Staffordshire Moorlands Walking Festival

05/04/2025

Join White Peak Nordic Walking for a taster session on 27/4 am or 30/4 pm, check here: https://staffsmoorlandswalkingfestival.co.uk/sun-27-apr-1 or https://staffsmoorlandswalkingfestival.co.uk/wed-30-apr



A session that will help you understand just how beneficial Nordic Walking can be and how it is far more than just walking with poles!

Poles provided.

After the taster we walk around Ilam Park using the poles and the Nordic Walking technique. This gentle walk will be approximate 2 miles

Did you know 💬 Nordic walking can lower blood pressure and resting heart rate while improving quality of life.

A review of 16 clinical trials found that Nordic walking improves oxygen uptake, blood pressure, exercise capacity, and HR at rest.

Even outperforming brisk walking in many areas! 🏆

It's a proven form of preventative health that fits into everyday life:

🦯 Easy to start
💜 Protective for the heart
💪 Helps with endurance
🙂 Boosts wellbeing

It’s also shown to improve life quality for people managing conditions like hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and coronary artery disease.

Have you tried Nordic walking yet? Or thinking about giving it a go? Drop a 👋 in the comments!

05/04/2025

3 weeks 😵‍💫

THREE WEEKS TO GO!

If you fancy challenging yourself this Spring, there are a host of walks to get your heart racing at this year's Staffordshire Moorlands Walking Festival!

Tackle the strenuous climb to the trig point at The Cloud & Biddulph Country Park on 29th April, or go for the ultimate - the Staffs Three Peaks Challenge, on 5th May.

There are now more than 80 walks confirmed for the festival, which runs from 25th April to 5th May, and most of them are free!

Find out more at https://staffsmoorlandswalkingfestival.co.uk/

Staffordshire County Council Staffordshire Moorlands Tourism

04/04/2025

Get those walking photos in!

Share your photos for Staffordshire Day (1 May)! Send us your best shots, and we'll feature them in our Staffordshire Day graphics.

Join us in celebrating everything that makes our county special - from stunning countryside to historic landmarks and delicious oatcakes!

We're looking for your images of Staffordshire to showcase as part of our celebrations. Whether it's a beautiful landscape shot, a local hidden gem, or a favourite spot in your town or village: send us your best images for a chance to be featured and credited as part of the campaign.

How to take part:
📧 Email your photos to [email protected]
📝 Include your name and where the photo was taken

❗️Deadline: Friday 11 April

Chosen images will be featured and credited as part of the campaign and shared across social media.

You can also share the message by using the hashtag and downloading this year's toolkit to help spread the message and love for our county. Find the link in the comments ⬇️

04/04/2025

Morning! We'll be chatting about a certain walking festival at just after 10am today with Simon Jones on Moorlands Radio. 📻

Visit Staffordshire Staffordshire Moorlands Tourism OUTSIDE

03/04/2025

Rise and Shine......

Calling all Staffs Moorlands entrepreneurs and businesses!

The walking festival is taking over Fox Networking (4 April), we become Fox🦊 Netwalking! See you at the Foxlowe, Leek from 7.30am to 8am, we'll then go for a short walk and be back before 9am for brekkie, comfy walking footwear and treats for the leaders.😘

Fox Networking is partnered by Buxton and Leek College and supported by Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce.

Message Mark Brammar to reserve a place or book here on Eventbrite: https://bit.ly/41ZbTLH](https://bit.ly/41ZbTLH

Dogs welcome.

03/04/2025

Wow, rollercoaster alert! What an offer.... we so love the 🦢ride. 😉

Enjoy this fantastic offer, combined with a few lovely walks, talks and films...

Enjoy an exciting overnight stay at the Alton Towers Resort and start making memories with a Short Break between 25th April - 2nd May.

