Ross Walking Festival

If you love walking you will love walking in the Wye Valley, and what better chance to learn about this beautiful area while getting your fill of exercise and fresh air, than by joining in the Ross-on-Wye Walking Festival  – 3 days of guided walks along trails and footpaths offering a taste of the town and the surrounding countryside.

Ross-on-Wye is recognised as an accredited “Walkers are Welcome”  – offering something special for walkers and others who love the outdoors.  We are happy to arrange bespoke packages for Walking Groups if required.

Ross-on-Wye is also acknowledged as the birthplace of modern tourism, drawing visitors for over 250 years.  It sits at the heart of the River Wye along which the original tourists travelled by boat and later by train and on foot. Today the river and views are largely unaltered from that seen by William Gilpin when he travelled down in 1770 and wrote his guidebook “Observations on the River Wye”.  Varied and picturesque background scenery – from the dramatic cliffs and wooded hills of the lower Wye to the rolling farmland and towering border hills; or the ancient Forest of Dean; much remaining as it was in those past years.

For today’s visitors, in addition to walking there is so much to do and see: cycling, canoeing, caving, climbing and a host of other outdoor activities. There are studios and galleries to visit, and the annual Herefordshire Art Festival the Borderlines Film Festival; an annual Beer Festival by the river; the lively Ross Regatta  and so much more.