: 280 miles; 14 days; 675,133 steps; 48,000+ steps/day; 64,739 calories; 4,600+ calories /day
    Longest day: 28 miles; 12 hours of walking; 71,528 steps; 5,876 calories

    Life in the septuagenarian dog yet!

    The Pennine Way is a superb and challenging walk, with magnificent and varied scenery and terrain. It is suitable for experienced walkers who can manage 20-mile plus walks over hilly and occasionally boggy terrain.

  13. Just completed the section from Greenhead to Kirk Yetholm over 5 days with two friends. The relatively short first day allowed us to enjoy some of the best bits of Hadrian’s Wall with time to stop and be amazed at the feeling of standing on the edge of the empire looking north! Thereafter the days were reasonably challenging, culminating in the remote crossing of the Cheviot Hills in good, but windy, weather. Brigantes logistics worked perfectly – flawless baggage transport and excellent accommodation with welcoming hosts. Brigantes also organised taxi transfers from and to rail stations at the beginning and end of the trip. Thanks Annette for a great holiday.

  14. Just completed our 17 day journey hiking the Pennine Way
    What an amazing experience which will leave us with memories for a lifetime.
    Brigantes provided an excellent support package booking us into great B&bs every evening and moving our baggage every day
    After a day of challenging walking it was so reassuring to find our belongings waiting for us and the welcome we received from our B&b owners
    I’ve were particularly impressed with Brigantes as they faced challenges due to the pandemic having to re book our 2020 accommodation for 2021 and finding not all of our original accommodation were still open for business
    It was good to be in their capable hands and great to have their support so we could enjoy the trail thank you

  15. I recently completed the Pennine Way (September 20) and was fortunate to have discovered the services of Brigantes. Annette and her team transported my bag for the majority of the walk and I found their service to be professional, friendly and personable. During the walk I experienced unexpected problems as the bag I was using ripped (my fault) and the company took extra care to ensure it arrived safely and in one piece at each stop. Also, at one drop off point the camp site was shut and Annette made herself available to assist in solving the problems that this presented. All in all, excellent service, thank you. I have and would recommend this service to anyone wishing to have their bag transported. Thank you Annette!

  16. My partner and I have been walking the Pennine Way in stages and have just completed our 4th stage from Horton in Ribblesdale to Middleton in Teesdale. We did this over 3 days, staying at pubs along the way. We had our bags moved by Brigantes who were, as always, very efficient. The weather was a mixed bag as you would expect in the UK in August and the path was tough at times. However, the scenery, wildlife and friendly pubs along the way made it all worthwhile and we had a great time. It was great not having to worry about our luggage and to find it sitting in our bedroom when we arrived at each of our overnight stays, thanks to Annette at Brigantes!

  17. One of the greatest and most rewarding experiences of 2019 was my 8 days walk on the Pennine Way last June (11-19), together with a very good friend. I know the Pennines of several visits over the years, have done a lot of walks, but now, becoming older (72), we used for the first time the services of Brigantes, carrying our luggage, making reservations on the route, etc. It made our walk – in spite of the sometimes dreadful weather and the strenous parts of it – a fantastic experience! Also at our age we felt all the time we could make it, and we did. We walked from Malham to Hadrians Wall, which is – I think – the most beautiful part of the Way. And one day when my friend due to a painful toe preferred not to walk, one message to Annette was sufficient to arrange a lift for him to the next stop, with the Brigantes driver.
    All the B&B’s were from very good to excellent, prices absolutely reasonable.
    So it was really perfect, thanks very much to Annette and the Brigantes team!
    We will be back in our beloved Pennines and the Yorkshire Dales for sure!

