Haltwhistle Spring Walking Festival

Posted by Ian Brown on Jan 15, 12 07:56 PM in Bloggers

Christmas is over, 2012 has started and we are all getting back into our routines as though nothing has happened.

But amidst all of this the organising committee for the Haltwhistle Waking Festival is putting the final touches to the Spring Walking Festival which is scheduled to run from Saturday 28th April to Monday 7th May.

There are 28 proposed walks in all of varying grades of difficulty and interest, as well as a social eveing. All of the finalised walks and social events will be fully described on their website before February and also booking will be available for online.

Spring brings a renewed freshness to this area which is both wild and rugged as well as very beautiful, and the walks provide a great opportunity to see the best of this area in good company. The headline long walks this spring will be the Burns and Crags over the first weekend and the 3 day Hexham to Haltwhistle via Burn Tongues over the second weekend. There will be something of interest to everyone as Real Ale, Bird watching, Drumming, Singing, Conservation, Alpacas and much more have all been included in the programme.

In addition to the Walking Festival, walkers and runners are reminded about the 4th annual Haltwhistle Challenge which takes place on 19th May. The Haltwhistle Challenge is a 26 mile cross country event, the Challenge for walkers is to complete the course within 11 hours whilst runners will be hand-timed. There are no prizes for the fastest finishers. Further details will also be appearing on the Walking Festival website

So now it is time to dust off your walking boots and prepare yourself for this brilliantly organised and well established walking festival and may be even the Haltwhistle Challenge.

For further details visit the website, or to request a brochure email haltywalkfest@btinternet.com or ring 01434 322025 (Please leave message on the answerphone if there is no answer)

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