Marathons in the South West

Start: North Embankment, opposite Royal Avenue Gardens, Dartmouth

Field-scoped check 2026-11-06: The 2026 instructions and event page replace the Kingswear start with Dartmouth and an out-and-back to Totnes, finishing at Coronation Park. Five aid stations and about 4,700ft ascent are published. The exact cutoff remains unresolved: the event page gives 7.5 hours, while the instructions give 08:45 to 16:30 (7.75 hours). Other facts retain their earlier verification dates.

Sources checked 14 September 2026. Entry availability can change; check with the organiser.

Race area: approximate race area. Dartmouth town point, not the exact start. Current organiser instructions establish the event locality. GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Location source (opens in a new tab)

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Start: Pendeen

Official page explicitly OPEN; linked RiderHQ opened and says open for entry until 24 October. Point-to-point marathon starts Pendeen and finishes Godrevy; Gwithian is registration, not start. Rocks, sand and tarmac support mixed surface. Separate35-mile ultra excluded. Field-scoped review 2026-10-28: The organiser's dated 7 November 2026 page now says entries are closed for the marathon and ultra; the event itself remains scheduled. Other facts retain their earlier verification dates.

Sources checked 14 September 2026. Entry availability can change; check with the organiser.

Map location: approximate race area. Approximate event locality: officially named event town/locality centre. This is not a verified start-line point. Official event-location evidence: https://www.bysvykenevents.com/lighthouse Location source (opens in a new tab)

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Start: Green Table Cafe, Dartington Hall, Totnes

Official date and Dartington Hall location confirmed. The six-hour event explicitly recognises eight 5km laps plus a short out-and-back as a marathon; this is not inferred from time available. Surface includes gravel, grass, tarmac and mud. Linked Clubtrac entry page opened but booking availability was not established.

Sources checked 14 September 2026. Entry availability can change; check with the organiser.

Map location: approximate race area. Approximate event locality: centroid of the organiser-published event postcode. This is not a verified start-line point. Official event-location evidence: https://sportivaevents.co.uk/events/dart-challenge/ Location source (opens in a new tab)

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Start: Tiverton Canal Basin

Field-scoped check 2026-11-06: The autumn 2026 edition has moved from 25 October to 22 November. The organiser and its matching RaceNation event header agree on the new date, and tickets for this distance can be added to the basket. The stable edition identity is retained. March 2027 remains a separate edition. Other facts retain their earlier verification dates.

Sources checked 14 September 2026. Entry availability can change; check with the organiser.

Race area: approximate race area. Reused saved canonical/current-edition event location 'Tiverton Canal Basin'. Matched 'Tiverton' by EXPLICIT_LOCALITY_WITH_LOCAL_FACILITY_SUFFIX; exact GeoNames feature 'Tiverton', PPL, validated country/administrative area. Locality representative point, not an exact venue or start. No date/non-location facts reverified. GeoNames (https://www.geonames.org/), CC BY 4.0; transformed to representative event-area point. Location source (opens in a new tab)

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Start: Swanage

Current official event table supports date, locality, trail surface and exact marathon distance. Older directory distances differ for Dorset and North Cornwall; the current organiser table takes priority. Price/entry controls and capacity display do not independently establish availability.

Sources checked 14 September 2026. Entry availability can change; check with the organiser.

Map location: approximate race area. Approximate event locality: officially named event town/locality centre. This is not a verified start-line point. Official event-location evidence: https://www.endurancelife.com/dorset Location source (opens in a new tab)

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Start: Ludgershall

Official organiser calendar and linked event page confirm winter marathon 5 December 2026 at Old Fowler Barracks. Footpaths, byways and iron-gravel tracks; no claim of open entries from generic Enter Now.

Sources checked 14 September 2026. Entry availability can change; check with the organiser.

Map location: approximate race area. Approximate event locality: centroid of the organiser-published event postcode. This is not a verified start-line point. Official event-location evidence: https://andovertrailrunning.eventrac.co.uk/e/salisbury-plain-winter-edition-10928 Location source (opens in a new tab)

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Series: Phoenix Gloucestershire

Start: Ebley Wharf, Stroud

Seven-hour timed event with an explicit organiser-supported marathon option on 3.28-mile out-and-back laps. Official event and entry pages verify date and venue. Only the attended individual marathon option is included; virtual products and other distances are excluded. Rounded lap distances are not multiplied into an invented measured total. The official entry page explicitly says Full; event remains scheduled. The page describes a canal route but does not establish its surface composition; surface remains unknown.

Surface source (opens in a new tab) checked 15 September 2026. The organiser-managed entry record categorises this event as multi-terrain. Its description explicitly includes the individual marathon option on the same repeated canal course. Mixed is the canonical mapping of the explicit multi-terrain category; surface percentages and measured total are not inferred.

