St Oswald’s Way Walking Holidays

Path Walkthrough

The route itself begins with a re-tracing of the final section of St Cuthbert's Way, crossing the causeway at low tide, before heading inland through Fenwick and up hill into the Shiellow Woods. Much of the route continues in this fashion, with long sections spent along the coast across sand dunes and harbourside paths before walking inland and rejoining the shoreline and seaside towns at a later section.

Over a quarter of the county region is protected as Northumberland National Park, preventing large-scale agriculture or development from building on the outstanding landscapes of the area. As such, you'll find that the inland sections on this route are fairly remote places to walk in, and where the country has been left to its own devices the terrain can be wild, with sustained ascents and descents underfoot.

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• What's Included?

  We include:

  • Good standard accommodation at a mixture of Guesthouses, Farmhouses, local Inns and B&B’s with en-suite or private facilities wherever possible
  • Breakfast
  • Luggage transfers (one bag per walker, max 20 kg per bag)
  • Personal transfers between the accommodation and path where necessary
  • Route planning
  • Walk pack including Trail Guide and OS mapping, itinerary, accommodation directions, local interest leaflets and holiday planning.
• Price Info.

  Rest Days:

  From £47.50 pp per night

  From £52.50 pp per night (Holy Island)

  Single supplements:

  Solo person bookings: £35.00 per night

  Where singles are walking as part of a larger group and are willing to share a Walk Pack: single room occupancy supplements will apply.

  Postage Overseas: £5.00 (Europe), £10.00 (Rest of the World) per walk pack

• Getting There

  Nearest airports are located in Newcastle and Edinburgh

   Railway stations are located in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Alnmouth and Hexham. 

  The closest train station to the start of the path is at Berwick-upon-Tweed which links with bus services seasonally to Holy Island. Alternatively, we recommend you take a taxi from Berwick.

  The closest train station to the end of the path is at Hexham.

  If you prefer to arrive by car, we can advise on car parking arrangements.

• Best Time to Walk

  The Northumbrian coast experiences relatively low rainfall, although the North East of England is one of the coldest regions of the country, with inland sections invariably covered with snow each winter. March to October is our general guideline for a walk that experiences cold winters and takes place through isolated stretches of English countryside.