Walkfest - the Newton Stewart Walking Festival is the biggest walking festival in the South of Scotland. Newton Stewart is only 40 minutes away from Portpatrick so you can easily stay with us at Rickwood Guest House while enjoying the walks.

The Festival starts on Friday 6 May and continues until the following Thursday. There are several walks each day ranging from moderate through moderate plus, strenuous to very strenuous.

There is also evening entertainment including Geocaching at Kirroughtree Visitor Centre,a supper at House o Hill Hotel, a talk by RSPB and a talk on geology at the Gem rock Museum in Creetown

The walks are a great mix of mountain, hill, woodland, country roads and coastal walks

Rickwood House in Portpatrick is an ideal base for taking part in Newton Stewart Walkfest 2011.

Walks are as follows:-

6 May, Lamachan Hill & Wee Craignaw, Bargrennan to house o Hill andCree Valley Woodlands

7 May, The 2011 Challenge - Stinchar to the Cree 33km!!, Chlenrie to Loch Trool, Lamachan & Mulldonoch, Cradle of Independence (Dungeons) , Fleet National Scenic Area (Gatehouse of Fleet), Gatehouse of Fleet to Cream o Galloway via the Fleet Estuary, Torrs Warren and Sands of Luce , Glenwhan to Lochinch

8 May   Three Fingers of Awfu Hand, the Three wees -Curleywee, Benwee Hill & White Benwee Hill, Loch Grannoch & Cairnsmore of Fleet, Galloway`s Jewled Necklace (Dungeons) Manxman`s Rock, Threave Castle & Gardens Photographic Walk, Monreith Coast & Fell of Barhullion, Saints & Sinner (Coastal Walk, Luce Bay to Isle of Whithorn via ST Ninian`s Cave

9 May  Tunskeen to Loch Trool, The woods of Bargaly Glen

10 May  Corserine Horseshoe, The Glenkens-Polmaddy to Kenbridge

11 May  The Minnigaff Hills, Dromore to Muirfad, the Silver Trail (Cairnsmore of Fleet)

12 May  The Merrick - southern scotland`s highest summit, The Rock Walk