The Bedgebury Forest Half Marathon & 10k
2 races scheduled · 600 participants · Sun 31st Oct 2021 · Goudhurst
COVID Plan
Safety measures in place ·
£20.00 - £27.00Free injury protection
About this event
Wind your way through the stunning Bedgebury Forest in either a half marathon or 10k. Great for those breaking into trail running and veterans alike, the course meanders through the narrow trails of this woodland. Come for the epic scenery or for that cherished finisher's medal.
Raceday details
Your organiser
We are a specialist race management company, organising more than 140 races across the UK each year. We offer everything from small community events to larger races organised on behalf of running clubs, charities, local authorities and private companies.
How to enter
Tickets available until Fri Oct 29 2021
What's included:
- On-site first aid
- Top 3 Male and Female prizes
- Veteran prizes (V40, V50, V60)
- Course marshalled
- Chip timed
- Finisher's medal
Half Marathon
8:00am Sun 31st Oct 2021
Run 13.1mi
£25.00 - £27.00
10k
8:00am Sun 31st Oct 2021
Run 10km
£20.00 - £22.00
Benefits of booking with Let's Do This
Free injury protection - Refunds until 4 days before the event.
We're #1 in customer satisfaction -
Stay up-to-date
Get email updates about this event.
What people think
4.639 reviews
Amazing medal
Great parking
Stunning scenery
No changing facilities. Lock the toilets at end of run so had to change underwear/ muddy clothes in car park ! <br />Helpers were lovely , must have got really cold standing out there all that time. <br />Lovely huge medal 😀 nice shirt too . Very muddy but can’t do much about that ! … read more
Frequently asked questions
Are there on-site toilets at The Bedgebury Forest Half Marathon & 10k?
There will be a toilet facility at the race HQ.… read moreWhere can I see my race time for The Bedgebury Forest Half Marathon & 10k?
Nice Work endeavours to display live results as runners come in and official times will be uploaded to www.nice-work.org.uk after the race is complete.… read moreIs parking free at The Bedgebury Forest Half Marathon & 10k?
Entry to the event includes the vehicle parking fee. … read moreYou may also like
You may also like
Bewl Water 10K, Half Marathon, Marathon & Ultra
Sat 8th May 2021 - Wadhurst
4.1(32)
The Bedgebury Autumn Half Marathon & 10k
Sun 31st Oct 2021 - Goudhurst
3.8(6)
The Tonbridge Half Marathon
Sun 10th Oct 2021 - Tonbridge
4.6(18)
Brighton Marathon Weekend
Sun 12th Sep 2021 - Brighton
4.7(34)
Run Tatton 10k - November
Sat 6th Nov 2021 - Knutsford
4.7(43)
Running Events in the United Kingdom
Running Events in the United Kingdom
Route description
Route description
This is a 10k route through stunning Bedgebury Forest, with Half Marathon athletes completing two (and a bit) laps of the course.
The route kicks-off from the same place and the run will take place across the naturally undulating mixed-terrain walkways and trails within the forest.
The course will be well marshalled throughout the race, with a sweep runner to make sure all athletes are accounted for.
A challenging, undulating course with some energy sapping mud! Good parking/ toilet facilities, could have done with a goody bag or cake at the end.
SL
Did the Half Marathon in 2019
No changing facilities. Lock the toilets at end of run so had to change underwear/ muddy clothes in car park ! <br />Helpers were lovely , must have got really cold standing out there all that time. <br />Lovely huge medal 😀 nice shirt too . Very muddy but can’t do much about that !
A fantastic event and a really good challenge. Half marathon course was set out really well, very wet and muddy in place that would not have looked out of place in a swamp, however this made it a very tough but rewarding challenge. Not a PB course but one that is just as rewarding as a PB. Well organised and friendly and helpful volunteers, overall a great day. Can not wait for next years event. 👍👍
My first organised half marathon and was smiling all the way round, it'll be a tough one to beat. Gorgeous location, glorious mud
A great course around the woods without massive ascent and descent. Generally good trails with occasional serious mud. More surprising was a Forestry England version of cobbles which was less predictable and needed care, and seemed to appear at random over short stretches. Nice downhills towards the end of each lap. The final 200 metres was interesting, as if the grass had been ploughed up specially for the race, but a fitting end to a good test. Well organised and encouraging marshals, and no rain on the day. I look forward to attempting this again.
