Hampton Court Palace Running Festival October 2027

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£40 – £45(+ 5% booking fee)

Hampton Court Palace Running Festival October 2027

Name: Hampton Court Palace Running Festival October 2027
Start: 2027-10-17T09:00:00+00:00
End: 2027-10-17T12:30:00+00:00
Location: Hampton Court Palace

Date

Sunday, 17 October 2027

Start Times

09:0010k
09:00Half Marathon

Location

Hampton Court Palace

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Race Entry Summary

10K

£40(+ 5% booking fee)

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Half Marathon

£45(+ 5% booking fee)

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RunThrough Foundation Place

(No fundraising required)

£80(+ 5% booking fee)

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Junior

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Event Video

About This Event

Included in the entry

Unique themed medal

Free race photos

Chip-timed results

Post race goodies

Bag drop

Join us for the Hampton Court Palace Running Festival on Sunday 17th October 2027

Take on a memorable race day at the Hampton Court Palace Running Festival, set within the iconic grounds of Hampton Court Palace and along the beautiful Thames Path. With a flat, multi-terrain course, this event blends historic surroundings with a scenic and rewarding running experience.

Choose from the 10K and Half Marathon and enjoy running through the regal palace grounds, riverside paths, and surrounding parkland. The route offers a unique combination of palace gardens and Thames-side scenery, creating one of the most picturesque race settings in the country.

Race Day Schedule

09:00 am10k & Half Marathon

With RunThrough, you can expect a lively event village and clear guidance from our on-course team. After your run, enjoy food, drink and free finish-line goodies from our partners.

You can add an official event t-shirt to your entry at checkout for more than 30% off. Produced in partnership with RT Kit, it features the event logo on the chest and is the perfect keepsake to celebrate your race. Offering the t-shirt as an optional extra helps us keep entry costs lower for runners who prefer not to include merchandise.

Once you enter, you’ll receive a confirmation email straight away, and full event information will be sent to you closer to race day.

We look forward to seeing you on the start line.

Event Location: Hampton Court Palace, KT8 9AU

The Route

10k route

Distance: 10k
Elev Gain: 14 m

Half Marathon route

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Event Information

*Please note - This event takes place on public paths that may also be used by pedestrians and cyclists. While every effort is made to manage shared use areas and ensure runner safety, including signage and marshal presence, we kindly ask all participants to remain aware of their surroundings throughout the race.

Mixture of grass, gravel and towpath.

Minimum ages:

Half Marathon - 17 years and above

10k - 15 years and above

Address

Hampton Court Palace, KT8 9AU

Getting There

By Train:

35 minutes from London Waterloo – calling at Vauxhall, Clapham Junction, Earlsfield, Wimbledon, Raynes Park, New Malden, Berrylands, Surbiton and Thames Ditton before arriving at Hampton Court. Trains run every half an hour.

You could also get a train to Kingston and then a bus (111, 216 or 411) from there to Hampton Court Gardens, or a train to Richmond and the R68 bus to Hampton Court.

The service is run by South West Trains. Information on planned engineering works is on their website Southwest Trains.

Hampton Court is in Zone 6 and you can use Oyster Pay as You Go on trains to Hampton Court.

By Bus:

Bus routes from Kingston: 111*, 216*, 411*, 461, 513.

From Richmond: R68*

*These services accept Oyster cards, LT cards, bus passes, Travelcards, Freedom Passes and Saver Tickets.

By Taxi:

Visitors arriving by taxi may drop off at the gates. There is a mini-cab firm at Hampton Court station for those wishing to go home by taxi.

By Car:

The palace postcode is KT8 9AU.

Hampton Court Palace is located on the A308 and is well signposted from all the major local roads; drivers should follow the brown tourist attraction road signs.

From the M25 take either exit 10 on to the A307 or exit 12 on to the A308. The palace is also accessible via the A3 and then the A309.

Parking

There is no parking inside the Palace grounds on the day of the event and no specific event parking. Public transport advised or parkopedia.com.

Event Village Opens

07:00

Baggage

We will have a secure marquee where you can leave your baggage. We recommend you bring as little baggage as possible. Your baggage tag is attached to your race number, you simply tear it off and attach to your bag. To collect, show your number to our staff and they will help you find your baggage.

Toilets

There will be portable toilets within the Event Village and on course at the halfway point. There are also accessible toilets available within the Palace Gardens.

Water & Refreshments

10k - There will be water provided at the 5k point of the race, and there will also be water available at the finish along with your post race goodies and medal.

HM - There will be water provided at approximately 5k, 10k & 15k, and there will also be water available at the finish along with your post race goodies and medal.

Race Pack Collection

If you have entered before September 23rd 2026 your race pack will be posted ahead of the event. Any entries on or after the 23rd September will need to collect a race pack from the event village on the morning of the event between 7:00-8:30am.

Warm-Up & Race Start

There will be an informal warm up within the starting area ahead of each wave. We will call out estimated finish times to get all runners lined up and ready to run.

Spectators are more than welcome. We advise staying in the event village where you will be able to watch runners pass along the towpath below within the first 200m of the race, and again around mile 8 of the half marathon distance, and see runners finish within the event village.

Accessibility

Due to the terrain of this course it is not deemed safe or suitable for wheelchair athletes however if you would like to discuss this further please contact our team via info@runthrough.com. It is also not best suited to buggy runners however you are welcome to take on the challenge. Dogs are not permitted to run at this event and unfortunately due to venue restrictions only assistance dogs will be able to enter the Palace grounds.