Walking Post

This week we have conversations about an upcoming walking festival in Otley, in Yorkshire, and about a new book called One Woman Walks Europe, the follow up to Ursula Martin’s first book, One Woman Walks Wales. Interview times: 06:37 Otley Walking Festival 25:35 Ursula Martin Otley Walking Festival From Saturday 28 June to Sunday 6 July, the popular Otley Walking Festival is back. With more than 4...

This week we have seem to have a connection with the letter 'W' - with conversations about walking festivals in Wrexham and the Wirral. Oh, and a bit of a rant about path etiquette. Interview times: 03:43 Wrexham Walking Festival 16:10 Wirral Walking Festival Wrexham Walking Festival The Wrexham Walking Festival is a nine-day event that takes place annually in June – this year, from 7 to 15 June....

This week we have conversations about a a recently-published book about walking the Camino in Spain, and about an old railway line, the Strawberry Line, being turned into a walking route in Somerset. Interview times: 04:53 The Strawberry Line 22:55 Molly Lord – Holy Dirt Holy Dirt - A Camino Journey: Out of my mind. Into My Body. Saved By Song. by Molly Lord Molly Lord is an educator with a career...

This week we have conversations about a a recently-published book about walking in the Carpathian Mountains, and on the Guernsey Walking Festival. Interview times: 04:42 Guernsey Spring Walking Festival 20:15 Nick Thorpe - Walking Europe's Last Wilderness Nick Thorpe Award-winning journalist and film-maker Nick Thorpe’s day job is as the central Europe correspondent for BBC Radio and TV. Because o...

This week we have conversations about a new and challenging trail in Hong Kong that involves swimming in the ocean, and on the Haltwhistle Walking Festival in Northumberland. Times: 03:37 Haltwhistle Walking Festival 18:55 The Argyll Ross Trail Argyle Ross Trail The Argyle Ross Trail is a challenging 12-section, 100km swim hike across the length of Hong Kong. The hike includes sea swimming between...

This week we have conversations about the development of a cross-state trail in Texas, the xTx, and on the Talgarth Walking Festival in Wales. Interview times 03:35: Talgarth Walking Festival 12:30: X-Texas Trail Talgarth Walking Festival Talgarth is in Mid-Wales, in the county of Powys, between Hay-on-Wye and Brecon. It hosts the annual Talgarth Walking Festival , which this year is the 11th edit...

This week we have conversations about the IML – the International Marching League, and a feature on an annual long-distance walk from March in Cambridgeshire, to Cambridge, called the March March March. IML The IML (International Marching League) Walking Association is a non-political, non-profit organisation that promotes walking and international cooperation and friendship. The IML, which consis...

This week we feature two walking festivals, almost at opposite ends of the UK – in Bristol and Newton Stewart . Bristol's month-long walking festival, Bristol Walk Fest , has a new closing celebration, the Walk:Bristol event. Walk:Bristol event on Saturday, May 31 has a choice of four marshalled walks of varying distances, from five to 20 miles. Participants are encouraged to raise sponsorship for...

This week, we’re talking about the 60th anniversary of the Pennine Way, and walking in Cyprus. The Pennine Way starts in Edale, Derbyshire, and continues north, ending at Kirk Yetholm, in the Scottish Borders. Unless you’re walking north to south. The 268-mile long-trail was the first National Trail in England and is one of the UK’s most famous long-distance walks. It officially opened on April 24...

This week, we’re talking about Canada, and Devon. The English Riviera not only boasts some of the best weather in the UK, but also has many perfect walking paths. The English Riviera Walking Festival is returning with more than 20 guided walks from the 14th to the 22nd of June. The Riviera covers the coastal part of Devon that includes Brixham, Torquay and Paignton. The South West Coast Path takes...

This week on the podcast – which is available here on the walkingpost.com website as well as all the podcast platforms like Spotify and Apple – we are covering another walking festival in the UK, the Chepstow Walking Festival, and we are also looking at a company that arranges bespoke holidays in Pakistan, which can include walking, and that is Xperience Pakistan. The Chepstow Walking Festival rec...

This week on the walkingpost.com podcast our features are on the Malvern Walking Festival, and Capricorn Mohair Socks. The Malvern Walking Festival features nine days of themed walks from May 24 to June 1. To tell us all about it is Peter Reynolds, chairman of the festival. We also have a feature on the sock company Capricorn Mohair Socks , to discuss the company, the benefits of mohair and socks...