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Last weekend 10th & 11th June saw an inundation of walkers in and around the Stoweys with rucksacks and walking poles. The event was the second Quantock Walking Festival run by Sedgemoor Ramblers, assisted this year by Stowey Walking. Over the weekend nine guided walks of varying lengths took place, all setting out from the Nether Stowey Church Centre. Over 100 people took part in the festival, mostly from Somerset but some from further afield with walkers from Kent and the West Midlands staying at local B&Bs and pubs in Nether Stowey. Aided by a small grant from Sedgemoor District Council’s Community Fund we were able to arrange for a mini-coach to take some groups further afield this year
As the name suggests this is a walking group made up largely of people aged 60 and over with one or two in their 80s. There are three objectives of the group namely to keep fit, to mix with people of like mind and to enjoy country and coastal walks in the surrounding area and sometimes a bit further afield. In addition to this we have a yearly walking holiday to other parts of the UK. Leaders, of which I am one, are all members of the group. We have also provided leaders for other U3A groups who have visited the area. Walks are varied in length and difficulty from easy relaxed rambles, often with a pub lunch at the end, to more strenuous walks on the Quantocks, the Mendips and occasionally o