Very well organised event. Great atmosphere and stunning scenery. Challenging course with varied trails for all abilities. This was a great, fun event for my first half marathon so a good introduction for new runners but has plenty challenging terrain for the more experienced runner.
Stunning location, challenging course more undulating and more muddy than expected but that just added to the experience. Well organised and encouraging volunteers, and thank you to the lady who opened up the toilet block to lessen the long toilet queues at the start. Would definitely recommend and run this again.
The course conditions were a joke. The race is advertised as being mainly on hard surface forest trails. The start and end was half a mile through a waterlogged muddy field and there were several steep hills in thick mud - impossible to run. No one could hear the PA at the start and the baggage area was a small groundsheet surrounded by mud. The drink stations were all plastic cups - not exactly eco friendly in a forest setting and the drink stations (no bins) were bizarre - first one after a mile?! Never again.
So good to get that finisher's medal for my final race of the year. It was a fantastically run event and lovely route.
Had a go at the 10k as it was my first race in a while. The mixed-terrain was slightly challenging but the still a lovely run. Only lacked in a bit of atmosphere but everything else was spot on.
A quite stunning run in the countryside and one i will definitely be doing again in the future. So well organised and thanks to the marshal's for their great help.
Not a huge fan of doing events towards the back end of Autumn but I heard a lot of hype about this event and it definitely lived up to it. great course, so well organised. A big thumbs up
Great event. Had a a crack at the half marathon which had such a great route through the forest. Everything was so easy from the travel to the marshal's being super friendly and helpful.
Beautiful woods and gardens, a mixture of wood trails and park paths. Pretty squelchy in places when I ran it so not necessarily one for a PB but really enjoyed the views, mix of terrain and a few challenging hills. Would definitely do it again.
1st time at this event. Totally enjoyed it. Easy parking, great marshalling, brill atmosphere. On my repeat list.<br />
I’ve been a trail runner convert after running a Bedgebury half and prior to that the 10kms and love it so much I’ve committed annually - nature, beauty, mud, hills and laughter! Simply fabulous!
Lovely surroundings, a challenging but enjoyable run on the forest trails. Well organised, great marshals!
Challenging and varied course, multi terrain and affected by weather.<br />Well organised and run and organisers work hard to make runners welcome and informed throughout.
Beautiful surroundings if a little squelchy underfoot when I ran this half.A few surprise hills through park and woodland paths. Not one for a pb when wet. Enjoyed the run would do it again.
CC
Christine C5.0
Did the 10k in 2018The event was very well organised and the course wound through the woods on trails and paths, it was very enjoyable overall.
Absolutely loved this race, such great organisation with such a great route, beautiful location set within Bedgebury itself, all off road which was lovely, highly recommend as one of my favourites in the South East for sure, big thumbs up from me 👍
Great course, great race. Running on trails through lovely countryside - what could be better! Very well organised too.
Loved this half, it is a two lap course but the second lap is slightly different so it isn’t boring. It is beautiful and challenging with lovely trails. I found this course unexpectedly fast despite the terrain. I think it maybe because you have discs to really let go on the down hills. To one to get your teeth into. A must do race!
MR
Did the Half Marathon in 2018
As always first class race organisation by the friendly Nicework team. The course was in a beautiful setting offering both challenge & atmosphere.
Bedgebury is a beautiful location and an amazing place to visit the best of times, but to run a half marathon around forest gave me a new appreciation for the location. The event was really well managed with plenty of (v excited) marshals, clear instructions leading up and on the race day from Nice Work (as always). Overall a cracking half.
I did my first trail run at Bedgebury four years ago progressing from 10km to the half marathon and can honestly say they have been the very best runs of my life! Nature, hills, trees, mud, laughter, gravel, sweat and sunshine! What’s not to love ... I’m a serial returner and recommend others to do the same!
