The lovely weather at the weekend and the good forecast for the end of the week may inspire a few walkers to take up the last few spaces available at Ross Walking Festival.

There’s still time to book a walk for this year’s festival which takes place from September 23rd to 25th. The programme is varied with walks for all including a trip to the top of May Hill, a visit to Yatton Chapel, the cream tea walk, a visit to dark Hill Furnace in the Forest of Dean, a short walk round Little Doward looking at its geology; the list goes on.

Several walks are close to capacity so to book a walk or two, log onto the Festival web site www.rosswalkingfestival.co.uk or visit Rossiter’s Book Shop in Ross High Street.

And if you cannot join in one of this year’s events the organisers of the Annual Ross Walking Festival have already started planning for the 2017 Festival! It will take place over the weekend of September 22nd to September 24th.

Possibilities include a walk starting after lunch and ending with an evening meal/dinner; a Treasure Hunt; a photographic tour with a photo competition; a visit to the Bailey Lane End gold mine; a tour of some local churches; lunch and tea at Goodrich castle; a walk based on Orienteering principles and even a Violette Szabo themed walk. The established favourites like the steam train and the last cream tea of summer will also be included.

All this has been arranged before the 2016 Festival has taken place.

For more information about the Festival and its organisers (Ross Walkers are Welcome Group) visit ross-on-wyewalkersarewelcome.co.uk