Welcome to Real Ale Walks
Welcome to our walks for 2008
Lynne Abbott & Ian Pearson have a passion for ale, walking and meeting people and set up real ale walks five years ago because existing walking holiday companies just didn’t offer the sort of holiday that appealed to them.
So real ale walks was born – offering well run, fun and discerning breaks to people from all walks of life who love the countryside and take their ale in their stride.
All our walks are fully inclusive of accommodation, guided walking, all food (incl. pub lunches), FREE beer, microbrewery tour and entertainment.
See our write-up in the Times
Availability: ***** = good, * = low (book ASAP)
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QUANTOCK FOOD FESTIVAL £235 (4 days/3 nights) SORRY FULL
2 May 08 - 5 May 08
Nether Stowey celebrates this bank holiday weekend with a street market and loads of fun events. Walkers will experience all that the Village and the Quantocks have to offer with gentle walking to work off all that good food and the Quantock Food Festiv’Ale produced by the Stowey Brewery for the occasion. (Walks less than 4 miles - easy) |
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FATHER BEER FATHER £175 (3 days/2 nights) ****
13 Jun 08 - 15 Jun 08
Not just for the dads, this Fathers’ Day break makes use of the longer days to really explore the Quantocks. We start on Friday night with our beer and curry evening and on Saturday take off over the hills to visit one of the fantastic village pubs in the area. Go on, treat the old man (and yourself).
(Walks 2,11,8 miles - moderate) |
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IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF COLERIDGE £185 (3 days/2 nights) ****
18 Jul 08 - 20 Jul 08
Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote his most famous works whilst living here in Nether Stowey and in 2005 a mid-distance path opened tracing his favourite walks. We walk part of the ‘Coleridge Way’ and have arranged a private viewing of Coleridge Cottage for this break. We will even visit some of the inns the man himself frequented!
(Walks 2,8,4 miles - moderate). |
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FUNGI FORAY £180 (3 days/2 nights) ****
5 Sep 08 - 7 Sep 08
Our own ‘magic mushrooming’ weekend where we search for, identify and, if very lucky, taste a few wild mushrooms. The ancient woodland of the Quantocks is perfect for late summer walks and the Hills are covered in a carpet of purple heather making walking a real sensory pleasure.
(Walks: 2,6,4 miles -easy/moderate) |
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QUANTOCK CSI & MURDER MYSTERY £185 (3 days/2 nights) *****
3 Oct 08 - 5 Oct 08
In 1789 John Walford murdered his heavily pregnant wife of 15 days. Join us for a weekend of local tales of ghosts and horrible deeds. As an added bonus, on the Saturday night we will be running one of our fun and easy to follow murder mysteries – so get out your magnifying glass and deer stalker and join us for our last weekend of the year.
(Walks 1,5,4 miles - easy). |
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ON REQUEST - SELF GUIDED WALKS - from £65
31 Dec 08 - 31 Dec 08
Not one for groups, or perhaps you want to bring your own group? Well, we can provide you with all the local information, maps and expertise required for a few days walking in the Quantocks. We can also supply a guide to take your group on any of the themed walks above or design a package especially for you. Just give us a call.
We supply a 1:25,000 map of the area, accommodation – D,B&B and a beer tasting (if there's any left from the microbrewery).
We charge £65 for the first night and £50 for each subsequent night. AVAILABLE ALL YEAR ROUND |
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LINKS
1 Jan 09 - 1 Jan 09
Buy real ale on line - http://www.realale.com
Other Activity Breaks - http://www.travel-quest.co.uk/
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