The Merdian Walk

The Meridian Walk has been succesfully completed.
Click here to read the Report by David Pott.

Hull to London

This walk from Hull to Westminster will be 250 miles long. With regard to the abolition of the slave trade in England, it is a curious fact that several key events occurred within a few miles of the Greenwich meridian line.

• William Wilberforce came from Hull and Thomas Clarkson from Wisbech, both places close to the meridian line.
• Thomas Clarkson wrote the essay on the slave trade, which changed his life in Cambridge and also committed his life to abolition at Wadesmill in Hertfordshire.
• Wilberforce made a similar commitment by the oak in Keston Kent.
• Olaudah Equiano lived for a time in Greenwich. He was married at Soham and his daughter was buried at Chesterton in Cambridge.
• The bill to abolish slavery was passed in Westminster. The Anti Slavery Society, which Clarkson started, is located in Stockwell.

In 2000 a footpath was devised called the Meridian Way, which was used for the Jubilee 2000 Lifeline Walk and this route will again be used for the last part of this walk. Parliament voted to abolish the slave trade on February 24th and the Act became law at noon on March 25th.

Map of the Walk :: Google Earth ::

Please note that due to the size of the image, not all the places we will be visiting, is shown. This image only indicates an approximate route.

Route Details: (daily starting points in BOLD)

We acknowledge helpful support from Ordnance Survey in our route planning.