Camino Ingles in august

[Jakobus]

Hi, I am planning to walk the Camino Ingles starting in Ferrol in mid august: I've never walked a Camino before so I'm open to comments and suggestions.
I've gotthe book by Bierely, and i'm thinking the the two days leg of betanzos-bruma-siguerio might be a bit too much for me (and the friend I'm desperately trying to bring with me), so I was looking at a way to add a stop and split the 50km in three days of less than 20km a day.

On an old post in the forum I found this itinerary -
Day 5 - Betanzos to Presedo
Day 6 - Presedo to Hospital de Bruma / Buscas
Day 7 - Hospital de Bruma / Buscas to Sigueiro
Day 8 - Sigueiro to Santiago.
could it be a good idea?
thaks in advance

 

[Tia Valeria]

Hi, I am planning to walk the Camino Ingles starting in Ferrol in mid august: I've never walked a Camino before so I'm open to comments and suggestions.
I've gotthe book by Bierely, and i'm thinking the the two days leg of betanzos-bruma-siguerio might be a bit too much for me (and the friend I'm desperately trying to bring with me), so I was looking at a way to add a stop and split the 50km in three days of less than 20km a day.

On an old post in the forum I found this itinerary -
Day 5 - Betanzos to Presedo
Day 6 - Presedo to Hospital de Bruma / Buscas
Day 7 - Hospital de Bruma / Buscas to Sigueiro
Day 8 - Sigueiro to Santiago.
could it be a good idea?
thaks in advance

Making your own 'stages' works well and your plan looks good. We took 9 days some years ago You can check out our stages if you want on the Camino section of our blog including the Inglés in 2011 and also the Camino 2015. Links in signature below.
Buen Camino

 

[henrythedog]

It’s a tremendous route. Because the ‘facilities’ are largely the local infrastructure and not specifically there for the Camino it’s a more authentic Galician experience than the same distance from Sarria on the CF, in my opinion.

 

[PhilOtt]

Hi, I am planning to walk the Camino Ingles starting in Ferrol in mid august: I've never walked a Camino before so I'm open to comments and suggestions.
I've gotthe book by Bierely, and i'm thinking the the two days leg of betanzos-bruma-siguerio might be a bit too much for me (and the friend I'm desperately trying to bring with me), so I was looking at a way to add a stop and split the 50km in three days of less than 20km a day.

On an old post in the forum I found this itinerary -
Day 5 - Betanzos to Presedo
Day 6 - Presedo to Hospital de Bruma / Buscas
Day 7 - Hospital de Bruma / Buscas to Sigueiro
Day 8 - Sigueiro to Santiago.
could it be a good idea?
thaks in advance

Jakobus:

My wife and I just walked the Camino Ingles from Ferrol (finished in early May 2022) and we were alos looking for short(er) stages. I found that the Pilgrimage Traveler had a good discussion of shorter stages, here (scroll down the page to the heading):
The Camino Inglés, Short But Not Easy

The Camino Inglés

The less traveled Camino Inglés or English Way, gives you the real opportunity for experiencing the Galician culture.

www.pilgrimagetraveler.com

She suggests stopping in Presedo, and that worked for them. For us, we were booking ahead, and as there appears to be only a municipal albergue in Presedo, we ended up crossing over to the A Coruna Route.

I really enjoyed this Camino (we had done the Camino Frances in 2019).

Have a great Camino!
Tim

 

[Becky 59]

I did something close to what you are suggesting. The municipal in Presedo only has 12 beds, but if you get there early enough in the day you'd be fine. Galicia in August has milder (cooler) weather than the rest of Spain and I found it quite pleasant. The hydrangeas you will see on the route are huge that time of year!

 

[Elle Bieling]

Jakobus:

My wife and I just walked the Camino Ingles from Ferrol (finished in early May 2022) and we were alos looking for short(er) stages. I found that the Pilgrimage Traveler had a good discussion of shorter stages, here (scroll down the page to the heading):
The Camino Inglés, Short But Not Easy

The Camino Inglés

The less traveled Camino Inglés or English Way, gives you the real opportunity for experiencing the Galician culture.

www.pilgrimagetraveler.com

She suggests stopping in Presedo, and that worked for them. For us, we were booking ahead, and as there appears to be only a municipal albergue in Presedo, we ended up crossing over to the A Coruna Route.

I really enjoyed this Camino (we had done the Camino Frances in 2019).

Have a great Camino!
Tim

If the Presedo albergue (14 beds), which is the only accommodation there, is full, you can call for any accommodation nearby to come and pick you up! There should be information on the counter, regarding hotels, but the hospitilero should also be able to help. Especially, look into the onward hotels in O Mesón do Vento. You can see on my day five, how to pull this off.

And yes, I suggest eight shorter stages for those who wish to do it this way! Have a wonderful Camino and let me know if you have more questions. But hopefully, my webpages will give you all the info that you need.
Elle

 

[CJane]

If the Presedo albergue (14 beds), which is the only accommodation there, is full, you can call for any accommodation nearby to come and pick you up! There should be information on the counter, regarding hotels, but the hospitilero should also be able to help. Especially, look into the onward hotels in O Mesón do Vento. You can see on my day five, how to pull this off.

And yes, I suggest eight shorter stages for those who wish to do it this way! Have a wonderful Camino and let me know if you have more questions. But hopefully, my webpages will give you all the info that you need.
Elle

I posted to another future Camino Ingles first timer on another thread yesterday of my friend and I staying at Rectoral de Cine, a 1000 yr. old rectory about 10 min. from Museo Restaurant in Presedo, where they’ll pick you up. As I too have Parkinson’s, and walk slowly, I knew it was the only way to have accommodations after Betanzos

 

[Elle Bieling]

I posted to another future Camino Ingles first timer on another thread yesterday of my friend and I staying at Rectoral de Cine, a 1000 yr. old rectory about 10 min. from Museo Restaurant in Presedo, where they’ll pick you up. As I too have Parkinson’s, and walk slowly, I knew it was the only way to have accommodations after Betanzos

How wonderful! You can do it! Have a wonderful walk @CJane