Walking in Scotland on Our English Language Holidays
From gentle woodland walks to more challenging routes, chosen for pace, space, and quiet.
Walking is a central pleasure of our language holidays. It’s a way of slowing down and exploring place — its seasons, nature, ecosystems, and land use — rather than moving quickly from one highlight to the next.
Moving through landscapes on foot creates time and space for conversation. Walking side by side removes pressure, allows silence, and gives shared reference points to talk about what we’re seeing, noticing, and experiencing. For many second-language speakers, this makes English feel more natural and less performative.
Perthshire offers an exceptional environment for this approach. Well-loved paths and routes that tell stories, varied terrain, and easy access to nature mean we can choose walks that suit the group on the day. From woodland paths and riverside routes to more open ground, walking becomes part of how we experience the place together.
This page explains how walking fits into our English language holidays in Scotland — how routes are chosen, how mixed abilities are supported, and why time outdoors plays such an important role in building confidence, comfort, and real-world English use.
Walks we love to share
→ Dumyat | An Easy Scottish Mountain to Climb
Dumyat (pronounced Dum-eye-at) is a relatively easy Scottish mountain to climb. It has clear paths and quite a few hill users, which makes it a safe one to try out.
You also get a magnificent view from the top!
→ This blog is written to help inexperienced hikers fall in love with a climb up Dumyat.
→ Story of a Path | The Crieff to Muthill Cyclepath
→ Pause for Loch Earn
It’s just one loch of the many we share regularly, but this blog shares why we love it.
→ Loch Katrine
There is no better way to explore the Scottish Trossachs than from the hills around Loch Katrine, then from the deck of it’s 125 year old steamship.
Perthshire, Scotland
People travel from around the world to walk in Perthshire, Scotland — drawn by vast space, variety, and beauty without crowds or spectacle.
Walking here is rich, absorbing, and deeply satisfying in its own right.
Woodland, rivers, hills, open ground, and long, well-loved paths sit close together, allowing full days of movement that feel expansive rather than repetitive.
For people who love walking, Perthshire isn’t a compromise.
It’s glorious.
Many of our walks begin right from the doorstep. It’s possible to step out and climb quickly to open ground, sometimes high enough to look down on the clouds.
At the same time, different parts of Scotland offer different qualities of landscape and experience. We occasionally extend beyond Perthshire into neighbouring regions — the Highlands, the Trossachs, or to the coast — to add richness and contrast.
These days broaden the sense of Scotland, offering new perspectives while keeping Perthshire as the natural heart of the holiday.
Walking as Rhythm
Walking is a rhythm we build our holidays around.
Moving through the landscape creates a steady, meditative pace. The body settles into motion, attention sharpens, and thought slows down enough to notice small, enchanting details. Over the week, this rhythm becomes grounding — a way of arriving fully in a place rather than passing through it.
For people who already love walking, this rhythm is familiar. What’s often less obvious is how powerfully it supports language use — creating the conditions for English to feel more confident, embodied, and real.
Walks to Discover Scotland Deeply
→ The Lost Souls of Glen Quaich
Walking round Loch Freuchie, the Highland Clearances and wildlife displacement come into clear view—stories that still echo in today’s debates about land use.
→ A Close Wildlife Encounter
The extraordinary story of finding an injured golden eagle on one of our language holiday walks.
→ Unseen | The Crimes & Victims of Scotland’s Blood Sport Industry
Walking, Wellbeing, and Learning
Walking on our holidays is physical. We wade through rivers, climb fences, and shelter under trees when the weather turns. We laugh at the top of a hill, complain about tired legs — and notice how clear our heads feel.
There’s real exhilaration in using your body well. Muscles wake up, breathing deepens, and attention sharpens. The mind follows the body.
This kind of movement changes how everything else lands. Conversation feels easier. Food tastes better. Rest is earned. English shows up without stress or self-consciousness.
These walks are often the moments people remember most.
