Guided Walking for Singles and Solos in the UK and Europe

The Guided walking experience was the best! Tina was our leader, a very caring, knowledgable lady, she really made the holiday special!

Tina organised the walks, discussed them, gave choices & alternatives, well organised!

 Based on this, my first experience I will definitely book with Secret Hills again.

Lakes, Fells and Waterfalls of the Lake District,  July 2025

 Lovely hotel – food and room were amazing. Having a pool was an extra bonus, but internet on top floor was a little flakey

 The Guided walking experience was superb. Tina and Simon were excellent guides and very patient with me making sure my feet were fully planted, which did slow us down a little

Superb organisation of holiday – asked for the extra nights beginning and end and this was very good. Lunches were amazing and the taxi service was good too.

I would reserve another holiday with Secret Hills; – looking at the October 25 Seven Sisters (if I have enough leave & money), and will prolly do one of the Ironbridge ones in 26.

Windermere Ring,  June 2025

The hotel had very comfortable rooms and bathroom and plenty of good food and friendly staff

The Guided walking experience was super! Tina is a very nice, caring and informative guide

The holiday was very well organised and checking the walking ability of the group

Secret Places of the Lake District, May 2025

The hotel was fine.  I had a huge room, with a double bed and two singles!!  Perfectly fine.  I felt the food portions were on the large side but all the staff were charming and helpful.
Tina, our guide, was superb.  Very informative, helpful, efficient and mindful of her guests needs.  She was well organised and simply the best! It was great there were only three of us on the walks. 
I would certainly reserve another holiday with Secret Hills Walking and recommend it to other people.
 I had a fabulous four days walking

Secret Places of the Lake District,  May 2025

The hotel was good but unfortunate that their website wasn’t available beforehand.

Very much enjoyed the walking experience.  Good walk leader and friendly group.

It was very well organised and a good all round experience.

Derbyshire Dales and Peak District,   May 2025

The hotel was clean, my room was lovely and the staff were very friendly

The organisation was very good. It was my first experience of a solo holiday and everyone put me at ease from the time I booked to the time I left. I enjoyed every minute I would definitely recommend your company to others and  I’m already thinking about squeezing the Cotswolds one in August into my schedule.

Derbyshire Dales and Peak District,  May 2025

The hotel is always great there with comfortable room overlooking garden

I enjoyed the guided walking experience very much and I would book again with Secret Hills Walking.

Great weekend. Tina as always was a fabulous leader and really appreciate her knowledge, guidance, flexibility and friendliness. Lovely to also swap our books, Great group. Stone was also great!

Secret Place of the Lake District , April 2025

The guided walking experience I definitely enjoyed. Tina is very kind and takes care of every one and makes me feel at ease. The  walking Holiday? was well organised although I would have preferred to have a bus more often so the landscapes would have been more different. I would book another holiday with Secret Hills Walking as I enjoy the state of mind

The Lake District , April 2025

The hotel was very good. Generally, I prefer smaller, more ‘local’-feeling hotels. But in this case it seemed a good choice to be located in Machico rather than Funchal, and the hotel catered for our needs so I have no complaints. The food was perfectly OK.

The guided walking experience was great – Honorio did an amazing job at tailoring each day’s walk to the group and to the weather. Despite rainy conditions for much of the week over much of the island, he always managed to find the right spots for our group, and we avoided a drenching! I appreciate Secret Hills holidays for their flexibility, and for recognising that we are there to have a good time, not for an endurance challenge.

I expected to have a brilliant time – and I did

I would reserve another holiday with Secret Hills Walking and would  recommend to others.

Madeira,  March 2025

The Hotel was excellent.  Staff were very efficient and friendly

The hotel food was very good.  Good options for breakfast with excellent bread varieties and several coffee machines.  Dinner main courses were different every night and the I particularly enjoyed the fish options. 

Pete’s local knowledge ensured we did the best walk for the conditions on the day and were properly equipped.  His enthusiasm for the scenery, culture, history etc added to my enjoyment.    I have complete faith in Jill and Pete to ensure that we are capable of completing the walks and will do so safely.  

I enjoyed the whole experience very much.  I highly recommend the destination.

La Palma, March 2025

The Hotel was excellent, facilities good and the food was of good quality and a good selection.

Some great walks with some incredible views. A few good work-outs in the mountains!

So in all First class, great walks, a great group of like minded people and excellent guides.

La Palma,  March 2025

Very nice hotel, good location and facilities.  The food was good  The guided walking experience and the organisation was  as super as ever!! I would reserve another holiday with Secret Hills Walking and would you recommend the holidays to others?  I have two booked, and have been recommending SHW to others.

La Palma, March 2025

It was so good to be staying at the Parador Hotel as it’s a great hotel. This contributed significantly to the overall holiday experience. The room was comfortable and warm, (which was handy for drying our wet clothes) and had terrific, ever-changing views of the surrounding area.

The hotel offered good food choices and some very generous portions.

I enjoyed re-visiting Gran Canaria. Some walks I had done before; it was interesting to see how the forests were recovering from fire damage and the weather conditions gave a different perspective. As usual, Jill and Pete were excellent walk guides. I appreciated the various types of routes: out & back, linear, circular etc and that most started directly from the hotel. Each walk included sufficient challenge for my body to know I’d been out for a good walk and personally I liked walking in the cooler than average temperatures

It was another excellent holiday from Secret Hills with a great group of people and accomplished walk leaders.

Gran Canaria,  March 2025

A great hotel with good food.

Five good and varied walks with good views despite the weather

Would be happy to join another holiday and would recommend to others

Gran Canaria,  March 2025