Photo of green hillside on a partly cloudy day, with two people walking in the distance wearing Meningitis Now t-shirts.Photo of green hillside on a partly cloudy day, with two people walking in the distance wearing Meningitis Now t-shirts.

The Five Valleys Walk 2025 - Sunday 28 September

21.6 miles, 8 checkpoints, choose your distance

Our flagship sponsored walk through the stunning Cotswold countryside is jam-packed with something for everyone. Not only is it a fabulous day out for all the family, but you will help us in the fight against meningitis every step of the way.

Early bird registration

Open until 3pm Wednesday 25 September

Adult: £12.50
Child: £6.50
Family (2A & 2C): £35
Group: £40

On the day registration

Checkpoints open 8am
Cash & card available at all checkpoints

Adult: £15
Child: £8
 

How to take part

Signing up for this year’s walk couldn’t be easier! Simply use our choose your checkpoint guide to work out where to start, click Sign Up below and you’ll be taken to a short form to complete.

Once you’ve registered, you’ll receive a welcome email, and we will be in touch closer to the event with everything you need! Don’t forget to set up your fundraising page above!

Make sure to click attending on our Facebook Event, to keep up to date with caterer announcements and event news ahead of the big day.

🥾 Step 1

Choose your starting checkpoint

🥾 Step 2

Sign up

🥾 Step 3

While you wait for your ticket email, click start fundraising on the "thank you for signing up" page!

🥾 Step 4

Share your fundraising page with your friends and family and ask them to support you

🥾 Step 5

Mark yourself as attending on the Facebook event

You will receive your welcome email and tickets within 72 hours - make sure to keep this email safe!

If you haven't already, click the Start Fundraising button in your welcome email to set up your Just Giving Page.

Changes to the Route Map

Following feedback at last year's event, our route map will have a new format this year to help make it more accessible for everyone. Don't worry! The centre fold will have your trusty map to stick stickers on along the route!

Are you a corporate team?

If you are a business and would like to sponsor the event or enter a team, we have a range of opportunities available. Please contact our Senior Corporate Fundraising Officer Laura Williams on LauraW@meningitisnow.org.

Why your support matters

We estimate 8,000 people a year contract bacterial or viral meningitis in the UK; that's 22 people, every day.

By coming together this September, we're asking every Five Valleys Walker to raise £22 (or more!) or donate £22, so that we can ensure everyone affected by the disease receives the support they need to rebuild their lives, while helping us achieve our goal of defeating meningitis in the UK within a generation.

Your welcome email will include helpful information about how to donate or raise sponsorship, or you can click the buttons below to get started! This year our top fundraiser will win a getaway for two!

To find out more about the people you are helping support, visit our website

£5

Could pay for 143 students to each receive meningitis signs and symptom card.

£10

Could pay for 2 initial calls to our nurse-led Helpline.

£50

Could pay for one hour of professional counselling.

Highlights from The Five Valleys Walk

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