Walking Sports Guides
Whichever walking sport brought you here, you’ll find a complete guide below — what it is, how it’s played, the health benefits, and how to get started, alongside our directory of clubs and sessions across the UK. Walking sports are slower-paced, lower-impact versions of the games you already love, designed to keep you playing at a pace that works for you.
Walking Basketball
Walking Basketball removes the running and jumping from the game, keeping the passing, shooting, and teamwork intact. Read the full Walking Basketball guide or find a session near you.
Walking Cricket
Walking Cricket adapts the traditional game by replacing running between wickets with a walking pace, while keeping batting, bowling, and fielding fully intact. Read the full Walking Cricket guide or find a session near you.
Walking Football
Walking Football is where the whole walking sports movement began, and it remains the most established and widely available walking sport in the UK. Read the full Walking Football guide or find a session near you.
Walking Hockey
Walking Hockey keeps the stick skills and teamwork of the full game, with the ball and stick kept low and all contact removed. Known as one of the friendliest walking sports to join. Read the full Walking Hockey guide or find a session near you.
Walking Netball
Walking Netball uses the same court, positions, and skills as standard netball, with running and jumping removed. Developed by England Netball and Age UK. Read the full Walking Netball guide or find a session near you.
Walking Rounders
Walking Rounders brings back the game most people remember from school, adapted so it’s playable at walking pace for players of any age. Read the full Walking Rounders guide or find a session near you.
Walking Rugby
Walking Rugby keeps the tactics, teamwork, and try-scoring of the full game, with running and contact replaced by a walking pace and a two-handed touch. Read the full Walking Rugby guide or find a session near you.
Walking Tennis
Walking Tennis keeps the scoring, rallies, and tactics of standard tennis, with running replaced by a walking pace and an optional double bounce. Read the full Walking Tennis guide or find a session near you.
Find your walking sport
Search our directory of over 3,500 walking sports sessions and clubs across the UK — updated regularly, free to browse, no signup required. Browse all walking sports listings