Landscape from Group Friendly

Who's coming · Group

The trip
you finally book
together.

The stag-do-that-isn't, the fortieth, the reunion, the running club's summer week. Trails with enough beds in the right villages to keep six, eight or twelve people in the same pub each night.

Walking as a group

The whole thing works
because everyone
sleeps in the same place.

Group long-distance walking lives or dies on one thing: whether the whole group ends up at the same table every evening. That means picking trails where the overnight villages have enough beds, of the right kind, in one place — not a mixed bag of B&Bs strung out along a valley road.

The trails on this page all have real villages at the end of every stage — the sort with a pub big enough for a group of ten, and a hotel or inn that can hold that many rooms on one booking. That's what makes them work for reunions, birthday trips, stag and hen weeks, running clubs, and everything in between.

We handle the group booking — one point of contact, one invoice, itineraries sent to every walker — and split you into pace groups on the trail if you want. Faster group on ahead, slower group behind, everyone in the same bar at six.

Trails to walk together

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Every trail is walked and re-walked before we open it. We'd rather do four brilliantly than forty badly.

West Highland WayBook now

Scotland

West Highland Way

154 km · 6–8 days

The Scottish long walk. Loch Lomond, Rannoch Moor, Glen Coe — big villages at the end of every stage and a hotel bar built for a group of ten.

Coast to CoastBook now

England

Coast to Coast

309 km · 12–16 days

Wainwright's line across northern England. A fortnight, three national parks, and a pub finish in every village — the classic big-group walk.

Cotswold WayBook now

England

Cotswold Way

164 km · 7–10 days

Honey-stone market towns every night, big country pubs with tables of ten and rooms upstairs. Made for a birthday or reunion trip.

Great Glen WayBook now

Scotland

Great Glen Way

127 km · 5–7 days

Fort William to Inverness on flat towpaths or the high line above the loch. Two paces on the trail, one table at dinner.

Dales WayBook now

England

Dales Way

130 km · 5–8 days

Yorkshire Dales into the Lake District along river valleys — the sort of week where every night is a pub with a big table and a bigger fire.

Cumbria WayBook now

England

Cumbria Way

116 km · 5–7 days

South to north through the Lake District. Coniston, Langdale and Borrowdale — three of the best group-hotel villages in England.

Hadrian's Wall PathBook now

England

Hadrian's Wall Path

135 km · 6–8 days

Ninety miles of Roman wall from coast to coast. A trail with a shared subject to talk about all week — natural for a reunion or work group.

GR221 Dry Stone RouteBook now

Mallorca, Spain

GR221 Dry Stone Route

138 km · 6–8 days

The Serra de Tramuntana end to end. Mountain refuges and small hotels that suit a group booking — and a warm week in the Med either side.

Camí de CavallsBook now

Menorca, Spain

Camí de Cavalls

184 km · 7–8 days

A full loop of Menorca's coast — turquoise coves, whitewashed fishing villages, and finca-style hotels that hold a group under one roof.

Where to walk as a group

Trails with real
villages at the end
of every stage.

LiveComing 2026

Lines follow each trail's waypoints — live trail pages draw the full GPX route. Tap a line to see the trail.

How to plan a group trip

One booking,
two paces,
one bar at six.

Size

Six to twelve is the sweet spot

Big enough to feel like a proper trip, small enough that a country pub can seat you all on one table. We take group bookings from four upwards; anything larger than sixteen we split across two adjacent hotels.

Pace

Two speeds, same finish

Nobody wants to walk at the pace of the slowest OR the fastest of ten friends. We plan for two paces on the trail — early starters and later starters — with the same day's finish. Everyone in the bar at six.

Booking

One invoice, one point of contact

You give us the list of walkers; we send the itinerary to each of them, take deposits when you're ready, and invoice the whole trip to a single lead booker or split it however you want. No awkward group WhatsApp about who owes what.

Extras

Rest days, dinner tables, transfers

Group trips work better with a rest day or two in the middle — usually somewhere with a bigger town, a boat trip, or a distillery. We can book group dinner tables, private transfers to the start, and left-luggage at the finish.

From the journal

Notes for group trips.

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