Fences and Frontiers

Welcoming walks for refugees and asylum seekers

🥾 Across London Saturday walks Social Beginner-friendly

Fences and Frontiers organises Saturday walks that aim to make London a welcoming, supportive and inspiring place for refugees and asylum seekers to live and settle. Bringing people together through the simple, restorative act of walking, the group fosters friendship, belonging and connection to the city's green spaces.

It's a warm, inclusive community open to refugees, asylum seekers and allies alike, with no experience needed - just a willingness to walk and chat. If you want to volunteer, take part, or know someone who would benefit, the website has all the details.

In a city that can feel isolating, this group offers companionship and a sense of home on foot. Walks are friendly, accessible and centred on making everyone feel valued.

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Saturday walks

From the blog

Real stories of people who found their people in London.

Hannah Cole · 3 June 2026 I moved to London for the job. The loneliness nearly sent me home. Arriving in a city of nine million people and feeling invisible - and the ordinary Tuesday evening that slowly changed everything. Margaret Ellison · 5 June 2026 At 68, I thought my world had got smaller. A walking group proved me wrong. After I retired and lost my husband, the house went quiet and the days got long. Then a Saturday walking group gave me back something I thought was gone for good. Liam Carver · 17 June 2026 Burnout took me apart. A beginner running club is how I put myself back together. I pushed myself until I broke, then sat at home ashamed and flat. Learning to run slowly, with no one keeping score, taught me that showing up gently beats winning.