Docklands
18 September 2021, 11.00 – 15.30
Docklands - A walk in London for bereaved parents and siblings
The fifth in our 2021 series of London walks will take place on Saturday 18th September and this time will feature the water - river, canals and docks - for most of its length. So, even though this walk is in London, there is lots of open space, very little traffic and a feeling of tranquility.
Our walk will be for approximately 5 miles at a steady pace with a stop for lunch at a cafe, with benches or seats nearby for those who wish to bring a packed lunch. This walk is not suitable for those who require walking aids or who might find the pace too demanding. The walk should finish at around 3.30 pm at Canary Wharf which has good transport links back to Central London.
Some of our the highlights we will visit together will be St. Katherine’s Dock, Wapping, Tobacco Dock & Narrow Street before a stretch of the Thames Path then on to Canary Wharf.
At the end of the walk, there will be the option of staying on for a well-earned drink in a nearby pub before making our way home.
The walks are free and are designed to offer you an opportunity to socialise and chat to other bereaved parents and siblings as well as to offer some exercise to support our mental and physical wellbeing. However, you can if you wish give a voluntary donation at the time you book or at www.tcf.org.uk/donate.
DISCLAIMER: Please note that the details of this walk may be subject to change
What a parent has said after a previous London walk:
'Thank you again for organising and leading the TCF London walks. It makes such a difference to meet other families who have lost a much loved child.
It’s not just the walk itself... but about having a date in the diary and something to look forward to and to reflect back on.
Plus the walks spark important conversations before and afterwards within our family about our son - and how much he meant to us all - which we might otherwise not be able to have. My husband and I talked more on the train to London than we have had the chance to do for a while. And again around the dinner table with the rest of the family when we got home.
It’s a way of acknowledging and giving space to such tragedy and the deepest loss we know is felt by everyone in the group. Thank you again.'
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