Walk Tower Hamlets
Walk Tower Hamlets is our local scheme of wellbeing walks. There are six weekly walking groups across the borough.
All are based at a local health centre or community centre. Their walks last about 60 to 90 minutes, ending back at the centre. Some of the groups also explore further afield with monthly walks using the DLR to explore alternative destinations.
A weekly wellbeing walk can be a good way to get regular exercise, meet new people and explore the borough. Don’t worry if you’re a beginner. All levels of walking ability are welcome and there’s a good chance you’ll make new friends as you walk together.
It’s best to contact the relevant walk leader before your first walk. Just let them know you’re joining and double-check the arrangements for meeting up.
Weekly walks schedule
Zacchaeus Project, Bethnal Green Methodist Church, Approach Road, E2 9JP (over 50s)
Time: Mondays 10.30am to midday
Contact: Debbie Brady on 020 8983 1568 or zpinfo@mcth.org.uk
St Stephen’s Health Centre, William Place, off Roman Road, E3 5ED
Time: Tuesdays, 10am to 11.30am
Contact: Lisa Cassidy on lisa.cassidy1@btinternet.com
Harford Centre, 115 Harford Street, E1 4FG
Time: Tuesdays, 11.30am to 1pm
Contact: Lindsey Gibson on 020 7780 3112 or lindsey.gibson@oceanregeneration.org.uk
Watts Grove (meeting outside the Lighthouse Baptist Church), 135 Devons Road, E3 3QX
Time: Thursdays, 10am to 11.30am
Contact: Naseema Begum on 07939 586 955 or naseema_begum77@hotmail.com
Bethnal Green Library, Bethnal Green Gardens, Cambridge Heath Road, E2 0HL
Time: Thursdays, 11.30am to 1pm
Contact: Anne Ambrose on 07762 473 665 or anne.ambrose@btinternet.com
Mike Beauchamp on 07941 538 691 or mikeabeauchamp@hotmail.com
The Limehouse Practice, Gill Street, E14 8HQ
Time: Thursdays, 1.30pm to 3pm
Contact: Nick Nickleton-Kumordjie on 07720 891 246 or nyckletyns@gmail.com.
Interested in joining a group?
If you're interested in joining any of the groups, please contact the walk leader in advance of your first walk. This is so they know to look out for you and also to double-check the arrangements for meeting up (as occasionally these change). At your first walk, you’ll need to complete a brief registration form. Sessions are all free.
Find out more about the wellbeing walks in Tower Hamlets.
“It’s almost impossible not to feel good when we’re walking outdoors – it’s a natural mood-booster! And the great news is we don’t need to walk far or fast to feel its effects on our health and wellbeing. Simply getting out is a tonic for our minds and bodies, and it can be sociable too.”
Ramblers Wellbeing Walks
For more information on walking in Tower Hamlets or to volunteer to help lead a local walking group (training provided), please call Graham Barker on 0791 922 1806 or email graham@walkeast.org.