Rest Days
Rest days can be incorporated into any walking holiday package at an additional £65.00 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. For walks outside those dates, please contact us. We provide a reduced out of season service, but still manage to meet the needs of most customers who contact us during this period.

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.