    Ruud Lambregts, Gouda, The Netherlands

  18. I’ve finished the first half of the Pennine Way last month, and I am glad that I chose Brigantes for booking accomodations and the transport of my luggage. Thank you for all the work and for the perfect organization! I have enjoyed the walks and the places you chose for accomodation very much. All the places were good, and offered a warm welcome and perfect service, but my personal highlights were the help I got from the Windy Harbour Crew in solving my “first day problem”, an unforgettable dinner with the Hosts of Ponden Mill, my second wonderful stay at Middle Studfold Farm, enjoying Jan’s and Edd’s hospitality and excellent food, and my stay at the Butt House in Keld, where I enjoyed eating with the other guests. I am already looking forward to my second PW adventure with Brigantes next year!

  19. Last month I finally walked the last few sections over the Cheviots and down to the Border Hotel, completing my walk along the Pennine Way. I’m delighted to have achieved this goal, something I’ve wanted to do for many years, and not only that – I had a great time doing so. So I’d like to send a huge THANK YOU to Brigantes English Walks, your drivers and baggage couriers, and the many staff and proprietors of the numerous excellent pubs and B&B’s that I stayed in along the way, for making this possible through the faultless organization and warm hospitality that so characterised my Pennine Way experience.

    Thank You !

  20. We’ve just used Brigantes to move our bags on a section of the Pennine Way and found them to be super efficient and very reasonably priced. We started at Haworth, staying at The Fleece Inn (lovely pub, friendly staff and good food) and joined the Way at Top Withins. Our second night was at Cowling where we stayed in an Airbnb property – the Lodge at Intake Farm. This was self contained accommodation, tastefully furnished and very comfortable. The third night was at Malham where we stayed at The Buck Inn (small room, a bit expensive but good breakfast). We finished off at Horton in Ribblesdale where we stayed at The Crown which is a great pub, used by walkers of the Three Yorkshire peaks as well as the Pennine Way. We will definitely use Brigantes when we do the next part of the Way!

  21. We completed the Pennine Way over 3 weeks on 25th May 2019. We used the baggage transfer service which was first class! From the moment we made the initial enquiry through to the actual walk, we have been delighted. The service was fully reliable and secure. Comments from the various B&B hosts supported this too. Very many thanks!

  22. Thank you for your excellent bag transfer service on our recent pennine way walk from Castleton to Malham. Even when we had to change accommodation at short notice, your communication was excellent and everything ran to plan.

  23. I have just completed the C2C walk and I feel I must thank you all at Brigantes for making my trip so enjoyable. The accommodation that you booked for me was entirely appropriate for my needs. Each of my hosts went out of their way to ensure that my overnight stay was as comfortable as possible. My bag was delivered to each location well before my arrival and picked up each morning around 9.30, which meant that my breakfast was not disturbed!

    I have now used Brigantes for the last three years for both the C2C and the Pennine Way and I would certainly recommend them for both booking accommodation and transporting luggage between overnight stops. Thank you Annette for all of your help and I am sure I will be in touch in 2019.

  24. I would like to thank Brigantes for the smooth organisation of my trip, the efficient and invisible baggage transfer and foremost for the very good choice of accomodation. The proprietors always spoke well of Brigantes and how reliable you are. Having said that, I had twelve days of walking with remarkably little rain, coming down only during the second half of my walk, therefore leaving me dry altogether when crossing the Lakes. I had great holidays.

  25. just want to say a BIG thank you to all the team at Brigantes .me and my girlfriend have just done the pennine way in august and all stress free on our luggage transfer each day by the Brigantes team.i would highly recommend Brigantes and will definitely use them again .
    thank you again Paul Gath & Michele Delaney.

  26. Just back from walking the middle section of the Pennine Way. As with my last trip, Brigantes’ arrangements worked perfectly. The quality of the accomodation and the baggage transfers were very impressive. Thanks very much.

  27. A friend and I have just come back from walking the Howgills and Limestone Trail – 76 miles from Kirkby Stephen to Settle in a very roundabout way. Brigantes booked our accommodation, transferred our bags, arranged taxis at each end and altered their times when needed. Their organisation was brilliant and all the accommodation was fine – couldn’t fault any of it. I would recommend them without hesitation and use them for arranging walks in the future. We had a great week.

