Across the UK this summer, you’ll find Pride events in many of our major towns and cities. We’ve found the best well-connected Pride celebrations you can walk, wheel or cycle to using some of our favourite routes on the National Cycle Network.
There are many Pride events happening across the country which you can walk, wheel and cycle to. Credit: Sustrans
Being a charity for everyone is a key pillar of who we are at Sustrans, and including everyone in the work we do is one of our organisational values.
This Pride month and into the summer months, we’re sharing some of the best Network routes you can use to walk, wheel or cycle to Pride events near you.
Manchester Pride
15 - 25 August 2025 - Gay Village, Manchester city centre
Depending on where you’re travelling from, Routes 6, 66, 60 and 55 all lead towards Manchester city centre – perfect for travelling actively to Pride.
Following Route 66 will lead you from Yorkshire right up to Manchester Piccadilly station.
Route 6 will take you up from Moss Side and Hulme to Manchester city centre.
And if you’re travelling from the West, Route 55, which leads onto Route 6 of the Network will take you through to Manchester Oxford Road station. You’ll also find the Fallowfield Loop, a classic urban railway path, ideal for families and anyone looking to get away from road traffic when heading to Pride events.
Glasgow Pride
19 July 2025 - The celebrations will take place at the Barrowlands adjacent to Route 75
Route 75, which runs from the Forth at Edinburgh to the Clyde at Gourock, west of Glasgow, will lead you close to this year's Pride celebrations.
Scotland’s biggest city is served by three routes: 7, 75 and 756.
Route 7 heads over the mountains to Inverness in the north and Carlisle in the south.
Route 756 is shorter, just 8 miles long from Glasgow to East Kilbride.
The organisers are currently working out the march route - we will update this blog once the information is available.
Being a charity for everyone is a key pillar of who we are at Sustrans, and including everyone in the work we do is one of our organisational values. Credit: Alisdare1 / CC-BY-NC 2.0
Belfast Pride
18 - 27 July 2025 - The march starts at Custom House Square, close to Route 93
In Belfast, you’ll find routes 9, 93 and 99 head not only towards the city centre, but also towards the surrounding picturesque countryside.
You can walk, wheel or cycle to Belfast's Pride event using Route 93, which will get you close to the march.
When the celebrations are over, you can explore the Lagan towpath from Belfast to Lisburn, a 100% traffic-free route for walkers, wheelers and cyclists alike.
Reading Pride
30 August 2025 - The celebrations will take place at King's Meadow, adjacent to Route 5
Route 5 runs alongside King's Meadow park - convenient for those wishing to travel actively to Pride.
Routes 4, 5 and 23 all head through Reading, including the 23.5-mile Reading to Basingstoke section of route 23.
Brighton and Hove Pride
2 August - 3 August 2025 - The events will take place along Marine Parade along Route 2
The UK’s biggest Pride festival takes over Brighton for two days in August.
You can reach it via routes 2, 20, 82 and 90.
Route 20 runs from Pyecombe to Brighton, or you could use part of Route 2 to head along the south coast promenades from Worthing, through Shoreham and Hove to Black Rock to the east of Brighton.
Liverpool Pride
26 July 2025 - Route 56 leads to Liverpool City Centre
Use Route 56 to take you from the direction of historic Chester to Liverpool’s lively centre for this year's Pride celebrations which are taking place outside St George's Hall.
En route, you can enjoy trails along former railways and traffic-free paths through Wirral Country Park.
The route ends in Liverpool, where you can head to the city's iconic Pier Head to join in with the celebrations.
Hay-on-Wye Pride
6 July 2025 - Route 42 heads through the centre of the town
Famous for its many bookshops and annual Hay Festival, this is also a contender for the most picturesque Pride event in the UK.
Route 42 runs from Chepstow to Glasbury and forms part of the fantastic the Lon Las Cymru route, with spectacular views of the mountains and valleys of this part of Wales.
This Pride month and into the summer months, we’re sharing some of the best Network routes you can use to walk, wheel or cycle to Pride events near you. Credit: Sustrans
Foyle Pride (Londonderry)
15 - 24 August 2025 - The parade will take place on 23 August 2025 next to Route 93
Routes 92 and 93 follow the River Foyle around on both sides of city so whichever way you’re walking, wheeling or cycling from you can use the Network to get to this year’s Pride celebrations.
National Route 92 of the National Cycle Network runs in sections around Omagh, Strabane and Derry.
A section of National Route 93 runs along the River Foyle in Derry.
Dundee Pride
14 June 2025 – The march will start outside Steeple Church adjacent to Route 77
Route 77, also known as the Salmon Run, will take you from the west of the city towards the celebrations in the city centre.
If you’re coming from the other side of the city, you can follow Route 1 along the river from the east into Dundee.
Setting off from Newport-on-Tay across the water? You can also use Route 1 which runs along Tay Road bridge, connecting with Route 777.
We’ve found the best well-connected Pride celebrations you can walk, wheel or cycle to using some of our favourite routes on the National Cycle Network, Credit: Sustrans
Wells Pride
14 June 2025 - The march begins outside of The White Hart pub on Route 3
Route 3, which loops around the city is home to the start of the Pride celebrations in Wells.
This route on the Network stretches out of the Somerset city on both the north and the south side, making it easy to walk wheel and cycle to Wells Pride.
Route 3 is a 328-mile cycling route which connects Land's End in Cornwall to Bristol via the beautiful, verdant countryside of Devon, Cornwall and Somerset.
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