Ramblers’ Winchester Walking Weekend to return in June
After a successful launch event last year, Winchester Walking Weekend will return in 2025 due to popular demand.
Winchester Ramblers has announced that this year’s Winchester Walking Weekend, which is supported by Winchester City Council and Winchester Tourist Guides, will take place from Friday 20 to Sunday 22 June.
The district’s Walking Weekend is a mini festival of free guided walks around Winchester and the surrounding countryside, including classic Hampshire routes such as the Itchen Way, South Downs Way and St Swithun’s Way. All walks will be led by an experienced Ramblers leader or one of the Winchester Tourist Guides.
Winchester Ramblers are part of the national Ramblers charity whose volunteers lead walks, campaign for countryside access and monitor local rights of way.
Chair of Winchester Ramblers Richard Eve said: “We are blessed with a network of over 140,000 miles of footpaths in the UK. With the support of Winchester City Council, Winchester Ramblers are delighted to be able to offer this opportunity for people to come along on one of our city or country walks and see for themselves how easy and rewarding it is to get out walking and enjoy the great outdoors.”
The lead organiser of the Walking Weekend Phill Jennison said: “This is a great opportunity to join one or more of our guided walks to discover more of the local city and countryside. Over three days, there will be a total of 18 free walks of varying distances, starting from outside the front of Winchester Cathedral.”
For full details of all the planned walks, visit www.winchesterwalkingweekend.org.uk or pick up one of the official leaflets in the Visitor Information Centre in the Broadway.