  28. Many thanks to Brigantes for organising our accommodation and baggage transfer on our Yorkshire Wolds Way trek in June. As usual the service was first class.

  29. Many thanks for helping with our baggage transfers. Our holiday had to be cut short due to feet problems- not unusual I’d imagine!
    But we had a great experience, made even better by you taking the load for us – it made a huge difference
    You were so helpful and accommodating and I would definitely recommend your services…

    Many thanks

  30. I used Brigantes to carry my camping kit when walking a section of the Pennine Way from Hebden Bridge to Horton in Ribblesdale recently and would wholeheartedly recommend them to anyone who doesn’t want to carry a heavy/bulky pack. They accommodated me at short notice and were friendly and helpful at all times. Their fees were also very reasonable. My kit was always waiting for me when I arrived at my various destinations. 10/10

  31. We completed the Dales Way in late June in unaccustomed heat. We were well supported in completing this otherwise (heat notwithstanding) relatively easy long distance walk by the luggage transfers and choices of accommodation that Brigantes arranged for us. The walk takes in Wharfe Dale and Ribble Dale which are both beautiful, with a day in genuine upland crossing the national watershed. We had a fine selection of pubs along the way and particularly enjoyed the isolation of Swathghyll Farm, with the supported self catering they offer as well as the B&B’s in Sedbergh (Daleslea) and Kendal (Bridge House) all three of which were very well appointed. The response we got from all places we stayed at was helpful and welcoming so we were able to get on with the business of enjoying our holiday.

  32. Our second week with Brigantes on the Pennine Way went very well. We were very impressed with the Middle Studfold Farm, near Horton in Ribblesdale, they really went out of their way to make us comfortable. The Strathmore Arms at Holwick was also very hospitable and again they couldn’t do enough to make us welcome. The luggage transfer went very well and we were pleased to have the secure parking in Kirby Malham. All the accomodation was to a very high standard and, of course, it is good to be able to dry off and have a warm and comfortable night’s rest as well as being able to get a decent meal every night after a days walking. We were using the Harvey polyethylene maps during the walk and sometimes the small scale made it difficult to find where the way went and we did go wrong on the Bowes loop turning left after the bridge at the start rather than right. The OS map shows the path exactly but they are difficult to use on the path – although if you have a smartphone, which we don’t, you can download the map. We had welcome stops at Tan Hill – we were quite wet – and Twaithe. Otherwise the provided packed lunches saw us through the day. More next year…

  33. I have just returned from walking the South section of the Pennine Way. The itinery Brigantes provided worked very well and the baggage transfer arrangements were excellent. I carried some pieces of china in my bag for the last couple of days with perfect confidence that it would arrive home unbroken. The bed and breakfast places I stayed in were all fine and the landladies and landlords were very welcoming. I had a great week-thanks very much. I’ll be back to do more another year.

  34. I’m just back from doing the 2nd section of the Pennine Way (Horton to Alston) with 5 friends and want to say that yet again Brigantes provided a seamless, hassle free service. As mentioned by others on this page, it’s reassuring to know that the luggage transfer is being handled by such a capable team, leaving us to concentrate on the walking.

    Many thanks to all at Brigantes.

  35. Just finished the south part of the Pennine Way, very poor weather, but what a happiness to know our luggage will be waiting for us, all dry !
    The service of Brigantes has been absolutely perfect !

  36. We walked the penines way from Gargrave to Dufton in april 2017.
    Thanks to brigantes, no lugage problem !
    Despite the cold weather, (a bit of snow, a lot of wind.. ) we enjoyed the walk very much.
    We stopped in Youth hotel in Malham, Dufron and Hawes (Malham is particularly lovely).
    Of course, we enjoyed our stay in Keld lodge, for the place, the view, the food… ( http://www.keldlodge.com/
    The women only place in Horton in ribbelsdale (http://www.hortonwhc.org.uk/) is very lovely too.
    The pub in forest in Teesdale is nice, and the walk from there to Dufton was my favorite part.
    Thanks for the good work with the luggage, who made our walk possible and enjoyable !

