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I’m with @Bradypus on this one, with the exception of Bruma. And I walked during Semana Santa last year, arriving Easier Friday- THE busiest day of the period.I'm intending walking the Ingles in late July. I booked a night at Ferrol the night before but I'm resisting the urge to book ahead. I really want to let my Camino unfold as it should. Increased numbers mean that my peregrina antennae are twitching and anxiety is building. I know it will be hot, I know that lots of Spanish/ Portuguese people will be on holiday, I know that St James Day is a major holiday... But still I have faith that all will be well. Fantasist or foolish?
I walked this camino last June. There were six of us in my family group and we never booked ahead and always found accommodation..I'm intending walking the Ingles in late July. I booked a night at Ferrol the night before but I'm resisting the urge to book ahead. I really want to let my Camino unfold as it should. Increased numbers mean that my peregrina antennae are twitching and anxiety is building. I know it will be hot, I know that lots of Spanish/ Portuguese people will be on holiday, I know that St James Day is a major holiday... But still I have faith that all will be well. Fantasist or foolish?
I'm planning to fly to Santiago and take a bus to Ferrol. There are several daily.I want to walk the Ingles. What options are available to travel to Ferrol?
Thank you. That's good to know.I walked this camino last June. There were six of us in my family group and we never booked ahead and always found accommodation..
Thank you for that. All things for me to consider.I’m with @Bradypus on this one, with the exception of Bruma. And I walked during Semana Santa last year, arriving Easier Friday- THE busiest day of the period.
Everything around Bruma was booked solid, and the bed race to the Municipal was very real. A friend of mine arrived at the municipal at Midday, the que already exceeded capacity, so she had to walk on to Ordes ( that’s 10km further). Another friend of mine walked the last week of July, same situation.
July can see similar numbers to Semana Santa- it did last year.
So either consider staging around Bruma, allowing for a very early start, a taxi, or a very long day!
Thank you. That's good advice.@LongRun64 It does seem to be very busy this year. I passed through Bruma at 11:30 recently and saw three people already waiting to sign in when the Xunta albergue opened at 1pm. In your position I would wait until I was walking to judge numbers at the time before deciding on reservations. I hate committing myself to fixed stages and would only do so if I was certain where I would find myself at the end of the day. I've sometimes set off with a 20km day in mind and ended up walking 40+km because the walking proved good and I was in the mood. But I understand that not everyone has the same approach.
Thank you!I'm planning to fly to Santiago and take a bus to Ferrol. There are several daily.
Just out of curiosity, where did you stay in Bruma? The reason I ask is that according to Gronze there are only roughly 80 beds in the immediate area, and with an average of 100 people a day going through in June '23 alone, it stands to reason that some days a significant number of people are going to need to find alternatives.I walked this camino last June. There were six of us in my family group and we never booked ahead and always found accommodation..
It is about 16km from Sigueiro into Santiago. Easy straightforward walking with very gentle rolling country. If you are looking for a similar length of day before Sigueiro then there is accommodation on the route at A Rua and O Outeiro or you can go a couple of km off-route to hostals in Ordes. Gronze has details for accommodation in this section.How might one plan the last two nights, allowing for roughly 16 K a day?
Thanks! Are there generally enough beds in Sigueiro? I'm just thinking that other camino routes have a variety of places to stay for the last night before SdC.It is about 16km from Sigueiro into Santiago. Easy straightforward walking with very gentle rolling country. If you are looking for a similar length of day before Sigueiro then there is accommodation on the route at A Rua and O Outeiro or you can go a couple of km off-route to hostals in Ordes. Gronze has details for accommodation in this section.
Hospital de Bruma - Sigüeiro | Camino Inglés | Gronze.com
La etapa, con desniveles poco significativos, transcurre en su mayor parte por pistas de asfalto o de tierra, cruzando pequeños pueblos. Durante la jornada disfrutaremos de varios tramos por bosque, muy bonitos y solitarios. A tener en cuenta que la etapa es muy escasa en cuanto a servicios...www.gronze.com
I haven't heard of Sigueiro being a particular trouble spot. A few private albergues and hostals. If you are looking at the private albergues do be careful about the latest check-in times which can be surprisingly early in the day. Though if you are walking a 16km day that is probably not a major issue.Thanks! Are there generally enough beds in Sigueiro? I'm just thinking that other camino routes have a variety of places to stay for the last night before SdC.
