The Parks Trust (events listings) and MK Gallery (access information) are collaborating on a sensory guided walk at Campbell Park in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, planned for 8 May 2026. The inclusive stroll is designed to help residents with visual or sensory impairments explore the green space through descriptive narration and tactile activities.
Trained guides from MK Gallery and The Parks Trust will lead participants along a pre-planned route, offering vivid audio descriptions of the landscape and many of the park’s public sculptures. Participants will be invited to touch selected works where permitted and to engage with plants and flowers as part of the sensory experience.
The initiative forms part of wider efforts to make the city’s parks more accessible, and follows Campbell Park’s Grade II listing by Historic England in August 2020. By using audio description and sensory engagement, organisers say they want to ensure that more residents can enjoy Milton Keynes’ natural and cultural heritage.
The walk will begin near the city-centre end of the park by MK Gallery and Milton Keynes Theatre on Margaret Powell Square. The event builds on inclusive sessions previously promoted through the Milton Keynes SEND Local Offer and MK Gallery’s Inclusive Practice programmes; participants are advised to contact the organisers for details about access and any route limitations, as parts of Campbell Park (notably the Belvedere ridge) include steep slopes that can affect wheelchair accessibility.
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