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The Walking Festival features dozens of walks over nine days.


Please click on the dates below to view the walks that are on offer each day.



24/05/08

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26/05/08

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Monday 26/05/2008

TimeLocation
Bidford-on-Avon Health Walk

10:00 amBidford-on-Avon
Weddington

10:30 amWeddington - Nuneaton
Wicked Warwick Walk

11:00 amWarwick
Stratford Town Walk

11:00 pmStratford-upon-Avon
History of the Hills at Burton Dassett Country Park

2:00 pmBurton Dassett
Literary Warwick

2:15 pmWarwick
Stratford Town Ghost Walk

7:30 pmStratford-upon-Avon


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The historic Lord Leycester Hospital in Warwick
Burton Dassett Tor
Bidford-on-Avon Bridge
Shakespeare's Birthplace

Walk Details
Monday 26 May 2008


Bidford-on-Avon Health Walk


An easy stroll along the lovely River Avon, the golf course and on the Heart of England Way towards Broom. Mostly on flat tarmac surfaces.

Start: 10.00 am The bridge across the River Avon, Bidford-on-Avon.
Walk Pace: Gentle
Duration: Less than 1 hour
Cost: Free

Walk organised by Stratford-on-Avon District Council.
For more details call 01789 260646.

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Weddington


Walk alongside the River Anker and over Sandon Fields towards Caldecote. Finish at St James church.

Start: 10.30am Weddington Church Hall, Nuneaton.
Walk Pace: Moderate
Duration: 1 hour
Cost: Free

Walk organised by Nuneaton & Bedworth Leisure Trust.
For more details call 02476 400583.
  • Dogs on leads welcome
  • Wear sturdy shoes/boots
  • Car parking available at the start of the walk

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Wicked Warwick Walk


A look at some of Warwick's less pleasant past, including scandals and deaths, and the stories that the guide books rarely mention!

Start: 11.00am Warwick Tourist Information Centre.
Walk Pace: Gentle
Duration: 1.5 miles, 1 hour 30 minutes
Cost: £3 per head

Booking essential - please call 01926 413419.

Walk organised by Arden Tour Guides.
For more details call 07801 962981.
  • Dogs on leads welcome
  • Toilets available at the start
  • Toilets available along route
  • Car parking available at the start of the walk

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Stratford Town Walk


Award winning guided walk around Shakespeare's Stratford. Discover its magic and secrets, floods, fires, plague, medieval cures and old sayings. Discount vouchers with ticket. Wheelchair friendly.

Start: 11.00 am Waterside junction - opposite Sheep Street (nr RSC), Stratford-upon-Avon.
Walk Pace: Gentle
Duration: 1.25 miles, up to 2 hours
Cost: Adults £5; Over 65s & Students £4; Children (under 16) £2; Under 5s Free.

Walk organised by Stratford Town Walk
For more details call 07855 760377, or visit
www.stratfordtownwalk.co.uk
  • Dogs on leads welcome
  • Refreshments available along route
  • Toilets available at the start
  • Toilets available along route
  • Car parking available at the start of the walk

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History of the Hills at Burton Dassett Country Park


A 2-mile walk around the hills, discovering the fascinating history of this parish, followed by tea with the Vicar in All Saints Church.

Start: 2:00 pm Below the beacon at Burton Dassett Country Park.
Walk Pace: Gentle
Duration: 2 miles, 2 hours
Cost: Adults £1.50; Concessions £1.00; Families £3.50.

Walks organised by Warwickshire County Council's Country Parks.
For more details call 01827 872660.
  • Dogs on leads welcome
  • Refreshments available along route
  • Toilets available at the start
  • Wear sturdy shoes/boots
  • Car parking available at the start of the walk

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Literary Warwick


A look at the places occupied or used by various writers who have visited or lived in Warwick.

Start: 2.15pm Warwick Tourist Information Centre.
Walk Pace: Gentle
Duration: 1.5 miles, 1 hour 30 minutes.
Cost: £3 per head

Booking essential - please call 01926 413419.

Walk organised by Arden Tour Guides.
For more details call 07801 962981.
  • Dogs on leads welcome
  • Toilets available at the start
  • Toilets available along route
  • Car parking available at the start of the walk

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Stratford Town Ghost Walk


Award winning entertaining Ghost Walk around the historic streets of Stratford. Tales of ghosts, witches, murder and mayhem. Guided by professional magician, member of Equity.

Start: 7.30pm Waterside junction - opposite Sheep Street (nr RSC), Stratford-upon-Avon.
Walk Pace: Gentle
Duration: 1 mile, 1 hour 30 minutes.
Cost: Adults £5; Children (under 16) £3.

Booking essential - please call 07855 760377.

Walk organised by Stratford Town Ghost Walk.
For more details call 07855 760377, or visit
www.stratfordtownwalk.co.uk
  • Dogs on leads welcome
  • Toilets available at the start
  • Car parking available at the start of the walk
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