Only as much as you can carry, so try to pack multi-purpose items
- Adaptable clothes you can also wear in the evenings
- Versatile footwear with very light sandals or similar for indoors
- Toiletries in small bottles, or bags/sachets and lightweight towels – they’re usually provided in decent hotels/B&Bs
- Essential pack: torch, first aid kit, Swiss army knife, mapping system, laces
- Cyclists should add: puncture repair kit, spare tubes, lights, multi-tool and chain tool to above
- Camping gear, if appropriate: what to take and how to carry your camping gear
What NOT to take:
Anything heavy and not absolutely necessary like:
- Heavy extra shoes
- Jeans
- Any other than essential toiletries
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