  37. Thanks for your great baggage transfer when we walked the North of England Way. Even though we had gaps due to friends moving the baggage or staying more than one night in a location all worked well.

    We stayed in 4 youth hostels Eskdale, Coniston ,Windermere and Helmsley. All were fine we enjoyed Windermere the most only because it was a beautiful clear day when we arrived and the views were amazing.

    Other notable and exceptional stopovers were The Barn tea room in Hutton le Hole and The Horseshoe Inn in Levisham.

    We stayed in Hawes for 3 nights using the train from Dent to Garsdale and then the exceptional Little White Bus and vv. Also used the LWB to get to and from Aysgarth great service run by great people.

    It was a very enjoyable well signed route as it took us over a number of paths like the Dale’s Way, Pennine Bridleway and the Pennine Way. We used the Tabular Hills Way to get from Helmsley to Scarborough. David Maugham’s route retains its charm ad challenge.

  38. I wanted to say thank you to Brigantes for organising baggage transfer on part of my recent long distance walk. Overall, I walked from Greenhead to North Warwickshire, but had my bag transferred between Horton in Ribblesdale and Glossop.
    Even though I was travelling ‘the wrong way’ from north to south, Brigantes arranged transfer quickly and efficiently at a reasonable price. It is so nice to arrive at a YHA, weary from a long day’s walk, and there is one’s bag waiting!
    Thanks again.

  39. Very many thanks for moving my luggage so efficiently during my recent Pennine Way walk from Middleton-in-Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm. I booked the accommodation myself but it was wonderful to have you miraculously moving my stuff every day. I was particularly pleased that you were able to deliver luggage to Cocklawfoot Farm (half way between Byrness and Kirk Yetholm). In my opinion there’s no alternative to moving on each day, in addition, Christina at Cocklawfoot Farm made me feel especially welcome and even transported me back up to the Way by Landrover in the morning – no need to struggle to regain lost height!

    Other particularly enjoyable stops (for me and my dog) were Alston House, the Cheviot Hotel in Bellingham and the Farm House in Kirk Yetholm.

    We’ll be back!

  40. We received the usual seamless and efficient service we have come to expect from you.

    We were very happy with Alston House as a starting point, as this was where we stayed when we finished our stint on the Pennine Way last year, a fact of which you would have been aware. I was even allocated the same room as I had had last year!

    We arrived at Four Wynds Guest House in Greenhead in the afternoon of 2nd June to find it shut up and deserted, so phoned the owned of Bush Nook in Gilsland, as arranged. He came to get us very quickly and immediately made us feel very welcome. We felt that we had had a narrow escape with Four Wynds as from the outside it looked small and undistinguished. Bush Nook, on the other hand, was probably the best place we stayed at on our trip, and I hope that you are able to make use of it extensively for clients in the future. We had a meal cooked on the premises in a dining room which we shared with about 12 other residents, meeting some interesting people (mostly walkers) in the process.

    The Twice Brewed Inn had been refurbished since the last time we stayed there three years ago, and indeed the refurbishment was still in progress. My room was fine, but the bathroom very small, rather like being in a cabin on the ferry to Spain or France. Food, drink and service were all fine, but they got tied up in all sorts of knots trying to sort out our separate bills.

    We were given a very warm welcome at the Lyndale Guest House in Bellingham, and a choice of chocolate bar when we left! It was nice to have rooms downstairs for a change, and it was also very welcome to have accommodation which was actually on the Pennine Way.