I did this race with a good friend who completed 13 half marathons last year for charity and this was the final race. I would definitely recommend it, it’s a good one! Mud and hills are a bonus!
I did this with a good friend who was running 13 half marathons for charity and this was the final one, it was fantastic! Would definitely recommend this race, it’s a good one!
Lovely scenery, challenging course and lots of fun. Definitely need trail shoes as quite testing underfoot, however this was helpfully pointed out in the pre-race information sent out by the race organisers.
Great race and a good challenging course with some climbs, mud and rocks! Well marshalled and course cleared signed. We'll bowls of biscuits at the finish line as well. Really good fun and the icing on the cake was the beautiful weather!
The course was quite off-piste in places muddy and rocky. I would have liked to know it was going to be trail running. There is also quite a long walk from the car park to the start of the run, so would allow a lot more time next time. Would have preferred a 10am start!
Unusually for events these days, race numbers and instructions were sent out prior to the race. Race numbers included chip timing and a car parking ticket was included in the race price. Plenty of parking space and the race start was a shortish walk from the car park. It's definitely more uphill than down. Every time we passed a kilometre marker we seemed to go up another hill! The route has varied terrain, some hard packed ground, some tricky half buried stonework, mud, grass and some tarmac paths towards the end. Trail shoes were definitely required.Having a proper cafe on site is a real bonus - and despite the amount of competitors and supporters the queue after the race was not long and there was plenty of cake to go round!
Always lovely in bedgebury forest whether your cycling/running/walking or racing a 10k/HM. Would do it again
It was pretty muddy and didnt expect to run on grass but good event, tough hills and challenging but great event
Very muddy and slippery in places, even though the week prior to the race had been quite sunny. More emphasis on wearing trail shoes. Wasnt much direction on what to do, where to wait etc prior to the race beginning. Course itself is great, with friendly course marshals and good quality medal.
4.639 reviews
Amazing medal
Great parking
Stunning scenery
Rate this event
Logistics and schedule
Schedule
09:00 Race starts
Please arrive at least 45 minutes before the race begins in order to complete the registration process.
Age Requirements
Entrants must be 15 and older to enter the 10k, and 17 and older to enter the Half Marathon.
Volunteers
Nice work are always on the lookout for an extra pair of helping hands, there are a variety of roles available from marshalling to helping with event set-up.
In return, volunteers will be given free entry to one of their races and, race dependent, paid expenses. If interested, please contact: [email protected]
How to get there
Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest, Bedgebury Rd, Goudhurst TN17 2SJ, UK
Get directionsBy Car
Bedgebury National Pinetum & Forest is in Kent, just off the A21.
Parking
The entry fee includes on-site parking. Please follow signs to your designated distance car park. Half marathon runners will be parking within the Walled Garden, with 10k entrants parking in the main car park.
Frequently asked questions
Are there on-site toilets at The Bedgebury Forest Half Marathon & 10k?
There will be a toilet facility at the race HQ.Where can I see my race time for The Bedgebury Forest Half Marathon & 10k?
Nice Work endeavours to display live results as runners come in and official times will be uploaded to www.nice-work.org.uk after the race is complete.Is parking free at The Bedgebury Forest Half Marathon & 10k?
Entry to the event includes the vehicle parking fee. Booking related questionsDo you have a question about bookings, cancellations, or refunds?
Route description
Route description
This is a 10k route through stunning Bedgebury Forest, with Half Marathon athletes completing two (and a bit) laps of the course.
The route kicks-off from the same place and the run will take place across the naturally undulating mixed-terrain walkways and trails within the forest.
The course will be well marshalled throughout the race, with a sweep runner to make sure all athletes are accounted for.
A challenging, undulating course with some energy sapping mud! Good parking/ toilet facilities, could have done with a goody bag or cake at the end.
SL
Did the Half Marathon in 2019
No changing facilities. Lock the toilets at end of run so had to change underwear/ muddy clothes in car park ! <br />Helpers were lovely , must have got really cold standing out there all that time. <br />Lovely huge medal 😀 nice shirt too . Very muddy but can’t do much about that !
