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Mindful Walk with Nature

Discover nature’s hidden details and capture the moment on a calming, mindful walk at Calke.

  • Booking essential

See Calke from a new perspective while increasing your connection to nature with Karen from Better Outdoors. Join a slow paced walked, tuning in to your senses, paying closer attention to the details you might normally miss on a hike or when walking the dog.

As part of the walk, you may be invited to spend time taking mindful photographs to deepen your awareness of your surroundings and engage with the moment.

Times

Prices

Event ticket prices

Ticket typeTicket category
All £15.00

The basics

Booking details

Call 01332 863822

Suitability

Over 16s only

Meeting point

Meet at the information point in Calke Explore

What to bring and wear

Please wear weather appropriate clothing and sturdy footwear suitable for walking across varied terrain that may be wet or muddy. Please also bring a camera or phone to enable you to take pictures.

Accessibility

The walk will be off surfaced and/or established paths where terrain may be uneven including areas of mud, long grass and tree roots. There will be no steps or stiles but there will be areas with steeper inclines/declines. The walk will cover around 1.5 miles within the same area.

Other

The walk from the meeting point to the location where the experience will take place will take 5-10 minutes, this is not included in the session which will be 1 hour. Please allow extra time when planning your day around attending the event. The walk will go ahead in all weathers unless it unsafe to do so. This is not a guided or nature identification walk, but a chance to be more present in the moment and connect to the natural abundance of the Calke’s parkland.

Upcoming events

Bat Discovery Half Term Trail 

We've gone a bit batty at Calke this October half term! Using your echolocation skills, explore the world of bats. There are ten to discover around the Stableyards and the Pleasure Grounds. Some of them call Calke 'home', others come out...

Event summary

on
23 Oct to 2 Nov 2025
at
09:30 to 17:00
+ 10 other dates or times

Nature's Home: Bird of the Month display at Calke Abbey 

Discover the fascinating world of birds through our Bird of the Month display inside the house.

Event summary

on
23 Oct to 2 Nov 2025
at
11:00 to 16:00
+ 10 other dates or times

Harvest Celebration in St Giles Church 

Celebrate the season with an autumnal display at St Giles Church.

Event summary

on
23 Oct to 2 Nov 2025
at
11:00 to 16:30
+ 10 other dates or times

Spooky Tunnel at Calke 

Travel underground through the twists and turns of the Spooky Tunnel - this year, a hidden forest, home to lots of different creatures. How many can you see or hear? Can you make it through without jumping or screaming?

Event summary

on
23 Oct to 2 Nov 2025
at
11:00 to 16:30
+ 10 other dates or times