To celebrate the season and to promote the virtues of being active, the National Trust is holding its first ever National Festival of Walking this October half-term, with at least 50,000 people expected to take part.

The National Trust has partnered with a leading health insurer PruHealth to organise around 1,000 events all over the country, from barefoot walks to silly walks, adventure walks to wildlife walks.

The festival is the perfect opportunity for the public to get outdoors and have fun, especially with 41% of adults saying they don’t spend enough time with their families. **

William Wake from the National Trust’s outdoors team said: “From leaf kicking to finding conkers and wrapping up warm, there is something simply delicious about an autumn walk.

“We’re asking people to tell us what they think makes autumn walks so special, to see if we can identify the perfect formula for a family outing this half term”

Events are taking place at 180 sites in England, Wales and Northern Ireland from 22-30 October.

There will also be more than 800 free walking routes available to download from the National Trust website at www.nationaltrust.org.uk/walks

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