Walk for Home is a walking fundraising event taking place in London, Manchester and Bristol. People across the country can also organise a walk themselves. Together, we will help make sure every family in the UK has a warm, safe and secure place to call home. 

It costs £10 to sign up for the London, Manchester and Bristol events. If you're organising your own walk, it's free to sign up.

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. 

You must be 18 and over to create a fundraising page and sign up for Walk for Home. If you’re under 18, you do not need to register but must be accompanied by a registered adult. 

You should have received a confirmation email when you signed up – and if you haven’t, please check your junk mail. If you still aren’t having any luck, please email walkforhome@shelter.org.uk and we’ll get it sorted.

Please email walkforhome@shelter.org.uk and we’ll get it sorted.

After paying your registration fee, you should have received an email which will include your fundraising page. Please check your junk and spam if you can’t see this. 

For more info and more ideas on how to spread the word, please check out our free fundraising tools. 

If you get a cash donation, you can pay in the amount you’ve received to your online fundraising page. 

Alternatively, you can send us a cheque or make a bank transfer by emailing walkforhome@shelter.org.uk. We’ll provide you with all the info you need. 

We’re encouraging all walkers to raise a minimum of £120. But aim high, you'll be amazed at what you can achieve. 

We’re here to support you with your fundraising as much as we can, so please do get in touch by emailing walkforhome@shelter.org.uk

Unfortunately, Gift Aid doesn’t count towards your fundraising total. However, please encourage your donors to include Gift Aid in their donations because it’s a fantastic way to help us raise extra funds, and be there for more people who are living in unsafe housing conditions. 

We ask for a minimum sponsorship of £120 from each walker because we believe it reflects the scale and difficulty of the challenge. While there is no penalty for not reaching the minimum fundraising target we do encourage all of our walkers to reach this target, and we can provide fundraising ideas and materials to help make this as easy as possible. 

The registration fee does not cover the entire cost of providing fully supported walks, so setting a minimum sponsorship target also ensures that we can cover the cost of each place in the event. 

You may have noticed that our minimum fundraising target is now £120. This wasn’t a decision we’ve made lightly. We know how much effort goes into every pound you raise, and we’re incredibly grateful for the commitment and support of everyone who takes part. 

But we need to make sure that as much money as possible goes towards helping us defend everyone’s right to a safe and secure home. That’s why we’ve decided to make the change this year.  

As always, we’ll be here to offer guidance and support to help you achieve your goal. If you have any questions, would like fundraising support or would like to chat about our decision, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. 

The incredible funds you raise from your walk could help us defend everyone’s right to a safe and secure home, and continue providing support to people who are homeless or living in unsuitable housing. 

We recommend using your Shelter fundraising page as it’s efficient and easy to use. A fundraising page will automatically be created for you when you register. 

However, if you’d like to use something else, please let us know by emailing: walkforhome@shelter.org.uk

If you'd like to opt out of appearing on the leaderboard and participant search results, please email walkforhome@shelter.org.uk with your name and fundraising page details. We will update your profile as soon as possible.

You will have selected a wave time when you paid your registration fee. Please check your confirmation email for this information and arrive at your allocated start time. To ensure a smooth experience for all participants, please do not arrive earlier than your selected wave.  Please arrive at your selected start time. There may be a short wait to get everyone signed in. 

You can choose from 5.5 kilometres or a 10 kilometres route. You will choose this when you sign up. There is an option to change your distance. If you have changed your mind, just let us know.

Yes, our London route is fully accessible. 

We will email all attendees a digital map closer to the event day. You will also be given a paper map to use on the night. There will also be lots of stewards to help and direct participants along the routes.

Yes. Dogs are welcome but must be kept on leads at all times, in prams, or in your arms at all times.

To help further reduce our carbon footprint, and limit plastic waste, we will not provide bottled water for each participant. Instead, we encourage all walkers to bring their own bottles from home. Refreshments will be available at the start of the event before you set off. 

