We booked the relaxed route, a great choice as it allowed plenty of picture and beach time. Loved staying in some places more than one night as it allowed exploring more locally rather than just walking.

This is our fifth walk with Encounter Walking Holidays, each one has been uniquely special. They give excellent notes about what to expect, the level of walking, and interest points to look out for. The accommodation arranged is varied, some super comfortable and some quirky but all very satisfactory. The luggage transfers have been faultless. The staff at the office have been most helpful and friendly especially when something unexpected has happened. We would strongly recommend them to new comers.
All our previous walks have been on the S.W. coastal path all terrific walks, this time we decided to try the Pembrokeshire path which was equally beautiful and less busy. The highlight this year was a day on Skomer island where 45,000 puffins were nesting!

The path had some days longer than we wanted so Encounter Walking did what they could to follow our price range and distance. Sometimes Taxi transport was needed to go half way and walk back then next day taxi back and walk forward. Worked great and no day was longer than 14 miles. Felt like we had a guiding hand at our back!

Very helpful and very efficient. Very good advice on the choice of the walk, very quick in answering all our questions. This is supposed to be the most beautiful part of the coast path ... and we are sure it is ! Stunning cliffs, extraordinary beaches and little coves ... and perfect weather ... though a bit hot. We only used the trailblazer guide, not the maps, and that was OK. The directions given by EncounterWalking to get to our accomodations was very precise and very helpful. Especially from St Justinian to St Davids, to avoid taking the road all along. Having planned to do that walk in 2020 ... then in 2021 ... which proved to be impossible because of covid restrictions (especially as we are travelling from France), we nearly gave up the idea ... we are glad we finally decided to go ! Such a beautiful country and such friendly people ... the local beers are great too !

Almost perfect, except the to days between Trefin and Goodwick. This was divided into a taxi transfer to Strumble Head and walking back to Trefin, plus taxi transfer to Strumble Head the next day for walking to Goodwick. Taxi was necessary because there are no more public busses on this part of the trail. Taxi isn't cheap. Fflecsi bus (by Transport for Walres) is only a theoretical alternative, as it is almost never really available.

The Encounter Walking staff took my hodge-podge plan ( we want to visit Skomer for two days, take a taxi here, a bus there, train to London) and made it work. Their advise was spot on as to what buses to take and when Skomer would be open. The plan they suggested worked perfectly. It was a pleasure to work with them. 0The day from Broad Haven to Solva has many stairs up and down. In many places, erosion has occurred and the steps are steeper than intended. I definitely would recommend hiking poles for this section. The establishments were outstanding. The hosts were so helpful and friendly. The breakfasts were all large with many choices or options to fit most requirements. We had used Encounter Walking for two holidays 6 years earlier. I was so glad they survived the pandemic. The service they offer is very personalized, friendly and so professional. I highly recommend them to anyone planning a trekking trip to Wales or the Southwest Coastal Path.

Very enjoyable walk and thankful to Encounter Walking holidays for doing a good job of organising under such difficult circumstances. Would recommend this path to the keen walker. For the more casual walker, if planning to do the entire distance, take a good look at the length of the longer days and bear in mind that it may be wet.

Dear Damon - Now we are back home - (after the finishing of our Pembrokeshire-Walking we added 3 days in Dublin) . We want to thank you for a very good organization - the description of the way was very useful and the B&B’s for 20 Days were very nice. We enjoyed our walking so much - especially of the good weather (not common for Wales?) - the friendly people, the nice little towns we visited - and the walking way very good groomed. We will recommend you to all of our friends and perhaps next year we ask you for an other Walking-Tour. With our best regards Annette and Henning

I have been home in Canada for a few days now. I wanted to email to let you know that I really enjoyed the holiday you planned for us. The scenery was so beautiful it was a pleasure to go out and walk. We were a little disappointed that we did not complete the last day by the cliff path instead we walked in land, as it was we got soaked. We did not feel it would be safe for us to be out on the cliffs because the paths become quite slippery. Our luggage transfer was seamless and our bags were always at our next stop. I found it quite refreshing to stay in one place for two nights, it gave us a chance to get to know our hosts a little better. Generally the accommodation was good. However there was one place we did not like and that was in Fishguard. We did feel some empathy with the lady who appeared to be running the place on her own trying to make a living. However the place was really untidy, with papers etc. everywhere. The main desk was a mess.The lounge area smelt of dogs and cats, and we could smell cigarette smoke. The whole place was dingy and depressing. To be fair the rooms were clean. One of our favourite places was Vienne and Chris's Hampton B&B in Trefin. The food was lovely much of it produced by them, free range eggs and home grown tomatoes and they were so friendly and helpful. It was just like being at home.

Max and I completed the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path yesterday and want to say a huge thank you to you guys for all the organising you did making the holiday so easy and enjoyable. There were no hiccups and we really loved it all, the weather has been fantastic and all the different accommodation was interesting. So thanks once again.

Hi Rich,We did have a great time and we have been spoiled with dry and mostly sunny weather. The B&B have been really nice and friendly. The food was excellent and we always had a great choice of vegetarians meals. The path is in general marked well and we just got lost in Tenby, but everybody was very helpful so it was no big deal. The highlight for us have been the seals we spotted and the countyside is amazing. I hope the feedback will help you. Regards Inge