Settle into Spring with creativity, birdsong and crisp fresh air, on a relaxed photo-walk to Truleigh Hill. Using your own mobile phone or personal DSLR/Mirrorless cameras, we’ll explore winding chalk paths, woodland and rolling hillside views from Truleigh Hill, through different ways of noticing your surroundings and engaging with your senses through mindful approaches to making photographs.

Open to all levels of experience, these walks focus less on the technical elements of how to take a perfect picture, but more on ways in which we can connect with our senses through noticing and observing the micro and macro livings worlds of nature that we sometimes may overlook within our day-to-day lives.

What is a mindfulness photo-walk?

A photo-walk is an organised outing where a group of people interested in photography journey through a specific area to take pictures. Drawing inspiration from Sophie Howarth’s book The Mindful Photographer, these workshops combine the core aspects of a photo-walk with mindfulness exercises throughout key waypoints of the walk, including a grounding technique, perspective and object contemplation exercises to encourage different ways of creative thinking in a relaxed and playful learning environment.

Who is this for?

For adults of all ages who live locally, have an interest in photography, enjoy doing creative activities and want to feel closer to nature.

Workshop details:

Date: Saturday 4th April 2026

Timings: We’ll meet at 13:00 and shoot for the afternoon on a loop walking up from Mile Oak Farm to explore the Thunders Barrow, before walking to Truleigh Hill where there will be an opportunity for a short break and a chance to share out images. We will then walk back to Mile Oak Farm finishing just before 17:00.

Distance: 5.8 miles.

Difficulty: Moderate.

Group size: 10 participants max.

Price: £15.00

Meeting Point: Mile Oak Farm, Mile Oak Rd, Brighton BN41 2RF.

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What to bring and wear: Please bring a suitable pair of sturdy outdoor footwear, a bottle of water, snacks and appropriate clothing paying attention to the weather forecast on the day.

Getting there:

Via car: If you are travelling by car there is parking available at Mile Oak Farm.

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Accessibility:

The planned route is hilly along a mixture of uneven chalk paths and bare ground which can get slippery when the weather has been wet. There is access to a toilet at Mile Oak Farm and Truleigh Hill Youth Hostel.