Sources checked 14 September 2026. Entry availability can change; check with the organiser.

Map location: approximate race area. Approximate event locality: centroid of the organiser-published event postcode. This is not a verified start-line point. Official event-location evidence: https://www.phoenixrunning.co.uk/events/gloucestershire-going-going-gonk-our-anniversary-run Location source (opens in a new tab)

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Series: Long Player Running

Start: Southbourne Beach, Bournemouth

Official page confirms date, tarmac promenade route and explicit measured road-marathon qualification for 100 Marathon Club purposes. Marathon eligibility is supported by that explicit recognition, not merely the choose-your-distance wording. Timed event, maximum seven hours; generic Enter Now does not establish current availability.

Sources checked 14 September 2026. Entry availability can change; check with the organiser.

Race area: approximate race area. Source-backed approximate local Southbourne/Bournemouth area. Exact geographic name plus Bournemouth authority distinguishes WestSussex Southbourne. No broad Bournemouth centre or sea-point assigned. Cached official page parking postcodeBH64BE is explicitly WarrenEdgecarpark, so was not treated as race start. Preserved eventlocation says SouthbourneBeach; point is nearby land locality, not precise beach/startline. GeoNames, CC BY4.0; https://www.geonames.org/about.html Location source (opens in a new tab)

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Start: Polzeath

Current official event table supports date, locality, trail surface and exact marathon distance. Older directory distances differ for Dorset and North Cornwall; the current organiser table takes priority. Price/entry controls and capacity display do not independently establish availability.

Sources checked 14 September 2026. Entry availability can change; check with the organiser.

Map location: approximate race area. Approximate event locality: officially named event town/locality centre. This is not a verified start-line point. Official event-location evidence: https://www.endurancelife.com/north-cornwall Location source (opens in a new tab)

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Start: Beesands

Current official event table supports date, locality, trail surface and exact marathon distance. Older directory distances differ for Dorset and North Cornwall; the current organiser table takes priority. Price/entry controls and capacity display do not independently establish availability.

Sources checked 14 September 2026. Entry availability can change; check with the organiser.

Map location: approximate race area. Approximate event locality: officially named event town/locality centre. This is not a verified start-line point. Official event-location evidence: https://www.endurancelife.com/south-devon Location source (opens in a new tab)

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Series: Phoenix Gloucestershire

Start: Brimscombe Corner, Stroud

Seven-hour timed event with an explicit organiser-supported marathon option on 2.62-mile out-and-back laps. Official event and entry pages verify date and venue. Only the attended individual marathon option is included; virtual products and other distances are excluded. Rounded lap distances are not multiplied into an invented measured total. Official entry page explicitly says Open.

Sources checked 14 September 2026. Entry availability can change; check with the organiser.

Map location: approximate race area. Approximate event locality: centroid of the organiser-published event postcode. This is not a verified start-line point. Official event-location evidence: https://www.phoenixrunning.co.uk/events/gloucestershire-icicle-run Location source (opens in a new tab)

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Start: Chagford Cricket and Football Club

Current official event heading and current SiEntries calendar both say 30 January 2027; a search snippet said 23 January and was superseded by opened current pages. Explicit organiser-labelled long trail marathon on a prescribed downloadable route, not a mountain-navigation score event. Distance is over 28 miles and is not normalised to 42.195km. No readable linked booking destination is available; entry status remains unknown.

Sources checked 14 September 2026. Entry availability can change; check with the organiser.

Race area: approximate race area. Reused saved canonical/current-edition event location 'Chagford Cricket and Football Club'. Matched 'Chagford' by EXPLICIT_LOCALITY_WITH_LOCAL_FACILITY_SUFFIX; exact GeoNames feature 'Chagford', PPL, validated country/administrative area. Locality representative point, not an exact venue or start. No date/non-location facts reverified. GeoNames (https://www.geonames.org/), CC BY 4.0; transformed to representative event-area point. Location source (opens in a new tab)

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Series: Long Player Running

Start: Southbourne Beach, Bournemouth

Official page confirms date, tarmac promenade route and explicit measured road-marathon qualification for 100 Marathon Club purposes. Marathon eligibility is supported by that explicit recognition, not merely the choose-your-distance wording. Timed event, maximum seven hours; generic Enter Now does not establish current availability.

Sources checked 14 September 2026. Entry availability can change; check with the organiser.

