Walk Durham
If you want to take your first steps in improving your health and fitness, or if you just want to stay healthy, come along and try our free, short wellbeing walks. The walks take place every week in local communities across County Durham.
Walk Durham is your local accredited Ramblers Wellbeing Walks partner. We offer a programme of free, short, weekly walks in local communities across County Durham. The walks are a great opportunity for you to make your first steps towards being active and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Whether you are recovering from illness, or just want to be more active and enjoy walking outdoors in the company of others, Walk Durham can help you get started.
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You will need to create a free Wellbeing Activity membership using the Leisure Hub system before you can join a walk.
- Visit sign up for or book a wellbeing activity online and follow the instructions to register.
- Select the free 'wellbeing membership' as your membership type.
- Pick up your thrive card from one of our leisure centres, a sign up session or your walk leader.
- Please remember to bring your thrive card with you to each walk you attend.
Gentle Steps to Walking
These walks are delivered in a flat, enclosed and safe environment, supported by our friendly team. You can walk at your own pace and rest whenever you need to. Gentle Steps walks are great for helping you to build up your confidence and activity levels at your own pace.
| Day | Time | Location | Meeting point |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | 10.00am to 11.00am | Shildon | Sunnydale Leisure Centre Middridge Road DL4 2EP |
| Tuesday | 1.00pm to 2.00pm | Chester-le-Street | Riverside Sports Pavilion DH3 3SJ |
| Wednesday | 10.30am to 11.30am | Newton Aycliffe | Oakleaf Sports Complex School Lane DL5 6QZ |
Get Walk Ready
These short walks are designed to ease you back into our walking programme. All routes offered will be on flat paths and carried out at a gentle pace. They are led by our friendly trained instructors and last approximately 45-60 minutes.
| Day | Time | Location | Meeting point |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 1.30pm to 2.30pm | Murton | The Dancing Betty Pub Dalton Park Shopping Outlet Church Street SR7 9HU |
| Thursday | 10.30am to 11.30am | Wolsingham | St. Annes Centre High Street DL13 3AA |
| Friday | 11.45am to12.15pm | Sedgefield | Hardwick Park Visitors Centre TS21 2DN |
Wellbeing Walks
These walks cover various terrain and routes are relatively flat, however some routes may include slopes, steps, uneven surfaces and stiles. They are led by our friendly, trained instructors and last up to approximately 90 minutes.
| Day | Time | Location | Meeting point |
|---|---|---|---|
Monday | 10.00am to 11.30am | Brancepeth | Brancepeth Castle |
| Monday | 10.00am to11.30am | Hamsterley | Outside of Hamsterley Forest Café Bedburn DL13 3NL |
Monday | 1.00pm to 2.30pm | Lanchester | War Memorial, |
| Tuesday | 9.30am to 10.30am | Thornley | The Little House of Hope 9-10 Greenwood Cottages DH8 3HF |
| Tuesday | 9.30am to 11.00am | Peterlee | Peterlee Pavilion Helford Road SR8 1ER |
| Tuesday | 10.00am to11.30am | Chester-le-Street | Chester-le-Street Library Station Road DH3 3BP |
| Tuesday | 10.00am to 11.30am | Esh Winning | Esh Winning Library College View Cemetery Road DH7 9AD |
| Tuesday | 10.00am to11.30am | West Rainton | Jubilee Hall North Street DH4 6NU |
| Tuesday | 10.30am to12.00pm | Annfield Plain | Annfield Plain Methodist Church Railway Street DH9 7SS |
| Tuesday | 12.30pm to 1.00pm | Spennymoor | Green Lane Council Offices (main entrance) Spennymoor DL16 6JQ |
