June savings on UK guided walking holidays

This June enjoy the great outdoors on a guided walking break taking in the beautiful British countryside – and save up to £75 – courtesy of HF Holidays, the UK’s largest activity holiday organisation which is celebrating its centenary in 2013.

Based at the company’s UK Country Houses – all situated within prime walking areas in the UK’s National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty – there’s a choice of up to three walks each day, to suit all abilities, together with light-hearted evening entertainment.

The maximum saving, for example, is available on a seven-night guided walking holiday amid the gently rolling countryside of the South Downs and the Weald with highlights including the meandering Rother Valley, Beachy Head, the chalk cliffs of Seven Sisters as well as sections of the South Downs Way.

Starting 15 June, the revised cost is £624 inclusive of accommodation at Abingworth Hall Country House which is set in lovely mature grounds with its own lake at the foot of the South Downs. Or, a four-night break – also starting 15th – is reduced to £439 (saving £40).

Alternatively, explore the Yorkshire Dales – with its picturesque valleys, villages and hills – and enjoy walks in the Howgill Fells, Mallerstang, Ravenstonedale and along the Dales Way with accommodation at Thorns Hall Country House, a small 16th century manor house situated just a few minutes’ walk from the centre of Sedbergh. A seven-night guided walking holiday starting 22 June now costs £624 (saving £75).

All prices are per person, twin-share, inclusive of full-board, the programme of organised walks and social activities, transport to and from the walks, plus the services of HF Holidays’ walks leaders.

Other guided walking locations with HF Holidays offering June savings include the Derbyshire Dales, the Brecon Beacons and the Lake District. Bookings must be made by 07 June.

About HF Holidays

HF Holidays has been helping people enjoy the great outdoors for nearly 100 years. Today over 50,000 people come on holiday with us every year. They come for the walking. They come for the activities. They come for the fun. They come for the food. And they come for the high quality accommodation. It’s why we’re Britain’s biggest walking and outdoor leisure holiday specialists.

Background info:

* Founded in 1913, HF Holidays is a co-operative society arranging walking, outdoor and
leisure activity holidays for 50,000 people each year (for non-members, a £5 associate fee
is payable per holiday).
* Options range from guided walking breaks and self-guided trails in Britain to challenging
ascents Worldwide. The leisure activities range includes art, music, literature and mindand-body holidays.
* HF Holidays is the recommended walking holiday partner of the Ramblers, Britain’s
walking charity (ramblers.org.uk), and supports the work of the Ramblers through
membership initiatives and charitable donations.
* HF Holidays has 20 Houses in the UK’s National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural
Beauty as well as independent hotels for overseas holidays.
* HF Holidays’ walks leaders are passionate about walking and keen to share their
experience with guests (after passing a rigorous selection course).
* HF Holidays is committed to Responsible Tourism, contributing to environmental projects
around the UK – such as footpath maintenance – through its Pathways Fund and
supporting local Air Ambulance and Mountain Rescue teams as well as charities in Kenya
and South Africa.
* Voted Best Large Tour Operator by Guardian and Observer readers 2010, 2011 and 2012,
with a 2012 satisfaction score of 98 per cent. Also Best Large Short Break Operator 2011
and 2012.
* In recent research (March 2012) carried out by Which?, HF Holidays achieved
Recommended Provider Status receiving an overall customer satisfaction score of 94%.
* HF Holidays is a member of ABTOT and is ATOL protected.