The following towns currently have Walkers are Welcome status

Bala, Gwynedd (60)
Bishop's Castle, Shrops (9)
Bradfield, Sheffield (40)
Bradford on Avon , Wilts (62)
Brampton, Cumbria (66)
Bromyard , Herefordshire (54)
Chesham, Bucks (38)
Church Stretton, Shrops (5)
Cilgerran, Pembs (12)
Cleobury Mortimer , Shrops (41)
Colne, Lancs (67)
Corby, Northants (36)
Deal, Kent (21)
Devil's Bridge , Ceredigion (56)
Dufftown, Speyside (50)
Dunster, Somerset (42)
Guisborough, Redcar & Cleveland (51)
Haltwhistle, Northumberland (16)
Hartland, Devon (53)
Hayle, Cornwall (43)
Hebden Bridge, Calderdale (1)
Holywell, Flintshire (20)
Huntly, Aberdeenshire (34)
Ilkley, Bradford (30)
Jedburgh, Borders (59)
Kilsyth, Lanarks (7)
Kings Stanley & Leonard Stanley , Glos (49)
Kingsbridge, Devon (23)
Kington, Herefordshire (65)
Kirkby Stephen , Cumbria (19)
Kirkintilloch, E. Dumbartonshire (44)
Knaresborough, N. Yorks (47)
Knighton-Tref-y-Clawdd , Powys (64)
Leyburn, N. Yorks (25)
Liskeard, Cornwall (70)
Llandrindod Wells , Powys (27)
Llandysul & Pont Tyweli , Powys (31)
Llanfairfechan, Conwy (17)
Llangollen, Clwyd (24)
Longborough, Glos (45)
Malvern, Worcs (22)
Market Rasen , Lincs (57)
Market Weighton, E. Yorks (6)
Marsden, Kirklees (39)
Martley, Worcs (13)
Melrose, Borders (48)
Moffat, Dumfries & Gall. (2)
Much Wenlock, Shrops (69)
Mytholmroyd, Calderdale (4)
New Quay, Ceredigion (68)
Newport, Pembs (61)
Newton Stewart, Dumfries & Gall. (33)
Otley, Leeds (11)
Pateley Bridge , N. Yorks (35)
Penmaenmawr, Conwy (18)
Pentrefoelas, Conwy (8)
Pickering, N. Yorks (26)
Pocklington , E. Yorks (55)
Prestatyn & Meliden, Denbighshire (3)
Rhuddlan, Denbighshire (15)
Richmond, N. Yorks (10)
Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire (29)
Stocksbridge, Sheffield (63)
Stroud, Glos (58)
Tadcaster, N. Yorks (14)
Tomintoul, Moray (37)
Tregaron, Ceredigion (52)
Unst, Shetland (71)
Wellington, Shrops (46)
Winchcombe, Glos (28)
Wiveliscombe, Somerset (32)

The number in brackets represents the sequence of gaining Walkers are Welcome status.

Walkers are Welcome towns and villages are places
which have something special to offer walkers.

Planning a walking trip? Come and discover the 70 Walkers are Welcome towns and villages across Britain. All have joined this innovative new community-led scheme, to demonstrate their commitment to making your visit an enjoyable one. Use the links on the left to get more information.

Interested in finding out more for your own town? Obtaining Walkers are Welcome status, as a growing number of communities across Britain are doing, brings a number of benefits. It helps strengthen a town's reputation as a place for visitors to come to enjoy the outdoors, bringing useful benefits to the local economy.  It helps to ensure that footpaths and facilities for walkers are maintained in good condition, benefiting local people as well as visitors. It can contribute to local tourism plans and regeneration strategies.

It also allows communities to benefit from the regular networking opportunities with other Walkers are Welcome towns, when experiences are shared informally and new ideas discussed.

We're pleased broadcaster Julia Bradbury is supportive of what we're doing. Here's what she wrote recently to one Walkers are Welcome town:

"The Walkers Are Welcome Scheme is a truly innovative project. It's
such a simple concept; set up an accreditation scheme for walk-friendly
towns, then encourage the towns to network together for support, advice
and ideas.

That simplicity has led to jaw dropping success; 47 towns and villages
have signed up to the scheme in just three years. This is partly due to
the unique grass-roots way that the scheme is proposed, then set up, in
the towns - it involves all the local community and leads, of course,
to the community really engaging and welcoming the walkers that they
attract as a consequence. More broadly, it shows that people genuinely
love welcoming walkers to their 'homes'; to show off what lies on their
back doorstep, to share the pleasures people themselves feel from
walking, and also because walkers make the perfect guests! "

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Our latest newsletter (Jan 2011) is available. Our first (Feb 09), second (May 09), third (Nov 09), fourth (May 2010), fifth (Sep 2010) and sixth (Nov 2010) newsletters are also still available. Check out the other resources we have available. If you would like a copy of the marketing leaflet, please contact us using the link above.