Eastbourne Walking Festival is a ten day celebration of the great outdoors. The event acts as a springboard to promoting the health and wellbeing benefits of discovering walking as a way of life. This event is designed to inspire walkers to find the time to rediscover the great outdoors, providing something for everyone despite your age or mobility with numerous self-guided walks that you can take part in as and when you wish. The festival aims to promote engagement in appreciation and conservation of the natural world from plant life, animal life and marine whilst improving the health and wellbeing of participants in the short term and the long.
What can you expect to see during the 2021 Festival?
Walking enthusiasts and novices alike will be able to choose from a selection of the most interesting urban and rural walks ranging from guided tours of Eastbourne's promenade all the way to Downland rambles and historical sightseeing. We invite you to find out more about the culture, history, and landscapes of one of the country's most stunning regions. This is also a great opportunity for you to meet other walkers and find out more about the community walking groups in your area.
Beat The Street
Beat the Street is a fun, free initiative that will see Eastbourne transformed into a giant game! Get out of the house and get moving to see how far you can walk, cycle and run in just 7 weeks. There are great challenges for all the family to enjoy and great prizes up for grabs for schools, community groups and individuals. Play the game from 16 September - 4 November 2020. For more information about taking part, and to sign up to play click here. Please note, despite the cancellation of the 2020 Walking Festival, Beat The Street will still go ahead.
How does the Walking Festival work?
Browse through the website for inspiration on Self-Guided Walks in the area to take on yourself at a time that suits you, all year round, with handy information available to help you along the way. The walking festival usually offers up a Walk Calendar with a listing of countless guided walks to take part in, these have all been cancelled for 2020 due to COVID-19, but next year you will be able to find walks that you would be interested in signing up for - once you've found your favourites, just click through to get yourself a ticket. You will then receive an email confirming your space on this walk.
If you need to find accommodation in the area, we've got that covered too. You'll be able to click through to the official tourism website for Eastbourne and book your perfect place to stay.
If you have any other questions - please don't hesitate to Contact Us. In the meantime, sign up to our free e-newsletter to be the first to find out when new walks are uploaded. Our walks always have a maximum capacity set each year, and some of our more popular walks will book up fast, so don't run the risk of missing your chance to participate.
