Get ready to step into something new – Carlisle is about to host its very first Active Travel Walking Festival, and everyone’s invited!
From May 4 to May 8, the city will come alive with the Walk This Way Festival, a five-day celebration of walking in all its wonderful forms.
Whether you’re a brisk stepper or a casual stroller, are looking to improve your health and wellbeing or just in it for the friendly chat, there’s a walk for you.
Organised by Active Cumbria’s Travel Actively Carlisle team, the festival aligns with Living Streets National Walking month which takes place throughout May, promoting walking as a simple, accessible way to improve physical and mental health.
Walk This Way Festival is all about community, movement, and fun.
Expect a packed programme of themed walks happening across Carlisle, with local groups and organisations joining forces to bring this exciting event to life.
From family-friendly rambles, scavenger hunt, nature walks, social strolls with refreshments and even the chance to try walking football there’s something for everyone – no matter your pace or experience.
So, dust off those trainers, grab your family and friends, and join your neighbours for a celebration of fresh air, new paths, and shared steps. It’s time to get out, get moving, and Walk This Way!
All walks are free and residents are invited to join many of the walks.
Follow the links below to find all you need to know and to book your place.
May 4
- 10.30am: May the Fourth Be With You Star Wars themed scavenger hunt, Watchtree Nature Reserve. Meeting point: CA5 6NL
- 2pm: Carlisle Ladies Walking Football free taster session, Soccer World, Rome Street, Carlisle
May 5
- 10.30am: Muffin Break stroll. Setting off from Muffin Break in the Lanes, Carlisle.
- 11am: Watchtree Parents Walk
- 1pm: Park stroll. A 60-minute loop of Morton Manor
May 6
- 10.30am: Dog friendly stroll around Watchtree Nature Reserve
- 1pm: Wednesday Wanderers
May 7
- 10am: CADAS Wellbeing Walk & Afternoon Tea from CADAS office on Victoria Place, Carlisle
- 10am: Carlisle Fair Trade Walk, from Carlisle World Shop 1 Lowthians Lane, English Street, Carlisle
- 1pm: Gatehouse Stroll. A free short walk around Carlisle Cemetery starting and ending from Gatehouse cafe on Riverside Street.
May 8
- 10.30am: Better Breathers Group Walk
- 1.30pm: Cake Stroll from Smillies Coffee Bar, Carlisle
- 5pm: Women’s Walking Football, Soccer World, Carlisle
- Carlisle Foodbank fundraising walk
For more information about Walk This Way Festival please contact Lynsey Dawson by email to [email protected] or call 07721 612889.
Check out the Cumbria Travel Actively website for future events and tips and inspiration to help you walk, wheel, and cycle for everyday journeys.
Find out more at www.travelactively.co.uk
