Hebden Bridge
West Yorkshire

Moffat
Dumfries and Galloway

Prestatyn & Meliden North Wales coast

Mytholmroyd
West Yorkshire

Church Stretton Shropshire

Market Weighton,
E Yorks

Kilsyth
Lanarkshire

Pentrefoelas

Bishop's Castle, Shropshire

Richmond,
North Yorks

Otley, West Yorkshire

Cilgerran,
Pembrokeshire

Martley, Worcs

Tadcaster

Rhuddlan

Haltwhistle

Llanfairfechan

Penmaenmawr

Kirkby Stephen

Holywell

Deal

Malvern

Kingsbridge

Llangollen

Leyburn

Pickering

Llandrindod Wells

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

Planning a walking trip? Come and discover the twenty-seven 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.

Please contact us for further information.

Our new marketing leaflet (PDF) is here. Our latest newsletter (May 2009) is available. Our first newsletter (Jan-Feb 09) is also still available.