The 2018 Isle of Wight Walking Festival, sponsored by Warner Leisure Hotels, has been launched with a new look website published by Visit Isle of Wight.
This year’s Isle of Wight Walking Festival runs between 28th April and 13th May and aims to bring thousands more visitors to the Island outside of the traditional peak season. A brand new website has now gone live which includes, for the first time, the opportunity for walkers to reserve their walks online.
For 2018 there are over 90 walks to take on – they range from gentle strolls through some of the Island’s most beautiful scenery to the epic 66 mile Isle of Wight Challenge.
The popular festival was saved in 2017 following an 11th hour injection of support from Visit Isle of Wight.
A spokesperson for Visit Isle of Wight has said:
“We’re proud to be able to put on the Isle of Wight Walking Festival for a second year, and are delighted that we have secured sponsorship support from Warner Leisure Hotels.
“It was highlighted by Wight BID levy payers as an important event in the Isle of Wight’s calendar and vital to bringing visitors during the traditional non-peak ‘shoulder’ season.
“We are especially thrilled at the passion and dedication the walk leaders have shown in making this year’s Walking Festival into what promises to be a fantastic event.”
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Joanne Forey, Sales Manager for Warner Leisure Hotels – who are sponsoring this year’s event – has said:
“The Isle of Wight has so much to offer walkers, from its breath taking coastal paths to forest trails, so we’re excited to sponsor this year’s Isle of Wight Walking Festival.
“Our Bembridge Coast and Norton Grange hotels attract walkers from across the UK who love exploring everything the Isle of Wight has to offer, so it’s important that we support local events like this that showcase the Island and its treasures.
“Our hotel teams are passionate about the surrounding countryside, and are always on hand to advise our guests on the must-see attractions across the island. After all, the IOW really is beautiful, who wouldn’t want to explore it?”
