Wild Deer Events
North East England
A big calendar of trail races at castles, National Trust estates and forestry sites across the north of England and Scotland, mostly 5k to half marathon, with a handful of ultras. Their Beyond series takes a different shape: 55km and 25km trail runs starting in the middle of a city — Bristol, Glasgow, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Durham — and heading out along whatever green corridors it can find. Most events are canicross friendly.
Their races
Pins sit on the start. Open one to see the course.
20
Sept
2026
Raby Castle Trail Runs
Raby Castle, Staindrop · Wild Deer Events
Five, ten or twenty-one kilometres in the deer park at Raby Castle.
Not open yet
10
Oct
2026
Hadrians Wall Half Marathon Walk
Housesteads, Hadrians Wall, Northumberland · Wild Deer Events
The same Hadrian's Wall half marathon from Housesteads, walked rather than run.
HARD
Not open yet
11
Oct
2026
Hadrians Wall Half Marathon Run
Housesteads, Hadrians Wall, Northumberland · Wild Deer Events
A half marathon along Hadrian's Wall from Housesteads.
HARD
Not open yet
18
Oct
2026
Four Reservoirs 53KM Ultra Run and 25KM Trail Run
Shotley Bridge, County Durham · Wild Deer Events
Past four reservoirs out of Shotley Bridge, twenty-five kilometres or fifty-two.
HARD TO VERY HARD
Not open yet
15
Nov
2026
Slaley Hall & Forest Trail Runs
Slaley Hall, Slaley, Hexham · Wild Deer Events
Ten kilometres or a half marathon through Slaley Forest.
MODERATE TO HARD
Not open yet
29
Nov
2026
Dalby Forest Wild Winter Trail Runs
Dalby Forest · Wild Deer Events
Ten kilometres, a half or a full marathon through Dalby Forest in winter.
Not open yet
6
Dec
2026
Glamis Castle Festive Trail Runs
Glamis Castle, Scotland · Wild Deer Events
Five or ten miles in the grounds of Glamis Castle, at the end of the year.
EASY TO MODERATE
Not open yet
13
Dec
2026
Sherwood Pines Festive Trail Runs
Sherwood Pines Forest Park, near Mansfield · Wild Deer Events
Five or ten kilometres through Sherwood Pines in December.
MODERATE
Not open yet
9
Jan
2027
Yorkshire Trail Runs - Harewood House
Harewood House Leeds Ls17 9Lg · Wild Deer Events
Five, ten or twenty-one kilometres in the Harewood House estate.
Not open yet
24
Jan
2027
Druridge Bay Beach Trail Runs
Druridge Bay Country Park , Northumberland · Wild Deer Events
Ten kilometres or a half marathon along Druridge Bay, and about as flat as trail running gets.
MODERATE TO HARD
Not open yet
21
Feb
2027
Alnwick Castle Trail Runs
River Aln, beside Alnwick Castle, Alnwick · Wild Deer Events
Ten kilometres or a half marathon in the grounds of Alnwick Castle.
MODERATE TO HARD
Not open yet
28
Feb
2027
Fountains Abbey Wild Trail Runs
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal, Ripon, North Yorkshire · Wild Deer Events
Through Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal — five kilometres, ten, or a half marathon.
MODERATE
Not open yet
6
Mar
2027
Tatton Park Wild Trail Runs
Tatton Park, Cheshire · Wild Deer Events
Five, ten or twenty-one kilometres across Tatton Park.
EASY
Not open yet
7
Mar
2027
Culzean Castle Trail Runs
Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ka19 8Le · Wild Deer Events
Five, ten or twenty-one kilometres in the Culzean estate on the Ayrshire coast.
MODERATE TO HARD
Not open yet
14
Mar
2027
The Kingdom of Northumbria Coastal Ultra
Bamburgh Castle To Druridge Bay Country Park · Wild Deer Events
Twenty-seven or fifty-four kilometres down the Northumberland coast from Bamburgh Castle.
HARD TO VERY HARD
Not open yet
20
Mar
2027
Grasmere Wild Trail Runs
Grasmere Lakeland Sports & Show Stock Ln, Grasmere, Ambleside La22 9Sj · Wild Deer Events
Five, ten or twenty-one kilometres from the Grasmere showfield.
HARD
Not open yet
4
Apr
2027
Scone Palace Trail Runs
Scone Palace, Perth · Wild Deer Events
Five, ten or twenty-one kilometres in the grounds of Scone Palace.
