Walking for Health
WE ARE STARTING A PHASED RESTART OF OUR WALKING PROGRAMME WITH LIMITED WALKS AND LIMITED NUMBERS
Our Walking for Health group offers free walks for adults, meeting at various parks and open spaces across Redbridge on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Walking has many health benefits and best of all it's free. All you need to do is turn up and enjoy the company.
At the moment, regulations from Ramblers association is that we can only run small groups (bubbles of six) - so one walk leader to five walkers (two walk leader to ten walkers). This could change soon to fall in line with guidance allowing outdoor fitness groups of 30 people, if they are socially distanced. If it does, we will update.
Once regulations change and we have tested our procedures we may go back to our normal rotation of parks.
Our first Walking for Health session took place on Saturday 1 August. Use the links below to book your preferred day or park. IF YOU DON’T BOOK PLEASE DO NOT ATTEND.
Upcoming Walks -
Dates |
Time |
Location |
| Mondays | 11am | Various Parks Limited spaces, book your place on Eventbrite. |
| Wednesdays |
11am |
Claybury Woods and Park |
|
Thursdays |
11am | Various Parks Limited spaces, book your place on Eventbrite. |
|
Saturdays |
10:30am |
Wanstead Place - new meeting point is the entrance to Chrstchurch Green just past the church |
Meeting points and difficulty grades for walks
- 1 = easy, flat walk at a gentle pace on hard surfaces
- 2 = steady pace, some gentle slopes and uneven terrain
- 3 = steady to a faster pace, some hills and uneven terrain
* all these walks are accessible for wheelchair users
| Park | Meeting Point | Approximate Time / Duration | Difficulty grade |
| Claybury Woods | Entrance opposite Wannock Gardens, Tomswood Hill | 60 minutes | 3 |
| Clayhall Park* | Tennis Courts inside park Longwood Gardens | 20 to 45 minutes | 1 to 2 |
| Fairlop Waters* | Main entrance of Pavilion | 20 to 45 minutes | 1 to 2 |
| Goodmayes Park* | Entrance at Aberdour Road/Abbotsford Road | 20 to 45 minutes | 1 to 2 |
| Hainault Forest | Car park adjacent to Global Cafe | 60 minutes | 3 |
| Seven Kings Park* | Bandstand (Aldborough Road South entrance) | 20 to 45 minutes | 1 to 2 |
| South Park* | Car Park adjacent to tennis courts | 20 to 45 minutes | 1 to 2 |
| Valentines Park* | Outside Valentines Park cafe | 45 minutes | 1 to 2 |
| Wanstead Park | Thursday: Park entrance, Warren Road | 60 minutes | 2 |
| Wanstead | Saturday: Entrance off Wanstead Place Surgery | 60 minutes | 2 |
Your guide to walking in Redbridge
The Walk Redbridge brochure is designed to make it as easy as possible for you to start leisure walking. It gives bus routes to the walks' starting points and grades each walk depending on the type of terrain. Download a copy of Walk Redbridge (PDF 1.1MB)