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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 exer

cise 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.

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.

27/03/2026

Brand new Jane Foster stroller/buggy for sale in the Kington Community Shop this week. £30.00 or nearest offer. DM or call into the shop if interested! Kington Walks has the shop until Monday.

18/02/2026

Path Care in Progress! 🪏🧹
A massive thank you to our incredible Footpath Maintenance Team who have been out in force today! 👏
The team has been busy clearing and tidying the path at Board School Lane, making sure it’s in tip-top condition for the Spring Walking Festival this April. Thanks to these volunteers, it's looking better than ever. 🌿✨
Kington is a "Walkers are Welcome" town, and it's all thanks to the dedicated people who work behind the scenes to keep our rights of way open and accessible for everyone.
Want to see their handy work for yourself? Many of our festival walks will be using these freshly cleared paths!
Grab your tickets *link in bio*👉 kingtonwalks.org

08/01/2026

The footpath team have been out again and installed their first self-closing gate in 2026, replacing a stile on the Mortimer/Herefordshire trails.

29/11/2025

Preparations are well underway for today’s celebrations 🎉🥂
Come and join us today in the PLACE-DE-MARINES in Kington from 10:30am!!

23/11/2025

In the past 2 years, 150 footpath issues have been reported. These include; 26 stiles or gates which have been repaired or replaced (with accessible kissing gates, or self closing gates), replaced signage covering over 30 miles, and installing colour coded signage for Six Great Walks Around Kington. 🥾
Some great work done by our footpath maintenance team!
Check out some before and after shots 📸⬇️

14/11/2025

We are completely over the moon to announce we have received The King’s Award for Voluntary Service 2025! A massive thank you to all of our volunteers! From Walking4Health, our footpath maintenance team, Walk Leaders (past & present) our festival team and many more, this is a massive achievement. What an honour! ⭐️🏆🥾

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Kington
HR53AL

Website

http://www.kingtonwalks.org/

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