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Street Tag is a free, interactive app to promote and enhance involvement in walking, running and/or cycling in your local community, and it's now available in Wiltshire. Find out more on the Physical activity page.
Walking
Get Wiltshire Walking (opens new window) is a Public Health funded project which aims to ensure every community within the county has access to a free weekly led walk. Each walk has its regular starting venue on the same day and time each week. We try to vary the routes each week and always ensure that the slowest walkers are looked after. Details of the Wellbeing Walks can be found on Ramblers: Wellbeing Walks (opens new window).
Our free, graded, weekly walking groups are lead by fully qualified walk leaders. Friendly and fun, they are a great opportunity to get fit, meet new people and get to know your local area.
Sorry no dogs, other than sensory dogs, allowed.
A 30 minute walk across a largely flat, stable terrain at a gentle pace with frequent pauses. Suitable for those wishing to become more active or those recovering from surgery or illness.
A 45 to 60 minute walk across varied terrain with some pauses. A progression walk for those looking to increase their physical activity and stamina.
This is a 60 to 90 minute largely continuous walk across varied terrain including some gradients. A walk intended to offer a more vigorous pace and workout.
All our walks are led by fully trained leaders who are able to manage and tailor the walk to meet the needs of the requirements of the participants. Providing you are independently mobile and able to meet the physical demands of the walk, everyone is welcome.
By attending the walk participants are declaring themselves fit for the activity and they maintain responsibility for their own safety and wellbeing throughout the walk.
Durrington Swimming Pool and Fitness Centre, SP4 8HH
11am
Tuesday
Ludgershall
Stroller walk / Strider walk
St James Street car park, Ludgershall, SP11 9QG
9.30am
Tuesday
Trowbridge
Stroller walk / Strider walk
Wiltshire Council, County Hall, BA14 8JN
9.30am
Tuesday
Warminster
Stroller walk / Strider walk
Community Hub, Warminster, BA12 9BT
9.30am
Tuesday
Warminster
Starter walk
Lake Pleasure Grounds, Warminster, BA12 9NP
10am
Tuesday
Amesbury
Starter walk / Stroller walk / Strider walk
Amesbury Library, Smithfield Street, SP4 7AL
10am
Tuesday
Cricklade
Strider walk progression walk
Cricklade Leisure Centre, Cricklade, SN6 6JW
6.30pm
Wednesday
Bradford on Avon
Stroller walk / Strider walk
Outside the Weaving Shed, Bradford on Avon, BA15 1EJ
9.30am
Wednesday
Corsham
Stroller walk / Strider walk
Springfield Community Campus, Corsham, SN13 9DN
9.30am
Wednesday
Calne
Stroller walk
Town Hall car park, The Strand, Calne, SN11 0EN
10am
Wednesday
Downton
Strider walk
The Borough Café, Downton, SP5 3LY
10am
Wednesday
Salisbury
Strider walk
Five Rivers Health and Wellbeing Centre, Salisbury, SP1 3NR
9.30am
Thursday
Calne
Strider walk
Town Hall car park, The Strand, Calne, SN11 0EN
9.30am
Thursday
Pewsey
Strider walk
Bouverie Hall car park, North Street, Pewsey, SN9 5EQ
9.30am
Thursday
Westbury
Starter walk / Stroller walk / Strider walk
Leigh Park car park, Westbury Leigh, BA13 3SQ
9.30am
Friday
Cricklade
Starter walk / Stroller walk / Strider walk
Waylands, Cricklade, SN6 6BT (Next to the flag poles)
9.30am
Friday
Devizes
Stroller walk / Strider walk
Devizes Leisure Centre, SN10 5AB
9.30am
Friday
Durrington
Strider walk
Durrington Swimming Pool and Fitness Centre, SP4 8HH
9.30am
Testimonials from walkers
Get Wiltshire Walking has generated so many amazing testimonials from walkers - read more of their stories below:
I have walked with the Cricklade Get Wiltshire Walking group for over 6 years and know the community spirit and help it in times of need.
Recently I found out, first hand, just how important that support can be. Eight weeks ago, following an insect bite, I developed cellulitis in my foot and leg. I was unable to drive and I had extreme difficulty walking. As a widow with my family a 100+ miles away in different directions, I would have really struggled without the help and support of my friends in the walking group.
I had so many offers of help: transport, shopping, plus home visits (with flowers and magazines) and 'phone chats to help with my morale. One lady drove me to/from the hospital daily, over 6 days, as I needed intravenous antibiotics; another helped me ferry my cats to/from the cattery. Then there were trips out for coffee and short walks, once I was more mobile. I also received messages of support from other GWW walk groups, friends made during challenge walks; not forgetting regular contact by the walk coordinators.
It's scary to realise how quickly life can change: I went from very active and enjoying the benefits of long walks, to being housebound. I am now on the mend, still limping but able to join with the starter walk followed by coffee and a chat with all the walkers at the United Church coffee morning. I now have the confidence to make short daily solo walks. I have no doubt that without the support of my local walking group life would have been very different and my recovery would have been affected.
Importantly, my family could rest easy in the knowledge that I was being well supported.
Ben joined the Ludgershall walking group after his aunt saw the flyer in the local library. As a child, Ben was fit and active, but he began to suffer ill health in 1999 and was eventually diagnosed with schizophrenia in 2000.
Ben's experience with Get Wiltshire Walking has helped to turn his life around. His own self-discipline and determination, and the regular walking sessions, have seen him lose more than seven stone in weight, reducing his back pain, regaining his mobility and helping him to become a great deal more confident, outgoing and interested in pursuing exercise and other sporting activities.
The group has provided Ben with a regular form of outdoor exercise, an opportunity to socialise, make new friends and to learn about his local area, plus the chance to develop and use new leadership skills as a volunteer walk leader and give something back to the group.
Ben's inspirational story shows how Get Wiltshire Walking can provide not just an opportunity for physical exercise, but it can also help to improve mental health, combat social isolation, build confidence and offer opportunities to develop new skills.
Get Wiltshire Running operates a series of Beginners Running Courses throughout the year at various locations across Wiltshire. These courses, delivered by Amy Chalke (Wiltshire Councils Run Activator), adapt a sofa to 5km approach through a combination of walking, jogging and running. Since 2018 courses have been delivered at:
Stanley Park, Chippenham
St Peter's School
Amesbury
Melksham
Tidworth
Pewsey
The sessions are designed to allow the group to have the skills to carry on running once the 10 week course is complete.
Rock Up Run groups will be starting in Calne and Trowbridge from September 2022
If you are interested in finding out more about the courses, email Amy at Amy.Chalk@wiltshire.gov.uk (opens new window) or alternatively complete a registration form below for our current or upcoming courses in 2022 and 2023.
If you have successfully completed a couch to 5km running programme, or one of our beginner running programmes, you might want to consider a running event as your next challenge. Calne Community Campus host their Clock Change Challenge every March and October to mark the start and end of British Summer Time, providing a 5km, 10km and children's fun run distance of 1.5km. It is a fun, community event and the ideal event to take your running to the next level.
Running opportunities in Wiltshire
Wiltshire has a thriving running community and there are numerous groups across the county which are organised by trained leaders. These groups are very welcoming and are a great social environment in which people of any fitness level can participate in running. As a council we strive to support these groups, and established clubs, to offer sessions from the complete beginner to the elite runner.
Amy Chalk, Run Activator, helps and supports the run leaders within these groups as well as initiating new groups and running opportunities across the county. We hope you find the information below helpful to finding a running group in your area.
The groups range from complete beginners to advanced levels. Below are some of the groups listed with leaders contact details.
