Moonlight Memory Walk Cornwall 2026
Memory walk
Moonlight Memory Walk Cornwall 2026
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An uplifting evening in the calm and beauty of Heligan’s lit paths, raising vital funds for families supported by our 3 hospices, including Little Harbour
Celebrate the life of someone you hold in your heart at the Lost Gardens of Heligan
Inviting you to walk in the calm and beauty of Heligan’s lit paths for an uplifting evening, raising vital funds for families supported by our 3 hospices, including Little Harbour.
The evening starts with a beautiful memory ceremony followed by a 4k walk in the lit paths of Heligan with special points along the way to pause and remember by completing activities in your loved one's memory.
We ask each person who takes part to pledge to raise £60 in memory of those they are walking for. This could fund a support session for a bereaved sibling to explore their emotions. Any individual who raises over £100 will receive a free reuseable hot drinks cup worth £15 on the evening
If you can’t attend, you can leave an online dedication that will be included on the evening.
There are just 400 places available to be a part of this uplifting evening, and due to its sensitive nature registration is only open to those aged 12 years or over. Unfortunately, NO spectators and NO dogs are permitted.
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Moonlight Memory Walk is for everyone; this event is open to anybody who has lost someone they hold in their heart.
What's Included in my registration?
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- 30% discount
- On sale until midday on Monday 7 September
- Adult (18+) £14, Child (12-17 years) £14
- 20% discount
- On sale until midday on Monday 5 October
- Adult (18+) £16, Child (12-17 years) £16
- 10% discount
- On sale until midday Monday 2 November
- Adult (18+) £18, Child (12-17 years) £18
- Full price
- On sale until midday on Thursday 5 November
- Adult (18+) £20, Child (12-17 years) £20
What's included
- Welcome pack with candle bag to decorate
- “I am walking in memory of" walker sign
- Moonlight Memory Walk T-shirt
- Moonlight Memory Walk medal
- Free online dedication which will be displayed on the evening
- Jute bag and small pasty
Entry into The Lost Gardens of Heligan for the evening
How your Moonlight Memory Walk sponsorship helps
- £60 could fund a support session for a bereaved sibling to explore their emotions
- £100 could provide a parent with an uninterrupted nights sleep, to give them the strength to face tomorrow
- £150 could fund intensive and compassionate support for families in the days following the death of their child
- £215 could fund one of our hospice nurses for 1 shift on 1 day
Any individual who raises over £100 will receive a free reuseable hot drinks cup worth £15 on the evening
Set up your online fundraising page
Save yourself the hassle of collecting your sponsorship money. It's quick, easy, secure and the donations will come straight to us.Leave a dedication for a loved one
A special added feature of Moonlight Memory Walk Cornwall is our dedication page where you can add your loved one's name, photo and a personal message.
You're welcome to set up more than one dedication for different loved ones and their names will appear on this dedication page for you, your friends and family members to visit, and there is the added option to make a donation in their memory when you set this up.
Add your dedicationSee last year's dedications
Your loved one's names will also be a part of our memory ceremony on the evening of Saturday 7 November. If you don't want your dedication to appear as part of the ceremony, please email Kiley to ask for their names to be omitted.
Dedications added after Wednesday 4 November cannot be included in the memory ceremony.
Although the memory ceremony will not be broadcast live this year on the CHSW Facebook page, non-participants are also welcome to leave a dedication and donation which will be included in the memory ceremony taking place at the Moonlight Memory Walk Cornwall event. However, only event participants are permitted to attend the memory ceremony.
On the evening
- 5:00pm: Event village opens
- 5:00pm – 6:15pm: Participant arrivals, registration and t-shirt collection
- 6:25pm – 6:50pm: Memory ceremony
- 6:50pm: Safety briefing and warm up
- 7:00pm - 7:15pm: The walk will be set off in staggered groups
- 9:00pm - 9.30pm: Event ends
Venue
The Lost Gardens of Heligan, Pentewan, St Austell, Cornwall, PL26 6EN
Join us at The Lost Gardens of Heligan from 5pm where you will sign in and collect your Moonlight Memory Walk T-shirt which you can wear with pride as you reflect and remember the memories of your loved ones.
Registration is followed by a beautiful memory ceremony from 6:25pm to 6:50pm. During the ceremony, we will join together to light candles and listen to a special song dedicated to your loved ones. There will be readings and poems, all to celebrate the lives of those no longer with us, ending with 1 minute of applause followed by a 1 minute silence.
Throughout the evening, your loved one’s name and photo that you have added to our online dedication page will be projected on a screen. To add your loved one’s name, please leave a dedication here:
After a short safety briefing, we will begin the 4k Moonlight Memory Walk through Heligan's peaceful, lit gardens where there will be 4 special spaces to pause and mark your loved one’s memory by completing a small activity in their memory. This will include leaving a message in our 2026 book of dedications which you can come and view at a later date at our hospice, Little Harbour.
Please note that only those registered for the event will be able to gain access into the event village on the night by showing your walker number. Dogs are not permitted to attend this year due to limited space at the venue.
Don’t forget to bring with you a torch, a mobile phone, a bottle of water, comfortable shoes and a warm coat. Your Moonlight Memory Walk t-shirt can be collected at registration, but we also encourage illuminated fancy dress if you feel like dressing up!
In the event village, there will be live music, merchandise and food available to purchase.
When you arrive back in the event village, the CHSW Moonlight Team will have a pasty and goody bag ready for you.
Please be aware that because of the time of year and the unpredictability of the British weather, the format of the event may need to change. Please RSVP to our Moonlight Memory Walk Cornwall Facebook event to see all the latest updates.
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