The following towns currently have Walkers are Welcome status:

Hebden Bridge
Moffat
Dumfries and Galloway
Prestatyn & Meliden North Wales coast
Mytholmroyd
West Yorkshire
Church Stretton Shropshire
Market Weighton,
E Yorks
Kilsyth
Lanarkshire
Pentrefoelas
Bishop's Castle, Shropshire
Richmond,
North Yorks
Otley, West Yorkshire
Cilgerran,
Pembrokeshire
Martley, Worcs
Tadcaster
Rhuddlan
Haltwhistle
Llanfairfechan
Penmaenmawr
Kirkby Stephen
Holywell
Deal
Malvern
Kingsbridge
Llangollen
Leyburn
Pickering
Llandrindod Wells
Winchcombe, Glos
Ross-on-Wye
Ilkley
Llandysul & Pont Tyweli
Wiveliscombe
Newton Stewart
Huntly
Pateley Bridge
Corby
Tomintoul
Chesham
Marsden
Bradfield
Cleobury Mortimer
Dunster
Hayle, Cornwall
Kirkintilloch
Longborough, Glos
Wellington, Shrops
Knaresborough Melrose
Kings Stanley & Leonard Stanley Dufftown
Guisborough
Tregaron

 

The 52 towns and villages which currently have Walkers are Welcome status are waiting for you to discover them!

The full list is given in the left hand column of this webpage.

Annual returns

What's going on? Each town with Walkers are Welcome status is asked to complete an annual return. So far, returns for 2009-2010 have been received from: Bishop's Castle, Church Stretton, Cilgerran, Corby, Deal, Haltwhistle, Hebden Bridge,Holywell, Huntly, Ilkley, Kilsyth, Kingsbridge, Kirkby Stephen, Leyburn, Llandrindod Wells, Llandysul & Pont Tyweli, Llanfairfechan, Llangollen, Malvern, Market Weighton, Martley, Moffat, Mytholmroyd, Newton Stewart, Otley, Pentrefoelas, Pickering, Prestatyn + Meliden, Rhuddlan, Richmond, Ross-on-Wye, Winchcombe, Wiveliscombe.

Working towards WaW status

A number of other towns and villages are working actively towards Walkers are Welcome status. Those that have formally registered their interest with us and have become Associate Members are as follows:

  • Brampton
  • Broadway
  • Bromyard
  • Coedporth
  • Dolwyddelan
  • Dufftown
  • Guisborough
  • Kings Stanley
  • Llanidloes
  • Llantwit Major
  • Market Rasen
  • Melrose
  • Pocklington
  • St Bees
  • Stocksbridge
  • Tregaron

To add your town to this list, please get in touch with us and register as an associate member of the Walkers are Welcome Towns Network

 

 
   

 

 

Otleyl

Wed 8 - Tues 14 Sep Tominoul & Glenlivet Walking Festival

Sat 11 - Sun 12 Sep Ilkley Walking Weekend; twelve walks/events

Sun 12 Sep Chesham Walkers are welcome launch

Thurs 16 - Sun 19 Sep Market Weighton Autumn Walking Festival

Sat 25 - Sun 26 Sep Llangollen Walking Festival

Sat 25 - Sun 26 Sep Walking events in Cleobury Mortimer

Moffat Walking FestivalThurs 23 - Sun 26 Sep Pateley Bridge Walking Festival

Fri 1 - Sun 3 Oct Tenth anniversary Moffat Walking Festival

Sat 9 - Sun 10 Oct Ross-on-Wye walking festival

10 Sat 9 - Sun 17 Oct Haltwhistle Autumn Walking Festival

Sat-Sun Oct 23-24, Kilsyth: Fourth annual WaW conference