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We have two aims:
to promote the interests of local walkers in Wellington;
to promote Wellington to walkers elsewhere.
Wellington Walking Festival 2026
14th to 20th September
Our 2026 festival has now ended.
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The full programme can still be downloaded here if you want to see what we did.
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​Our 2026 festival featured 36 walks ranging from gentle strolls to a strenuous 14 mile walk, with something to suit everyone.
There were showings of the "The North" film too.
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It included walks on the Heritage Open Days theme of the history of everyday working people, and walks on the Flora 250 programme on the theme of Dr William Withering. Also, by request, there were more short "just walks".
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​Excluding the film, we think that 264 people took part, with a total of 468 attendances on walks.​
We estimate that collectively we walked 2517 miles, this equates to the approximate distance from Wellington to Baku, Azerbaijan, or to the NorthEast tip of Nova Scotia.
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One of the walks was cancelled due to a combination of very low bookings and the leader's knee giving problems earlier in the week. We were again relatively lucky with the weather, apart from 1 of the walks on the Monday, and the Wednesday, and Friday afternoon walks. These continued as planned and seemed to be enjoyed.
There are lots of photos on Facebook, and a selection in our Festival 2026 Gallery.​​​​​​​​​​
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For those who took part in the Fungus Foray, or for anybody else who might be interested, our guest leader for the event has supplied a detailed list of all the species that were found which can be seen here.
2026 Festival Feedback
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​We have analysed your feedback and taken note of the suggestions for improvement. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive,
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​Here are some typical comments:
"A lovely, interesting walk from two warm, friendly ladies."
"I enjoyed all events the guides were really helpful and welcoming. There was a great variety of walks to choose from"
"Excellent organisation. Variety of events with something suitable for everyone.."
"The guest leader was very enthusiastic and well informed on the topic of Canals and Mines in Lilleshall. He made this walk very interesting, and involved some of the walkers, who had memories of grand parents working in the area, in the chats. If would be a nice walk for next year's programme."
"Great route, exploring my favourite paths on the Wrekin. Lovely to incorporate New Works and Steeraway. Stunning day helped with enjoyment. Good pace. Definitely a good walk for all for the festival."
"I'm not a Facebook user, would you consider another medium for photos and updates"
"Split out the Thursday walks to different days. I would liked to have done most of these and was forced to make a choice instead."​
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