Comfortable trainers for city break

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I'm going on a city break in April, will be doing lots of walking (20-30k steps per day) I need to get some really comfy trainers to take, currently have a pair of vejas but I find them uncomfortable after about an hour of walking. Any recommendations? Thanks 😊

I find ASICS or New Balance best for walking all day. Something with good heel cushioning and arch support.

Sketchers. Not the trendiest I agree but I bought a pair for work as I'm on my feet a lot. They quickly became promoted to my walking around town shoe and I give no fucks about the brand. I bought a black pair so they look OK.

Agree with the Skechers. I also have a black pair, very well cushioned and it's like walking on pillows. I use them for city breaks too, a lot of walking on concrete etc.
Sometimes fashion and comfort don't mix, but who will be looking at your feet anyway!

I have these new balances in a different colour and they are so comfortable

www.office.co.uk/view/product/office_catalog/5,21/4011467512

Another person for Sketchers. I walked miles everyday while on a citybreak in New York and they were super comfortable.

Allbirds, I have three pairs and they are so incredibly comfortable. I have two of the running shoes but wear them for every day wear and the high top mizzles which are waterproof

Cushioned sole and arch support are key. Also then look at the sole - does it offer good "vibration protection" - will it help absorb the shock of all the pavement pounding. In walking boots, you have Vibram soles which help with this but walking boots are too clunky for a break - so look for walking shoes that looks a bit more like trainers. I wear Scarpa Mojitos - they look good with jeans and about town as much as on the side of a hill. Trainers wise, new balance all the way if this is the look you're after.

www.allbirds.co.uk/products/womens-tree-runners-kaikoura-white?price-tiers=msrp%2Ctier-1 these and these have been great www.allbirds.co.uk/products/womens-tree-dashers-natural-black?price-tiers=msrp%2Ctier-1

Do you think they’d be suitable for wide feet @Baxdream?

I'd say so

I use my asics or my old running trainers (old because I don't run anymore, rather than them being old) which are Brooks

Both are 100% more comfortable than fashion trainers, and I walked 25k steps a day on a city break long weekend with no issues

Thanks for all your responses I will have a look at all the suggestions tonight and maybe order a few options to try

Fitflop Rally

I swear by FitFlops for sightseeing. They have some decent-looking trainers nowadays and they're extremely comfortable (not just for cushioning / support but I have also never had a blister in them even though I get them from pretty much any other brand)

Last city break we went on the weather was fairly cold so I got some Skechers walking boots and paired them with thick walking socks. I was able to walk miles and for ages without any problems and I've never been able to do that before. I wore trainers if only out for an hour or so but the boots were a lifesaver.

It was my birthday a few months ago and I lost my mind temporarily and spent a ridiculous amount of money (to me) on a pair of Alexander McQueen trainers. A few months on and I can hand on heart say they are one of the best things I’ve ever bought. I walked miles around New York in them for a week and have worn them nearly every day, they wipe clean and look good as new and were comfy from the second I put them on. Depends on your budget of course but I cannot recommend these highly enough! I got mine with the metallic pink back but would love the red ones too-

www.selfridges.com/GB/en/cat/alexander-mcqueen-runway-leather-and-suede-platform-trainers_926-10004-5750513109/#colour=WHITE%2FCOMB

Yes, second that

Ah @FallopianTubeTrain I have had a pair of these trainers for the last 2 years worn twice due to the horrendous blisters they caused 🤣gutted as I wanted them for so long!

Superga cotu. So so comfy.

Oh no, bad luck- we must have very different feet!

In which case, let me recommend Axel Arigato. I have a pair I was determined not to be defeated by but at one point was worried I might need a skin graft they munched me so badly. My mum had to have a 'concerned word as your mother' with me about continuing to wear them (I'm 40) 😂.

Got there in the end but never again

On trainers are amazing. I bought mine for running originally but they’re so comfortable I wear them all the time.

Adidas NANO X
Light, wide,
I have some of these

My most comfortable trainers by far are my M&S leather ones. I've had three pairs of a variant of this trainer and each one has been fantastically comfortable.

I second these, could wear them all day. I have them in black.

I also have these vans which I have walked miles in
amzn.eu/d/4Lt8MH4

And some sketcher hightops which took me all over London recently.

i find New Balance and Onitsuka Tiger very comfy but neither compare to my Stan Smiths if I’m doing lots of walking.