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2020 Brochure

2019-07-02

The 2020 Brochure will be available from January 1st 2020. For an idea of what the programme might include, the 2019 brochure is still available here:

Click here to download

Our Supporters

2019-07-02

ROBIN ELT SHOES

Wide range of footwear at shops in Abergavenny, Great Malvern, Hereford, Leominster, Ludlow, Pershore and Worcester

https://www.robineltshoes.co.uk

MALVERN HILLS HOTEL

Food, drink and boutique hotel rooms

http://malvernhillshotel.co.uk

THE GLASSHOUSE CAFÉ, HOLLOWAYS, LOWER COURT, SUCKLEY

Award-winning Cafe

https://www.holloways.co.uk

SALLY'S PLACE

British Camp pit stop!

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g186423-d9709954-Reviews-Sally_s_Place-Great_Malvern_Malvern_Hills_Worcestershire_England.html

MALVERN HILLS TRUST

Protecting and managing Malvern's Hills and Commons

http://www.malvernhills.org.uk

NEPETA

Business, website and IT support

https://nepeta.co.uk

MALVERN HILLS DISTRICT COUNCIL

https://www.malvernhills.gov.uk/

Welcome

2019-07-01

Welcome to our website.

The website will re-open its doors on January 1st to the 2020 programme of walks. It will feature

the full list of walks, anything from an evening stroll to a 65-mile hike over 6 days;
a search option, letting you search by length of walk, difficulty of walk and date;
a booking facility, complete with email confirmation of your booking;
the ability to contact us with questions, suggestions or comments; links to local information, including accommodation; and
PDFs of our brochure and of a summary on one page of all our walks.

The Festival will start on Saturday 23rd May 2020 and end on Sunday 31st May.

Booking Notes

2019-07-01

PLEASE NOTE

There is a non-refundable fee of £4 per walk per person. Where transport is provided (multi-day and certain other walks) the cost is included in the fee and noted in the description of the walk.

If the booking includes transport we will try to re-sell your place on the walk if notified at least 3 weeks before the walk. We cannot guarantee that it can be re-sold.

Bookings for the multi-day walks can only be taken for the complete walk.

We will confirm bookings via email, giving you options for payment. Fees are payable on receipt of our confirmation of your booking.

You can make multiple bookings on the same form.

If you are booking a walk or walks for more than one person, please use the comments box below to tell us their names and where possible their email addresses, in case we need to contact them.

Be aware that the postcodes provided will take you to the general area, and not normally exactly to the meeting point. The OS map grid reference provided is more definitive.

Finishing times given are approximate, depending as they do on the size and speed of the group, the number of stiles, weather, etc.

Walk numbers: when bookings for a walk reach reach a maximum (usually 15 - 25) we will show the walk as fully booked. If you'd like to be added to a waiting list, please make a booking: you will receive confirmation that you have been added to the waiting list for that walk.

Footwear and clothing should be suitable for the prevailing weather and the type of walk. Walking boots and waterproofs (worn or carried) are normally advisable.

Exceptional weather: walk leaders will be at the start point whatever the conditions. Decisions will then be made whether to re-route the walk or to cancel should walkers’ safety be in any doubt.

Refreshments: please take drink and a light snack if you wish, or more substantial refreshments where requested. Check the walk description regarding tea shops etc. en route and the pub lunch option at the end of the walk

Dogs: we are very sorry, but dogs are not allowed on any walk unless stated otherwise.

Walks Grading

Leisurely / Gentle: suitable for all levels of fitness; gentle pace; few or no stiles.

Easy: suitable for most levels of fitness; ; some stiles; some ascents/descents.

Moderate: some steep and/or difficult sections; a quantity of stiles.

Hard: long, and steep in places; a good level of fitness is needed

Strenuous: very long, with steep sections; a high level of fitness is needed.

You will asked when making your booking to confirm that you are fit to undertake your walk. Please bear in mind the grading of the walk and your level of fitness. Dropping out of a walk is rarely possible and you should be able to complete the walk without holding your fellow walkers up.

Maps of Start Points

2019-07-01

For the first time in 2019 we included a link at the end of the walk descriptions to a map with the walk's start point. Clicking on the link opens a new tab in your browser giving an aerial map with the start point marked on it. At the bottom of the page you can select "Show points on OpenStreetMap" or "Show points on OS Map" to give different maps.

We hope that it works, and that it is useful - let us know!

Facebook

2019-06-02

Our Facebook page, remains active even though the Festival is over for another year. Just not as active as it is in the run-up to the Festival.

Festival. If you're on Facebook, take a look. If you like it, please share with friends, relations, acquaintances, anyone really.

Summary of 2019 Walks

2018-12-29

The whole programme on a single page (just).

Click to download here

How to find your walk

2017-12-24

EITHER: click on "WALKS" to look at all walks except the Challenge trails and hikes.

To look at the 5 Challenge walks, hover over "WALKS" and select "CHALLENGE" from the drop-down list.

OR: to save trawling through all of our 50+ walks to find the walk or walks that suit you, hover over "WALKS" and select "SEARCH". You can then use the "Search Walks" box to define the Length, Difficulty and Dates you would prefer. The result will be a shortlist, from which you can make your booking, or, we hope, bookings!

You can make multiple bookings on the one form.