The Woodhorn Museum triathlon is located within the unique, picturesque historic scheduled ancient monument of Woodhorn Museum and the QE2 Country park.
It's exciting to announce that the 2025 Woodhorn Museum Sprint Triathlon has been selected to host a British Triathlon Age Group Qualifier for the 2026 World Sprint Distance Triathlon Championships.
The event has previously hosted British Triathlon age group championships, European & World Sprint & Standard Distance Triathlon Age group Qualifiers. Triathlon England Standard Distance Triathlon Championships.
The Woodhorn Museum open water swim challenge events are very well suited to beginners and equally attractive to the seasoned open water swimmer, choose your challenge, distances of 750m – 1.5km or 3km.
The Children’s Aquathlon events will attract all the age range from TriStar Start, TriStar 1, TriStar 2, & TriStar 3. The Aquabike, Aquathlon & Triathlon events are great for beginners and for those who would like to move up from the Sprint distance to the Standard distance events. The events are competitive, but fun and spectators will be out in force to cheer competitors on, providing a truly amazing atmosphere. An ideal event to add to your multisport calendar!
The swim will be in the warm shallow freshwater QE2 lake set within the park grounds.
The bike route will take you out of the Museum along to the coastal route through Widdrington Village, before sweeping onto the coast and along to the beautiful Druridge bay and Cresswell village with some breath-taking views along the coastline. No Drafting allowed on the bike. The run will be on the footpath that winds its way through the woodland and open grasslands that surround the lake.
The run passes by the finish line within the Museum at the end of each lap making this ideal for spectators to cheer everyone on to a great finish with a big smile.
The Woodhorn Museum challenge swims, Aquabike, Aquathlon & triathlon events is ideal for individuals and relay teams of all abilities, so if you are a new to the sport, there’s no need to be concerned about entering. You can be assured that there will be plenty of other multi-sport athletes of a similar ability taking part.
If you are worried about open water swimming, why not join the weekly open water swimming sessions at the QE2 lake (every Thursday, May - July).
13:00
Age 8-8
£26