Do it for charity!

Do it for charity!

Exciting charity challenges with a feel-good factor!

Charity challenges

Hike, bike, swim or run and make a huge difference to a cause close to you. Use the filters below to find a specific challenge or keep browsing to be inspired!

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Use the quick links below or continue scrolling to discover a wide range of charity events.

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Charity runs

Charity runs

Secure your place in a major event with a charity position or browse local fundraising events.

Run for charity
Charity bike rides

Charity bike rides

Road rides, off-road adventures and virtual cycling challenges.

Bike for charity
Sponsored walks

Sponsored walks

Sponsored walks are a low pressure way to get active outdoors.

Walk for charity
Charity hikes

Charity hikes

Test your legs and lungs in the hills and mountains of the great outdoors!

Hike for charity
Charity swims

Charity swims

Make a splash in the open water for a cause you love.

Swim for charity
Charity treks

Charity treks

Head into the wilds on a multi-day trekking adventure!

Trek for charity

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Join animal lovers up and down the country to do 10,000 steps a day this May to get fitter and enjoy more fresh air whilst helping sick, injured and homeless pets plus get a dog tag and free kit too.
  • Wed 1 - Fri 31 May 2024
  • £12.50
Anywhere

Steps for Pets | Blue Cross

Join animal lovers up and down the country to do 10,000 steps a day this May to get fitter and enjoy more fresh air whilst helping sick, injured and homeless pets plus get a dog tag and free kit too.

  • Sponsored walk
Get your body moving, help your mind and receive your medal! Be more active over the next four weeks to improve your wellbeing and fundraise for Mental Health UK to help others with theirs too.
  • Sat 3 Jun - Sun 31 Dec
  • FREE
Anywhere

Move It for Mental Health | Mental Health UK

Get your body moving, help your mind and receive your medal! Be more active over the next four weeks to improve your wellbeing and fundraise for Mental Health UK to help others with theirs too.

  • Charity run
Challenge yourself to ride 100 miles over a month to help your own mental health and that of others - plus you get a cycling jersey and medal! There's a Land's End to John O'Groats team option too.
  • Sat 3 Jun - Sun 31 Dec
  • FREE
Anywhere

Ride for Mental Health | Rethink Mental Illness

Challenge yourself to ride 100 miles over a month to help your own mental health and that of others - plus you get a cycling jersey and medal! There's a Land's End to John O'Groats team option too.

  • Charity bike ride
Take part in the Dog Jog Virtual Challenge! Get fit and have fun with your four-legged friend. Do whichever distance you like, whether that’s 5K or more!
  • Sat 3 Jun - Sun 31 Dec
  • £2.50-£10
Anywhere

Virtual Dog Jog

Take part in the Dog Jog Virtual Challenge! Get fit and have fun with your four-legged friend. Do whichever distance you like, whether that’s 5K or more!

  • 5K run
Big Fun Run is about being active and having fun whilst doing it! If you’re just beginning your journey to being more active and improving your fitness, this is for you!
  • Sat 3 Jun - Sun 31 Dec
  • £8-£10
Anywhere

Virtual Big Fun Run

Big Fun Run is about being active and having fun whilst doing it! If you’re just beginning your journey to being more active and improving your fitness, this is for you!

  • Fun run

Brand new charity events

Be among the first to experience one of these exciting new additions to the fundraising calendar.

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Discover Spain’s beautiful Sierra Nevada on this charity trek, which culminates with the highest mountain on the Iberian Peninsula, Mount Mulhacén at 3,428m.
  • Fri 7 - Tue 11 Jul
  • £150
Capileira, Spain

Sierra Nevada Trek | DEBRA UK

Discover Spain’s beautiful Sierra Nevada on this charity trek, which culminates with the highest mountain on the Iberian Peninsula, Mount Mulhacén at 3,428m.

  • Hike
Get into the wild and make some memories with this charity hill-walking challenge in the beautiful Pentland Hills just south of Edinburgh.
  • Sat 2 Sep
  • £50
Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

Artemis Pentland Peaks Challenge

Get into the wild and make some memories with this charity hill-walking challenge in the beautiful Pentland Hills just south of Edinburgh.

  • Challenge walk 2
  • Hike
This summer choose one of three beautiful routes along the River Thames featuring picturesque villages, the Hardwick Estate and Chiltern Way to support life-saving breast cancer research.
  • Sun 10 Sep
  • £10.80-£25.20
Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK

Breast Walk Ever | Oxfordshire

This summer choose one of three beautiful routes along the River Thames featuring picturesque villages, the Hardwick Estate and Chiltern Way to support life-saving breast cancer research.

