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Walking in Southwark

Find walking groups or routes. Find out how we’re making Southwark a better place to be a pedestrian. Get involved in improving walking in Southwark.

Benefits of walking

If you walk at a moderate pace, walking is a great form of exercise and has many health benefits.

You can learn about the health benefits of walking Walking for Health website.

You can also:

The other benefits of walking are:

  • it costs less to travel
  • it’s better for the environment than using a vehicle
  • it’s been shown to benefit communities economically 

Read about the economic benefits of walking from Transport for London.

Walking in a group is a good way to start walking, stay motivated and socialise.