Every person paying a sign-up fee will get a Walk for Home beanie hat on the day of the event.

There will be professional photographers there on the night. We will email you details on where to find these after the event. We encourage everyone to use the hashtag #WalkForHome on their walk and to share on their social media channels. You can also find photos that other walkers have added on social media by searching #WalkForHome.

We recommend signing up in advance to avoid disappointment.

If you haven’t signed up and would like to join on the day, please email walkforhome@shelter.org.uk and we will check if any slots are still available. If we find a space for you, a £15 sign-up fee will be charged on the day.

If you would like to change your start time, please email walkforhome@shelter.org.uk in advance of the event and we will do our best to accommodate you. Unfortunately, we will not be able to change your start time 5 days or fewer before the event, or if a time slot has already sold out.

The walk begins at 6pm – please arrive 20-30 minutes before that if possible so that we can get you registered and set off. If you need to arrive at a different time, please email community@shelter.org.uk and we will work to accommodate you.   

5km (or just over 3 miles). 

Yes, the Manchester route is fully accessible. 

We will email all attendees a digital map closer to the event day. You will also have a paper map to use on the night. All routes will be well marshalled. 

Yes. Dogs are welcome but must be kept on leads, in prams, or in your arms at all times. Lots of cute dog photos please! 

Every person paying a sign-up fee will get a Walk for Home bobble hat on the day of the event.

Follow Shelter and Shelter Manchester on social media (@Sheltercharity and @Shelter_gm) or look out for #WalkForHome. Please do post your own pictures or send them to us.

If you haven’t signed up and would like to join on the day, please email walkforhome@shelter.org.uk and we will check if any slots are still available. If we find a space for you, a £15 sign-up fee will be charged on the day.

The walk begins at 6pm – please arrive 10-15 minutes before that if possible so that we can get you registered and set off. If you need to arrive at a different time, please email please email community@shelter.org.uk and we will work to accommodate you. 

5km (or just over 3 miles). 

The Bristol route does have some stairs and so is not accessible for people who use wheelchairs. We can however make some accommodations for this e.g. providing an alternative detour route. Please email  community@shelter.org.u and we will see what we can do! 

We will email all attendees a digital map closer to the event day. You will also have a paper map to use on the night. All routes will be well marshalled. 

Yes. Dogs are welcome but must be kept on leads, in prams, or in your arms at all times. Lots of cute dog photos please! 

Every person paying a sign-up fee will get a Walk for Home bobble hat on the day of the event.

Follow Shelter and Shelter Bristol on social media (@Sheltercharity and @shelterbristol) or look out for #WalkForHome. Please do post your own pictures or send them to us at community@shelter.org.uk

We recommend signing up in advance to avoid disappointment.

If you haven’t signed up and would like to join on the day, please email community@shelter.org.uk and we will check if any slots are still available. If we find a space for you, a £15 sign up fee will be charged on the day.

Yes. Walk for Home is open to everyone. You can cover your chosen distance in whichever way you're able, and adapt the challenge to suit your needs. Local councils can provide information about accessible walks in their areas, and there are also dedicated websites where you can search the routes. 

Visit Do your own walk. When it comes to setting up your walk, we’ll support you every step of the way – from rallying your fellow walkers to raising money for the event. 

As many as you like. 

Your Walk for Home can be as long or short as you like, it’s up to you. 

No. We encourage all participants to try and plan their walk any time in December, but if there’s another time that works for you, feel free to plan your walk outside of these dates. 

You can download a free walker guide. It tells you everything you need to know about Walk for Home. We have plenty of free fundraising tools and tips to help make your fundraising easy, from posters to social posts, so you can tell the world about your walk. 

There’s no Walk for Home merchandise for sale, but once you raise £50 we’ll send you a Walk for Home hat. 

Great. We’ve got lots of advice for businesses – from corporate fundraising tools, such as matched giving, to tips on how to get your colleagues excited for the big day. To find out more, please email:  walkforhome@shelter.org.uk

Please email walkforhome@shelter.org.uk