What an incredible night!
Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the Sunset Walk such a special experience.
From today and throughout the week, we'll be uploading photos to our Facebook page. Please tag yourself and share all the fun you had, and don't forget to use the hashtag #SunsetWalk.
Every step to the beat raises vital funds
Whether you walk in memory of a loved one, or for your local hospice, your steps will raise vital funds to help those facing dying, death and grief.
Find out what's happening by downloading the event programme
On 20 June, come along to a festival-themed walk around the heart of Bury St Edmunds.
Walk to the beat and together, share music, memories and incredible stories.
Choose a 10km or 15km route around Bury St Edmunds
The walk started and ended in the Abbey Gardens, where there were a variety of food and drink, stalls, merchandise and a selfie area.
Celebrate the life of someone special
Many people choose to participate in the Sunset Walk to remember someone special to them and celebrate their life. Along the route, you have the opportunity to honour their memory by creating a personalised heart-shaped memory card.
Community-friendly event
The Sunset Walk is for anyone wishing to support those St Nicholas Hospice Care helps every day. An event suitable for all ages and abilities – a friendly, fun and supportive atmosphere for all.
Taking part or live along the route? Click here to download your free bunting and flags to help decorate the walk and cheer everyone on.
Music will be at the heart of the event
Join us in 2027 for another lively event, and step to the beat as local musicians and entertainers keep you energised throughout your walk.
Would you like to perform at the Sunset Walk? Get in touch – we’d love to hear from you!
Everything you need to get ready
Read our Frequently Asked Questions
Click to read our full FAQs and Terms and Conditions.
You can also get in touch with us by emailing events@stnh.org.uk.
Make an impact by raising sponsorship
We encourage all participants to raise sponsorship to support the work of St Nicholas Hospice Care, and aim for a minimum target of £100.
What your fundraising could support
To give you an idea of the impact you could achieve with your fundraising:
- £100 could help pay for our Community Nursing Team to visit a patient in their home.
- £250 could help pay for specialist one-to-one bereavement counselling sessions for someone grieving the loss of a loved one.
- £500 could help fund specialist care nursing support on our inpatient ward.
Our Sunset Walk is proudly sponsored by Greene King
Greene King has been brewing and distributing award winning ales and beers from its home in Bury St Edmunds since 1799. It is now the country’s leading pub company and brewer with c. 2,600 pubs, restaurants and hotels across England, Wales and Scotland and employs more than 1,200 people in its home county of Suffolk, and 39,000 nationwide.
Greene King is passionate about its purpose to ‘pour happiness into lives’; for its customers, its teams, its pub partners, its suppliers and for the communities in which it operates and serves. Find out more here.