| Tuesday | 10.00am to 11.30am | Cockfield | Cockfield Community Café Lipscomb Hall Bishop Auckland DL13 5DL |
| Tuesday | 1.30pm to 3.00pm | Consett | Consett Leisure Centre DH8 5HU |
Tuesday 4 July 2023 | 6.00pm to 7.30pm | Witton Gilbert | St. Michaels and All Angels Church Coach Lane DH7 6SX |
Tuesday (First Tuesday of each month - June to September) | 6.30pm to 8.00pm | Beamish | Beamish Museum (First car park on the right) DH9 0RG |
| Wednesday | 9.30am to11.00am | Barnard Castle | The Witham (outside the main entrance) 3 Horse Market DL12 8LY |
| Wednesday | 10.00am to11.30am | Langley Park | Langley Park Miners Institute Church Street DH7 9TZ |
| Wednesday | 10.00am to11:30am | Pelton | Pelton Community Centre Front Street DH2 1DE |
| Wednesday | 10.15am to11.45am | Durham | Durham Gala Theatre Millenium Place DH1 1WA |
| Wednesday | 1.00pm to 2.30pm | Seaham | Seaham Family Centre North Terrace SR7 7EU |
| Wednesday (First Wednesday of every month.) | 2.00pm to 3.30pm | Staindrop (Raby Castle Park and Gardens) | Raby Castle Park and Gardens (by the Yurt) Darlington DL2 3AH |
| Wednesday | 2.30pm to 3.30pm | Bishop Auckland | No 42 Market Place DL14 7PB |
| Wednesday (Third Wednesday of each month - May to August) | 6.00pm to 7.30pm | Lanchester | War Memorial Village Green DH7 0LX |
Wednesday | 6.00pm to 7.30pm | Witton Gilbert | St. Michaels and All Angels Church Coach Lane DH7 6SX |
| Thursday | 9.30am to 11.00pm | Sacriston | The Fulforth Centre Front Street DH7 6JT |
| Thursday | 10.00am to 11.30am | Belmont | Daisy Rose Café Cheveley Park Shopping Centre DH1 2AA |
| Thursday | 10.00am to 11.30am | Shildon | Shildon Library Church Street DL4 1DU |
| Thursday | 10.00am to 11.30am | Ushaw Moor | Ushaw Historic House Chapels and Gardens (Outside Outward Bounds Café) DH7 7DW |
| Thursday | 10.30am to12.00pm | Quaking Houses | Quaking Houses Village Hall Second Street DH9 7HQ |
| Thursday | 10.30am to 12 noon | Newton Aycliffe | Pioneering Care Centre Carers Way DL5 4SF |
| Thursday | 2.00pm to 3.00pm | Horden | Horden Hub House 54 Seventh Street SR8 4LX |
| Thursday (Starts 25 May 2023) | 6.00pm to 7.30pm | Newton Hall | Newton Hall Community Centre Abbey Road DH1 5GE |
| Thursday (starts 15 June 2023) | 6.30pm to 8.00pm | Stanhope | Durham Dales Centre Castle Gardens DL13 2FJ |
| Friday | 9.30am to 10.30am | South Hetton | Robin Todd Centre 34 Regent Court DH6 2TT |
| Friday | 9.30am to 11.00am | Wingate | Wingate Welfare Park Bowls Green TS28 5AN |
| Friday | 10.00am to11.30am | Stanhope | Durham Dales Centre Castle Gardens DL13 2FJ |
| Friday | 10.00am to11.30am | Witton Gilbert | St. Michaels and All Angels Church Coach Lane DH7 6SX |
| Friday | 10.00am to 11.30am | Beamish | Beamish Museum (First car park on the right) DH9 0RG |
| Friday | 10.00am to 11.00am | Chilton | Chilton Town Council Hutton House Durham Road DL17 0EX |
| Friday | 10.00am to 11.30am | Broom Park | Broom Park Picnic Area Deerness Valley Walk Track DH7 7RU |
| Friday | 10.00am to 11.30am | Sedgefield | St. Edmunds Church Front Street TS21 3AT |
| Friday | 1.00pm to 2.30pm | Coxhoe | Coxhoe Village Hall Front Street DH6 4DB |
| Sunday | 10.00am - 11.30am | Ouston | Ouston Community Centre Iris Crescent DH2 1RJ |
Attending a walk
Simply turn up five minutes before the walk start time and show your thrive card to the leader. Please dress accordingly for the weather and wear comfortable footwear. You may also want to bring along any personal items that you need, including a drink.
Become a walk leader
Visit our Culture and sport volunteering portal to find out more about becoming a walk leader.
- Ways to Wellbeing Service
- waystowellbeing@durham.gov.uk
- 03000 262539
