How Walking Effects Well-Being: Studies Prove Link Between Walking and Mental Health
“Walking in Wales is an opportunity to get out and about and see scenery and clear your mind and your thinking” so says Theresa May, by way of explanation for a surprise announcement that left media channels scrambling for comment....
Celtic Trails Sets All New Wales Coast Path Itinerary
The first coast path to officially outline an entire country opened May, 2012 and ever since its completion it’s been keeping us busy. However, it appears we’re not the only ones, as The Wales Coast Path has been a lightning ...
Great Books for Great Walks
Walking and literature has always kept close quarters, and perhaps there’s something about the travelling on foot that seems to bring your surroundings, thoughts and ideas into sharp focus. From pilgrimage to protest march, promena...
Walking the South Wales Coast Path: The Glamorgan Heritage Coast
It’s been a beautiful weekend, and I headed down to Southerndown to spend the day exploring what I’m often told is a ‘criminally underrated’ slice of the British coast. There are some spectacular walks and places ...
A Spring in your Step
Happy first day of spring! It’s around this point in the calendar that we start getting that restless feeling, eager to dust off our boots and make the most of the new season! Wakers, perhaps more than most, are fine-tuned to the s...
Celebrating the best of Wales – St David’s Day and the other weird and wonderful Welsh traditions
It’s March 1st, and across Wales people are proudly donning their daffodils and leeks in celebration of their patron saint, Saint David, and everything they love about Wales. Now, there’s a lot to enjoy about Wales – the spectacula...
Celebrating Our First 20 Years
It is with great pride that Celtic Trails is turning 20 this year. Over the past two decades we have had the pleasure of creating 1000’s of holidays for our fantastic clients, many of whom have travelled from far points of the glob...
2017: See more, Do more
Discovering 2017’s best destinations by foot [row] [columns class=”medium-12 large-9″] Hello and a happy 2017 to you! It is of course that time of year when we’re trying to stick to our New Year’s resolutions, and whils...
Take a walk through picturesque Suffolk
When it comes to walking holidays in the UK, a visit to the picturesque Suffolk countryside offers a diverse and invigorating trip. From beautiful National Trust locations to rugged pebbled beaches, winding idyllic roads with overhanging...
Exmoor’s Hoar Oak Cottage
(For hiking routes in Exmoor, browse our Coleridge Way walking itineraries). Exmoor is perhaps one of the lesser-known destinations for walking holidays in the UK, but with its steep valleys, wild moorlands and outstanding coastline it i...