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Isle of Arran Outdoor and Walking Festival STOP PRESS!! Thousands of pounds worth of prizes to be won at the evening events. Book your tickets now! 19th-22nd September 2008 The Isle of Arran Outdoor and Walking Festival has a fantastic series of outdoor activities and events on offer this year with something for everyone. From guided walks, rock climbing and sea kayaking, to powerboat trips, films, and guest speaker Paddy Dillon. There is also plenty on offer for the serious outdoor activist, with extreme outdoor races and events which can be entered individually our as part of an "Adventure Triathlon" taking place over the Saturday and Sunday.
The Kendal Mountain Film Festival is one of the worlds most prestigious film festivals and attracts top adventurers, mountaineers and film makers from all over the world. "Best of Kendal" is currently touring the UK with award winning anc celebrated films from last year's event. The films, to be shown on Arran on riday 19th September at Corrie and Sannox Village Hall, have been specially selected by the Outdoor and Walking Festival organising committee who hope that there is something for everyone on the bill. View the film programme.. Paddy Dillon Paddy is an acclaimed travel writer and self confessed "Islomaniac". He is author of the Cicerone guide Walking in the Isle of Arran. Come and hear him speak about the islands he has explored and come to know and love, including of course, our very own Paddy's poster. Guided Walks The guided walks follow three main themes that encompass the beautiful terrain and scenery of the Isle of Arran; Coastal Way, Forestry and Mountain. We also have two very special walks on Holy Isle, being led by the Community of Arran Seabed Trust. The Coastal Way walks provide a taster of Arran's fantastic Coastal Way, with the walk to Kings Caves and Machrie on the Friday offering glimpes of Arran's ancient past, and the walk from Sannox to Lochranza on Saturday and Sunday visiting the wild North of the island with fabulous mountain views. The Forestry walks offer something a little bit different as they will also take in the seldom visited moorland of the Southend, a haven for moorland birds and offering a remote wildnerness experience. The hills are not as high as the mountains of the North, but climbing to the summit of Tighvein is a worthy challenge. These walks are led by Forestry Commission Scotland Rangers. The Mountain Walks will take you in to some of the most spectacular mountain terrain in the British Isles. Arran's ridge is second only to the Skye Cuillins for length and technicality, but there are a range of walks on offer that dip in and out of the mountains at different levels of dificulty, with something that will suit most fit walkers.
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Best of Kendal Mountain Film Festival.
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