03/04/2025

Guess who’s joining us at the Staffordshire Moorlands Walking Festival for a special breakfast talk at The Greyhound in Warslow… followed by a fantastic walk through stunning countryside? 🤔🥾✨

Stay tuned for the big reveal, any guesses? Drop them in the comments! 👇😃

CPRE Staffordshire
Staffordshire Moorlands Tourism
Visit Staffordshire
The Greyhound Inn Warslow
OUTSIDE

03/04/2025

A few more events added for your delectation!

26/4 SPUNCH - Rudyard Hotel
2/5 Roaches, Hanging Stone, Lud's Church with BMC Peak Area - Roaches Gate
2/5 Wild Writing - Park Hall (Bolton Gate CP)
5/5 Birdsong walk with Peak District Rangers - Meerbrook

Have a squint at the website: https://staffsmoorlandswalkingfestival.co.uk/

Staffordshire Moorlands Tourism
Visit Staffordshire
BMC Peak Area
Peak District National Park
Spunch UK
'Wild Writing' Walk and Journalling - 2 miles - Leisurely

01/04/2025

It’s only April and we’ve already witnessed fires on the moorlands this year.
The Moorlands are crispy dry due to the unusually warm weather.
Please be extra careful and extra vigilant when you’re out and about.

🔥 The risk of moorland fires in the Peak District is presently considered 'high' in this continuing dry spell. Should one break out the outcome could be devastating to wildlife and put firefighters in great danger!

🚒 If you see a fire in open country just now please report immediately to 999 with location.

📜Of course barbecues, disposable barbecues or any form of open fire and flame are already not permitted in the open countryside anywhere, at anytime, in the Peak District. Please avoid smoking on the moors too.

⛔ Should the fire risk reach exceptional levels then it's possible access to some 'Open Access' land may be restricted (as permitted under CRoW), so keep an eye out.

🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️Most of us know all this already of course, however our friends, families and work-mates may not, so pls spread the word!

01/04/2025

Hi folks we've added a few more events or the booking links, check out

25 April - Peak Tors' walk from Wetton - 9 miles
29 April and 3 May - Caldon Tramroad walk from Froghall Wharf and talk 3 miles
4 May Sketch Walk from Stockton Brook Waterworks - 1.5 miles

Check out the website for more details: https://staffsmoorlandswalkingfestival.co.uk/


Staffordshire Moorlands Tourism
Visit Staffordshire
Visit Peak District & Derbyshire

30/03/2025

What a great afternoon with Perhaps Contraption and OUTSIDE at Leek Butter and Trestle Market New.

A big 🙏🏽 to all the volunteers and organisers who helped make this happen from manning the stall, pulling together the festival programme, leading history walks to marshalling Perhaps Contraption and capturing the event in video and stills. Etc.. etc.. Brilliant.

See you at the walking festival folks.

https://staffsmoorlandswalkingfestival.co.uk/



Staffordshire Moorlands Tourism
Visit Staffordshire
Visit Peak District & Derbyshire

30/03/2025

We came together to launch Staffordshire Moorlands Walking Festival at Leek Market Place yesterday whilst celebrating the power of community! 🎺

A big thanks to Perhaps Contraption & Hearns Sebuado for taking us on The Journey. ❤️

Did you attend? If so, please fill in our short survey to let us know what you thought: https://www.illuminate-data.org.uk/survey/qkqqcj


Leek Butter and Trestle Market

29/03/2025

Check this out! What a great two days we've had with OUTSIDE celebrating the forthcoming walking festival.

29/03/2025

Join us at the OUTSIDE stall at Leek Butter Market this Friday and Saturday to find out more about the Staffordshire Moorlands Walking Festival! 🥾🌿

PLUS, don’t miss the incredible Perhaps Contraption , a walking band bringing music and energy to the streets of Leek at 1pm and 3pm. 🎺🎶

Pop by, have a chat, and get inspired for some fantastic walks! Who’s coming? 👣✨

Visit Staffordshire
Staffordshire Moorlands Tourism
Peak District & Derbyshire