Summer Festivals

No, not Muse or Seasick Steve at Glastonbury, Paramore at Reading or any of the rubbish at V 2010, but Summer Walking Festivals in Wales.

The 6th Annual Gower Walking Festival starts just over a week after our own visit to Llangennith and Rhossili. Taking place between 5th and 21st June 2010, the festival includes a series of 55 walks!!

Gower Welsh Assembly Member, Edwina Hart will officially open the Festival with the ‘Bay Walk for the Visually Impaired’ on Saturday June 5th. Traditional walks such as the Swansea Outdoor Group’s Gower Gallop, coastal walks, and the walk to the nose of Worms Head (sorry but nesting birds will prevent this particular highlight?) all form part of a varied programme.

On Sunday 6th starting at Three Cliffs Bay, Pennard, including a safe but exhilarating boat trip aboard the 'Sea Serpent'. Walkers will board in shallow water (a small towel will be needed). Your walking clobber will be placed in waterproof bags and you will be put ashore in knee–deep water. An experienced walk leader will guide you back to Mumbles along the coastal route.

A walk from Rhossili to Worms Head takes place on Monday 7th, while 24-hours later 'Dylan Thomas Uplands Circular' contains many references to his childhood and growing up in the Uplands district of Swansea. This walk includes a visit to Cwmdonkin Park.

The Gower Gallop takes pkace on Saturday 12th, when you can select from a choice of three circular walks from Pennard – find your way from checkpoint to checkpoint over a distance of 12.5, 20 or 30 miles.

Full details of the whole programme can be found here

Brecon Walking Festival - takes place between Saturday 3rd to 8th July.

Welsh Valleys Walking Festival - tales place between 4th to 19th September.

More details to follow nearer the dates.