Bath Ramblers Holidays 2012 

9 March - Dovedale in the Derbyshire Dales for 3 nights. HF taster holiday for local groups. Full board and accommodation and a choice of 3 walks each day. £49 per person sharing a twin or double room. Contact Diane Adams - 01225 422598 - diane.adams23@virgin.net

17-21 September - Cornwall - This holiday is now fully booked with 14 ramblers now signed up and no further space in the hotel. If others would like to join us and are able to find their own accommodation locally, they would be welcome. Please let Liz know on 01225 834594 or e-mail: d.butterworth@tiscali.co.uk 

30 June - Scillies - one-week holiday with HF Holidays. Places are limited so bookings need to be made as soon as possible.  Contact Marilyn - 01225 858047.

The following are primarily small holiday destinations that have been sent to Bath Ramblers from unsolicited sources. While Bath Ramblers have no reason to believe that they are not perfectly good, they are untested and come with no recommendation one way or the other. (Alphabetical listing by location/country)

Austria - Lake Hallstatt; just 4km from the World Heritage site of Hallstatt (English owners)

Bulgaria - Dolno Draglishte, Pirila Mountain Hotel, near Bansko, south of Sofia
              - Accommodation in the mountain resort of Pamporovo

Canada - Chilcotin Holidays Guest Ranch British Columbia
             - Wild Earth adventure holidays in British Columbia

France - Doune-Knoydart
              Midi Pyrenees- Hameau de Certes 
              Accommodation in the Pyrenees
              Southern Brittany - La Cour - Barn and Two Cottages
              Roches Marceau: 2-3 person chalet 52 kms south of Paris
              Chartreuse and the Vercors - Blue Wolf Treks
              Les Sorbier hotel Bareges
              Le Mas de Jouas - Aveyron in the South
              Lot - Tailored walking holiday packages
              La Belle Vue - Limousin Area of South West
              Le Claouzet - 17th Century farm above the Cerou Valley in the South West
              Chalet in Morzine, the Portes du Soleil region of the French Alps
              Auverne Region of Central France
              Pyreness - La Maison Famille
              La Croisee Des Vents - Countryside Family Home in Cassen in Sud-Oues France
              Le Manoir de Notheret in Brittany
              Self catering apartments in Cauterets, a spa town in  the Pyrenees
              Independent walking in France for all levels with Highpoint Holidays
              Voyage of discovery in the Pyrenees
              The Enlightened Traveller - Personalised hiking in France
              Chalet based walking holidays in the Pyrénées, based near Bagnères de Luchon
              Walk Weekender – French Alpine Walking in the French Alps
              Chalets and apartments in Morzine in the French Alps
             

Germany - Wilhelmshöhe, a small family hotel in the Vulkaneifel
                  Pension Williams, a small family run hotel in Seebach, the Black Forest
                  Rhineland-Palatinate area - a region of wonderful trails

Greece - Greekpaths.com - the Greek tour specialists
              Agios Konstantinos on the island of Samos

Hungary - Magdolna Cottages in north Hungary near Aggtelek National Park

Ireland - Slieve Elva Farmhouse B & B - Lisdoonvarna, 'The Burren', County Clare
               Walks in Co. Roscommon
               Walking Tours in Ireland
               The Suck Valley Way, West of Ireland

Italy - Torrusio & Testa Tour travel agency 
          Tuscany - Walking in Etruria
          Vallo di Nera, near Spoleto in Umbria - small medieval house to rent
          Casa di Antonio, an English run bed and breakfast in the Po Delta
          Tours/activites in the Abruzzo region
          Walking holidays in the Sorrento Hills or Tuscany with Mistral Holidays
          Accommodation - Europa Residence Hotel, Asiago
          Tuscany - a family run business in the the heart of the Appennine mountains

Jersey -  Modern Hotel Group - guided walking tours

Kenya - Busanga walking/safari holidays in Kenya and Europe

Morocco - Specialist treks and tours
                   - Toubkal Trekking - based in the high Atlas Mountains

Nepal - Responsible Travellers is a non commercial organisation specialising in travel within the Himalayas

Spain - Cortijo Opazo - walking holidays in the Alpujarras, self catering or full board
            Andalucia - Casa Los Olivos for self catering holidays; Finca Los Llanos for bed and breakfast
            IbexTrex, Granada - family run holidays giving a real taste of Andalucía
            The mountains of Axarquia, Southern Spain
            Self Guided Walking Tours in Axarquia, Southern Spain
            Cortijo La Loma, “The hilltop hide away”, Lake Iznajar, Cordoba
             Walking in the Sierra Nevada and Alpujarra regions of Southern Spain
             Hotel Torrecerredo, Northern Spain, Picos de Europa National Park
             ‘Alberdini’, a unique holiday site in Andalucia
             Albarai Outdoor SL - guided and self guided walking and activity holidays in Poniente Granadino
            Casa Montana, a Spanish townhouse in Bocairent in the Sierra Mariola mountains
               Walking in Southern Spain - small group tours in the Costa Tropical
                Walking in the Alpujarra area of Andalucia on the southern slopes of the Sierra Nevada
                Hike Pyrenees - Guided and self guided walking holidays in the Spanish Pyrenees
            Walking in San Enrique De Guadiaro, a typically peaceful village in Southern Spain
               Ramblers in Spain - based in Asturia
            B&B accommodation in the undeveloped region of Murcia

Slovakia - Mountain Paradise - Tatra Mountains
                 Teratrek in the Carpathian Mountains

Slovenia - Humanfish Holidays - Triglav National Park and Julian Alps

South Africa - Wildlife, Battlefields & Mountains – Small Group Trips in the Drakensbergs
                       Native Escapes - small group trips to South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Zambia

STAYdontPAY - Use your guest room or your spare room to put up network members, in return for similar facilities with like minded people when you need accommodation away from home

Transylvania - Self-catering accommodation in an apartment in Sibiu

Turkey - Istanbul - Walking tours
            - Walking tours in the south west of Turkey with Tribe Travel

UK - Sparsholt (near Winchester) - The Wessex Centre  - 96 single en suite bedrooms close to the St Swithun’s Way, Clarendon Way , Test Way and Itchen Way
       Croyden House, Ambleside, B&B
       Jurassic Coast Tours from Beer, Devon
       Windermere Inland Marina Village and Self Catering Resort
       Border Pursuits, Southern Scotland - A wide range of outdoor activities including walking
       Ramblers week-ends on the Lleyn Peninsula in North Wales
       The Mill, Exmoor - Dormitory and single accommodation in north Devon
       Snowdonia - Big House to Rent
       Old Station Tintern for walks in the Wye Valley
       Rassay House - Rassay  
       Potterslade - Self catering farmhouse in Pembrokeshire
       Tavnaghoney luxury holiday cottages, near Cushendall, County Antrim
        Guided walking in the Peak District and Derbyshire with Peak Walking Adventures
      Manaros, Aberdaron - 4 star accommodation for up to 8 people plus walking packages
      Beks Treks - Bespoke walking packages in the British countrysidery
      Drover Holidays - Walking holidays in Wales
      Accommodation Provider for Outdoorists- Cumbria
      Accommodation - Tavistock Bunkhouse (The Union Inn)
      Accommodation - Ilkley Riverside Hotel (on the Dales Way, West Yorkshire)
      Accommodation - Greenhead Hostel in Hadrian's Wall Country

Various - High Plains Drifters – Europe, South America and Asia