Race area: approximate race area. Source-backed approximate local Southbourne/Bournemouth area. Exact geographic name plus Bournemouth authority distinguishes WestSussex Southbourne. No broad Bournemouth centre or sea-point assigned. Cached official page parking postcodeBH64BE is explicitly WarrenEdgecarpark, so was not treated as race start. Preserved eventlocation says SouthbourneBeach; point is nearby land locality, not precise beach/startline. GeoNames, CC BY4.0; https://www.geonames.org/about.html Location source (opens in a new tab)

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Start: Portland

Current official calendar and event page confirm 14 February 2027 and an individual coastal trail marathon, distinct from half/10km options. Self-navigation follows a prescribed GPX course, not a navigation score event. Numeric course total not stated on opened current page.

Sources checked 14 September 2026. Entry availability can change; check with the organiser.

Map location: approximate race area. Approximate event locality: centroid of the organiser-published event postcode. This is not a verified start-line point. Official event-location evidence: https://bustinskintriathlonclub.clubtrac.co.uk/e/portland-coastal-marathon-10519 Location source (opens in a new tab)

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Series: Phoenix Gloucestershire

Start: Brimscombe Corner, Stroud

Seven-hour timed event with an explicit organiser-supported marathon option on 2.62-mile out-and-back laps. Official event and entry pages verify date and venue. Only the attended individual marathon option is included; virtual products and other distances are excluded. Rounded lap distances are not multiplied into an invented measured total. Official entry page explicitly says Open.

Sources checked 14 September 2026. Entry availability can change; check with the organiser.

Map location: approximate race area. Approximate event locality: centroid of the organiser-published event postcode. This is not a verified start-line point. Official event-location evidence: https://www.phoenixrunning.co.uk/events/gloucestershire-hedgie-hog-jog Location source (opens in a new tab)

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Start: Larmer Tree Gardens, Tollard Royal

Official heading announces7March2027; lower essentials still8March2026 so2027entrydetailsnot assumed. EventstartTollardRoyal inSouthWest. Current successorRelish, not obsolete WhiteStar website. Approx21.5km lap notedinorganisertext; preserve publishedformatwithout inferringprecisetotal. Field-scoped review 2026-10-28: The organiser explicitly marks the 7 March 2027 marathon and half-marathon event entries open. Other facts retain their earlier verification dates.

Sources checked 14 September 2026. Entry availability can change; check with the organiser.

Start: approximate postcode area. Current organiser explicitly says gardens are the start and finish, and its location block gives Tollard Royal SP5 5PY. Independent current official-source sample found a closer public venue postcode. Approximate postcode anchor only; do not replace any originally valid baseline point. Preserve general verification timestamps and non-location fields. Postcodes.io postcode centroid: approximate postcode location, not exact start. Apply only to listed editions where applicability is explicitly bounded. Location source (opens in a new tab)

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Start: Tiverton Canal Basin

Official page lists both dates and a marathon on hard-packed gravel canal paths. October uses two out-and-backs; March uses a 20-mile and a 6.2-mile out-and-back. Linked RaceNation pages opened but exposed no booking text, so availability remains unknown. 2026-09-28 — entryPrice: Edition-specific official price; no additional compulsory booking fee was published in the readable source. Optional add-ons excluded. This check covers these facts only; other fields retain their previous verification. 2026-09-28 — priceQualifier: Edition-specific official price; no additional compulsory booking fee was published in the readable source. Optional add-ons excluded. This check covers these facts only; other fields retain their previous verification.

Sources checked 14 September 2026. Entry availability can change; check with the organiser.

Race area: approximate race area. Reused saved canonical/current-edition event location 'Tiverton Canal Basin'. Matched 'Tiverton' by EXPLICIT_LOCALITY_WITH_LOCAL_FACILITY_SUFFIX; exact GeoNames feature 'Tiverton', PPL, validated country/administrative area. Locality representative point, not an exact venue or start. No date/non-location facts reverified. GeoNames (https://www.geonames.org/), CC BY 4.0; transformed to representative event-area point. Location source (opens in a new tab)

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Start: Green Park, Bath

Current heading explicitly opens registration for both dates; organiserstates100%tarmac. Marathon-specific Eastville returncourse confirms single fullmarathonvariant, distinct from25km and50km. Linked Etchrock requests returnedtoolerrors; officialexplicitopen textsupports status.

Sources checked 14 September 2026. Entry availability can change; check with the organiser.

Event venue: approximate postcode area. Official Location field names Green Park BA1 1HZ and specifically says no on-site parking; valid race venue area. Bounded residual official-page location check. Existing catalogue identity and current-edition eligibility retained; no dates or general source-check timestamp changed. Postcode representative point remains approximate. Postcodes.io postcode centroid: approximate postcode location, not exact start. Apply only to listed editions where applicability is explicitly bounded. Location source (opens in a new tab)

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Start: Tavistock

Official page confirms second edition, exact date, Bedford Square start/finish and an anticlockwise Dartmoor route. Surface remains unknown because the opened current page did not explicitly state it; no inferred numeric distance or entry availability.

