Events, Festivals and Exhibitions

The 20^th Herefordshire Walking Festival will be held from 18 until 26 June. In total there will be 50 walks ranging from two to 25 miles covering a range of difficulty spread over the nine days.

To mark the 20th anniversary Visit Herefordshire will celebrate the relaunch of the Herefordshire Trail, a 150-mile circular walking route linking five market towns: Bromyard, Kington, Ledbury, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye on 17 June.

20th Anniversary Celebrations

Celebrations will include fifteen walks running concurrently on the Herefordshire Trail with each walk led by different leaders with themes such as: sustainability, heritage and folklore. The walks will be open to the public to join.

About the Herefordshire Walking Festival

The initial Herefordshire Walking Festival was held in 2002 as a sign that the county was open for walking after the 2001 foot and mouth epidemic. It is now a pivotal factor in attracting visitors to Herefordshire. The county is blessed with magnificent scenery, especially Brecon Beacons National Park, Malvern Hills, Wye Valley, Offas Dyke, Mortimer Forest and numerous nature reserves for walkers to enjoy.

For the 2022 Herefordshire festival, walks include: Wye Valley Challenge, Herefordshire Trail, Golden Valley Challenge Walk, The Olchon Horseshoe, Cider Solstice Walk, and Yew Tree Medical Rehydration Walk, City walks, Church visits and WW1 Memorial Walks. They accommodate walkers of all levels, as well as wheelchair bound and the visually impaired. The organisers work together with Herefordshire Ramblers and Disabled Ramblers.

A list of walks can be found here.

When is the Herefordshire Walking Festival?

18 to 26 June, 2022.

Tickets for the Festival

Can be purchased here. There is a booking fee of £6.50 per walk.

Herefordshire Walking Festival

For more information, visit the Hereford Walking Festival website. For ideas on things to do in Herefordshire and what’s on Hereford, visit: www.visitherefordshire.co.uk.