Walk the World

Find, explore and create connections with Olympic nations

Launched on 31 October 2011 by broadcaster Nick Crane, FRGS, Walk the World is an exciting website, which is asking everyone in the UK to join in the race to find local connections to all of the 206 Nations taking part in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games by the start of the opening ceremony.

Developed by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) in partnership with Discovering Places, the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad campaign to inspire the UK to discover their local built, historic and natural environment, Walk the World is an easy and exciting way to participate in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, no matter where you live.

Visit the website to find and share street names, place names, memorial plaques, buildings and spaces that reveal the influence of Olympic nations and their people and how they have helped to shape our environment.

Explore further by downloading and setting off on one of twenty specially created walks throughout the UK exploring these connections. Or there is the chance to create, and submit, your own bespoke 206 Nation walk to share with others.