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Welcome to the Church Stretton Walking Festival website.

The dates for our 2019 Festival are: 20th - 23rd June.

Church Stretton Walking Festival is continuing to benefit from the injection of new energy and ideas provided by it's many volunteers.

Mainly made up of locals, the volunteers lead groups along favourite routes as well as lesser known ones and there's also a selection of themed walks, including the Map & Compass Course, the night time Stars in Your Skies Walk, and the Landscape Photography Walk. The festival attracts visitors from across the country as well as from further afield including Europe. Due to the success of the Map & Compass courses there are two on the weekend before the festival on Sunday 16th June so you can brush up on skills prior to the main festival.

Our thriving market town is always welcoming to visitors who can enjoy the varied local independent businesses whilst in the town or choose from one of the many excellent quality B&Bs to extend their stay. Why not stay and enjoy the local hospitality!

All walks have now been finalised, and details are on the Walks Page.

We look forward to seeing you in June!

Calling all keen walkers!

Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre is organising the Shropshire Way 80K challenge walk on 6th April 2019. Booking is open, so have a look at the SW80K Website now, to find out all about it!

Caering for Caradoc

Caering for Caradoc - Fix the Fort Appeal

Caer Caradoc is one of our local hills and extremely popular with walkers, particularly as it has a rather challenging ascent. Unfortunately, it has rather become a victim of its own success and has suffered some major erosion, not helped by all those keen walkers. Shropshire Hills AONB Trust are raising money to undertake some repair work to this great local landmark, and they need your help! Please click the logo to find out all about the project on the AONB website.

Other Local Walking Festivals

There are several other walking festivals in Shropshire and further afield, at other times of the year. The following links will take you to their respective websites:

We are very pleased to be supported by: