This festival weekend has the privilege of starting the Richmond Half Marathon and Richmond Marathon inside the beautiful Kew Gardens as well as hosting the Richmond 10K completely within the Royal Botanical Gardens.
As part of the 2012 Olympic legacy pledge, a series of WWF kids and family mile races for over 1,000 kids is held at Old Deer Park.
The events are beginner-friendly and locally organised in Richmond Upon Thames.
Featuring 'the world's most scenic marathon' through London's greenest borough.
Rare opportunity to run in the stunning Royal Botanic Gardens.
Finish your run with a family fun music festival and fitness expo.
Amazing male and female cut tech T-shirts, chunky medals and free beer!
These charities have places in the event. To secure your place, select a charity and provide your details.
Mental health
Supporting those affected by mental illness to change mental health for good.
Sign up
£25
Fundraise
£330
Health and Medical
Defeating meningitis and septicaemia.
Sign up
£15
Fundraise
£300
Dogs are not allowed inside Kew Gardens but are welcome at the finish line in Old Deer Park.
Royal Botanic Gardens
Kew
Richmond
Greater London
TW9 3AE
UK
This event offers a rare chance to run in the UNESCO World Heritage Site - Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - alongside The Palm House, The Pagoda, Kew Palace, Museum No 1, The Temperate House, The Hive and Syon House.
Be part of London’s most exclusive event! The Richmond Half Marathon is part of a weekend which also includes the Richmond RUN-FEST Marathon, and the Kew Gardens 10K. The Half and Full Marathon start within the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and will finish in a music festival in Old Deer Park in Richmond.
Tour the gardens before passing historical assets including Ham House, Richmond Palace, Teddington Lock, and the meandering River Thames, finishing at a fantastic finish festival and fitness expo with live music in Old Deer Park.
There will be a water station approximately every 3 miles.
The Richmond Half Marathon has water stations at 3 miles (water), 7.5 miles (water and Maurten drink), 9.7 miles (Water), 11.6 miles (water) and at the finish line.
RUN-FEST organisation and crowd support is second-to-none, fantastic atmosphere the whole way around and wonderful happy volunteers at the end.