Autumn Walking Festival
Saturday 13 September - Sunday 28 September 2025
Join experienced and professional guides from the Bailiwick of Guernsey Guild of Accredited Guides for their annual Autumn Walking Festival. From Saturday 13 to Sunday 28 September 2025, there are a range of fantastic guided walks, showing off the wonders of Guernsey, Herm and Sark.
From coastal rambles to hidden ruettes tranquilles, to exploring our beautiful capital, each walk starts close to a bus stop and parking area, and all are rated from an easy amble to a more testing hike. Through locally accredited guides, this is such a wonderful way to discover so much about the islands.
For questions and feedback on the Walking Festival, please email soowellfair@yahoo.com. For any questions regarding individual walks, please contact the guide directly.
For updates on the festival, be sure to check out their Facebook page.
Please note that some walks may need to be pre-booked, please check individual listings and contact the guide directly for more information.
Regrettably, no dogs are permitted on public tours, other than registered assistance dogs.
Where to stay
Guernsey is blessed with a wide variety of accommodation options from luxury hotels, to convenient self catering options and more. Below are just some accommodation providers who have put some exclusive offers just for this Autumn Walking Festival:
- Autumn Walking Festival Special: Bed and Breakfast from £139pp with The Pandora Hotel | Visit Guernsey
- Autumn Walking Festival Special: Save £50 on your stay with Guernsey Selfcatering | Visit Guernsey
Events
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Tours / Walking13 Sep 08:00 - 16:20The WW2 British Commando Raids On SarkDuring this special walk we follow the actual routes of the Operation Hardtack 7 (1943) and...
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Tours / Walking13 Sep 10:00 - 12:00Secrets of Saumarez Park, & Discover the Walled GardenA walk around Saumarez Park focusing in on the Saumarez family, architecture, and gardens.
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Tours / Walking13 Sep 11:30 - 15:30The Secrets of Sark’s La SeigneurieDiscover the fascinating story of La Seigneurie grounds and gardens on this fully guided tour.
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Tours / Walking13 Sep 14:00 - 16:00L’Eree’s Historical Highlights and Magical MysteriesHear tales of folklore, explore the secret gateway to Fairyland, learn about the various...
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Tours / WalkingMultiple DatesRollo’s Raiders (Pembroke Coastal Walk)The area of L’Ancresse has a curious history dating back further than Stonehenge & the Pyramids.
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Tours / Walking14 Sep 19:00 - 20:30The Ghosts of the WWII Mirus Gun BatteryA tour of one of the four large Mirus underground bunkers that made up the largest gun battery in...
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Tours / WalkingMultiple DatesFolk on Foot, Fairies & FortsBeginning at Portelet, we head to where some say fairies meet, and others say footmen on an...
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Tours / Walking15 Sep 14:00 - 16:00In the Footsteps of the Le MarchantsA walk through town with tales of the reckless Romans, belligerent Bailiffs, parental pelicans,...
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Tours / Walking16 Sep 10:00 - 12:00Bordeaux HouichepotteThe area of Bordeaux on the northern edge of the Vale is a delightful mix of a little bit of...
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Tours / Walking16 Sep 14:00 - 16:00A Place of Peace: Discovering the Shell ShrineA fascinating coastal walk from Vazon to Albecq.
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Tours / WalkingMultiple DatesSt Peter Port’s Heart UnveiledSo much in such a small space – fascinating & surprising, come explore part of a town that perhaps...
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Tours / Walking17 Sep 14:15 - 15:45NEW TOUR - The Vale Castle : The Bastion of the NorthA tour of the Vale Castle with its amazing history from the Iron Age, through its medieval...
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Tours / Walking18 Sep 10:30 - 12:00Town With A Christmas TwistHear tales our local Christmas & New Year traditions of times past.
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Tours / Walking18 Sep 14:00 - 15:30Hidden Gems of GuernseyA captivating tour of Guernsey's hidden Gems, taking in the natural gem stones found here, as well...
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Tours / WalkingMultiple DatesAbreuvoirs, Bunkers and Crab PotsA circular coastal walk around La Bouvee, St Martin, taking in cattle drinking troughs, world war...
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Tours / Walking20 Sep 10:30 - 12:00NEW TOUR - Start to Finish (St Peter Port)7,000 years of history revealed in 90 minutes.
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Tours / Walking20 Sep 14:00 - 16:00L'Eree: In the Footsteps of HistoryFind out what prehistoric burials, folklore and witches, murder most foul, shipwrecks and...
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Tours / Walking20 Sep 14:00 - 16:30Incarceration, Fortification, & EscapesJoin Jo May and Occupation historian/writer Nick Le Huray for a walk around the Bridge, Vale...
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Tours / Walking21 Sep 14:00 - 16:00Between the Devil and the Deep Blue SeaCome and explore this stunning part of Vale with Gold Accredited tour guide, Soo Wellfair.
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Tours / Walking22 Sep 10:00 - 13:00Submerged St. Saviour’s – the StoryWhile walking in lanes & along reservoir paths, you’ll learn about displaced people & submerged...
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Tours / Walking22 Sep 13:30 - 15:00Seaweed Foraging TourLearn everything about the fascinating history of seaweed in Guernsey and its many uses in...
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Tours / WalkingMultiple DatesNEW TOUR - GY1 Ghostly & GhastlyGuernsey folklore is legendary, join Jo May for a walk through St Peter Port as you’ve never seen...
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Tours / Walking23 Sep 10:00 - 12:00NEW TOUR - Medieval Marshes and MillsA stroll through the picturesque lanes of the Castel Parish surrounding La Grande Mare on the edge...
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Tours / Walking23 Sep 12:00 - 14:30Lihou Island AdventureLihou Island visitable only on certain low tides; you’ll find it full of history, stunningly...
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Tours / Walking24 Sep 10:00 - 12:00Fort George the Defender of Our FreedomsExplore Fort George, the defender of our freedoms for over 250 years excepting 1940-45 to...
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Tours / Walking24 Sep 13:00 - 16:00From Beaucette to Bordeaux and BackDiscover this fascinating walk from Beaucette Marina to Bordeaux harbour and back, taking in the...
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Tours / Walking24 Sep 18:30 - 19:30All Aboard The Ghost TrainAll aboard the Petit Train for an evening ride around St Peter Port.
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Tours / Walking27 Sep 10:30 - 12:00German Occupation - The Ones Who Stayed BehindA walk around our historic town, with stories of the life of islanders who stayed during the...
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Tours / Walking27 Sep 14:00 - 16:00L'Eree Coastal WalkOne of the guides favourite walks on possibly the most historical headlands in the world - come...
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Tours / Walking28 Sep 10:00 - 12:30Potato Peel Pie story REVEALED (in TOWN)Follow in Juliet Ashton’s footsteps walking through the streets of St Peter Port.
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Tours / Walking28 Sep 11:00 - 14:00Herm by Beach and DuneJoin horticulturalist, Malcolm Cleal, exploring the wilder side of Herms coastal environments...
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Tours / Walking28 Sep 14:00 - 16:30NEW TOUR - Last Man HangingFollow the footsteps of the last man hanged in Guernsey.