Man walks from London to Brighton for mental health

Bhupinder Sandhu approaching the end of his London to Brighton walk

A man who walked from London to Brighton without sitting down along the way said he wanted to encourage people to talk about their mental health and believe in themselves.

Bhupinder Sandhu, a mindfulness coach from Gravesend, Kent, has previously trekked from London to Wales and London to Edinburgh to raise money for the charity Mind.

His latest challenge saw him set off from Trafalgar Square in the capital at 20:00 BST on 19 April and walk continuously for 100km (62 miles) to Brighton Palace Pier, where he arrived at 17:00 the following day.

"People do stop me when I'm walking and we talk about mental health, so it's good to see," said Mr Sandhu.

Mr Sandhu took in the views along the way

"One thing I want is for people to talk about their mental health problems, but people are scared.

"It has to change, but nothing much is happening."

Later this month, Mr Sandhu will be walking the entire 298km (185 mile) Thames Path as part of his "million step May".

It is all in preparation for his planned walk from London to Paris in August, which will also be in support of Mind.