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Ramblers Wellbeing Walks Cumberland

Join Ramblers Wellbeing Walks Cumberland for short, local and accessible walks to help you get more active.

Join your Wellbeing Walks Group

  • Walks are over easy ground and taken at steady pace to suit everyone 

  • Walks range from 10 to 90 minutes in length 

  • At least one short walk a week, starting at the same time and place every week 

  • All walks are accessible on foot or by public transport   

  • You only need to join a group once to access all future walks

Overview

This walk, part of Carlisle One World’s Centre theme year of Bridging Faith Communities in Carlisle, will connect 10 places of worship in Carlisle on a new route that will be no more than 3 miles in length. It will be a wheelchair and pushchair accessible urban walk, on pavements and will include several road crossings, including an underpass. Walkers will have an opportunity to pay a short visit to the places of worship along the route where they will meet a host who may offer a short prayer or blessing to the group. The walk will commence from St. George’s United Reform Church on West Walls and the final stop, Uma Kadampa Meditation Centre, 16 Spencer St. will offer light refreshments to all participants.

 

Here is the full list of places of worship that the walk will stop at:

St. George's URC, West Walls

St. Cuthbert's Church, West Walls

Carlisle Cathedral, The Abbey

Former Methodist Hall (outside), Fisher St

Quaker Meeting House, Fisher St

Church of Scotland, Chapel St

St. Aidan's Church (outside), Warwick Road

Carlisle Mosque, Brook St.

St. Joseph's Church, Warwick Square

Uma Kadampa Meditation Centre, Spencer St - light refreshments

Start time:
2:00 pm
Estimated finish time:
3:30 pm
Type:
linear
Duration:
01h 30m
Ascent:
N/A

Features

  • Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
  • Toilets available
  • Accessible by public transport
  • Introductory walk
  • No car needed
  • No Stiles
  • Family-Friendly
  • Some inclines
  • Rest stop available
  • Wheelchair accessible

Starting point

Grid reference:
NY 39919 55834
Nearest postcode:
CA3 8UF
what3words:
stone.chairs.stops
Start time:
2:00 pm

St. George’s United Reform Church, West Walls – enter the Church House car park and turn left

Finishing point

Grid reference:
NY 40380 55958
Nearest postcode:
CA1 1BG
what3words:
skins.bunk.again
Estimated finish time:
3:30 pm

Uma Kadampa Meditation Centre, Spencer St

Join your Wellbeing Walks Group

  • Walks are over easy ground and taken at steady pace to suit everyone 

  • Walks range from 10 to 90 minutes in length 

  • At least one short walk a week, starting at the same time and place every week 

  • All walks are accessible on foot or by public transport   

  • You only need to join a group once to access all future walks