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Welcome to the Church Stretton Walking Festival website.

The dates for our 2020 Festival are: 18th - 21st June.

We are currently considering the Coronavirus situation and its effect on the festival. Watch this space for a decision soon.

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. As in previous years, we have the ever-popular Map & Compass courses on the weekend before the festival on Sunday 14th June so you can brush up on skills ready for 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!

Walks are now finalised, details are on the Walks Page, and BOOKINGS ARE OPEN!

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 4th/5th April 2020. 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: