The North Devon and Exmoor Autumn Walking Festival, 1^st – 4^th October, will feature 32 guided walks including several foodie outings linking with the Exmoor Food Festival, which takes place from 2^nd – 10^th October.

Planned to suit a range of abilities, the walks will vary from 10 mile, full day hikes to more gentle strolls of around 4 miles. Guides will include local enthusiasts, landowners, wardens and rangers from Exmoor National Park and two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs).

Now one of the UK's biggest walking festivals and celebrating its 10th anniversary, the North Devon & Exmoor Walking Festival is packed full of variety this Autumn.

Among the guided walks you can join Exmoor rangers to find a deer rut or join experts in the North Devon and Quantocks AONB's. Have fun and join a linear walk that uses the West Somerset Railway during its Autumn Steam Gala to get to Washford and walk back.

Join the Exmoor Natural History Society chairman for a close look at the local flora and fauna. Or join the owners of Hartland Abbey with their specific knowledge of that area. Two walks take in the countryside around the two SW Lakes Trust lakes with their managers.