The Isle of Wight Walking Festival is ready to welcome ramblers of all ages and abilities to this years’ great outdoors event between 9th-22nd October.
Working closely with the Isle of Wight Ramblers Association, the National Trust and a number of volunteer ‘Walk Leaders’, the walks are graded by pace; from gentle, to moderate through to strenuous walks for the more experienced hiker.
With less than 4 weeks to go, we’re being encouraged to get booking, as some walks are filling up fast.
Newly released highlights include 13 family friendly walks hosted by the New Carnival Company featuring community arts installations, ghost walks with local expert Marc Tuckey, a forest ramble with DJ and Camp Bestival organiser Rob Da Bank, while toddlers and young children can join the hunt for real-life unicorns with the ‘Unicorn Treasure Hunt and Story Time’ at the Island Riding Centre.
Sarah Alexander, Co Project Manager of the Isle of Wight Walking Festival says the line-up of walks offers something for everyone:
“We are excited to offer over 100 unique and special walks – new and old – across the whole Island, hosted by our knowledgeable Walk Leaders and volunteers.
“There’s a route for everyone, of all ages, from historical short strolls too longer treks that get the heart racing – it’s something to do with your family, your friends or on your own.
“We are looking forward to seeing people switch off and enjoy the great outdoors on the Island this autumn”.
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Find out more at isleofwightwalkingfestival.co.uk.
The Island has some beautiful walks, disgusting though the council have let so many footpaths become so over grown, making it painful and difficult to access many of the lesser used ones.
Seems there is always plenty of funding for wasters in society, yet one thing the Island has is its natural beauty, (until the developers build over it) yet it’s so hard for the type of visitors the Island needs to access many lesser known places now.
I’m guessing the Natural environment is better for not having humans traipsing all through it. Leave it to Nature, humans contaminate nearly everything they touch. Look what has happened to the planet, because of human beings, nothing else has done it.
One needs to go equipped with a strimmer and hege cutter now the council consider byeways and footpaths a low priority for attracting vistiors here.
They instead are finding a more lucrative way of gaining funds by immersing our beauty in concrete and brick, which once built over, will be then gone for the rest of eternity.
Planning should never be given lightly, and never by one group, as the risk of corruption is too high.
Yes and maybe in the process destroying certain rare wild plants that may be the last of their species and would never have a chance to grow again. As long as brambles and nettles are not completely in the way, a few other wild plants should be there. It may come as a great surprise to some humans, but the Natural areas, what is left of them. are not there for the benefit of human beings.
Why does “walking” now have to organised for us. Can’t people just walk anyway?
Because, Sir Digby, when presented with a beautiful island such as ours, most overners, and those on their hollibobs, can’t find their arse in the bath with both hands. ‘Can you tell me how to get to St. Catherine’s Lighthouse?’, they say. ‘It’s that massive white tower, directly in front of you, with the flashing light atop of it!’, say I.