WALKS AND DAFF & RIDE BUS TRIPS
This year the Daffodil Weekend at Kempley offers top Spring Walks in England. All the walks have a local guide to explain the countryside and all start from St Edward’s Church Kempley. You will be able to get hot drinks at St Edwards Church prior to the early walks that start before refreshments open at the Village Hall.
You will need stout footwear and be fit enough to walk up to 5 miles and cross a number of stiles. Dogs are not encouraged and if you do bring them, they must be on a lead.
The morning walks are timed to return you to the village hall for lunch.
We look forward to welcoming you to our guided walks to view the daffodils.
Parking is available at owners' risk.
Walking Maps of the Daffodil Way and walks in Queenswood will be available for sale from the village hall and St Mary's Church. For more information please see here
Ideal for families and for the older generation who want to see the wild daffodil fields in comfort and with guidance from a local guide. Trips are free but donations are welcomed.
Churches Orchards and Daffodil Meadows - Walk 2
Saturday 18th March and Sunday 19th March 2023 - each day
Starting 10:15am from St Edwards Church, where there will be light refreshments available.
A guided walk will take place through farmland, old cider orchards, daffodil meadows and a visit to St Mary’s Church where you will see the best frescoes in England.
You must be fit enough to cross at least 5 stiles.
Total Distance - Just over 5 miles
Local Walks
Sunday 19th March - only
Starting 2:00pm from St Edwards Church, Kempley GL18 2BP (W3W connector.cried.hikes - https://w3w.co/connector.cried.hikes)
Join us for an easy family walk of about 2miles through the Golden Triangle’s ‘working landscape’, led by a forestry-trained environmentalist. This year’s theme will feature the Severn Treescapes scheme and our crucial part at the heart of the nature network stretching from the Wye to the Wyre.
Those on the simple hour-long walk may return unguided to the Village Hall for our usual wonderful teas. On the longer ninety-minute walk our guide will review the work of Forestry England in the Centenary Glade and their ambitious plans with the Wildlife Trusts of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire to create the Severn Treescapes wildlife corridor.
Secret Valley - Walk 1
Saturday 18th March and Sunday 19th March 2023 - each day
Starting 09:45am from St Edwards Church, where there will be light refreshments available.
A guided walk will take place across farmland and woodland meadows, through Dymock Woods and finally into the secret valley with drifts of wild daffodils.
You will need to be fit enough to cross at least 5 stiles.
Total Distance - 5 miles
Woodland Walks
Going Solo - From Queenswood car park you can follow a signposted route along easy Forestry roads, on the re-surfaced Daffodil Way and then, via kissing gates (the stiles have all been removed), to enjoy the hedgerow and meadow daffodils, rejoining the village road at Kempley Green and on to the village hall for tea and cake…