The Sankofa Reconciliation Walk
:: June 4th - July 11th ::

Linking London, Bristol and Liverpool

The Sankofa Reconciliation Walk will be a challenging 470 miles journey over 40 days. It will link together the three major slave ports of London, Bristol and Liverpool and will follow the route taken by Thomas Clarkson on his momentous journey in 1787.

The journey will also include other cities such as Birmingham and Manchester and in this way the main cities with African descendants will be visited. 'Sankofa' is an increasingly popular word in the West African Akan language which means "we must learn from the past to build for the future." There will also be two spur journeys by transport to Plymouth and Exeter from Bristol and to Lancaster, Whitehaven and Glasgow from Liverpool.

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:

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