Sigüeiro seems to have a surprising amount of accommodation. Whilst I saw and have since heard of people struggling to find cheap accommodation in Pontedeume, and anything at all in Bruma, I've not heard of anyone having issues here.Thanks! Are there generally enough beds in Sigueiro? I'm just thinking that other camino routes have a variety of places to stay for the last night before SdC.
Thank you.I'm planning to fly to Santiago and take a bus to Ferrol. There are several daily.
Loads of places to book online it seems certainly for my date.Thanks! Are there generally enough beds in Sigueiro? I'm just thinking that other camino routes have a variety of places to stay for the last night before SdC.
As you’ve booked everything else anyway, and you don’t want to worry about a possible bed race, book the private Albergue at Bruma.After doing the Portuguese, the Frances and the Norte, I only had the VDLP to do, in terms of my wish list, and have been trying to see if I could find a way to ‘shoehorn’ it into this year. That has proved to be fruitless mainly because I have a 3 week holiday in Coruna in Aug/Sept and whilst I would certainly forego it, my partner won’t!!!
Been getting the itch to do a Camino and then of course it ocurred to me, why not do the Ingles (from Ferrol) at the end of the Coruña trip. So that’s the plan.
Intended date is starting 19 Sep. Know nothing about it but currently on a 30 hour train journey so the research starts now. Just read the Kat Davis (RIP) report (I love her blog as it’s sharp and punchy). She did it 10 years ago and met virtually nobody so was dreaming about a nice quiet walk with no bed race. I would lose a bed race as a slow walker though I am good with distance.
And then I saw this!!! Anyway any thoughts/advice always welcome. I have sketched it out a little based on Kat’s thoughts, and the Buen Camino app, and make a few bookings in Ferrol, Puentedueme, Sigueira, and Santiago.
Wasn’t aware of that place and that the town I been stressing about!’As you’ve booked everything else anyway, and you don’t want to worry about a possible bed race, book the private Albergue at Bruma.
Ironic that you haven’t, because in my view it’s the only pinch point/place where booking is advised! Unless you really want to walk an extra 10 km that day….
ALBERGUE SAN LORENZO DE BRUMA
+34 619 46 42 40
https://g.co/kgs/iCxCP1r
If you are happy with a dorm bed then this place seems to have places available in SeptemberDon’t suppose you have any links for Betanzos. Can only get a private for €50 which is way over my normal price!!!
Wasn’t aware of that place and that the town I been stressing about!’
Ah that’s great - thank you so much!!! I owe you! Duly booked!
Don’t suppose you have any links for Betanzos. Can only get a private for €50 which is way over my normal price!!! Thanks again!!
Ah thank you very much!! Yes just found via Gronze and duly booked! Very appreciated!!If you are happy with a dorm bed then this place seems to have places available in September
I spent 2 days in A Coruna last week - what a lovely city! Lots of Roman stuff, great beach, excellent food. I hope you have a great time there.After doing the Portuguese, the Frances and the Norte, I only had the VDLP to do, in terms of my wish list, and have been trying to see if I could find a way to ‘shoehorn’ it into this year. That has proved to be fruitless mainly because I have a 3 week holiday in Coruna in Aug/Sept and whilst I would certainly forego it, my partner won’t!!!
Been getting the itch to do a Camino and then of course it ocurred to me, why not do the Ingles (from Ferrol) at the end of the Coruña trip. So that’s the plan.
Intended date is starting 19 Sep. Know nothing about it but currently on a 30 hour train journey so the research starts now. Just read the Kat Davis (RIP) report (I love her blog as it’s sharp and punchy). She did it 10 years ago and met virtually nobody so was dreaming about a nice quiet walk with no bed race. I would lose a bed race as a slow walker though I am good with distance.
