KINGTON Walking Festival is set to be better than ever before next moths with more events planned to suit all the family.

The festival which takes place from September 21 to 24, has over 40 walks covering history, natural history, geology, industry, pubs, landscape and much more.

There is much more than just rambling in beautiful countryside - such a foraging event, a talk and live music.

Kington’s Unexpected Edibles will be holding a foraging walk on September 21 at 2pm, showing visitors where to find free food, hidden in plain view, not only down the lanes and in the hedgerows but in the town itself.

The walk will last for about an hour and a half and the cost is £8.

Phillip Jones and Amanda Willis will be talking about ‘Many a crash landing in Radnorshire’ at the Burton Hotel on September 22 at 7.30pm.

In the run up to World War One, Radnorshire was host to some unexpected landings of aircraft – and a French balloon - all intending to make it further west.

In the 1920s and 1930s an airport was briefly established at Llandrindod Wells. During the Second World War, Radnorshire was the site of several crash landings from aircraft on training flights. Crashes continued after the war as Radnorshire was part of a low flying training area for the RAF.

Phillip and Amanda, who have researched the subject for many years, will tell these tales and of Radnorshire pilots and aircrew. Admission is £5.

For those who want to try Nordic walking, Zoe Hooper, a qualified instructor, will be giving lessons at Kington Recreation Ground on September 21, at 10.30am.

The session suites all ages, abilities and fitness levels and specialist poles, the price is £3.

Little Rumba, a much loved Presteigne-based band, will be playing the at the Burton Hotel on September 23 at 8pm.

The band writes all their own music and has developed a house style which owes debts to East Europe and South America as well as jazz and blues. Tickets are £7.50.

For more information or to book a place at a talk, music event or walk visit: www.kingtonwalks.org.