Saturday Walkers' Club

Free self-guided and group walks across the South East

🥾 Across London Several free group walks each week Day trips Long-distance Social Beginner-friendly

Perfect if you want to walk without the commitment of joining a club, the Saturday Walkers' Club is volunteer-run, self-led and free to take part in. Its website hosts a database of over 400 public-transport-friendly walks complete with directions, maps and GPS data - from brief ambles and city walks to full-day hikes and dramatic coastal treks across London and the South East, all within an hour or so of central London.

The club also arranges several free group walks each week, open to everyone including visitors to London. You simply make your own way to the start using the published files and timings.

It's a brilliant, low-pressure way to get out into the countryside and meet other walkers.

Across London
Several free group walks each week

From the blog

Real stories of people who found their people in London.

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. Bridget Lawson · 18 June 2026 I look after my mum full time. A Saturday walk is the one hour that's mine. Caring for someone you love can quietly erase you. This is about the morning I started walking with a group of strangers, and how one hour a week gave me back to myself.