Royal Parks Half Marathon 2026
Sunday 11 October 2026
Join 16,000 runners this October for the Royal Parks Half Marathon, a breath-taking 13.1-mile journey through London’s parks and landmarks.
Take on the challenge for Pilgrims Hospices! Whether you secure a charity place or use your own ballot place, every mile you run supports compassionate end-of-life care for people across east Kent.
Sign up today and make every step count for local hospice care.
The Royal Parks route
The Royal Parks Half Marathon is a unique challenge event. Run on closed roads with a festival atmosphere, it’s a landmark day for both runners and supporters alike.
This stunning course threads its way through the beauty and majesty of four Royal Parks and past iconic landmarks including Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament and the Royal Albert Hall. Although there are some gentle undulations it’s a generally flat course, making it fantastic for both beginners and experienced runners.
Apply to run for Pilgrims Hospices today
Pilgrims Hospices has a limited number of charity places for the Royal Parks Half Marathon on Sunday 11th October 2026. These charity places are free with a pledge to raise at least £350 sponsorship (before Gift Aid) for Pilgrims Hospices and are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. So, make sure to apply today to avoid disappointment!
Secured a ballot place in Royal Parks?
If you have secured a place through the public ballot, we’d love for you to run in aid of Pilgrims Hospices. Every £25 raised for your Royal Parks challenge could help Pilgrims Hospices to provide an hour of specialist nursing care to a patient receiving end-of-life care in one of our inpatient units in Canterbury, Thanet or Ashford. Thank you!
Get in touch today with the Events Team today so that we can support you with your training and fundraising.
Running for hospice care!
We need your help to be there for people living with an incurable illness. By raising sponsorship for your challenge, you’re making a real difference to the lives of thousands of local people in our care each year. Every £100 raised could pay for 4 hours of skilled and compassionate nursing care for people living with a life-limiting illness; making them comfortable, bringing pain under control and enabling them to live well until the end of life. Here are just some of the ways your fundraising helps:
- £10 could pay for a patient’s meals for the day
- £25 could pay for an hour of specialist nursing care
- £80 could pay for a patient’s care from our community team over a 24 hour period
- £125 could pay for 12 sessions of a Living Well group for a patient facing a terminal illness
- £270 could pay for all the medicine needed at all three of our inpatient units in Ashford, Canterbury and Thanet over 24 hours
Resources
Location
London
Address information
Venue:
Hyde Park
City: London
Postcode: W2 2UH
Contact information
Email: [email protected]
Contact name: The Events Team
Phone: 01227 812609
