Pilgrimage social walk from YHA Cambridge
Overview
Friday 20th September 2024
Distance: 4 miles
Duration: 3 hours
Led by: Guy Hayward, British Pilgrimage Trust
A guided walk with Water Sensitive Cambridge exploring the city’s visible connection with water and its local rivers. But the relationship with the River Cam is not an easy one, as the town sits in an area that is water-scarce and receives less rainfall annually than drought-stricken Barcelona!
So how does Cambridge cope with pressure from a growing population and what has been the effect on nature and the flow of the precious local chalk streams? The walk will start and finish at YHA Cambridge and visit places of spiritual significance around the city, as well as exploring the River Cam and following the path and stories of Hobson’s Conduit, the ‘new’ river dreamed up in the late 1500s to bring pure, clean water into the city.
This walk is in partnership with YHA's Festival of Walking - view other social walks.
What makes it special
- Learn about the importance of water to Cambridge and its complex relationship
- Discover places of spiritual meaning and significance in the city
- Free cuppa and cake at the finish
Date and time
Friday 20th September 2024
Start: 10:00am
Starting point: YHA Cambridge
Price
It's free to sign up for this event. We’re encouraging people to make a voluntary donation towards our heart of the community appeal to install life-saving defibrillators at every YHA hostel.
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