Walk for a cure Edinburgh
Holyrood Park
Sunday 20 July 2025
This walk has now passed, however we still have some other great locations for you to sign up to! Alternatively, you can register your interest for 2026 and be the first to hear about all our walk locations next year!
£85,658
amount raised
809
people joined
2762
hours of lab time funded
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- CLAIRE MCPHERSON just donated £10.00
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- MARGARET OLIVER just donated £5.00
- Leila Harper just donated £10.00
- John Kelly just donated £10.00
- Ralph and Bev Phibin just donated £10.00
- Centrica Big Difference just donated £220.00
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
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
- Barry Gray, who is living with dementia
- Jacky Schloss, walking in honour of her parents who have both been impacted by 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.
Donate
Every donation fuels research discoveries that could uncover new life-changing treatments.