A fantastic event and a really good challenge. Half marathon course was set out really well, very wet and muddy in place that would not have looked out of place in a swamp, however this made it a very tough but rewarding challenge. Not a PB course but one that is just as rewarding as a PB. Well organised and friendly and helpful volunteers, overall a great day. Can not wait for next years event. 👍👍
My first organised half marathon and was smiling all the way round, it'll be a tough one to beat. Gorgeous location, glorious mud
A great course around the woods without massive ascent and descent. Generally good trails with occasional serious mud. More surprising was a Forestry England version of cobbles which was less predictable and needed care, and seemed to appear at random over short stretches. Nice downhills towards the end of each lap. The final 200 metres was interesting, as if the grass had been ploughed up specially for the race, but a fitting end to a good test. Well organised and encouraging marshals, and no rain on the day. I look forward to attempting this again.
Very well organised event. Great atmosphere and stunning scenery. Challenging course with varied trails for all abilities. This was a great, fun event for my first half marathon so a good introduction for new runners but has plenty challenging terrain for the more experienced runner.
Stunning location, challenging course more undulating and more muddy than expected but that just added to the experience. Well organised and encouraging volunteers, and thank you to the lady who opened up the toilet block to lessen the long toilet queues at the start. Would definitely recommend and run this again.
The course conditions were a joke. The race is advertised as being mainly on hard surface forest trails. The start and end was half a mile through a waterlogged muddy field and there were several steep hills in thick mud - impossible to run. No one could hear the PA at the start and the baggage area was a small groundsheet surrounded by mud. The drink stations were all plastic cups - not exactly eco friendly in a forest setting and the drink stations (no bins) were bizarre - first one after a mile?! Never again.
So good to get that finisher's medal for my final race of the year. It was a fantastically run event and lovely route.
Had a go at the 10k as it was my first race in a while. The mixed-terrain was slightly challenging but the still a lovely run. Only lacked in a bit of atmosphere but everything else was spot on.
A quite stunning run in the countryside and one i will definitely be doing again in the future. So well organised and thanks to the marshal's for their great help.
Not a huge fan of doing events towards the back end of Autumn but I heard a lot of hype about this event and it definitely lived up to it. great course, so well organised. A big thumbs up
Great event. Had a a crack at the half marathon which had such a great route through the forest. Everything was so easy from the travel to the marshal's being super friendly and helpful.
Beautiful woods and gardens, a mixture of wood trails and park paths. Pretty squelchy in places when I ran it so not necessarily one for a PB but really enjoyed the views, mix of terrain and a few challenging hills. Would definitely do it again.
1st time at this event. Totally enjoyed it. Easy parking, great marshalling, brill atmosphere. On my repeat list.<br />
I’ve been a trail runner convert after running a Bedgebury half and prior to that the 10kms and love it so much I’ve committed annually - nature, beauty, mud, hills and laughter! Simply fabulous!
Lovely surroundings, a challenging but enjoyable run on the forest trails. Well organised, great marshals!
Challenging and varied course, multi terrain and affected by weather.<br />Well organised and run and organisers work hard to make runners welcome and informed throughout.
Beautiful surroundings if a little squelchy underfoot when I ran this half.A few surprise hills through park and woodland paths. Not one for a pb when wet. Enjoyed the run would do it again.
CC
Christine C5.0
Did the 10k in 2018The event was very well organised and the course wound through the woods on trails and paths, it was very enjoyable overall.
Absolutely loved this race, such great organisation with such a great route, beautiful location set within Bedgebury itself, all off road which was lovely, highly recommend as one of my favourites in the South East for sure, big thumbs up from me 👍
Great course, great race. Running on trails through lovely countryside - what could be better! Very well organised too.
Loved this half, it is a two lap course but the second lap is slightly different so it isn’t boring. It is beautiful and challenging with lovely trails. I found this course unexpectedly fast despite the terrain. I think it maybe because you have discs to really let go on the down hills. To one to get your teeth into. A must do race!
