The 2019 programme is being prepared and so is not yet available, but you can download the 2018 programme here to get an impression of what is in store for next year.

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Welcome

2017-12-26

Welcome to our website.

The website will open its doors on January 1st to the 2019 programme of walks. It features

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 25th May 2019 and end on Sunday 2nd June.

Planning the 2019 Festival

2017-12-25

The 2019 walking festival.

There's a mix of multi-day walks, all-day walks and morning, afternoon, and evening walks. Their length ranges from gentle strolls of 2 or 3 miles to long, challenging walks, but there are many walks of 5 to 8 miles and several over 10 miles to choose from. A rich variety of themes and places of interest is covered and all the walks are led by enthusiastic local experts, keen to share their knowledge with the group.

The walks are organized in five categories, from Leisurely / Gentle to Strenuous.

The website will open on 1st January 2019 with full details of all walks; brochures are available at Tourist Information Centres and at other outlets in the Malvern area. As usual the website has the facility to make bookings. Alternatively bookings can be made through the Tourist Information Centre in Malvern.

If accommodation is needed, the TIC has lists of all types of places to stay, www.visitthemalverns.org

For a wide choice of excellent B&Bs, visit Malvern’s B&B Consortium at www.malvernbbc.co.uk

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.

Booking Notes

2017-12-22

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 20-25) 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.

Other Walking Festivals

2017-12-20

Other Walking Festivals take place throughout the year. Here's a list of some of them together with contact details.

Crickhowell Walking Festival

Saturday 9^th to Sunday 17^th March 2019

www.crickhowellfestival.com

Kington Walks

Spring Walking Weekend - 12th - 14th April 2019

Kington Walking Festival - 19^th - 22^nd September 2019

www.kingtonwalks.org

Talgarth Walking Festival

Friday 3rd - Sunday 6th May 2019.

www.talgarthwalkingfestival.org

Llangollen Walking Festival

Saturday 4^th – Monday 6^th May 2019

www.llangollenwalkingfestival.co.uk

Bishop’s Castle Walking Festival

Wednesday 15^th – Sunday 19^th May 2019

www.walkingfestival.co.uk

Trefriw Walking Festival

Friday 18^th – Sunday 20^th May 2018

www.trefriwwalkingfestival.co.uk/Herefordshire Walking Festival

Saturday 16^th to Sunday 24^th June 2018

www.walkingfestival.com

Offer

2017-12-01

OLPRO

If you’re interested in camping or caravanning, we’ve had an offer from a local company to buy equipment at a discount. OLPRO (Outdoor Leisure Products, in case you’re wondering) is a family run business founded in 2011 and based in Little Witley. It offers quality camping and caravanning gear, designed for the Great British outdoors. If you enter malvernw at the check-out at www.olproshop.com you’ll receive a 10% discount. Everything is delivered free.

Facebook

2017-11-21

Our Facebook page, has been active before and after the 2017 Festival and is gearing up for the 2019 Festival. If you're on Facebook, take a look. If you like it, please share with friends, relations, acquaintances, anyone really.