Based in 1913, HF Holidays is Britain’s longest-running co-operative tour operator. Drawing on over 111 years of expertise in organising strolling and exercise holidays worldwide, have recognized the highest strolling vacation journey traits set to form 2025.
From group adventures that join like-minded folks via shared experiences to multi-generational household holidays that bridge the era hole, these traits mirror the evolving methods travellers are embracing the outside and rediscovering the enjoyment of strolling.
1. Collective adventures
“Collective adventures are about encouraging human connections and HF Holidays is famend for bringing collectively like-minded individuals who share a ardour for the good open air. With 54% of our visitors selecting to journey solo, we’re the trusted supplier for holidays that supply folks the chance to create new and long-lasting friendships via shared experiences.” says Kath Morris, Abroad Product Supervisor at HF Holidays.
HF Holidays curate journeys that not solely permit their visitors to discover new locations, however meet new folks, too. And their new Adventures in Albania & Lake Ohrid itinerary isn’t any exception. Whether or not travelling solo or with another person, visitors will be part of a bunch of like-minded folks and be guided by an skilled chief via the varied landscapes of this under-the-radar vacation spot. Strolling and speaking go hand in hand and solo travellers quickly discover that the shared expertise of the journey usually results in lasting friendships.
Highlights visitors will take pleasure in collectively embrace strolling a part of the traditional Roman Through Egnatia route and exploring Galičica Nationwide Park for views over Lake Ohrid – certainly one of Europe’s deepest inland our bodies of water. They will additionally stay up for a guided tour of Albania’s capital, Tirana, and a standard Albanian cooking demonstration throughout their keep in Voskopoje.
2. Multi-generational journey
“Our clients have a famend love for strolling and the good open air, and their ardour is being handed down via generations. We’re more and more receiving buyer testimonials on how having fun with an annual HF Vacation collectively has develop into a convention amongst households, some relationship way back to the Thirties. We’re eager to assist younger folks foster a lifelong reference to the countryside from an early age and our household strolling adventures encourage children to swap screen-time for spending high quality time with their dad and mom, grandparents, and siblings out in nature. Better of all, kids beneath 11 go free.” says Wendy Turner, Senior UK Product Supervisor at HF Holidays.
Whitby, the historic harbourside city famed for its Dracula connections, lovely seashores, and iconic fish and chips, gives a great household getaway. Households can spend time collectively attempting to find fossils on West Cliff Seashore, wandering the ghostly ruins of Whitby Abbey, or reaching the summit of Roseberry Topping for sweeping views over the Yorkshire Coast. They will additionally experience the Hogwarts Specific-style steam prepare via the countryside with a cease at Goathland — the station that starred as Hogsmeade Station within the Harry Potter movies — and luxuriate in a guided coastal stroll to the smuggling village of Robin Hood’s Bay for tales of piracy and journey. And when it’s time to unwind, households will take pleasure in a full board keep at Larpool Corridor, HF Holidays’ characterful nation home on the North York Moors.
3. Holidays with that means
“Holidays with that means proceed to rise in reputation as travellers search deeper connections with the native tradition and communities within the locations they journey to. At HF Holidays, we imagine journey must be a power for good and we work intently with our abroad companions to present visitors with distinctive experiences that promote financial prosperity for native folks while creating memorable moments for visitors that resonate lengthy after the journey ends. As a B Corp Licensed enterprise, we’re dedicated to moral, sustainable practices that make each journey significant,” says Rob Carroll, Product Basic Supervisor at HF Holidays.
HF Holidays’ new Tea Trails & Backwaters of Kerala vacation, gives extra than simply an thrilling journey journey. Visitors go to the village of Poothotta, the place a neighborhood information introduces them to conventional crafts like coir making, adopted by a home-cooked meal with a neighborhood household. As a part of the Group-Based mostly Accountable Tourism challenge, the actions within the expertise are hosted and owned by native folks, making certain they profit straight from tourism. Different highlights embrace spending time within the historic buying and selling port of Kochi, and scenic treks round tea, cardamom, and occasional plantations in Munnar within the Western Ghats. Travellers can even spend an evening aboard a standard Keralan houseboat, cruising the backwaters of Alleppey, earlier than climbing via Periyar Nationwide Park, recognizing Indian elephants, wild boar, and buffalo with an skilled information.
4. Seasonality and over-tourism: Shoulder Season as peak
“Lots of HF Holidays’ clients will not be restricted to high school holidays for journey, and the luxurious of alternative implies that most have been choosing vacation dates outdoors of peak summer time to steer away from the vacationer crowds. This ongoing demand has led to product improvement geared in direction of providing visitors extra enriching experiences within the locations visited. New for 2025, our Uncover Extra excursions supply intimate, small-group experiences exploring the UK’s lesser-known points of interest. With departures in April and October, visitors can go to well-liked locations with fewer crowds and luxuriate in experiences not often attainable as half of a bigger social gathering.” says Wendy Turner, Senior UK Product Supervisor at HF Holidays.
Uncover the best-kept secrets and techniques of Sussex and the South Downs on a seven-night South Downs Uncover Extra Tour. With assured small group sizes, travellers will style award-winning wines on the Wiston Property, stroll via the wildlife haven of Pulborough Brooks, and uncover Roman historical past at Bignor Villa with a specialist information. There’ll even be a visit to historic Hever Citadel, an opportunity to observe conventional crafts in motion at Amberley Museum, plus a scenic experience on the Bluebell Railway.
5. Astro-Tourism
“Astro-tourism continues to surge in reputation as customers proceed to hunt experiences that present a way of psychological readability and inside rest away from our screen-led each day lives. The UK has been trying to shield and enhance darkish skies within the British Isles and one of the best place to witness them are in deeply rural areas the place HF Holidays’ nation homes take pleasure in privileged entry. 2025 is predicted to be an excellent yr to see the Northern Lights as a consequence of a peak within the solar’s 11-year photo voltaic exercise cycle,” says Mary Bragg, UK Product Supervisor at HF Holidays.
There are 4 Darkish Sky Discovery Websites within the Shropshire Hills, all conveniently located over the Lengthy Mynd Valley which sits on the doorstep of HF Holidays’ nation home, Longmynd Resort. Every web site has the darkest Milky Means Class score, that means the skies are darkish sufficient to see the Milky Means with the bare eye. Visitors can spend the day exploring the charming village of Church Stretton with its quaint bookshops, nation pubs, and church buildings, or visiting close by Ludlow to find a market city famed for its remarkably well-preserved fortress. As soon as the solar units, eager stargazers can witness the great thing about the evening sky because of Longmynd Resort’s splendidly distant location.
