The Quantock Hills Walking Festival will be back in September with some new routes venturing further into the hills and surrounding coastal area.

Stowey Walking invites all to take part in the weekend, September 25 and 26, but places are limited and must be booked.

This year’s festival has something for everyone – nature rambles, history walks, high level hikes, dog walks and even a family treasure hunt, all followed by tea and cake in Nether Stowey. 

The festival is supported by the Quantock Landscape Partnership Scheme (QLPS), a five-year Heritage Lottery funded scheme to enhance the landscape, natural environment and provide more opportunities for people to engage and enjoy the Quantocks and surrounding area. 

To book, go to the Stowey Walking website and click the festival tickets link or email enquiries@stowey

walking.co.uk

The Quantock Hills was the first wild area in England to be designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1956. The West Somerset coast has a wealth of wildlife as well as Jurassic fossils to rival those of the south coast and the biggest new coastal wetland area in Britain at Steart Marshes.

Nether Stowey was home to the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge who found inspiration for his poetry from walking in the nearby hills. Coleridge Cottage is owned by the National Trust and is open to the public.