    Forest View in Byrness was basic but fine, and it was nice to be in the same room for two consecutive nights. I had not appreciated the subtle difference between having a private and ensuite bathroom, and wonder if the ensuite rooms were already fully booked when we made our bookings through you? The fact that there was no television was made up for on our first night there at least by the arrival of several locals in the bar…Colin and Joyce have obviously made it their aim to support the Pennine Way come what may, including providing transport to and from Trows Farmhouse (a 30 mile round trip) for which they had to obtain permission from the colonel of the Otterburn camp to use the army roads, and have turned what used to be the youth hostel in Byrness into a reasonably comfortable haven for walkers doing the Pennine Way. The food they produced was tasty and filling, and their bar was well stocked. Incidentally, please note that it is 2.3 miles from Windy Gyle to Trows Farm rather than 1.5 miles, and it took us an hour to return to the Pennine Way when we were dropped at Trows Farm on the morning of the final day; it was a relentless uphill climb during which we ascended 340m, which was a somewhat tiring start to the day…

    Finally, the Border Hotel was just what we needed at the end of the trip, providing us with our free half pint and certificate, while a local customer was most eager to take our photo under the pub sign proclaiming it to be the “End of the Pennine Way”. We had a good dinner there, and they were very helpful in booking us taxis to get to our individual destinations. My only complaints are that the TV in my room was not working, and they were not very well informed about taxi fares to the destinations we wanted to go to (Galashiels and Berwick upon Tweed).

  41. Thank you Brigantes for a flawless baggage service on our walk last week from Edale to Horton in Ribblesdale. It makes for a more enjoyable walk and we will certainly use you again when we do the next stage.

    MM

  42. We had a wonderful walk, Horton-in-Ribblesdale to Haltwhistle. We enjoyed the landscape, the stunning views and the satisfied feeling in our body after a day rambling. The stay in the B&B’s was very pleasant and we were welcomed by very friendly owners. Thank you very much for the organisation.
    Jan & Paul, april 2016.

    1. Thank you for your feedback, we are delighted you enjoyed your walk on the Pennine Way and look forward to being of assistance again in the future.

      Best Wishes,

      Annette

  43. Thanks very much for a perfect organisation of my walk from Dufton to Jedburgh. Good b&b’s, nice people, useful information and of course the timely luggage transfer. Taxi pickup from Dere Street went well. It was fantastic. Thanks again. Carry Pannekeet, April 27 2016

    1. Thank you Carry, we are so pleased everything went well on your Pennine Way walk, and look forward to organising one of our other walks for you in the future!

    2. My Pennine Way walk – I did the whole thing – was a fabulous experience, the arrangements that Brigantes made were faultless and the baggage transfers made my life so easy! Never under estimate the rain on this route though. I was so elated at the end I would quite happily have turned around and walked all the way back again

  44. We were both very happy about our holiday on the Pennine Way as everything worked out so well, we had lovely accomodation at all the places thanks to your choice, and also the baggage transfer went very smoothly. No need to worry, it was a perfect time.

  45. Just thought I’d send you some feedback on my first few days of walking last month.

    I hugely enjoyed it and it was very reassuring to know that you were handling the bookings and the luggage transfer each day. All I had to think about was the walking, which was a luxury in itself given the busyness of everyone’s lives these days.

    All your arrangements worked flawlessly, and all of the places that I stayed in were notable for the warmth of the welcome and the friendly hospitality from the owners and staff. Particularly notable were the lovely bedroom with a huge bay window at the Angeldale; the overall top notch excellence and luxury of the Tempest Arms; the friendliness of the proprietor at Windy Harbour Farm, who collected me from the end of the walk after my first day, and cheerfully delivered me back to the same spot next morning after breakfast; and the hospitality of the proprietors at Wellcroft House, who sat me and two other walkers on their beautiful terrace with a large pot of tea on arrival, and who drove us all to the pub and back in the evening.

    Many thanks for arranging and enabling such a wonderful and memorable week.

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