With a range of family walking holidays starting with gentle strolls on flat coastal and forest paths, there are plenty of choices for a family walking holiday. The majority of our 1-boot independent walking holidays are fine for even the most occasional walkers and, if you choose a single-centre holiday, it's easy to take a 'day off' if the kids are feeling tired!
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Calypso's Isle
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Independent walking holiday in Gozo | Single centre | Upper 1 boot
Based at the exclusive 5-star Ta Cenc Hotel, the tiny island of Gozo offers secluded beaches, Arabic-style honey-coloured houses, lemon groves, palm trees, red GPO phone boxes and 'Dixon of Dock Green' police stations!
Departures: JFMAMJJASOND
Alsace Wine Trail
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Independent walking holiday in France | Hotel-to-hotel | 1 boot
Very easy walking through flower-festooned villages taking in feudal castles, churches, forests and vineyards. Fantastic bird spotting and panoramic views of the Black Forest, Vosges Mountains and famous Route du Vin.
Departures: JFMAMJJASOND
Chablis Vineyards Walk
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Independent walking holiday in France | Hotel-to-hotel | Upper 1 boot
This relaxed walk follows in part the route St James took en route to Compostela, and covers a gently rolling landscape of forests, farmlands, river valleys and fields full of poppies. Highlights include ancient Auxerre and mediaeval UNESCO-listed Vezelay.
Departures: JFMAMJJASOND
Chateaux of the Loire Walk
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Independent walking holiday in France | Hotel-to-hotel | 1 boot
This gentle hotel-to-hotel walking holiday is a fabulous introduction to the Loire Valley and follows a triangular route linking the great royal chateaux of Chambord, Cheverny, Amboise and Blois. Warm, friendly hotels and great regional cuisine.
Departures: JFMAMJJASOND
Classic Swiss Alps Walk
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Independent walking holiday in Switzerland | Single centre | 2 boots
Here, in the 'jewel in the crown' of classic Switzerland, you'll find many of the highest peaks - often over 4000m - the deepest valleys, the tallest waterfalls, the oldest glaciers and the most beautiful mountain lakes in the country.
Departures: JFMAMJJASOND
Dordogne Gastronomic Walk
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Independent walking holiday in France | Hotel-to-hotel | 2 boots
This gastronomic walk explores the limestone cliffs, wooded valleys and beautiful mediaeval villages that are so unique to France's Dordogne. World famous pre-historic sites and fine local wines add a further dimension to a stay here.
Departures: JFMAMJJASOND
Hidden Valleys of Cordoba
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Independent walking holiday in Spain | Single centre | 2 boots
This is the 'real' Spain - a region of tiny white villages nestled in the mountains and srrounded by dramatic hills and National Park. As well as stunning walks - gorges, peaks, valleys, views - you'll enjoy wonderful Spanish hospitality. Option to visit Cordoba and Granada too.
Departures: JFMAMJJASOND
Landscapes of the Luberon
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Independent walking holiday in France | Hotel-to-hotel | 1 boot
This easy walking route explores Provence's archtypical Luberon National Park, a landscape of dazzling ochre cliffs, olive orchards, lavender fields and stunningly beautiful perched villages. Highlights include the picturesque villages of Gordes, Bonnieux and Roussillon.
Departures: JFMAMJJASOND
Secret Goms Valley Walk
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Independent walking holiday in Switzerland | Hotel-to-hotel | Choose 1 or 2 boots
Here, in the undiscovered Goms Valley in southern Switzerland close to the border with Italy, fountains of flowers grace village window boxes as you stroll gently below snow-capped peaks, thundering waterfalls and Europe's longest glacier! Charming 3 and 4-star hotels throughout and excellent regional cuisine.
Departures: JFMAMJJASOND
The Emerald Coast Walk
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Independent walking holiday in France | Hotel-to-hotel | 2 boots
Brittany's Emerald Coast boasts some of the most stunning scenery in Europe, yet is relatively untouched by tourism. It's a landscape of pink-gold cliffs, deserted poppy-fringed beaches and traditional friendly Breton villages.
Departures: JFMAMJJASOND
Venetian Hills Walk
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Independent walking holiday in Italy | Hotel-to-hotel | 2 boots
The wonderfully unspoilt Venetian countryside is only an hour or so from the great city of Venice, but couldn't be more different! Here is a landscape of rolling hills, shady forests, vineyards and fields ablaze with colourful flowers.
Departures: JFMAMJJASOND
Volterra to San Gimignano Walk
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Independent walking holiday in Italy | Hotel-to-hotel | 2 boots
This 8-night walking holiday combines fabulously unspoilt Chianti countryside with the chance to visit the world-famous cities of Florence and Siena. You'll stay in high quality hotels, enjoy superb meals and relax by panormic pools - views extend as far as Corsica on a clear day!
Departures: JFMAMJJASOND
Walking at Davos
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Independent walking holiday in Switzerland | Single centre | Choose 1 or 2 boots
A luxury 4-star walking holiday where you can choose between the gentle riverside paths that wind through flower-filled meadows, or more challenging mountain routes to discover dramatic waterfalls and craggy limestone peaks - snow-capped even in high summer.
Departures: JFMAMJJASOND
Walking in Gstaad
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Independent walking holiday in Switzerland | Single centre | 1 boot
The elegant 4-star Hotel Steigenberger occupies a stunning position in the beautiful southern hills of the Bernese Oberland. Here, the alpine flowers are at their most stunning in June when you'll see the famous bright pink alpenrose, the edelweiss and 25+ species of wild orchid.
Departures: JFMAMJJASOND
Walking in the Leutasch Valley
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Independent walking holiday in Austria | Single centre | Choose 1 or 2 boots
In the beautifully unspoilt Leutasch Valley, immaculately maintained walking trails lead through traditional Tyrolean villages, past pretty frescoed houses and onion-domed churches, and on to welcoming wayside restaurants with panoramic sun-trap terraces for lunch.