And then I saw this!!! Anyway any thoughts/advice always welcome. I have sketched it out a little based on Kat’s thoughts, and the Buen Camino app, and make a few bookings in Ferrol, Puentedueme, Sigueira, and Santiago.
Ah great thank you. Spent a brief hour there once but don’t know it all all but exciting to be visiting!I spent 2 days in A Coruna last week - what a lovely city! Lots of Roman stuff, great beach, excellent food. I hope you have a great time there.
We stayed in Presedo and then walked through Bruma to O Poulo where we stayed in the lovely new very large albergue which was almost empty.Just out of curiosity, where did you stay in Bruma? The reason I ask is that according to Gronze there are only roughly 80 beds in the immediate area, and with an average of 100 people a day going through in June '23 alone, it stands to reason that some days a significant number of people are going to need to find alternatives.
Incidentally the May numbers have already significantly exceeded the numbers for June last year ( 5/24: 3679 vs 6/23: 3048).
That's an additional 20 people per day.
Which is nothing on the Frances, but significant for the Inglés.
So you staged around Bruma, good call. Hopefully more people will start to follow your example. Is there much there in terms of infrastructure (bar, cafe, restaurant?)We stayed in Presedo and then walked through Bruma to O Poulo where we stayed in the lovely new very large albergue which was almost empty.
I am always keen to book a bed ahead due to my slow walking so just didn't want to take any chances. (I know something normally turns up but it will play on my mind). Anyway thanks to folks on her I managed to nail everything down in less than an hour with the following itinerary - Ferrol - Pontedueme - Betanzos - Bruma- Sigueiro - Santiago.We stayed in Presedo and then walked through Bruma to O Poulo where we stayed in the lovely new very large albergue which was almost empty.
A very good restaurant next door to the albergue.So you staged around Bruma, good call. Hopefully more people will start to follow your example. Is there much there in terms of infrastructure (bar, cafe, restaurant?)
If you have the time, would you consider posting your stages? As per the title of this thread, more and more people are walking the Inglés. Last year alone several people asked for alternatives to the standard stages which most of us have walked (which @TravellingMan22 has now chosen).A very good restaurant next door to the albergue.
I have exactly the same attitude as you. "I hate committing myself to fixed stages and would only do so if I was certain where I would find myself at the end of the day. I've sometimes set off with a 20km day in mind and ended up walking 40+km" What to do wrt the bed race ? Im planning the full Camino in March 2025 and Im really unsure what to do wrt booking as I have experienced not being able to get a bed due to capacity. Also I have another problem to address in that I don't like to finish early, and I like to walk on into the evening say 1800 or so, and that reduces the chance of getting a municipal albergue even further. My wife and I like to walk 30km per day and don't like to be tied to that as sometimes its 20km and sometimes its 40km. My outline schedule has us completing the Camino in 25 days walking circa 30km per day but I certainly don't want to book the 25 places ahead as I know that it wont turn out that way. We also plan to take maybe 2 days rest when we arrive in some of the bigger towns so that will definitely upset the draft schedule. I know no one has the answer to my particular scenario but any comments would be welcome. Buen Camino.Thank you. That's good advice.
I have exactly the same attitude as you. "I hate committing myself to fixed stages and would only do so if I was certain where I would find myself at the end of the day. I've sometimes set off with a 20km day in mind and ended up walking 40+km" What to do wrt the bed race ? Im planning the full Camino in March 2025 and Im really unsure what to do wrt booking as I have experienced not being able to get a bed due to capacity. Also I have another problem to address in that I don't like to finish early, and I like to walk on into the evening say 1800 or so, and that reduces the chance of getting a municipal albergue even further. My wife and I like to walk 30km per day and don't like to be tied to that as sometimes it’s 20km and sometimes it’s 40km. My outline schedule has us completing the Camino in 25 days walking circa 30km per day but I certainly don't want to book the 25 places ahead as I know that it wont turn out that way. We also plan to take maybe 2 days rest when we arrive in some of the bigger towns so that will definitely upset the draft schedule. I know no one has the answer to my particular scenario but any comments would be welcome. Buen Camino.
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