Lace up your walking boots and grab your walking stick, the Monmouthshire Walking Festival returns in June! The week long festival will encompass both serious walks and light hearted, quirky activities, including a Summer Solstice Cider party on the 24th (ticketing details to be released shortly).
Highlights include:
Tickets are on sale now from the website, all priced at £5 per walk.
To get in touch, visit the website, email them on info@walkinginmonmouthshire.org or give them a call on 01291 690266. So go on, experience Monmouthshire the way it was meant to be.
Celebrating primarily the great Hereforshire Countryside, this walking festival also encompasses many walks along and over the Wye Valley. Here are the walks you might be interested in:
To get in touch about tickets, call 01432 268430 or email walking@walkingfestival.co.uk.
Every October is the Monmouthshire Walking Festival, a fantastic event spanning the whole county. With all sorts of walks and activities it really is the best way to explore Monmouthshire with like minded people. 2012 Events are still being planned, but there will be around 30 walks and special interest events to take part in.
Its compact size yet incredibly diverse topography makes Monmouthshire a fantastic place to walk. The Wye Valley gorge contrasts with the pastoral landscape of the Usk Valley, and the coastal flats on the Severn Estuary provide wildly different walking terrain to the hills and ridges of the Black Mountains in the north.
The Monmouthshire walking festivals have been organised as part of the county's rural development programme. Chief among the aims are the promotion of walking as a reason to visit and for general healthy living. And if there's a chance to highlight the culture, wildlife and food of Monmouthshire, all the better. In fact, many walks are led by locals providing insightful commentary along the way.
As an example, here is a video about the fantastic first Walking Festival!
Remember to view the Monmouthshire Walking Festival website for all the details.