WalkFest - Newton Stewart Walking Festival

WALKFEST - NEWTON STEWART  WALKING FESTIVAL

Periodicity: annual

Location: Newton Stewart, county of Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, South of Scotland, UK

Time of the year: around May

Duration: 7 days

Number of Walks: 29 walks (guided)

1st edition: 2003

2010 edition:  7th - 13th May 2010 
2010 edition  programme:

2010 evaluation report:
http://www.newtonstewartwalkfest.co.uk/interactive/downloads/Walkfest2010_Evaluation.pdf

2011 edition: 6th - 12th May 2011 
2011 edition  programme: http://www.newtonstewartwalkfest.co.uk/interactive/downloads/Brochure_2011.pdf

http://www.newtonstewartwalkfest.co.uk/WalkFest_Programme.htm


2012 edition:
2012 edition  programme: 

Number of participants (average): more than 3 hundred

Notable walks:

Walks for disabled persons? No

Price:  Paid


Notes: 

Sponsoring: Yes

Organization: organised by a committee of volunteers from the local community

Contact:
Joan Mitchell
joan@bagbie.co.uk
Phone 01671 820 223

 Newton Stewart Walking Festival
 c/o WRDC Business Centre
 6-8 Queen Street
 Newton Stewart
 DG8 6JL
   
Tel.:  01671 404500


Website:
http://www.newtonstewartwalkfest.co.uk/

Facebook Page: http://en-gb.facebook.com/walkfest 

Logo:

(see in portuguese)