  • Sponsored walk 3

10 charity classics

Get bragging rights for life with these epic personal challenges!

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Experience the renowned atmosphere of the TCS London Marathon, the most popular marathon in the world, with its grand finale on The Mall itself! Charity places available for 2024.
  • Sun 21 Apr 2024
  • £50
  • 39 charities
London, UK

TCS London Marathon

Experience the renowned atmosphere of the TCS London Marathon, the most popular marathon in the world, with its grand finale on The Mall itself! Charity places available for 2024.

  • Marathon
Take part in the world's biggest half marathon and experience the buzz, unrivalled local support and cheerful crowds of this historic event. Charity places now available for 2023.
  • Sun 10 Sep
  • FREE-£50
  • 49 charities
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, UK

Great North Run

Take part in the world's biggest half marathon and experience the buzz, unrivalled local support and cheerful crowds of this historic event. Charity places now available for 2023.

  • 13.1 miles road running
Considered Britain's toughest outdoor challenge, take on the highest mountains of Scotland, England and Wales on an incredible, professional hike with Mountain Guides and a high success rate.
  • 2 nights from £485
Fort William, Highland, UK

National Three Peaks Challenge

Considered Britain's toughest outdoor challenge, take on the highest mountains of Scotland, England and Wales on an incredible, professional hike with Mountain Guides and a high success rate.

  • 2 days hiking
Take on a new hiking challenge this summer! Escape the day-to-day, spend time with friends and family or go on a solo adventure and help fund life-changing research to save people's lives.
  • Sat 17 Jun
  • £20-£100
Caernarfon, Gwynedd, UK

Snowdonia for Science | Classic Snowdon Climb

Take on a new hiking challenge this summer! Escape the day-to-day, spend time with friends and family or go on a solo adventure and help fund life-changing research to save people's lives.

  • Hike
Britain's best-known one-day cycle route! Wake up in London, get on your bike and end up on Brighton's pebbly beach plus conquer the mile-long climb of Ditchling Beacon on route.
  • Sun 10 Sep
  • £55
  • 16 charities
London, UK

London to Brighton Cycle Ride

Britain's best-known one-day cycle route! Wake up in London, get on your bike and end up on Brighton's pebbly beach plus conquer the mile-long climb of Ditchling Beacon on route.

  • Medium sportive
One of the world's most iconic and well-known cycle challenges. From Greenwich to the foot of the Eiffel Tower through scenic countryside, culminating in an evening to celebrate in the French capital.
  • 3 nights from £875
London, UK

London To Paris Cycle Challenge

One of the world's most iconic and well-known cycle challenges. From Greenwich to the foot of the Eiffel Tower through scenic countryside, culminating in an evening to celebrate in the French capital.

  • 280 km road cycling
The UK's most popular challenge cycle route! From the Irish Sea in the west to the North Sea in the east featuring 80 miles of traffic-free riding over one weekend.
  • Sat 19 - Mon 21 Aug
  • £20
Whitehaven, Cumbria, UK

Sea to Sea

The UK's most popular challenge cycle route! From the Irish Sea in the west to the North Sea in the east featuring 80 miles of traffic-free riding over one weekend.

  • Charity bike ride
The most famous cycling route in the UK taking you to the extremities of Great Britain, from the most westerly point in Cornwall to the most northerly point in Scotland. Ready, set, pedal.
  • Sat 8 - Sat 22 Jul
  • £20
Penzance, Cornwall, UK

Land's End to John O'Groats

The most famous cycling route in the UK taking you to the extremities of Great Britain, from the most westerly point in Cornwall to the most northerly point in Scotland. Ready, set, pedal.

  • Charity bike ride
Trek one of the most iconic mountain trails in the world in the heart of the Nepal Himalaya with its spectacular gorges, suspension bridges, majestic peaks and magical landscapes.
  • 14 nights from £1,380
Kathmandu, Nepal

Everest Base Camp Trek

Trek one of the most iconic mountain trails in the world in the heart of the Nepal Himalaya with its spectacular gorges, suspension bridges, majestic peaks and magical landscapes.

  • 11 days trekking
Face up to majestic Mount Kilimanjaro on this once-in-a-lifetime adventure, trekking from the savannah heat to the frozen summit at 5,895m above sea level, the highest point in Africa.
  • 8 nights from £2,085
Moshi, Tanzania

Mount Kilimanjaro Trek

Face up to majestic Mount Kilimanjaro on this once-in-a-lifetime adventure, trekking from the savannah heat to the frozen summit at 5,895m above sea level, the highest point in Africa.

