We're super pleased to be partnering with Electra again for the Walking Festival 2026! Their circular tours on Electra Walk & Glide Cruises are a wonderful way to discover more of the hidden delights of Milton Keynes.

You can explore more parkland and countryside because you walk one way with a guide and then relax on a gentle cruise back on all-electric MK Community Boat Electra.

For the 2026 MK Walking Festival, Electra Walk & Glide routes explore the south of the city. Events are across the entire festival and start from Dobbies, Watling St bridge, Waterhall Park, or from the Three Locks in Soulbury.

Friday 8th May (1pm to 6pm)

Fenny Stratford to Soulbury Three Locks return

Meeting Point:  Mill Road Car park, Waterhall Park

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Pace: Moderate

Length: 5.75 miles approx 3 hrs

This guided walk for keen walkers goes via Great Brickhill and involves public footpaths, bridleways, roads and the canal towpath. It has an ascent/descent of some 270 feet. The two-hour countryside cruise back takes you through a lock and past a working boatyard. 

Electra is a 12-seater narrowboat, so places on each event are limited to 12 people. Places can be booked up to two hours before the start of each walk, but to be sure of a place it’s best to book early. Electra is run by volunteers to support the Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust, so there is a ticket charge. 

Full information and online booking is on the Electra website.