Walkspace.uk is a digital platform dedicated to exploring the cultural and artistic dimensions of walking. It documents and presents various walking projects, artworks, and exhibitions that investigate walking as a creative and research practice. The site includes contributions from artists, writers, and cultural producers who use walking to engage with environments, histories, and social contexts, emphasizing walking not merely as transportation but as a mode of artistic inquiry and spatial experience.
The platform archives walking-related events, provides critical essays, and showcases multimedia content that reflects on how walking shapes perception, place-making, and narrative. It serves as a resource for understanding the intersections between walking, art, and cultural geography, highlighting diverse approaches ranging from urban explorations to site-specific interventions in natural landscapes. Walkspace.uk situates walking within contemporary art discourse and cultural studies, fostering a nuanced appreciation of walking as a meaningful cultural practice.
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Autumn Season 2026
Here are our public walks, talks, workshops and events from August to November. Events with links are ready to be booked onto. Join our mailing list or follow our socials to be alerted when more events go live. AUGUST Sunday 23rd – Squats, Street Theatre, Skateboarding and More: a walking tour of Selly Oak’s radical spaces with Josh Allen. Saturday 29th – Paradise Lost […]
Notes from the estuary: a walking arts residency
Emily Wilkinson shares insights and moments from her time at Mawddach Residency.
Escaping suburbia – a walk from your sofa
Join writer and artist ...kruse for a real or imagined walk through the green spaces of Dorridge.
Mitchell’s Fold manoeuvre
A walk guided by Paul Wakelam through the mythology and geography surrounding Mitchell's Fold stone circle.
Wandering Rocks for Terminalia
The theme of this year's Terminalia festival is "Rock" so we're celebrating with a short boulder hunt. Join us in south Birmingham on Feb 22.
Pathways of knowing
In this poetic photo essay, Emma Plover walks with edges, inviting the reader to step into closer relationship with their everyday journeys and environments.
Making maps at dusk: reflections on walking the Shrewsbury Skull
Paul Wakelam reflects on November's Walking the Shrewsbury Skull event, guiding us through a liminal winter journey of history, ghosts and secret cobbled alleyways.

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