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Bloomsbury health walks

The Association of Bloomsbury Squares and Gardens invites you on brisk walks around Bloomsbury to improve your circulation and increase your weekly step count.  

Walks are led by the expert Camden Guides and include a brief stop at the halfway point to hear a few fascinating facts about the location before walking on.  

Please note, this is a wellbeing walk, not a guided tour. 

How it works 

Just turn up on the day for a one hour walk. Spaces are limited and walks go ahead in all weathers. Joining the walks is free. 

Upcoming walks  

Wednesday 5 August 2026

Where: midday at Marchmont Community Gardens

Theme: Stunning architecture to house famous residents

Thursday 13 August 2026

Where: 11am at Red Lion Square (cafe)  

Theme: Learn about the machine that changed the world

Wednesday 19 August 2026

Where: midday St George's Gardens (west gate)

Theme: Hear about a social reformer in Bloomsbury

Monday 24 August 2026

Where: 12pm at Tavistock Square (centre) 

Theme: Discover a memorial to the first London University female students

Wednesday 2 September 2026

Where: midday at Russell Square (fountains) 

Theme: All about conscientious objectors and non-violence

Friday 11 September 2026

Where: 12:30pm at Bedford Square (north gate)

Theme: Explore Fitzrovia's fancy lights, music and action

Friday 18 September 2026

Where: midday at Queen Square (centre)

Theme: Discover the home of every UK book  

Thursday 24 September 2026

Where: midday at Bloomsbury Square (centre)

Theme: Hear about the arrest of two theatre-going ladies 

Tuesday 29 September 2026

Where: 11am at Gordon Square (cafe)

Theme: See two buildings 'dolled up' by an Edwardian architect

Tuesday 6 October 2026

Where: 1pm at Brunswick Square Gardens (west gate)

Theme: A walk along the old Regent's Canal and the new Regent Quarter

Thursday 15 October 2026

Where: 2pm at Mecklenburgh Square (at No. 23)

Theme: A wonderful designer overshadowed by her father

Tuesday 20 October 2026

Where: 11am at Marchmont Community Gardens

Theme: Meet the man in the box

Wednesday 28 October 2026

Where: midday Red Lion Square (cafe) 

Theme: The highs and lows in the life of a regency architect

Monday 2 November 2026

Where: midday at St George's Gardens (west gate)

Theme: Find out how our postal services were transformed

Friday 13 November 2026

Where: midday at Tavistock Square (centre) 

Theme: Visit a young Charles Dickens at home

Visit the Bloomsbury Squares website for more information on the gardens. Sessions are run on a volunteer basis by qualified Camden Guides.