Walking projects: England
Easy walks run by local volunteers
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Ramblers Groups with regular programmes of shorter, easier led walks are listed here. The walks are mostly countryside walks of 3km/2 miles to 8km/5 miles in easy terrain and at a leisurely pace. Some walks are open to all, while some are intended for members of the Ramblers only, though you are welcome to attend two or three walks as a guest. Click on the Group name for contact details and, in some cases, details of forthcoming walks.
Many Ramblers volunteers are also involved in health walks projects offering even shorter, easier led walks of 500m/0.3 miles to 3km/2 miles for complete beginners or those with specific health problems, often in local parks. For more details of these walks see the Walking the way to Health website.
- Southwest England
- Southeast England
- London
- Eastern England
- East Midlands
- West Midlands
- Northwest England
- Yorkshire
- Northeast England
See also
Southwest England
- Bristol Ramblers run regular walks of no more than 8km/5 miles and shorter walks on summer weekday evenings.
- Carrick Ramblers run frequent walks under 8km/5 miles including family friendly walks.
- Northeast Wiltshire Ramblers run monthly walks of 8km/5 miles or less.
- Restormel Ramblers (Cornwall) offer regular walks of around 8km/5 miles.
- Somerset Family Countryside Walkers Group offer regular walks for families with young children.
- South Somerset Ramblers have regular easy walks of 6.5-8km/4-5 miles.
Southeast England
- Brighton and Hove (RA200) Ramblers (Sussex) have monthly easy 6.5km/4-mile walks ending with a pub lunch.
- East Berkshire Ramblers have regular easy walks, sometimes two or three a week, in the Windsor and East Berks area.
- Epsom and Ewell Ramblers (Surrey) offer regular shorter walks and health walks in partnership with the local council and countryside organisations.
- Mid Sussex Ramblers have regular shorter walks of 8km/5 miles or less.
- South East Hampshire Ramblers organise short summer evening walks and some shorter daytime year round walks.
- Tonbridge and Malling Ramblers (Kent) organise numerous walks of 8km/5 miles or less.
- Waltham Ramblers (Hampshire) have regular walks of 8km/5 miles or less.
- West Berkshire Ramblers offer a good range of walks 8km/5 miles or less and are also involved in running local health walks.
- Woking Ramblers (Surrey) offer a wide range of short easy walks (8km/5 miles) in both rural and urban areas, plus health walks for older people.
- Wycombe Ramblers (Buckinghamshire) offer weekly short leisurely walks of 5-8km/3-5 miles, plus health walks.
London
- Hillingdon Ramblers run short walks for beginners of no more than 6.5km/4 miles.
- Inner London Ramblers offer short, easy Saturday Strolls, plus evening waterside walks in summer.
- Kingston Ramblers offer a regular short walks programme jointly with Epsom and Ewell Ramblers (see Southeast England).
- Lea Valley Friends are a Group dedicated to providing easier walks at a slower pace in Epping Forest, west Essex and London.
- Metropolitan Walkers run regular short easy walks (5-8km/3-5 miles) in and around London for people in their 20s and 30s.
- Redbridge Ramblers offer regular short walks at gentle pace, special interest and public transport-connected walks.
- Sutton and Wandle Valley Ramblers have regular short walks of no more than 6.5km/4 miles.
Eastern England
- Essex Friends are a Group dedicated to providing easier walks at a slower pace in Essex.
- East Essex Friends are a Group dedicated to providing easier walks at a slower pace in east Essex.
- Ipswich Ramblers (Suffolk) offer regular shorter "ambles" and work with the council to provide health walks.
- North Hertfordshire Ramblers have occasional 8km/5-mile walks in the Stevenage area on Saturday afternoons.
- Sheringham Ramblers (Norfolk) have a regular programme of beginners' walks of no more than 8km/5 miles and often less at an easy pace.
East Midlands
- Coalville Ramblers (Leicestershire) have weekly easy Wednesday evening walks of 8km/5 miles or less in summer.
- Derbyshire Family Rambling Group offer regular walks for families with young children in Derbyshire.
- Gedling Ramblers, based just east of Nottingham, run regular shorter, easier walks.
- Kettering Ramblers (Northamptonshire) offer some 8km/5-mile walks and even shorter walks on summer weekday evenings.
- Lincoln Ramblers have regular walks of 6.5km/4 miles or less including some by coach.
- Melton Mowbray Ramblers (Leicestershire) have year-round monthly short family walks and walks of around 8km/5 miles on summer evenings.
- New Mills Ramblers (Derbyshire) have a programme of 6.5km/4-mile evening walks during the summer.
- Sleaford Ramblers (Lincolnshire) run short strolls on midweek evenings during the summer.
West Midlands
- Chase Ramblers (Cannock Chase, Staffordshire) have short walks of no more than 6.5km/4 miles aimed at older and/or less mobile walkers.
- City of Birmingham Ramblers have regular shorter walks including monthly easy walks using public transport.
- Coventry Ramblers have short Sunday walks for new and less active walkers.
- East Staffordshire Ramblers offer fortnightly easy bus-connected walks of 5km/3 miles or less around Burton-upon-Trent.
- Ross-on-Wye Ramblers (Herefordshire) run shorter walks of 8km/5 miles or less on weekdays and summer evenings, and are launching a new programme of family walks.
- South Shropshire Ramblers run short walks of around 8km/5 miles at an easy pace.
- Stourbridge Ramblers (Staffordshire) run family walks during half terms.
- Worcester Ramblers run monthly short, easy Stepping Out walks in the area around Worcester.
- Wyre Forest Ramblers (Worcestershire) run regular short, easy and family friendly walks.
Northwest England
- Clitheroe Ramblers (Lancashire) are working with the Stepping Out health walks project to provide shorter, easier walks of around 8km/5 miles. Also family friendly walks.
- Kendal Ramblers (Cumbria) have some shorter walks of around 8km/5 miles.
- Merseyside and West Cheshire Ramblers organise monthly walks for the public by coach from Liverpool and Birkenhead with a choice of walks on each trip including easy options.
- Rochdale Ramblers work with the local health walks project to run intermediate walks of 5km/3 miles to 8km/5 miles.
Yorkshire
- Bradford Ramblers have a long-established programme of short easy walks (5km/3 miles to 8km/5 miles) on summer evenings.
- Cleveland Ramblers run walks at leisurely pace of 6.5km/4 miles or less at a leisurely pace including some in North Yorkshire.
- Doncaster Ramblers have a programme of walks intended for those new to walking.
- Harrogate Ramblers have a regular programme of shorter, easier walks (under 8km/5 miles) open to all.
- Sheffield Ramblers Walking Out project offers regular short easy walks within easy reach of the city centre. The Group also supports a walking group for the visually impaired. More about Walking Out.
Northeast England
- Cleveland Ramblers (Teesside) run walks at leisurely pace of 6.5km/4 miles or less at a leisurely pace, and help with the local health walks programme.
- Northumbria Family Walking Group offer regular walks for families with young children in the area around Newcastle.
- Northumbria Ramblers coordinate a Walking Well programme of short summer evening walks throughout Northumberland and Tyneside.
- Northumbria Short Circuits are a Group dedicated to providing year-round easier walks in Northumberland and Durham.
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Walks Finder
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Walking projects in England