Walk for Home events
- Tuesday 8 December in London, Bristol, Manchester or any date in December if you do your own walk
- Multiple distances depending on location
- Registration fee: £10 or free if you arrange your own walk
- Fundraising pledge: £100-120
Join thousands of supporters across England on Tuesday, 8 December, for Shelter’s biggest annual fundraising event – Walk for Home.
Choose your route:
5 kilometre walk in Bristol
5 kilometre walk in Manchester
5.5 or 10 kilometre walk in London
Do your own walk and choose your distance
Your walk helps raise vital funds to ensure every family has a warm, safe place to call home.
If you can't attend an event, you can organise your own walk any day in December and fundraise locally.
Sign up for an event and join a community of like-minded supporters taking big steps in the fight for home.
How to get started
Sign up on our Walk for Home site for London, Bristol, Manchester or Do your own walk.
Set your fundraising goal – check the fundraising pledge for that location.
Get fundraising – check out our fundraising resources and share your fundraising page.
Get your community involved – encourage friends, family and colleagues to join you.
What you'll get
a free Shelter hat on the day
refreshments and a celebration of your achievement at the end of the walk
our digital welcome pack
free fundraising resources
on-demand support from our dedicated events team or your local community fundraising team
How your walk helps end the housing emergency
Right now, many people are being pushed into temporary accommodation or onto the streets. But together, we can change that.
Every step you take helps Shelter support people without a safe home, and fight for the social homes communities desperately need. The money you raise will bring us closer to a world where everyone’s right to a home is guaranteed.
With your help, we’ll reform private renting, demand more social homes, and be there for anyone without a safe place to call home.
Choose a location
London
Tuesday 8 December
5.5 kilometres or 10 kilometres
Registration fee: £10
Fundraising pledge: £120
Manchester
Tuesday 8 December at 6pm
5 kilometres
Registration fee: £10
Fundraising pledge: £120
Do your own walk
Any date in December 2026
You choose your distance
Registration fee: free
Fundraising pledge: £120