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Kington Walks committee is made up of enthusiastic walkers and volunteers. THANK YOU TO All OF OUR SUPPORTERS: you know who you are.

Dates for the diary:
Kington Walks Spring Walking Festival 24th-26th April 2026
Kington Walks Autumn Walking Festival 17th-20th September 2026

https://www.kingtonwalks.org/index.php/festival-program Kington Walks is a registered Charity with the sole purpose of promoting community participation in healthy recreation by encouraging and enabling people to partake in regular walks as a form of exercise in Kington and the surrounding area. As well as our bi annual walking festivals, we have a weekly walking for health group and an active footpath maintenance team, led by the Kington footpath officer, working closely with other parish footpath officers and Herefordshire Council. We were established by the Kington Chamber of Trade in 2011 to promote sustainable tourism and to help to preserve Kington's unique atmosphere with support from Herefordshire Council and Kington Town Council. We successfully applied for 'Walkers Are Welcome' status for the town in the same year.

15/09/2026

The Kington Walking Festival starts on Thursday and there are still places on some of the walks. The website will be closed for bookings late tonight but you can still book on walks by either phoning 07708 668316, emailing [email protected] or in person at the festival office in the Burton Hotel from Thursday morning. You will still be able to see details of the walks on the website until after the festival.
For those who have already booked we look forward to seeing during the festival.

05/09/2026

The footpath team made a huge effort this week to clear over 1 km of green lane for Reverend Sally Welch's Pilgrim Path - Church Hopping in England and Wales walk on Friday 18th September as part of the Kington Walking Festival - its popular although there are still some places left.
There are also many other walks as part of the festival, to see and book www.kingtonwalks.org. Only 10 days to go!

01/09/2026

Lovely day carrying out a final recce of the Trig Pillar Trail walk for the Kington Walking Festival (17-20th September) that celebrates the 90th anniversary of the first Trig Pillar and the start of the Retriangulation of Great Britain 1935-1962. Its a great walk and if you ever wondered what Trig Pillars are all about you'll find out!

There are still plenty of other walks to book so take a look at www.kingtonwalks.org to book.

08/08/2026

The Kington Autumn Walking Festival is open for bookings and there are plenty of places on all walks. This post is late due to ridiculous issues with Meta with our Facebook account.
There are walks from 2-13 miles covering historical, botanical, geological subjects and even a walk celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Trig Pillar.
We also have our usual events with our casserole evening, a Drovers Talk and the amazing Wh***ey River Quartet.
Book at www.kingtowalks.org

06/07/2026

Footpath team out again today, replacing a worn out stile with a kissing gate on the Mortimer Trail up on the top of Brampton Scar and then replacing a finger post up on the trail towards Kington.
Hard work but with great weather and fantastic views what's not to like!

10/05/2026

Starting to work on the programme for our September Walking Festival (17-20th September 2026).
Today, I've been out recceing a new Trig Pillar Trail walk to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the first Trig Pillar this year. Everything you ever wanted to know about Trig Pillars and the Retriangulation of Great Britain 1935-1962 and a cracking walk as well!
We will hopefully have the programme of walks on our website by early July.
We are still looking for walk leaders and/or backmarkers so please get in touch with us if you would like to be involved.

29/04/2026

The final stile replaced on the Offa's D**e Path in the local area by the Kington Walks footpath team. While we were finishing it a walker with a dog came along and was so thankful as such stiles are so difficult for some humans and a lot of dogs!

25/04/2026

Many thanks to Yvonne in leading a lovely walk today with the added bonus of tea and cakes at the end as part of the Kington Walking Festival. What great weather for walking. Looking forward to tomorrow's walks (still some places available which can be booked by emailing [email protected] or at Kington Tourist Information centre 9-10 tomorrow)

19/04/2026

Kington Walking Festival - Weather Looking Fine!

Only 5 days to go until the Walking Festival and the weather forecast is very good 😎. There are still walks of all grades available to book at www.kingtonwalks.org and remember all walk fees go to support the work we do from footpath maintenance to walking for health.

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Kington
HR53AL

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http://www.kingtonwalks.org/

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