Event overview

The North West Orienteering Association looks forward to welcoming you to the British Long and Relay Championships in 2025.

Saturday 10th May 2025 - Long

British Long Distance Championships
IOF World Ranking Event
Ward Junior Home International selection race for England team
Junior selection race for JROS Summer tours
Grizedale Forest - see previous maps from LOC CSC heat Blind Lane 2020, elite training Blind Lane 2020, Lakes 5 days Raven Crag 2022, Masterplan Adventure Grizedale Tarn 2022, Masterplan Adventure Blind Lane 2023.

WRE Bulletin 2 & Final Details have been further updated.

Version 3 published 7th May on the Long page.

Foresters

The Planners have started hanging the kites in the terrain and have unexpectedly discovered some foresters working in one section.

This should not affect any of the Elite courses.

The main change would be to enlarge one minor path into a major path, where forest machinery has had access.

It is believed that the forestry work will continue Thursday & Friday & a further inspection will be made Friday evening.

Map corrections showing the affected section will be displayed at -2 in the Start Lanes.

Posted 8:20pm Wed 7th May

Final Details have been updated for Safety bearing information.

Version 2 published 7th May on the Relay page.

Both areas are near Newby Bridge on the A590 in the south Lake District, in the North West of England.

Travel by public transport:

By air – Nearest airports are Manchester (90 miles / 90 minutes by road), Liverpool (100 miles / 100 minutes), and Leeds / Bradford (75 miles / 120 minutes).
By rail – Nearest station on the west coast mainline is Oxenholme (17 miles / 25 minutes by road). There are slightly closer stations on the south lakes branch line at Grange-over-Sands and Ulverston. See National Rail for times and tickets.
By bus – See individual days for nearest bus service

The Lake District offers plenty of holiday accommodation options. We will add links here as we spot them:

There are many privately let accommodations in the area. Best place to start is airbnb.
Nearest Youth Hostels at Hawkshead, Coniston, Windermere and Ambleside.
Visit Lake District contains links for hotels, B&B, cottages & self-catering, and camping and caravan sites.
There are a number of cottages at both Graythwaite Estate and Bigland Hall.