The following towns currently have Walkers are Welcome status:

Hebden Bridge
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
Winchcombe, Glos
Ross-on-Wye
Ilkley
Llandysul & Pont Tyweli
Wiveliscombe
Newton Stewart
Huntly
Pateley Bridge
Corby
Tomintoul
Chesham
Marsden
Bradfield
Cleobury Mortimer
Dunster
Hayle, Cornwall
Kirkintilloch
Longborough, Glos
Wellington, Shropshire
Knaresborough

CHURCH STRETTON

The first Walkers Are Welcome town in the Midlands, Church Stretton is set in a landscape of stunning beauty. The small medieval market town (population 4000) has a thriving cultural life, a compact shopping centre with ten cafes and restaurants, a coach park and a pretty railway station, three pubs, many Victorian and Georgian buildings, traditional shops and a popular three-storied Antiques Centre.

The Heart of the Shropshire Hills and the only town inside this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty,

Church Stretton is sandwiched between the heather-covered Long Mynd to the west and the imposing rocky peak of Caer Caradoc to the east. It offers almost immediate access to a wilderness of upland moors, deep batches and shallow, rocky streams – much of the land being managed by the National Trust – with over 30 miles of well maintained footpaths that include four WaW way-marked walks, and 20 miles of bridleways.

Useful Local Information:
Website - www.churchstretton.co.uk
Visitor Information Centre - open all year 01694 723133
activities & Shuttle buses – www.shropshirehills.info
WaW contact - John Woolmer 01694 751245.