Walking the Wainwrights
Weekend and week-long walking holidays in the Lake District with Graham Uney Mountaineering
We've had a lot of requests from readers of Graham's guidebook, Walking the Wainwrights, asking if we run weekend breaks and longer holidays, focusing on the Wainwrights. Well, now we do!
These holidays are a simple way to meet up with fellow Wainwright baggers, and to enjoy the hills with a qualified and experienced walking guide from the Graham Uney Mountaineering team.
Each holiday is based around a town or village, or perhaps a couple of different locations for the longer holidays, giving you the freedom to select your own accommodation. Each location will have a range of B&Bs, guesthouses, a hotel or two, and a campsite, and some will have a youth hostel or bunkhouse too, giving you the choice of where to stay. Most days we'll just walk directly from the place we're staying, but if not we'll use buses or boats on the lakes where possible, or perhaps car share if we want to travel somewhere more remote or further afield.
There's no fixed programme for any of these holidays - we simply go out into the hills with the intention of enjoying Walking the Wainwrights. The weather will dictate where we go to some extent, but we can guide you as a group on any of the Wainwrights, and we'll be open to suggestions from the group too, as to where you'd like to go.
All you will pay us for this is a 'guiding fee' per person. So check out what the dates are for our Walking the Wainwrights holidays and short break in 2025, then get in touch to book yourselves in. Group bookings are also very welcome, and if there's more than four of you we might be able to accommodate you on dates other than those advertised too!
Our Walking the Wainwrights Holidays
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Grasmere Weekend
April 4th - 6th 2025
(2 days walking)
£100 per person (6 places available)
A great walking weekend in Grasmere. After a chat over a drink on Friday night, we'll aim to head up onto Tarn Crag, High Raise, Sergeant Man, and Blea Rigg on the Saturday, and maybe on the Sunday we'll take in the Helm Crag to Calf Crag ridge and round to Steel Fell. If the weather's not conducive to going onto the high fells there are plenty of lower Wainwrights to keep us busy. We'll send you a list of recommended places to stay when you book.
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Coniston Weekend
June 27th - 29th 2025
(2 days walking)
£100 per person (7 places available)
Based in Coniston, after a planning session on the Friday night we'll aim to head for the heights of Dow Crag, Brim Fell and Coniston Old Man on the Saturday, and perhaps Swirl How, Grey Friar, Great Carrs and Wetherlam on the Sunday. Bad weather options include Black Crag and Holme Fell, so there's something for everyone in this great walking area. We'll send you a list of recommended places to stay when you book.
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Central Fells Week
July 20th - 27th 2025
(7 days walking)
£350 per person (4 places available)
A week spent trying to climb all 27 Wainwrights in the Central Fells. We'll base ourselves in Keswick for the first part of the week, then move to Langdale to finish off. The Central Fells give us some of the best-known Wainwrights, including the Langdale Pikes and Helm Crag, but also some hidden gems like Eagle Crag, Ullscarf, and High Rigg. It's a challenge to do them all in a week, but we have good plans in place! We'll send you a list of recommended places to stay when you book.
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Glenridding Weekend
August 29th - 31st 2025
(2 days walking)
£100 per person (8 places available)
We’ll meet up in Glenridding for a chat over a drink on the Friday night, and make plans for the weekend based on the weather. All being well we’ll head up onto Helvellyn then north over Whiteside and Raise to The Dodds on the Saturday, then perhaps explore Place Fell, Angletarn Pikes, Rest Dodd, The Nab and Brock Crags on the Sunday, or maybe Nethermost Pike and Dollywaggon Pike via their east ridges. We’ll send you a list of recommended places to stay when you book.
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Northern Fells Week
September 28th - October 5th 2025
(7 days walking)
£350 per person(8 places available)
For this fabulous week of Wainwright bagging we'll base ourselves in Keswick and head out each day from there. The Northern Fells include the classics of Skiddaw and Blencathra, but these are also relatively quiet fells, away from the crowds, and during the week we'll attempt to climb all 24 Wainwrights in the area. We'll send you a list of recommended places to stay when you book.
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Haweswater Weekend
October 10th - 12th 2025
(2 days walking)
£100 per person (8 places available)
We’ll meet for a chat over a drink in the Mardale Inn in Bampton on the Friday night, and chat through plans for the weekend. There are some great choices from the head of Haweswater. We will probably take in High Street, Rampsgill Head, High Raise and Kidsty Pike on the Saturday, then either Mardale Ill Bell and Harter Fell or Selside Pike and Branstree on the Sunday. We’ll send a list of accommodation options when you book.
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Buttermere Weekend
October 31st - November 2nd 2025
(2 days walking)
£100 per person (8 places available)
A lovely weekend amongst the fells around Buttermere. We’ll meet for a chat over a drink on the Friday night, then on Saturday aim to tackle the Red Pike ridge, taking in Dodd, Red Pike, High Stile and High Crag. Time and legs permitting, we might carry on for Haystacks and Fleetwith Pike too. On the Sunday we’ll head for the Grasmoor group. You’ll be sent an accommodation list when you book.
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Keswick Weekend
December 5th - 7th 2025
(2 days walking)
£100 per person (8 places available)
There are so many great options from Keswick, which could also involve using the launch on Derwentwater, or the Borrowdale Bus. We’ll decided plans over a drink on Friday night, but ideally we’d head onto the Newlands Horseshoe on Saturday, then perhaps the Watendlath Fells, or Skiddaw on the Sunday. Lots of great choices! We’ll send you an accommodation list when you book.