Not open yet
4
Apr
2027
Yorkshire Trail Runs @bramham Park
Bramham Park, Wetherby, Leeds · Wild Deer Events
Five, ten or twenty-one kilometres in Bramham Park.
MODERATE TO HARD
Not open yet
11
Apr
2027
High Lodge Wild Trail Runs
High Lodge, Thetford Forest · Wild Deer Events
Five, ten or twenty-one kilometres through Thetford Forest from High Lodge.
Not open yet
17
Apr
2027
Beyond Bristol 55KM Ultra & 25KM Trail Runs
The Amphitheatre, Bristol Harbourside · Wild Deer Events
Out of Bristol on green ground rather than pavement — twenty-five kilometres or fifty-five.
HARD TO VERY HARD
Not open yet
18
Apr
2027
Thoresby Park Longhorn Trail Event
Thoresby Park, Newark · Wild Deer Events
Five kilometres up to a full marathon in Thoresby Park.
EASY
Not open yet
24
Apr
2027
Beyond Newcastle
Guild Hall Car Park, Newcastle upon Tyne · Wild Deer Events
Out of Newcastle from the Guild Hall, twenty-five kilometres or fifty-five.
Not open yet
5
May
2027
Gibside National Trust Wild Trail Runs
Gibside National Trust, Gateshead · Wild Deer Events
Five or ten kilometres in the Gibside estate above the Derwent valley.
MODERATE
Not open yet
8
May
2027
Beyond Glasgow 55KM Ultra & 25KM Trail Runs
Glasgow Green, Glasgow · Wild Deer Events
From Glasgow Green out of the city on foot, twenty-five kilometres or fifty-five.
HARD TO VERY HARD
Not open yet
16
May
2027
The Derwent Reservoir Runs
Derwent Reservoir, Edmundbyers, Consett, Dh8 9Tt · Wild Deer Events
Five kilometres, five miles or ten around Derwent Reservoir.
EASY TO MODERATE
Not open yet
29
May
2027
The Priory Ultra
Bamburgh Castle To Tynemouth Priory · Wild Deer Events
A hundred kilometres of Northumberland coast, Bamburgh Castle to Tynemouth Priory.
EXPERT
Not open yet
5
Jun
2027
Beyond London Ultra Trail Runs
Royal Arsenal Woolwich · Wild Deer Events
Twenty-five or fifty-five kilometres from the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich.
HARD TO VERY HARD
Not open yet
5
Jun
2027
Pooley Bridge Wild Trail Runs
Waterside Campsite, Pooley Bridge · Wild Deer Events
Ten kilometres or a half marathon out of Pooley Bridge, with four hundred and seventy metres of climb on the long one.
HARD
Not open yet
16
Jun
2027
Wentworth Castle Gardens Trail Runs
Wentworth Castle & Gardens · Wild Deer Events
Five or ten kilometres in the gardens at Wentworth Castle.
MODERATE
Not open yet
26
Jun
2027
The Chopwell Woods Summer Trail Runs
Chopwell Woods, Gateshead · Wild Deer Events
Five, ten or fifteen miles in Chopwell Woods, with four hundred and forty metres of climb on the longest.
MODERATE TO HARD
Not open yet
27
Jun
2027
Alice Holt Wild Trail Runs
Alice Holt Forest · Wild Deer Events
Forestry track and woodland path through Alice Holt, ten kilometres or a half marathon.
MODERATE
Not open yet
17
Jul
2027
Falkirk Wild Summer Trail Runs - Callendar House
Callendar House, Callendar Road, Falkirk, Fk1 1Yr · Wild Deer Events
Five, ten or twenty-one kilometres around Callendar House and its parkland.
MODERATE TO HARD
Not open yet
15
Aug
2027
Lambton Castle Summer Trail Runs
Lambton Castle, Durham · Wild Deer Events
Five kilometres up to fifteen miles in the Lambton estate.
MODERATE
Not open yet
4
Sept
2027
Beyond Manchester
Cathedral Gardens Manchester · Wild Deer Events
Fifty-five kilometres from Cathedral Gardens with barely two hundred and fifty metres of climb, or half the distance.
HARD TO VERY HARD
Not open yet
18
Sept
2027
Beyond Durham 55KM Ultra & 25KM Trail Run
The Bandstand, Durham Riverside · Wild Deer Events
Twenty-five or fifty-five kilometres from Durham, with four hundred and sixty metres of climb on the ultra.
HARD TO VERY HARD
Not open yet
no date
yet
Derwent Reservoir Trail Runs
Derwent Reservoir, County Durham · Wild Deer Events
Five and ten kilometres beside Derwent Reservoir.