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Walk for a cure Edinburgh

Holyrood Park

Sunday 20 July 2025

Join us in Edinburgh this summer for this accessible, family-friendly 5km walk. Walk side by side with friends and family, and fuel life-changing dementia research. 
Every step brings us closer to a cure. Sign up today!

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£3,850

amount raised

118

people joined

124

hours of essential lab time funded for our amazing scientists

hours of lab time funded

About the event

Join us from 10:00am to collect your T-shirt and Lanyard, ready for an 11:00am start at Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, EH8 8AZ. To find the exact location of the event village/start, please download 'what3words' and enter: ///tested.freed.quiet

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Registration

Registration is now open for Holyrood Park! Secure your place today and be part of something special.  

Aim to raise £150 or more and make a vital difference in helping us find a cure for dementia.

Route

The 5km circular route will begin at the Parade Ground adjacent to the Palace of Holyrood House. From here, you head clockwise past St Margarets Loch and climb up past Dunspaie Loch. You'll continue a 360 degree circuit of the park, with views of Arthur's Seat, and panoramic views of the coastline, Edinburgh castle and the city itself before crossing the finish line to claim your well-deserved medal. 

Accessibility

The fully signposted route has both grass and gravel terrains and is accessible for both wheelchairs and pushchairs with assistance. However, please be aware that this route does include a steep climb on tarmac surfaces and may not be suited to all.

There will be volunteer marshals along the route to support you if needed.

Dogs

Unfortunately, only assistance dogs can take part in this event.

Facilities

There are event toilets available next to the event village (including accessible loos).

Food and drink will be available to purchase within the event village and you are welcome to bring your own refreshments.

How to get here

Edinburgh Waverley Rail Station is a 20-minute walk to the event village and there are bus routes nearby. 

Limited parking is available at Holyrood Carpark adjacent to the event village. There are also lots of carparks close to Holyrood Park.

It was great to take part in the Walk For A Cure event and see so many people coming together determined to make their contribution to finding a cure for dementia. Participants included people living with a dementia, their carers and people, like me, remembering loved ones who had died with dementia. It was inspirational to see so many traveling many miles to raise money to fund such essential research.

- John Hirst, walking in memory of his beloved wife, Pat

I felt very chuffed and proud to be there, that people had sponsored me and that my friends came to support. I was also proud to be raising awareness of dementia. I really enjoyed being together with other people and I felt safe. I wasn’t even tired as I approached the finish line. I’d definitely do it again.
I want to see developments in research so I and other people can get an earlier and more accurate diagnosis. Dementia is crippling and in a strange way it feels worse than falling over and hurting yourself. Dementia is there all the time, and a cure would take away the hurt.

- Barry Gray, who is living with dementia
We signed up for Walk For A Cure because we want to support the research into finding a cure for dementia. We were really excited about taking part and there was a great buzz from all the walkers with people chatting to each other and sharing experiences. We all had something in common - we knew someone living with or having lived with dementia. It was a very well organised event and we will definitely do it again.

- Jacky Schloss, walking in honour of her parents who have both been impacted by dementia.
I took part in the walk because it's something I could do. There's no way I could run or even walk a marathon for the charity – that's not me at all – but I can walk 5km and I’ve met a lot of people who can walk 5km so it's accessible for many. For anyone who is thinking of taking part in a Walk For A Cure event, I would say go for it! It's fun, friendly and it's easy. Raising funds and awareness is so important because we need to overcome dementia by finding a cure. I have two grandsons now – I don’t want them growing up in a world with dementia.

- Dr Helen Beaumont, a dementia researcher, walking in memory of her husband, Clive

WANT TO SUPPORT US?

You don’t have to walk to get involved. Volunteer to help on event day or make a donation to fuel cutting-edge dementia research. 

Volunteer

Help make event day a success by offering your time and enthusiasm as a volunteer.

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Every donation fuels research discoveries that could uncover new life-changing treatments. 

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