Stirling Wellbeing Walk

SWAN has been working with Walking Scotland to train our autistic volunteers to become Health Walk leaders and run local walking groups for autistic women and non-binary people.

The SWAN walks offer a supportive and inclusive environment for autistic women and non-binary people. Beyond improving physical wellbeing, these walks provide an opportunity for socialisation and peer support.

The walks will be around an hour long at an easy social pace and are perfect for anyone who would like to become more active in the company of other autistic people.

Meeting & Ending Point:At the Stirling train station bike storage.

This is the glass structure where bikes are kept in front of the train station.

Safety Point:The Robert Burns Monument https://maps.app.goo.gl/ozzpyjyfcSKeLSkb6

Route description:The route will be an hour long through the Kings Park area. The walk will avoid steep inclines and overly crowded streets, but the route is in a residential area so there will be cars and people around.

The walk will start from Stirling train station and pass by the Albert halls and Smith Art Museum. The walk will then have a safety point at the Robert Burns Monument. The route will then end at the Stirling train station.

Our walk leaders may not start the walk until around 5 minutes after the scheduled starting time, if they're waiting for people to arrive.

We can't always guarantee good weather so please make sure you dress for the weather conditions on the day

Who is this group for?

SWAN groups are safer spaces for autistic women and non-binary people over-18 who live, work or study in the local area.

SWAN is inclusive of all autistic women and non-binary people, including those who are exploring whether they are autistic, who self identify as autistic or are clinically diagnosed (private or NHS).

If these descriptions do not match you, we ask that you do not attend our groups unless they are specifically stated to be for non-autistic individuals. If you are a non-autistic person wishing to learn more about autism, visit our website for workshops and training: swanscotland.org/training

Meeting & Ending Point:At the Stirling train station bike storage.

This is the glass structure where bikes are kept in front of the train station.

Safety Point:The Robert Burns Monument https://maps.app.goo.gl/ozzpyjyfcSKeLSkb6

Route description:The route will be an hour long through the Kings Park area. The walk will avoid steep inclines and overly crowded streets, but the route is in a residential area so there will be cars and people around.

The walk will start from Stirling train station and pass by the Albert halls and Smith Art Museum. The walk will then have a safety point at the Robert Burns Monument. The route will then end at the Stirling train station.

Our walk leaders may not start the walk until around 5 minutes after the scheduled starting time, if they're waiting for people to arrive.

We can't always guarantee good weather so please make sure you dress for the weather conditions on the day

Route description:

The route will be an hour long through the Kings Park area. The walk will avoid steep inclines and overly crowded streets, but the route is in a residential area so there will be cars and people around. The walk will start from Stirling train station and pass by the Albert halls and Smith Art Museum. The walk will then have a safety point at the Robert Burns Monument. The route will then end at the Stirling train station.

Accessibility

We aim to make our walks and groups as accessible as possible - they are led and designed by autisic people, in accessible venues.

If you have any medical conditions which might affect you when you are at a group, please let the facilitator know at the start of the group so they are aware of what to do should anything happen (e.g. epilepsy, diabetes, etc.).

If there is anything we can do to make the experience more accessible for you please do get in touch with us ahead of the meet up:

stirling@swanscotland.org

You can see a picture of the meeting place below so you know what to expect when you arrive.