Sunset Walk 2025

It will be a single 5 mile route starting and finishing at The Wellesley Recreation Ground/Great Yarmouth Town Football Club. Please note that the route distances are approximate and rounded to the nearest mile.

The walk starts at 8.30pm.

Registration opens at 6.00pm.

The Sunset Walk will take walkers along the the Great Yarmouth Seafront, starting and finishing at The Wellesley Recreation Ground/Great Yarmouth Town Football Club. The route will pass Venetian Waterways and Pleasure Beach.

A map of the route will be available shortly. We can email this to you in the meantime.

The walk will take between 1 hour 15 and 2 hours to complete depending on walking speed. There is no rush and we encourage all participants to go at their own pace. The event is not a race and there will be no pressure to finish in a certain time. There will be lead and back walkers to ensure the last participants return safely.

You can take it at your own pace. However, we do recommend that you should train before taking part and that you feel comfortable that you will be able to complete a long walk. The Sunset Walk is a fun event, designed for you to take at your own pace; it is not a race.

Entrants must be 10 years of age or over on day of registration. Any walker under the age of 18 must include the name and authorisation of the parent/guardian who will be accompanying them on the walk on their registration form.

We would encourage all groups of walkers to give themselves a group name. When signing up on Enthuse you will be given the option to add in your group name as well as linking your fundraising pages automatically.

There are surface car parks around the stadium that can be accessible 24 hours/day are:

• North Drive Car Park
• Beach Station Car Park
• Anchor Gardens Car Park

Please note as these are privately operated carparks, charges do apply.

See below link about all information regarding Long & Short Stay Car Park.

Where can I park in town? – Great Yarmouth Borough Council

Toilet facilities will be available at the start/finish, including Marine Parade on the seafront.

There will be a water stop at Marine Parade. We recommend you bring water to take with you when you walk. There will also be food sold at Great Yarmouth Town Football Club.

Yes. The route is accessible via wheelchair. The terrain is pavements where there are drop curbs available. If you have any queries about access needs, please contact us to discuss further. Call 01473 723600 or email events.team@stelizabethhospice.org.uk

No pets or animals are permitted on the Sunset Walk except guide dogs.

We recommend that you wear comfortable clothes and shoes. We would love to see your brightest outfits so please do go all out! Along with this our retail team will be there on the night selling a variety of items.

We will not be supplying t-shirts this year, however, there will be medals presented at the end of the walk.

Your safety is of the utmost importance to us. The route will be well marshalled by volunteers.

Registration will take place from 6.00pm at The Wellesley Recreation Ground/Great Yarmouth Town Football Club.

No. All participants will be responsible for their belongings and will need to take anything they bring on the walk.

The registration fee is £12 for adults and £8 for children aged 10 – 17. A booking fee does apply to all registrations. The registration fee ensures that all the cost of the event are covered and all sponsorship money you raise can go directly to helping our patients and their families receiving end of life care. On the day tickets will be charged at £20 per person.

By signing up to the Sunset Walk you will automatically receive your very own Enthuse Giving Page to start fundraising. Don’t forget to share it with your supporters and kick start your fundraising efforts.
You can also download a paper sponsor form here

There is no minimum sponsorship ask for individuals or groups that sign up. However, as this is a fundraising event for St Elizabeth East Coast Hospice we do encourage those that take part to raise what they can. A suggested figure to aim for would be £50 as an individual and £250 for groups.

You can ask each person that sponsors you to Gift Aid their donation by ticking the Gift Aid box on your sponsor form, if they are a UK taxpayer or pay Capital Gains Tax. For every £1 they donate, we receive an extra 25p.

Please send cheques to: Events Team, St Elizabeth Hospice, 565 Foxhall Road, Ipswich, IP3 8LX. Alternatively, you can bring the money in person to the Ipswich hospice.

If you have set up an Enthuse page, we automatically receive all donations made through the website, so you don’t need to do anything! Please do not bring sponsor money to the event. 

Please do let us know if you have matched giving money to add to your sponsorship. We can chat through options with how you can pay in that money.

A lot of companies have matched funding in place where they give a donation to their employees who do fundraising events. This is a really great way for you to boost your fundraising income. If you are unsure whether your company does matched funding please do ask. If you have any questions about matched giving please contact our Events team on events.team@stelizabethhospice.org.uk and they will be happy to chat through this further with you.

Yes. There are lots of ways in which you can support St Elizabeth East Coast Hospice.
Please spread the word amongst your colleagues, family, friends and neighbours and get them signed up too! The more that help with promoting this event, the more will sign up and get involved.

We also need volunteer support to help the event run smoothly. There are lots of roles where we need volunteer help. To volunteer, email events.team@stelizabethhospice.org.uk 
We are also looking for people that might be able to cheer along the route. If you live along the route and able to cheer from your house or driveway we would love to hear from you.

If you work for a company that might be interested in supporting the Sunset Walk we would love to speak to them. There are lots of areas to support. Please do pass this onto anyone you know that might be interested.

If you’d like to know more about the event or have a question relating to the hospice and our fundraising please do email events.team@stelizabethhospice.org.uk or call T: 01473 723600