Walking Post podcast 05: Bristol Walk Fest, Newton Stewart Walking Festival

This week we feature two walking festivals, almost at opposite ends of the UK – in Bristol and Newton Stewart.

Bristol's month-long walking festival, Bristol Walk Fest, has a new closing celebration, the Walk:Bristol event.

Walk:Bristol event on Saturday, May 31 has a choice of four marshalled walks of varying distances, from five to 20 miles. Participants are encouraged to raise sponsorship for good causes, and organisers promise to donate any profit the event may make back to Bristol Walk Fest, to help ensure it continues in the future.

The first ever Walk:Bristol event is organised by mass participation event organisers GoodMiles, in collaboration with Bristol Walk Fest.

Registration for the first-ever Walk:Bristol is now open. Visit