Mindfulness social walk from YHA Canterbury

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Overview

Saturday 27th September 2025

Distance: 3.7 miles (6 km)

Duration: 1.5 hours

Led by: Stuart McLeod, RUN-ZEN

Health and wellbeing

Join mindfulness teacher Stuart McLeod for a guided walk starting on the outskirts of Canterbury before passing through the city’s peaceful rural fringe. We will spend around 1.5 hours walking, with time at the hostel before and after the walk exploring the mindfulness theme.

The walk is flat and mainly on well surfaced paths but includes a stretch of long grass along a field edge. No special walking shoes are needed but shoes with some grip are recommended.

This will be a walk with a difference. During our morning together we will discover some of the different qualities of mindfulness. When we are mindful, we can become fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, without the mind becoming overly distracted.

These qualities of mindfulness can be brought to everything we do, so before our walk we will explore some mindfulness practises in stillness and movement. We will then apply these skills to the activity of walking in nature, seeing and appreciating whatever we notice.

To book your place, contact Stuart:
Email: [email protected] 

This event is part of YHA's Festival of Walking - view other social walks.

What makes it special

  • Learning the value of being fully in touch with your surroundings as you walk
  • Enjoying a different view of Canterbury
  • Free cuppa and cake at the finish

Date and time

Saturday 27th September 2025

Start: 10:15am

Starting point: YHA Canterbury

Price

It’s free to sign up for this event. We’re encouraging participants to make a voluntary donation to support our Breaks Programme, helping groups of young people and families facing challenging circumstances to access life-changing adventures in our hostels.

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Location of Mindfulness social walk from YHA Canterbury

Mindfulness social walk from YHA Canterbury

Canterbury, Kent, CT1 3DT

Map references

OS Map:
179
OS Grid Ref:
TR157570
Lat/Lng:
51.271692, 1.091335
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