Support Us Fundraise for us Our fundraising events 2024 Fundraising Events Exciting news! We've got spots open for some awesome fundraising events in 2024. Continue reading to see a list of upcoming challenge events in the UK next year. Once you've selected your event: Click on the link. From here click on "Sign Up Now" and choose your Costs and Fundraising Option. On this page scroll to the bottom and select "Sign up for Listed Charity". Once you've filled in this form you're all signed up for the challenge and a member of our Fundraising Team will contact you with the next steps. London Winter Walk A great event to walk off the Christmas & New Year celebrations, and maybe to kick start a new fitness regime! There are Full Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K walking options, all starting & finishing at The Oval Cricket Ground on Sat 27 & Sun 28 January, and taking in highlights of the Thames, its historic bridges, and many of the Capital’s landmarks. Date: 27th & 28th January 2024 Location: London Easter 50 Ultra Challenge Take on a 50 km Ultra, a historic 25 km, or a NEW 10 km – and make it an active Easter! From our Windsor Racecourse base camp 2000 adventurers will head out on looped routes through the Great Park with fantastic views of the Castle, on to Runnymede, along the Thames Path, and takes in some wonderful countryside. You’ll get full support all the way, and a celebration finish back at base camp. It’s a great way to get in shape for summer. Date: 6th April 2024 Location: Windsor Isle of Wight Ultra Challenge Great challenges need great settings – and few are better than the Island’s stunning coastal path. It’s along the spectacular southern cliffs, past the iconic Needles, and up to historic Cowes at the halfway stop. With a range of different options there's an Isle of Wight Challenge for everyone... Date: 4th & 5th May 2024 Location: Chale, Isle of Wight Jurassic Coast Ultra Challenge Spectacular World Heritage coastline. A start in Corfe Castle, the route heads down to Swanage, and along through Lulworth Cove, past Durdle Door, with ups & downs to Weymouth halfway. For full 100 km challengers, it’s past Portland Bill, Chesil Beach, and on to West Bay (of TV’s Broadchurch) – before a finish line celebration in the vibrant town of Bridport. Great Three Quarter, Half & Quarter Challenge options also – PLUS a Marathon option. Date: 18th & 19th May 2024 Location: Wareham, Dorset London 2 Brighton Ultra Challenge Richmond-Upon-Thames is the start, and it’s over the North Downs with wonderful Surrey & Sussex countryside to half way at Turners Hill. The full 100 km route heads over the South Downs before the welcome sight of the Brighton coastline comes in to view. You’ll get full support & hospitality all the way – and with three-quarter, half, marathon & quarter distance options also available – there’s a classic challenge here for everyone! Date: 25th & 26th May 2024 Location: London Lake District Ultra Challenge Take on England’s finest countryside at your own pace. Our Challenge basecamp is in Kendal, and then it’s a 100km anticlockwise loop taking in a couple of tough hills, the Garburn Pass, historic Ambleside, a half way point by Lake Windermere, forests & nature reserves – with some stunning views en-route, before a huge welcome & celebration back at basecamp after a momentous journey. Date: 8th & 9th June 2024 Location: Kendal Cotswold Way Ultra Challenge Our Cirencester basecamp is the start of the 100 km looped route through the heart of the Cotswolds, providing a stunning setting for 2,000 adventurers to test themselves. Rolling hills, villages, the Cotswold Way, footpaths & trails, with some fabulous views en route. Date: 22nd & 23rd June Location: Cirencester, Gloucestershire Peak District Ultra Challenge Our base camp hub in idyllic Bakewell will welcome over 2,000 adventurers who will test themselves in the fabulous Peak District National Park. There’s a full range of camping options, car parking, and extensive hospitality & welfare services across the weekend – with a full 100 km Challenge which takes a tough & varied figure of 8 route through Derbyshire’s finest scenery. You’ll get full support all the way, and with three-quarter, half, quarter & 10 mile distance options also which pass Chatsworth House – there’s