Six self-guided itineraries on the same 84-mile trail, booking now for the 2026 and 2027 seasons. The inclusions never change, B&Bs, daily bag moves, route notes, support. What you're choosing is pace: how many miles per day, and how much time you keep for Roman forts, long lunches and photographs.
Central section · 2 walking days
Two hard, magnificent days across the best of the wall, crags, Housesteads and Sycamore Gap, wrapped in a three-night break.
Best for: Fit walkers who want the famous middle in a long weekend
From £325 pp
View itinerary for The Whin Sill Short Break
Full coast to coast · 6 walking days
The full 84 miles in six honest days of walking, the itinerary most experienced walkers choose, with no spare days built in.
Best for: Fit, regular walkers who want the whole wall at the standard pace
From £519 pp
View itinerary for The Classic Crossing
Full coast to coast · 6 walking days + finish night
The full coast-to-coast walk, finished properly, the same six days as the Classic Crossing, but you sleep on the Solway shore and travel home fresh the next morning.
Best for: Crossers who want a night on the Solway before travelling home
From £619 pp
View itinerary for The Coast to Coast at Ease
Full coast to coast · 6 walking days + arrival & finish nights
The six-day coast-to-coast walk bracketed by an arrival night in Newcastle and a finish night on the Solway, no dawn trains before, no scramble for connections after.
Best for: Walkers travelling far, who refuse to walk and travel on the same day
From £719 pp
View itinerary for The Rested Crossing
Full coast to coast · 7 walking days
The crossing without the 18-mile day: seven walking days, an arrival night, a market-town evening in Brampton, and the slack to actually go inside the Roman forts.
Best for: Walkers who want the forts and no punishing long day
From £819 pp
View itinerary for The Explorer's Crossing
Full coast to coast · 8 walking days
The whole wall over eight walking days, both long stages split, nothing over fifteen miles, most days nearer ten, for walkers who want to finish comfortably, every day.
Best for: Walkers who want the gentlest full crossing, no long days at all
From £894 pp
View itinerary for The Unhurried WallThe Whin Sill Short Break covers the celebrated central section, crags, Housesteads, Sycamore Gap, in two demanding days.
Fit and happy with one 18-mile day: the Classic Crossing. Want a restful night at the finish, or arrival and finish nights: the Coast to Coast at Ease or Rested Crossing.
The Explorer's Crossing splits the long day and keeps fort time; the Unhurried Wall has the shortest days of all.
Still weighing it up? Read how many days you really need or compare all six in one table.
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