Sources checked 14 September 2026. Entry availability can change; check with the organiser.

Race area: approximate race area. Existing saved event-to-place evidence reused; geography query derived from 'Tavistock'. GeoNames exact settlement/suburb name match for 'Tavistock', country England, administrative area Devon, region South West; population 12675 (zero means unspecified). Representative event-area point, not a venue address, exact start or radius guarantee. Directional catalogue locations use the first disclosed event locality only as EVENT_AREA; other route endpoints are not substituted. Geographic lookup does not reverify dates or non-location facts. GeoNames (https://www.geonames.org/), CC BY 4.0; transformed to event-area coordinates with separate event-source evidence. Location source (opens in a new tab)

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Start: Bishops Lydeard

Official page explicitly confirms date, 26.2-mile trail marathon and open entries. The run starts at Bishops Lydeard station after optional rail transport from Minehead and finishes at Minehead. Train-inclusive and own-transport tickets are not separate races.

Sources checked 14 September 2026. Entry availability can change; check with the organiser.

Race area: approximate race area. Existing saved event-to-place evidence reused; geography query derived from 'Bishops Lydeard'. GeoNames exact settlement/suburb name match for 'Bishops Lydeard', country England, administrative area Somerset, region South West; population 2040 (zero means unspecified). Representative event-area point, not a venue address, exact start or radius guarantee. Directional catalogue locations use the first disclosed event locality only as EVENT_AREA; other route endpoints are not substituted. Geographic lookup does not reverify dates or non-location facts. GeoNames (https://www.geonames.org/), CC BY 4.0; transformed to event-area coordinates with separate event-source evidence. Location source (opens in a new tab)

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Series: Devon Coast to Coast

Start: West Anstey

Current official event and linked SiEntries page confirm an independently enterable marathon stage on 18 April 2027, West Anstey to Lynmouth. Assign start in Devon; route may enter Somerset within England. Do not use the 112-mile parent’s Wembury start. SiEntries explicitly says Entries Open. Official event and entry pages disagree on optional 12/13-hour limit; no cut-off imported. Organiser is the continuing Climb South West operation under Ultra Trail Events branding.

Sources checked 14 September 2026. Entry availability can change; check with the organiser.

Map location: approximate race area. Approximate event locality: officially named event town/locality centre. This is not a verified start-line point. Official event-location evidence: https://www.ultratrailevents.com/ultra-trail-events/devon-coast-to-coast-ultra-marathon/ Location source (opens in a new tab)

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Start: Exmouth

Organiser-controlled SiEntries page confirms women-only individual marathon on 18 April 2027, predominantly off-road, starting/finishing Sideshore Exmouth, with entries explicitly open. Main site inaccessible to tool; official entry page links back to organiser and is the field-supporting source.

Sources checked 14 September 2026. Entry availability can change; check with the organiser.

Race area: approximate race area. Existing saved event-to-place evidence reused; geography query derived from 'Exmouth'. GeoNames exact settlement/suburb name match for 'Exmouth', country England, administrative area Devon, region South West; population 36204 (zero means unspecified). Representative event-area point, not a venue address, exact start or radius guarantee. Directional catalogue locations use the first disclosed event locality only as EVENT_AREA; other route endpoints are not substituted. Geographic lookup does not reverify dates or non-location facts. GeoNames (https://www.geonames.org/), CC BY 4.0; transformed to event-area coordinates with separate event-source evidence. Location source (opens in a new tab)

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Start: Sampford Peverell

Official event explicitly recognises four 6.55-mile laps as a marathon within a seven-hour event; this is a real event on the Grand Western Canal. Generic enter link does not establish availability.

Sources checked 14 September 2026. Entry availability can change; check with the organiser.

Map location: approximate race area. Approximate event locality: centroid of the organiser-published event postcode. This is not a verified start-line point. Official event-location evidence: https://www.windingpaths.uk/canal-shuffle/ Location source (opens in a new tab)

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Start: Bodmin

Official site links the 2027 SiEntries page, which confirms 25 April 2027, individual marathon and Entries Open. SiEntries official calendar publishes 27 miles; event detail describes footpaths and connecting roads. The old 19 April 2026 homepage paragraph is stale. Registration venue is Shire House; only Bodmin locality is used for search rather than claiming registration is the exact start line.

Sources checked 14 September 2026. Entry availability can change; check with the organiser.

Map location: approximate race area. Approximate event locality: officially named event town/locality centre. This is not a verified start-line point. Official event-location evidence: https://beaconbeast.org.uk/ Location source (opens in a new tab)

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