Sponsored Twilight Walk 2026
✨ Paint the town orange for ellenor as you take on our iconic Twilight Walk in Gravesend ✨
Join us for this iconic 7.5km (approx) fundraising walk. Grab your boppers, your trainers and get your neon glow on for Gravesend’s best night out.
📍 Where: St George’s C of E School, Gravesend, DA11 7LS
📅 When: Friday 18 September
⏰ Arrivals: From 18:00
🚶♀️ Walk Start: 19:00
💷 Price: Early Bird Adult – £18, Early Bird Child (under 16) – £9, Early Bird Family (2 adults & 2 children under 16) – £45, Twilight Bus – £18
🚌 Twilight Bus is back for 2026!
Want to join Twilight Walk but can’t manage the route? We’ve got you covered!
Due to popular demand the Twilight Bus will be returning for 2026 kindly provided by FastTrack.
Hop aboard from St George’s School and enjoy the glow of the evening as the bus takes you on a scenic ride through Gravesend. You’ll stop at the Gurdwara, cruise past the twinkling sights of the route and visit the hospice before heading back to St George’s School, all from the comfort of your seat.
Important details:
Seats are limited and reserved for those unable to walk the route.
The bus isn’t able to access the school grounds due to it’s size so walkers will need to walk approx 250 yards from the start line to the end of Meadow Road. A shuttle service will be available to those who can’t walk that far but you must notify us in advance if you require this so we can ensure we have enough space available.
One carer may travel free of charge. Please note: they may be required to stand if seats are needed for those who’ve booked.
To book a child accessible place, please call us on 01474 320 007. Please note: child places are also limited to one carer.
Bus riders will receive a T-shirt and medal.
This is your chance to be part of something special, no step count required!
💰 Sponsorship: When you sign up to Twilight Walk each adult that is registered will automatically have a fundraising page created for them. There is no minimum sponsorship for this event, all we ask is that you raise as much as you can to help us support patients and their families facing life limiting illnesses.
👕 T-shirts: If you joined us in 2025 please keep your T-shirt to reuse again if you can! This saves us around £2,000 on the cost of buying so many T-shirts. If this is your first time or you need a new T-shirt you’ll be able to collect yours from one of our T-shirt collection dates or on the night! T-shirt collection dates will be announced nearer to the event.
Our Events Team are here to support you every step of the way. If you have any questions about taking part, please get in touch via email at events@ellenor.org or call 01474 320 007.
This event is generously sponsored by:
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The Important Stuff
- Under-16s must be accompanied by a participating adult. On our booking page you are only able to purchase child tickets after selecting an adult ticket.
- Children under 3 years old are free and do not need a ticket to participate however they will not receive a T-shirt or medal.
- If you need to add any additional children once your booking is complete, please call us on 01474 320 007.
- Check out our FAQ section on our website for more information about the event.
- By signing up for this event, you agree to our event terms and conditions which you can view HERE.
Keeping your details safe: We will keep your details safe and will only allow your information to be used by suppliers working on our behalf. We will not sell or give your contact details to any other organisation to use for their own purposes unless requested to by law. View our complete privacy policy.
Frequently Asked Questions
ellenor’s Twilight Walk is an annual charity event held in Gravesend, Kent, to support ellenor, a hospice providing care for individuals of all ages facing life-limiting illnesses. Participants embark on an 7.5KM evening walk through the town, fostering community spirit while raising vital funds for our hospice services. ellenor’s Sponsored Twilight Walk has become Gravesend’s largest mass participation event.
All paying participants will be offered a t-shirt and medal to celebrate their achievement.
- Event Village opens at 6pm, the walk starts at 7pm.
- The Twilight Walk is open to all ages. Under 16s and vulnerable adults must be accompanied by a participating adult.
- Children under 3 are free and do not require a ticket.
- Route information will be available on our website closer to the event and sent in the information pack a week before.
- Approximate walk distance: 7.5KM More details on the route will be available soon.
- All bookings should be made online via our website, which links to Enthuse for registration.
- Alternatively, supporters can call our Supporter Care team if they wish to add additional children to a booking. Please note: child tickets cannot be purchased without an accompanying adult ticket. If participants need to add extra children, this must be done manually over the phone.
- Online booking link: Sponsored Twilight Walk 2026 | ellenor
- Group bookings can be made on Enthuse. The lead booker needs to think of a team name and book though the create team option. Once they have booked their places they will be sent a link to share with others they want to join their team. As long as additional bookers book though the link they will automatically be connected to the team.
- Once registered online, participants will receive an auto-confirmation email. A fundraising page will automatically be created for each ADULT participant via Enthuse. Children will not have a page set up for them.
- Didn’t get an email? Please contact our Events Team events@ellenor.org who will be able to help you.
- The event will take place at St George’s C of E Secondary School, Meadow Road, Gravesend, DA11 7LS.
- No parking is available at the Secondary School. Meadow Road will be closed to vehicles during the event.
- Limited parking will be available at St George’s Primary School (Wescott Avenue, Northfleet, DA11 7HP). Once full, parking will be on local roads.
- A drop-off and collection point will be set up at the Primary School, please consider car sharing or arranging a lift
Walk starts at 7pm and we expect everyone to return by around 10pm. Everyone must have completed the walk by 10:30pm.
- A dedicated staff member will be available to contact, details will be included in the final email.
- QR codes will be displayed on-site to download the route map and you will be sent route information in an email prior to the event.
- The route is well signposted and marshals will be in various locations to help if you need it.
Unfortunately, there is no bag drop. Please carry all personal belongings with you.
- Yes! By attending, you consent to us using event photos for future promotion.
- If you prefer not to be included in close-up shots, let us kno, we’ll give you a “No Photo” sticker.
- Photos will be shared on our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ellenorfundraising
- Refreshments will be available at the start/finish area.
- There will be water and snacks available at the Gurdwara. This is kindly supplied by the Gurdwara.
- There will be water stops along the route. Feel free to bring your own refillable water bottle too.
Facilities will be available at St George’s School, the Gurdwara, at our Hospice and some local pubs who kindly allow access if you ask.
No physical ticket is needed. Just show your confirmation email at check-in.
- Yes! Merchandise will be available to purchase upon sign up as well as on the night. Pre-purchased merchandise can be collected on t-shirt collection days and on the night of the event.
- Grab your glow gear, light-up tutus and head boppers !
- We won’t be asking for t-shirt sizes this year, we already know the quantities we need.
- If you’ve taken part before, please consider re-using your t-shirt to help us save on costs (approx. £2,000!).
- Dates are TBC, we will confirm as soon as they are available via email to all those signed up.
- T-shirts will only be available during designated collection times.
- They will not be stored at the Hospice or available outside of these times.
- If your t-shirt doesn’t fit, you’re welcome to exchange it for another size on the night.
- Child Sizes – 5–6, 7–8, 9–11, 12–13
- Adult Sizes – Small, Medium, Large, XL, 2XL, 3XL
Absolutely! We love this tradition and it’s staying for 2026!
- There’s no minimum sponsorship requirement.
- However, fundraising is vital to our work, our goal for 2026 is £125,000. If each person raises just £125, we’ll get there!
- Use your automatically created Enthuse fundraising page.
- Prefer offline fundraising? We can email or post a sponsor form to you, just email us on events@ellenor.org to arrange this.
