Walkmates
UK walking routes & walking partners
Maps, photos and practical route details. Walk at your own pace, or find someone to share the path with.
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1,005 routes to explore · 299 scheduled walks (Walkmates and external groups)
Find walking partners
Choose a broad area to find scheduled walks from Walkmates and external organisers.
Nine English regions, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Check each walk for joining arrangements.
External events are organised independently. Check the latest joining details with the named organiser. No Walkmates booking or RSVP.
Walkmates group walk
Start time: 12:30 (UK time)
Meeting or pickup details
Meet at Alnwick Junior FC, at the start point shown on the map (what3words: chestnuts.swaps.views).
Northumberland
1 attending on Walkmates
View dated walkOff-platform walk
Listed time: 13:30 (UK time)
Meeting or pickup details
Monument Tube Station, 42 Fish Street Hill, London
Greater London
Approximate postcode area: EC3R 6BR. Check the organiser's meeting instructions before travelling.
Organised by London Guided Walks Ltd
Commercial organiser Check costs with the organiser
Off-platform walk
Listed time: 18:30 (UK time)
Meeting or pickup details
The Cycle Hub, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 1AP
Tyne and Wear
Verified meeting point: The Cycle Hub, Newcastle Quayside. Check the organiser's meeting instructions before travelling.
Organised by Men Walking & Talking
Noncommercial organiser Free — confirmed by the source
Off-platform walk
Walk start: 18:30 (UK time)
Meeting or pickup details
Old Brewery Dray Horse Statue, Brewery Square, DT1 1QR
Dorset
Verified meeting point: Old Brewery Dray Horse Statue. Check the organiser's meeting instructions before travelling.
Organised by Men Walking & Talking
Noncommercial organiser Free — confirmed by the source
Off-platform walk
Walk start: 18:30 (UK time)
Meeting or pickup details
Sanbach Library, The Commons, CW11 1FJ
Cheshire
Verified meeting point: Sanbach Library. Check the organiser's meeting instructions before travelling.
Organised by Men Walking & Talking
Noncommercial organiser Free — confirmed by the source
Off-platform walk
Walk start: 19:00 (UK time)
Meeting or pickup details
Outside entrance to Merthyr Tydfil College, Merthyr Tydfil College, CF48 1YE
Mid Glamorgan
Verified meeting point: Outside entrance to Merthyr Tydfil College. Check the organiser's meeting instructions before travelling.
Organised by Men Walking & Talking
Noncommercial organiser Free — confirmed by the source
A little inspiration
Compare distance, estimated time and difficulty. Open the route for terrain, access and current restrictions before you go.
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From choosing a route to heading out
Plan a walk with others, or save a route for your next day out. Watch the steps when you're ready.
For organisers
Watch: portrait video or landscape video.
For walkers
Watch: portrait video or landscape video.
Saved Walks needs an account. Reopening the website needs a connection; check access, weather and your own navigation before you go.
From a hello to a day out
Browse routes freely. Join when you want to save a walk, make plans or say hello.
Routes across the UK with maps, photos and distances — hills, coast, countryside and city — so you know what you are walking into before you set off.
Explore the map
Find walkers in your area, say hello, and get to know each other before making plans. You can also find scheduled walks from Walkmates members and external groups.
Find walking partners
Pick a route, set a date and a meeting point, and let people come to you. Keep everyone updated if the weather or the parking changes.
Plan a walkGet to know someone before making plans. Rachel started with messages, then met two other members for a walk and coffee.
Find your walking companyI found it very easy to join my first walk, I met up with two other members of Walkmates for a lovely walk including a stop for coffee.
With the aim of making new like-minded friends I signed up to Walkmates a few months ago. I liked the idea of connecting with individual walkers like me in my local area and getting to know them a little first via messaging on the app rather than meeting a big group of complete strangers for a long walk which I can find a little overwhelming. I found it very easy to join my first walk, I met up with two other members of Walkmates for a lovely walk including a stop for coffee. I was a little anxious at first but there was no need I thoroughly enjoyed chatting to my new friends whilst walking, taking in the surroundings and couldn't wait to do it all again!
Every route here sits in a real place. Start with a region, or open the map and look around.
Before you get started
Start with a route. Make plans when you're ready.
Yes. Explore routes, maps and photos for free. Create an account when you want to save a walk, message someone or organise a walk.
No. Use the routes for your own days out, find an individual walking partner, or browse scheduled walks from Walkmates members and external groups. See upcoming walks.
Read the route's terrain, access and restriction notes, then check the weather and take a suitable map. If you're meeting someone new, agree a public meeting place and tell someone your plans. Read our walking safety guidance.
The Walkmates app puts the whole thing in your pocket — routes and maps while you're out, your walks and messages wherever you are. It's on iOS and Android, and it's free.
It also brings Ghosts: augmented-reality messages left out on the trail, waiting for the next walker who passes that way to find them.
Save routes for another day, say hello to other walkers and make a plan.
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