MR
Did the Half Marathon in 2018
As always first class race organisation by the friendly Nicework team. The course was in a beautiful setting offering both challenge & atmosphere.
Bedgebury is a beautiful location and an amazing place to visit the best of times, but to run a half marathon around forest gave me a new appreciation for the location. The event was really well managed with plenty of (v excited) marshals, clear instructions leading up and on the race day from Nice Work (as always). Overall a cracking half.
I did my first trail run at Bedgebury four years ago progressing from 10km to the half marathon and can honestly say they have been the very best runs of my life! Nature, hills, trees, mud, laughter, gravel, sweat and sunshine! What’s not to love ... I’m a serial returner and recommend others to do the same!
I did this race with a good friend who completed 13 half marathons last year for charity and this was the final race. I would definitely recommend it, it’s a good one! Mud and hills are a bonus!
I did this with a good friend who was running 13 half marathons for charity and this was the final one, it was fantastic! Would definitely recommend this race, it’s a good one!
Lovely scenery, challenging course and lots of fun. Definitely need trail shoes as quite testing underfoot, however this was helpfully pointed out in the pre-race information sent out by the race organisers.
Great race and a good challenging course with some climbs, mud and rocks! Well marshalled and course cleared signed. We'll bowls of biscuits at the finish line as well. Really good fun and the icing on the cake was the beautiful weather!
The course was quite off-piste in places muddy and rocky. I would have liked to know it was going to be trail running. There is also quite a long walk from the car park to the start of the run, so would allow a lot more time next time. Would have preferred a 10am start!
Unusually for events these days, race numbers and instructions were sent out prior to the race. Race numbers included chip timing and a car parking ticket was included in the race price. Plenty of parking space and the race start was a shortish walk from the car park. It's definitely more uphill than down. Every time we passed a kilometre marker we seemed to go up another hill! The route has varied terrain, some hard packed ground, some tricky half buried stonework, mud, grass and some tarmac paths towards the end. Trail shoes were definitely required.Having a proper cafe on site is a real bonus - and despite the amount of competitors and supporters the queue after the race was not long and there was plenty of cake to go round!
Always lovely in bedgebury forest whether your cycling/running/walking or racing a 10k/HM. Would do it again
It was pretty muddy and didnt expect to run on grass but good event, tough hills and challenging but great event
Very muddy and slippery in places, even though the week prior to the race had been quite sunny. More emphasis on wearing trail shoes. Wasnt much direction on what to do, where to wait etc prior to the race beginning. Course itself is great, with friendly course marshals and good quality medal.
4.639 reviews
Amazing medal
Great parking
Stunning scenery
Rate this event
Logistics and schedule
Schedule
09:00 Race starts
Please arrive at least 45 minutes before the race begins in order to complete the registration process.
Age Requirements
Entrants must be 15 and older to enter the 10k, and 17 and older to enter the Half Marathon.
Volunteers
Nice work are always on the lookout for an extra pair of helping hands, there are a variety of roles available from marshalling to helping with event set-up.
In return, volunteers will be given free entry to one of their races and, race dependent, paid expenses. If interested, please contact: [email protected]
How to get there
Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest, Bedgebury Rd, Goudhurst TN17 2SJ, UK
Get directionsBy Car
Bedgebury National Pinetum & Forest is in Kent, just off the A21.
Parking
The entry fee includes on-site parking. Please follow signs to your designated distance car park. Half marathon runners will be parking within the Walled Garden, with 10k entrants parking in the main car park.
Frequently asked questions
Are there on-site toilets at The Bedgebury Forest Half Marathon & 10k?
There will be a toilet facility at the race HQ.Where can I see my race time for The Bedgebury Forest Half Marathon & 10k?
Nice Work endeavours to display live results as runners come in and official times will be uploaded to www.nice-work.org.uk after the race is complete.Is parking free at The Bedgebury Forest Half Marathon & 10k?
Entry to the event includes the vehicle parking fee. Booking related questionsDo you have a question about bookings, cancellations, or refunds?
£20.00 - £27.00Free injury protection