Key Information – St Giles

NB: As part of our continued commitment to keep the St Giles Estate tidy, any participant seen to dropping gel packs or litter outside of the Drink Station Areas will be disqualified.

Venue address:  

St Giles House, Wimborne St Giles, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 5NA

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How To Find Us?

By Road

From: New Forest / Bournemouth (A31)

From the A31, take the exit for Verwood onto the B3081. This is easy to miss!

Drive north to and straight through Verwood, crossing over the roundabouts. On leaving Verwood you will cross a small bridge and pass a golf course on your left. Take the third road on the left signposted to Shaftesbury and Cranborne. This is still the B3081

Follow this road to the end and then turn right onto the B3078

Take the first road on the left, back on to the B3081

Please park as directed. £5 for a weekend parking pass.

From: Salisbury or Blandford (A354)

Please use the Sixpenny Handley roundabout and head south on the B3081 to Cranborne.Continue for 3 miles. After a sharp bend to the right, ignoring the turning on the left, take the next left on the B3081 and follow the signs. Please park as directed; there are no parking charges.

From: Wimborne (A3078)

Head north on the B3078 for approximately 9 miles, ignoring the first sign to Wimborne St Giles. Turn left onto the B3081 signposted to Shaftesbury and Wimborne St Giles. Follow signs and park as directed. There are no parking charges.

By Rail

Driving times from the following local railway stations:

Salisbury, 30mins (16 miles)
Bournemouth, 38mins (21 miles)
Poole, 37mins (16.5 miles)
Southampton, 48mins (32 miles)

 

For full event Essential information please see downloadable copy on the homepage.

 

Race/Event Times   

Friday 24th  

  • Camping Opens  – 4.00pm
  • Race Village Opens – 6.00pm
  • Live Music – 6.30pm – 9.00pm
  • Food Outlets – 4.00pm – 10.00pm
Saturday 25th
  • Race Village Open – 7.30am
  • 5K – 9.00am
  • Woodland Walk – 9.15am
  • Full Marathon – 10.00am
  • Junior 200m/1 Mile – 10.45am
  • Live Music – 5.45pm – 9.00pm
  • Food Outlets – 7.30pm – 10.00pm
  • Race Village Close – 10.00pm
Sunday 26th
  • Race Village Open – 7.30am – 5.00pm
  • 10K – 9.00am
  • Half Marathon – 12.00pm
  • Live Music – 1.30pm – 3.00pm
  • Food Outlets – 7.30am – 5.00pm

Race Packs

All runners will be sent their Race Packs to the registered address on September 15th 2021 by post and will arrive before the event.