a Peak District Ultra Challenge for everyone! Date: 6th & 7th July 2024 Location: Bakewell, Derbyshire North Downs 50 Ultra Challenge We’re back on the North Downs with a fabulous challenge setting out from our Guilford basecamp, and a looped 50 km route that takes in some of the best of the Surrey hills, the North Downs Way, and the surrounding countryside. A route with real variety and some wonderful scenery & fabulous views out to the south – and easily accessible from London! Date: 27th July Location: Guildford, Surrey South West Coast 50 Ultra Challenge A fantastic ‘South West’ summer challenge for 2024 – taking in the first Minehead section of the famous 630 mile Coastal Path, and with an extensive ‘basecamp’ in the shadows of the impressive Dunster Castle. The 50 km loop then heads over Exmoor with ups & downs and some magnificent views with over 1600 metres of climb. You’ll get full support all the way, and with 25 km options also, plus a family friendly 10K event – along with weekend camping packages & festival style hospitality at basecamp – there’s a South West Coast Ultra Challenge for everyone! Date: 3rd August 2024 Location: Dunster, Somerset London Summer Walk Get active & explore some of the Capital’s less known historic areas with a tour of the ‘gateway to London’ along the Thames’s eastern section. A route steeped in history with iconic sights, and capped with a BBQ, bar & music at the finish – making for a wonderful end of summer celebration! Date: 24th August Location: London South Coast Ultra Challenge The South Downs National Park is a superb backdrop for 2000 adventurers to take on a real challenge. An Eastbourne start, up Beachy Head, the magnificent Seven Sisters, and along the South Downs Way, with stunning views over the sea, to a Brighton half-way. Devil’s Dyke, and a few ups & downs lie ahead before historic Arundel comes into view after an amazing 100 km journey. Date: 2nd & 3rd September 2024 Location: South Downs Way, Sussex Thames Path Ultra Challenge England’s greatest river provides a fantastic backdrop for an unforgettable challenge. Over 3000 adventurers will join the Putney Bridge start, and the full 100km route heads upstream to Henley along the famous Towpath. It’s through Richmond, Hampton Court, Runnymede, and Windsor, with some wonderful scenery to a riverside finish line. With 50km & 25km distance options also available – plus the separate 25km ‘Thames Bridges Trek’ & ‘The Moonlight 10 Walk’ through Central London as part of the weekend ‘festival’ – there’s a Thames Challenge for everyone! Date: 9th & 10th September Location: London Thames Bridge Trek Trek across the Capital taking in unrivalled views of the skyline and historic landmarks. Setting out from Putney Bridge we head East towards the City, zig-zagging over 16 historic bridges – each with its own fascinating story – and a mid-point rest stop at The Oval Cricket Ground for some snacks & drinks. 25km later, it’s a party style finish line celebration in Southwark Park past the final crossing – the majestic Tower Bridge. Date: 9th September 2024 Location: London Chiltern 50 End of season 50 km looped challenge in some of the Chilterns finest countryside, with historic trails, rolling hills, nature reserves, and fantastic views. At our basecamp in Henley, there’s a Saturday night celebration BBQ, bar & entertainment, with extensive on-site camping & parking options. A route with real variety and some wonderful scenery – and easily accessible from London. Date: 23rd September 2024 Location: Henley, Oxfordshire London Halloween Walk Why not treat yourself to a hair-raising hike around some of the City’s scary streets and historic haunts? Choose your distance, gather your bravest guys & ghouls to make up a team – or go it alone if you dare and meet up with other chilling challengers. Dress to distress, and our creepy dungeon keepers at The Oval start & finish will meet, greet & shock. Once you escape there’s ghostly looped routes, with zombie rest stops, and if you manage to get back in one piece there’s a macabre medal, a glass of the Devil’s fizz, some horrific hot food & drink! Date: 28th September 2024 Location: London If you have any questions at all or would like some support with signing up please contact our fundraising team here. Manage Cookie Preferences