Sunday 23rd July: Bus @ 10:00 Dan White’s Dander: A wonderful walk that has been the opening event of the festival for a number of years. Starting at Dan Whites Cottage at the top of the Kilfeaghan Road we recreate the journey this bachelor shepherd used to take a few days a week on his […]
Fiddler’s Green Walking Festival 2023 All of these walks will be in the moderate to difficult category. There will be many steep climbs and ascents and many sections are over rough ground so good walking boots or trail runners are highly recommended. If you are not an experienced walker then walking poles would be very […]
Friday 28th July: Bus @ 9:30 am The Brandy Pad: Started in 2018, this was the first walk the Fiddler’s Green Festival had done in the High Mournes. Starting beside the sea in Bloody Bridge near Newcastle, this is the route taken by brandy smugglers over the centuries to avoid the excise man. It takes […]
Sunday 30th July: Bus @ 9:30 Rainbow Walk: This was originally a very popular walk but the paths became very muddy due to overuse and it had to be abandoned. However all of the paths have now received an excellent upgrade. We get a bus up to the Yellow Water and then climb up to […]
Wind up/Wind down Walk: For a number of years, on the day after the Festival finished the Fiddler's Green committee and a few of the visiting regulars got together and walked to the top of Slieve Martin, the highest peak overlooking Rostrevor. Along the way a few songs were sung, poems recited and beverages consumed […]