Exmoor Walking Holiday Weekends
-Guided Walks in Exmoor-
Join us for our Exmoor Walking Holiday Weekends, offering guided walking breaks in Exmoor National Park four times a year. Each walking holiday is carefully planned by our experienced guides to help you discover the stunning landscapes, historic villages and hidden gems of Exmoor.
Our walking weekends usually include a 2-night stay: arrival on Friday, guided walks in Exmoor on Saturday and Sunday, then departure after the Sunday walk. Accommodation is provided on a Dinner, Bed and Breakfast basis, with packed lunches on walking days, flasks filled with tea/coffee, and all transport needed for the walks included. Guests also have access to our boot and drying room.
These Exmoor walking breaks are available to members at a special rate.
Upcoming dates for our guided walking weekends in Exmoor are announced in quarterly emails from our regular guides, Mark Curran and Phill Terry.
The next Exmoor Walking Holiday break will be between 12th-14th December 2025.
Provisional dates for 2026 are: February 2026 (TBC), 6th - 8th March and 24th – 26th July.
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Discover Exmoor on Foot: Porlock Pilgrim’s Trail Walking Weekend
Join walkers of all abilities for the Walk Exmoor Weekend – Porlock Pilgrim’s Trail, taking place from 27–29 March 2026.
This charming spring walking break follows the historic Pilgrim’s Trail across the wild and beautiful landscape of Exmoor National Park. The weekend offers a choice of five routes, from easier circular walks of around 7–8 miles to the full 29-mile Trail — all designed so you can walk as much or as little as you like. Every participant receives a Pilgrim’s Trail guidebook, complete with route descriptions and church stamp spots as a keepsake of your journey. Porlock Pilgrim's Trail
The event is open to day visitors and walkers alike, and includes the chance to enjoy village life and local hospitality in Porlock throughout the weekend — including scheduled community walks and a walkers’ meal on Friday evening. Booking is essential due to limited spaces, and advance registration is available online. Porlock Pilgrim's Trail
Stay with us at the Yarn Market Hotel
For anyone travelling from further afield, Yarn Market Hotel has comfortable rooms available over the same weekend. Whether you’re planning to take on one of the longer Trail routes or prefer shorter day walks and village explorations, we’re ready to welcome you with a warm stay before and after your Exmoor adventure.
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Enticing Exmoor Walking Break (7 Nights)
21st–28th of August 2026
7 nights based at the Yarn Market Hotel in Dunster. £1,049 per person, no single supplement. Moderate grade walking with daily guided routes.
£100 deposit required to book.
Explore Exmoor’s coastline, moorland, woodlands and villages with experienced guides, then return each evening to the comfort of the hotel in the heart of medieval Dunster.
📞 Book directly at www.wilkeswalks.co.uk, email julian@wilkeswalks.co.uk, or call 07979 501887.
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Exmoor Coast Path Walking Holiday
5 nights based at the Yarn Market Hotel in Dunster. £775 per person, no single supplement. Grade C walking with daily guided routes.
Discover the beauty of the Exmoor section of the South West Coast Path, from dramatic sea cliffs and ancient Atlantic rainforest to tranquil woodlands and picture-postcard villages.
Highlights include England’s smallest church, the twin villages of Lynton and Lynmouth linked by a historic cliff railway, and the inspiring Valley of the Rocks.
Each evening, return to welcoming accommodation in the heart of medieval Dunster.
📞 Book directly at www.wilkeswalks.co.uk, email julian@wilkeswalks.co.uk, or call 07979 501887.
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Coleridge Way - Self-guided
Walk in the footsteps of the romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, who resided at Nether Stowey in the Quantock Hills for 3 years. Together with fellow poet William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy, also Robert Southey, the poets enjoyed long walks in the area covered by the Coleridge Way, which stretches between Nether Stowey in Somerset to Lynmouth in North Devon, a total of 51 miles.
The route is offered on a self-guided basis but assistance with transport is sometimes possible.
For further information click here, or see Coleridge Way Brochure
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