Bishop's Castle Walking Festival

Bishop's Castle Walking Festival Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 May 2026. Please visit our website for walks programme, fringe events & booking information.

All our walks are led by experienced walk leaders who have planned their favourite routes to help you explore this beautiful borderland. The Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, nestling near the Welsh borders, is recognised as one of Britain’s finest landscapes. With hundreds of miles of public footpaths, the countryside around Bishop’s Castle is a walker's dream. This historic to

wn can be reached in about 1½ hours from Birmingham or Chester, 2 hours from Manchester and 2 ½ hours from Oxford or Bristol. Our eighteenth Festival offers five days of guided walks, with a choice of five walks on each day. With the Shropshire Way, Offa’s D**e and the Kerry Ridgeway all at hand and featuring in our programme, there’s a lot of choice from wide, open hilltops to narrow, winding valleys, and fantastic views. Bishop’s Castle is a friendly and welcoming market town with two breweries, six pubs, interesting independent shops and a well-established programme of festivals, music and arts.

The Linley Beeches Avenue on Norbury Hill, always a Festival favourite and a great for a Sunday stroll...
18/05/2026

The Linley Beeches Avenue on Norbury Hill, always a Festival favourite and a great for a Sunday stroll...

"Clun Forest - Weals Farm to Bishop's Castle"... super walk on the final day of the Festival exploring the Clun uplands....
18/05/2026

"Clun Forest - Weals Farm to Bishop's Castle"... super walk on the final day of the Festival exploring the Clun uplands...

Exploring west of the Bog and discovering some of the many examples of its diverse wildlife, intriguing geological forma...
18/05/2026

Exploring west of the Bog and discovering some of the many examples of its diverse wildlife, intriguing geological formations and scattered remnants of past farming and mining communities that have shaped the landscape over many centuries.

An energetic walk exploring west of Bishop's Castle on Day Three...
18/05/2026

An energetic walk exploring west of Bishop's Castle on Day Three...

Bluebells and buttercups added splashes of colour on this walk along the Offa's D**e footpath. The D**e is one of the lo...
17/05/2026

Bluebells and buttercups added splashes of colour on this walk along the Offa's D**e footpath. The D**e is one of the longest linear earthworks in Britain, built by King Offa of Mercia in the 8th century, and runs north south roughly along the Welsh border. The walk included a detour into the pretty town of Montgomery for refreshments.

Dial a Ride on Day Two took our walkers to Clun. We headed to the castle, which sits high on a natural rocky mound in a ...
17/05/2026

Dial a Ride on Day Two took our walkers to Clun. We headed to the castle, which sits high on a natural rocky mound in a loop of the river. We walked along the peaceful river valley, before climbing up the long ridge of Cefns and heading back to Bishop's Castle along the Shropshire Way...

Prepared for all weather on Day Two with sunhats and raincoats... this was the Scots Pine Stomp - a nine mile circular f...
17/05/2026

Prepared for all weather on Day Two with sunhats and raincoats... this was the Scots Pine Stomp - a nine mile circular from Bishop's Castle which everyone thoroughly enjoyed. A leaflet about this walk (& the Scots Pine Stroll) is available from Bishop's Castle Town Hall & Visitor Information

All smiles on Day One of our , exploring Hopesay Hill and Wart Hill...
16/05/2026

All smiles on Day One of our , exploring Hopesay Hill and Wart Hill...

There was a short, sharp hail storm as we headed out across Stapeley Common on Day One passing through Mitchell’s Fold s...
16/05/2026

There was a short, sharp hail storm as we headed out across Stapeley Common on Day One passing through Mitchell’s Fold stone circle, to reach the distinctive landmark of Bromlow Callow. Brighter spells followed, we soon dried out and were treated to tremendous views, great company and good conversations.

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