Enjoy the Slieve Bloom Walking Festival in Offaly this May Bank Holiday weekend
The Slieve Bloom Walking Festival takes place on Saturday May 4 and finishes on Monday, May 6. See slievebloom.ie for full details
The Slieve Bloom Walking Festival takes place in Spring every year in Offaly as the bluebells come into full bloom and the hills are alive with birdsong.
This year the Slieve Bloom Walking Club celebrates its 28th year with a wide variety of walks.
The festival starts on Saturday, May 4, and finishes on Monday, May 6. The festival offers a choice of woodland walks, riverside and gentle rolling hills with experienced walk leaders who will enhance your hike with stories of local history, geology and fauna. “We have an A, B and C walks on both Saturday and Sunday,” said a spokesperson.
The Monday walk is a Grade A 13k and will take about four hours. The C and B walks are easy to moderate with a more strenuous A walk which is more suitable for the more experienced hiker. Walk details are available on the website calendar at slievebloom.ie
Festival weekend charge options are as follows: €8 per walk or €20 includes Festival and Annual subscription (individual) or €30 Festival and Annual subscription (Family).
For anyone who would like to join their hiking friends afterwards, Kinnitty Castle are providing a meal on Sunday, May 5, at 3.30pm. Two-course meal - Main course, Dessert, tea or coffee €25, must be pre-booked.
