This St Cuthbert’s Way Itinerary outlines a 62-mile long-distance walking route which Sarah, Neil and Nicholl will be walking in summer 2021.

It is one of the most beautiful, varied and enjoyable routes in Britain, and one of Scotland’s Great Trails. This cross-border route spans the national border between Scotland and England, linking Melrose in the Scottish Borders, where St. Cuthbert started his religious life in 650AD, with Holy Island off the Northumberland Coast, his eventual resting place and his original pilgrimage shrine.

It is, however, far more than just a pilgrimage route, though, of course, it is a compelling walk if you are interested in religious history. There are the abbeys at Melrose, Jedburgh, and Dryburgh. While, for the more general historian there is a Roman signalling station and a Roman road, not to mention the border itself, a violent battleground in the Middle Ages. Finally, there is the excitement of the causeway, only passable at low tide, to Holy Island.

You can view our St Cuthbert’s Way Itinerary below:

Travel to Melrose

Stay at The Tweed, Melrose.

Day 1 – Melrose to Newton St Boswells

Walk from Melrose to Newton St Boswells (Daily distance: 4.8 miles – St Cuthbert’s Way: 4.8 miles).
Stay at The Dryburgh Arms, Newtown St Boswells.

Day 2 – Newton St Boswells to Jedfoot Bridge

Walk from St Boswells to Jedfoot Bridge (Daily distance: 15.2 miles – St Cuthbert’s Way: 20 miles).
Stay at 10 Exchange Street, Jedburgh.

Day 3 – Jedfoot Bridge to Morebattle

Walk from Jedfoot Bridge to Morebattle (Daily distance: 11.4 miles – St Cuthbert’s Way: 31.4 miles).
Take a taxi to Kelso.
Stay at Duncan House, Kelso.

Day 4 – Morebattle to Yetholm

Take a taxi back to Morebattle.
Walk from Morebattle to Yetholm (Daily distance: 6.5 miles – St Cuthbert’s Way: 37.9 miles).
Stay at The Plough, Yetholm.

Day 5 – Yetholm to Wooler

Walk from Yetholm to Wooler (Daily distance: 14.1 miles – St Cuthbert’s Way: 52 miles).
Stay at Tankerville Arms Hotel, Wooler.

Day 6 – Wooler to Beal

Walk from Wooler to Beal (Daily distance: 13.2 miles – St Cuthbert’s Way: 65.2 miles).
Stay at Lindisfarne Inn, Beal.

Day 7 – Beal to Lindisfarne

Walk from Beal to Lindisfarne (Daily distance: 7.1 miles – St Cuthbert’s Way: 72.3 miles).
Stay at The Ship Inn & The Crown and Anchor Inn, Lindisfarne.