Win Tickets to the Hay-on-Wye walking festival worth £120

Win Tickets to the Hay-on-Wye walking festival worth £120 none

The inaugural Hay Walking Festival is taking place from Friday 7th - Sunday 9th October. The purpose of the festival is to showcase the best walking and scenery that the area has to offer and to attract visitors to the area out of the main tourist season.

Many people associate Hay-on-Wye with books: as home to the annual literary festival, and a centre for second hand and antiquarian bookshops.

But it is also a wonderful centre for walking, with easy access to the Brecon Beacons National Park, Offa's Dyke Trail, the Black Mountains, the Wye Valley, the Golden Valley and the Black & White Villages of Herefordshire.

The Festival has 22 guided walks for all ages and abilities, from full days to a few hours, together with some special interest walks led by experts with knowledge of local history, archaeology, and geology.

There are opportunities too to acquire new skills including Nordic walking techniques, map reading and map interpretation.

There is also a programme of evening events for those not too exhausted by daytime activities.

The Festival is being organised by the Hay Tourism Group, a small group of local businesses and accommodation providers committed to the development of sustainable tourism in and around Hay-on-Wye.

To download your own walks in The Brecon Beacons see Walks in The Brecon Beacons

For some day walks on The Offa's Dyke National Trail see Walks, Routes and Maps on The Offa's Dyke Path

To walk in The Black Mountains see Walk route maps in The Black Mountains

For walks in The Wye Valley see Walks, routes & maps in The Royal Forest of Dean and The Wye Valley

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