About

Our mission statement is:

The Gower Walking Festival is an annual celebration of Gower, to encourage participants from all backgrounds to enjoy a unique landscape and a rich heritage. It aims to achieve this by offering an organised, diverse and sustainable programme of events, with minimum environmental impact, to educate, encourage and sometimes challenge all who take part.

Since it started in 2004, well over 10,000 people have enjoyed nearly 1,300 Festival walks. In 2025, the Festival’s 21st anniversary, nearly 400 walkers covered 170 miles of Gower and surrounding area over 35 walks.

The 2026 Festival takes place 5 September to 13 September 2026. Click Walks above to see the full programme of 40+ walks plus to buy tickets

The Festival is co-ordinated by a small, enthusiastic group of volunteers with support from local businesses, community organisations and Swansea Council. We are indebted to the volunteers who lead, back mark and steward our walks and the specialists who contribute their knowledge.

We do hope you enjoy your walks, and love Gower as much as we do!

Gower Walking Festival organising committee

Terry Bravin
Lynne Esson
Jack Lewis
Chris Peregrine
Clive Scott
Linda Welch (chair)

After nearly 15 years of hands-on involvement with The Gower Walking Festival (and four years as chair of the organising committee) John Ashley is now its honorary president.

Tonia Antoniazzi, MP for Gower, is our Patron.

The Gower Walking Festival is a constituted association run on a not-for-profit basis.

Postal address: 9 Goetre Fawr Road, Killay, Swansea SA2 7QS.