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Boots & Beer Walking Festival 2010
Friday 10th - Sunday 12th September
What could be better than a weekend of great walks, beautiful countryside, fantastic beer and excellent entertainment? The 9th annual Black Sheep Boots and Beer Walking Festival is set to be our biggest yet. With a jam packed programme to suit all levels of walkers, it is an event not to be missed!
The ticket price for this year’s festival is £25.00 per person and includes a choice of 14 superb walks over the weekend, ranging from short to long, specially written by Mark Reid, author of ‘The Inn Way’ books.
The walks are self-guided with full back up, including detailed route descriptions, OS maps, checkpoints and back markers provided by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority.
Walks start from either Hawes (3 walks per day), Bainbridge (2 walks per day), or Aysgarth (2 walks per day). There will be a free daytime ‘shuttle bus’ linking the three registration desks.
As part of the ticket price you will also receive a superb Goody Bag and an exclusive Boots and Beer T-shirt, as well as a Walker’s Tally Card which will include a Pub Trail Collector Card.
These items will be issued at the Festival registration.
Open Access guided walks with Mark Reid:
Explore the Yorkshire Dales like never before with Mark Reid, author of 'The Inn Way' guidebooks. This challenging guided hill-walk will take you across the high fells and moors of the Yorkshire Dales, away from paths and tracks, to the summits of Lovely Seat (675 metres) and Great Shunner Fell (716 metres).
Ideal for brushing up on your navigation skills. Full walking gear required as well as a packed lunch. £10 per person plus full weekend ticket. Walk starts from Hawes on Friday at 12 noon, finishing at around 7pm. Limited to 20 participants. No dogs.
Festival entertainment:
- Friday afternoon - Open Access Walks with Mark Reid 12 noon till 7pm
- Friday evening - Welcome Event with outdoor talks and walk overviews from Mark Reid
- All weekend - Cotswold Outdoor shop and Country Walking stand
- All weekend - Black Sheep Brewery Sheepy Shop
- All weekend - ‘The Inn Way’ book shop
- All weekend - Visit the pubs of Upper Wensleydale, buy your favourite pint from the Black Sheep range and complete your Pub Trail Collector Card to claim your free pint glass!
NEW FOR 2010 – EVENING SHUTTLE BUS:
From your requests we have organised an evening Shuttle Bus. The bus will start at Aysgarth at 7pm calling at Bainbridge, Askrigg and arriving at Hawes at 7:30pm, with a return journey departing from Hawes at 7:30pm.
There will then be a late return journey departing from Aysgarth at 11pm calling at Bainbridge, Askrigg and arriving at Hawes at 11:30pm, with a return journey departing from Hawes at 11:30pm.
Tickets for this service must be booked in advance at a cost of £5 per person.
Saturday Night Festival Entertainment (additional tickets required):
- SOLD OUT!
Boots and Beer Ceilidh Night:
An evening of dancing at the Wensleydale Creamery Visitor Centre, Hawes. Includes a 2 course carvery, live music from the Fiddlers Elbow, a charity raffle, and a late bar with Black Sheep beers at special festival prices. £19.95 per person. - Boots and Beer Quiz Night:
A quizzical evening to test your general knowledge at the Wensleydale Pantry, Hawes. Tickets include Hog and Hop Sausages (made with Black Sheep Ale!) and mash with onion gravy, followed by a choice of Jam Roly Poly, Spotted Dick or cheesecake.
There will also be a charity raffle, and plenty of prizes for the winning team! Teams of up to 4 people. £14.50 per person. - Boots and Beer Race Night:
An evening of noisy fun! Tickets include Steak and Black Sheep pie, chips and peas supper, your very own ‘horse’ and prizes for the winning owners.
All money raised on the evening will go to Swaledale Mountain Rescue. To be held at The Fountain Hotel, Hawes. £16.00 per person. - SOLD OUT!
Boots and Beer ‘Ho Down’: NEW FOR 2010 -
Something new and different for the Boots and Beer Walking Festival! A rootin’ tootin’ boot scootin’ Ho Down of the wildest kind at the Palmer Flatt Hotel, Aysgarth! Including an evening of outdoor live music, a hog roast and fireworks to finish off the evening. £12.00 per person.
Booking your tickets
To book your tickets for this great event please download a Booking Form below:
Print off one of each form per person, fill in and send by post to Ashleigh Robson, Boots and Beer Walking Festival 2010, Black Sheep Brewery, Wellgarth, Masham, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 4EN:
- Application Form (Adobe Reader .pdf)
- Indemnity Form (Adobe Reader .pdf)
Please note all tickets are limited so book now to avoid disappointment!
If you would like any further information or have any queries please do not hesitate to contact us!.