Run the Hampton Court 10k

Location

Unlimited positions available

Date: 11th May 2025 

Run yourself into the history books with the return of The Hampton Court Palace 10K! Starting and finishing inside the palace grounds – this iconic course takes you out along The Barge Walk and back through Home Park.

A regal medal awaits you at the finish as well as a photo opportunity with Henry VIII

You will agree to raising £150.00 and will be charged £15.60 (£15.00 + Booking Fee) for your place.

If you have a reasonable level of fitness and are able to put some time into training and fundraising then you could be perfect for this event!

Shooting Star Children’s Hospices cares for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions, and their families. We support families across Surrey and west London from diagnosis to end of life and throughout bereavement, we are here for the families we support with a range of nursing, practical, emotional, and medical care.  It costs £10 million a year to run our hospices and just 30% of that income comes from government funding, so we rely on the generosity of supporters like you to keep the service running. 

Join #TeamShootingStar today and know that every mile you run, and pound you raise, helps us make every moment count for families facing the unimaginable.

You just need to wear suitable running attire and anything else that you would normally take on a run. 

Getting to the Palace by Train/Bus/Car

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.
• Plan your journey using the TFL journey planner or Google Maps
• 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. For further information about bus routes please go to the Transport for London website.

From London airports

• From Heathrow Airport – take the 111 bus.
• From Gatwick Airport – take a train from the airport station to Clapham Junction and change to the Hampton Court train.
• From City Airport – take the Docklands Light Railway to Canning Town and then the Jubilee Line to Waterloo. Catch the Hampton Court train from there.

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 or are heading to Heathrow or Gatwick Airports.

By car

• The palace postcode is KT8 9AU
• The 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. For a map to help you plan your journey.
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THERE IS NO PARKING INSIDE THE PALACE GROUNDS ON RACE DAY 

Spectators and runners...

Once you’ve arrived at Hampton Court Palace, please expect to be outside for the duration of the event, and dress appropriately for the weather and walking.

On arrival at the Palace, you can walk to the event village, this will be where you’ll find our stalls, including food and coffee vans, toilets and kit for sale.
We advise all runners to head here as there will also be their bag drop marquees, registration and a group warm up taking place prior to the start.
PLEASE NOTE, THIS IS A 15MINUTE WALK FROM THE MAIN GATES AND STARTLINE.

Should you chose to spectate at the start line, please factor in 15minutes to walk to the start from the event village.
Runners will be walked to the start in their waves from the event village main field. Please say your final good lucks and goodbyes before heading over to the start area.

PLEASE NOTE, Sadly dogs are not permitted in the event village or anywhere in the Palace grounds.

As this event is run by a separate organisation, we do not have control over the accessibility of this event but we would be delighted to make enquiries on behalf of individuals who have specific requirements.