Walks Programme

Our aim is to encourage and support everyday walking and wheeling in Cambridge. The route maps on this site record key local walking routes in the city, highlighting their attractions but also identifying improvements that will make using them safer and more pleasant. Many residents have helped in this work and we thank them all.

To complement this, our walking programme gives walkers and wheelers a chance to try out some of these routes and to map new ones—over 200 people joined in our Summer and Winter Walks in 2024/2025. Our walks are led by volunteers, each explores an aspect of change in the city, and we collect feedback on the walking environment. All walks are gentle, free, and open to all.

We are always on the lookout for new topics and new walk leaders. Please contact us with your ideas.

Walks listed below are gentle and last around 1.5 hours. No need to book, just turn up on the day!

Early Summer 2026 Walks

Our 2026 Early Summer Programme started in April. See below for the currently scheduled Wednesday and Sunday walks.

Sunday, 12 Apr
2:00pm

Off the beaten track: exploring Cambridge College Gardens

Meet at West Road, U2 University Library Bus Stop
Wednesday, 15 Apr
10:30am

Our Daily Bread: feeding Cambridge through the centuries

Meet at Quayside, Magdalene Street
Sunday, 26 Apr
2:00pm

Discovering sculpture on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus

Meet near the entrance to A&E by the Daphne Henrion wall sculpture
Wednesday, 6 May
10:30am

Grantchester: streams and meadows

Meet outside the Rupert Brooke pub, Grantchester village
Sunday, 10 May
2:00pm

Exploring Mill Road Romsey: growth and change

Meet at the Earl of Beaconsfield pub, Romsey side of Mill Road bridge
Wednesday, 20 May
10:30am

A Wander through some Cambridge medical history

Meet outside the Tourist office on Peas Hill
Sunday, 24 May
2:00pm

Walking The Backs

Meet on the corner of Silver Street and Queens Road
Wednesday, 3 Jun
10:30am

Exploring change around Cambridge South

Meet on the green outside Royal Papworth Hospital
Sunday, 7 Jun
2:00pm

Cambridge and the discovery of DNA

Meet at the entrance to the Old Cavendish Laboratory in Free School Lane
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