Coniston Festival This Month

A quick heads up for the 2009 Coniston Walking Festival which takes place from Friday 25 to Sunday 27 September based in and around the popular Lake District town.


The festival, as usual, features a mix of evening entertainment based around the town, daytime activities for the whole family and historic adventures. This year's star turns are local lad turned climbing superstar, Leo Houlding - just back from Project Asgard - who'll be leading one of the tougher walks up Coniston Old Man over the weekend as well as lecturing on his climbing adventures.

Then there's Rebecca Stephens, the first British woman to summit Everest who'll be leading two walks and lecturing and finally Richard Leafe who is currently the Chief Executive of the Lake District National Park Authority.

The great thing about Coniston is the level of thought that's clearly gone into the walks programme. For example, there's an imaginative sunrise walk including watching dawn from the summit of Old Man followed by a cooked breakfast at Harry's, which is included in the £8.00 price.

Then there's a mixed trail and pony trek, gorge scrambling for the more adventurous, a Mountain Rescue demo from the local team and lots more.

You can find full details at www.conistonwalkingfestival.org