One of the main bits of feedback from last year's successful Festival was that our walkers wanted more walks and more places available. Not an easy task to deliver - as we think we deliver quite an extensive programme which has grown massively since our first Festival in 2005 and offer a huge range of walks from 2 to 21 miles. As always though, we looked at what changes we could make....
We are so lucky to have such brilliant Walk Leaders who are passionate about putting on a great Festival. So with their fantastic co-operation, this is what we have done:
Increased the number of walks to 68, out largest offering to date
Increased the number of places available up to 22 across 32 walks - this means that the walk numbers are already set at the maximum number and 1,379 places are available, an increase of nearly 100! So sorry, no more extra places available!
Offering popular walks such as the short Apley Estate and the Coalport Ferry Disaster twice
Made a clear distinction between our Walk and Talk events and our usual walks, so that people can choose the best walk for them as the routes may overlap.
We have also made some changes on Eventbrite to help you choose the right walk:
Made it clear in the title of the walk, whether the walk is a Walk and Talk or Dog Friendly as well as retaining the distance information
Made our whole programme visible on Eventbrite, two weeks before the bookings open, so you can peruse the offerings and plan ahead before bookings open
Kept the facility of booking a maximum of two tickets for each walk.
We have a mailing list of over 800 people, so demand for the places is always going to be high, so here are some tips for booking:
Set up an Eventbrite account before bookings open - this retains some information to make booking quicker.
Follow us on Eventbrite, you can then quickly navigate to our page by using your account drop down menu and going to the "Following" option. Without this, finding pages on Eventbrite can be tricky.
Log into your account just before 9am on 1st March and find our page.
Plan ahead, choose your walks and put them in priority order.
Book directly through Eventbrite (and not via our website as this involves more clicks before getting to Eventbrite).
If your walks are of a similar mileage then use the Collections by Mileage for your bookings.
Book your walks in priority order and not by day - the walks that are really popular are the Apley Estate, the All Nations, the Coalport Ferry Disaster and walks up to 10 miles.
Please book responsibly and if you are unable to make the walk, please cancel it as soon as possible.
If you aren't able to get on your chosen walk, do keep an eye on Eventbrite, it is a live system so there are always changes, particularly when reminders go out.
We hope you like the programme and we look forward to seeing you at the Festival - Happy Booking!
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