  • 7 days trekking

Support a cause

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Mental health Cancer Children Armed Forces

Macmillan Cancer Support

Macmillan Cancer Support

Support people living with cancer through Macmillan's original events and charity places.

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NSPCC

NSPCC

Join the UK's leading children's charity in a huge range of runs, walks and much more across the UK!

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Royal British Legion

Royal British Legion

Raise funds for the UK's leading Armed Forces charity in these events across the UK and Europe!

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British Heart Foundation

British Heart Foundation

Strengthen your own heart whilst caring for the heart health of other people.

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Cats Protection

Cats Protection

Explore more for little paws on a challenge event in the UK or overseas.

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Mind

Mind

There's a place for you on the team at one of the nation's favourite events with The mental health charity.

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WaterAid

WaterAid

Swim, run and push yourself to help provide access to clean water around the world.

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Support a cause | Mental health

One in four people will experience a mental health issue each year in the UK. These events and charity places help to raise funds and support for mental health charities!

The ultimate way to experience the Jurassic Coast! Hike 25km of the stunning South West Coast Path, a multi award-winning coastal route, to support people living with mental illness.
  • Sat 16 Sep
  • £15
Swanage, Dorset, UK

25K in a Day Trek | Rethink Mental Illness

The ultimate way to experience the Jurassic Coast! Hike 25km of the stunning South West Coast Path, a multi award-winning coastal route, to support people living with mental illness.

  • Challenge walk
Bike it. Hike it. Paddle it. Give it a go! Focus on improving mental health this summer on a triple challenge exclusive to Rethink Mental Illness.
  • Fri 18 - Sat 19 Aug
  • £55
Caernarfon, Gwynedd, UK

Snowdon Triple Challenge | Rethink Mental Illness

Bike it. Hike it. Paddle it. Give it a go! Focus on improving mental health this summer on a triple challenge exclusive to Rethink Mental Illness.

  • Sprint adventure race
Challenge yourself to run, jog or walk your target distance to help your own mental health and that of others - plus you get a running vest and medal!
  • Sat 3 Jun - Sun 31 Dec
  • FREE
Anywhere

Miles for Mental Health | Rethink Mental Illness

Challenge yourself to run, jog or walk your target distance to help your own mental health and that of others - plus you get a running vest and medal!

  • Charity run
Challenge yourself to ride 100 miles over a month to help your own mental health and that of others - plus you get a cycling jersey and medal! There's a Land's End to John O'Groats team option too.
  • Sat 3 Jun - Sun 31 Dec
  • FREE
Anywhere

Ride for Mental Health | Rethink Mental Illness

Challenge yourself to ride 100 miles over a month to help your own mental health and that of others - plus you get a cycling jersey and medal! There's a Land's End to John O'Groats team option too.

  • Charity bike ride
Get your body moving, help your mind and receive your medal! Be more active over the next four weeks to improve your wellbeing and fundraise for Mental Health UK to help others with theirs too.
  • Sat 3 Jun - Sun 31 Dec
  • FREE
Anywhere

Move It for Mental Health | Mental Health UK

Get your body moving, help your mind and receive your medal! Be more active over the next four weeks to improve your wellbeing and fundraise for Mental Health UK to help others with theirs too.

  • Charity run

Support a cause | Cancer

Every two minutes, someone is diagnosed with cancer in the UK. By signing up to one of these events and fundraising for a cancer charity, you can help to change that.

Take on a new hiking challenge this summer! Escape the day-to-day, spend time with friends and family or go on a solo adventure and help fund life-changing research to save people's lives.
  • Sat 17 Jun
  • £20-£100
Caernarfon, Gwynedd, UK

Snowdonia for Science | Classic Snowdon Climb

Take on a new hiking challenge this summer! Escape the day-to-day, spend time with friends and family or go on a solo adventure and help fund life-changing research to save people's lives.

  • Hike
Take on a new, multi-peak hiking challenge this summer! Escape the day-to-day, spend time with friends and family or go on a solo adventure and help fund life-changing research to save people's lives.
  • Sat 17 Jun
  • £20-£100
Caernarfon, Gwynedd, UK

Snowdonia for Science | Multi-Peak Trek

Take on a new, multi-peak hiking challenge this summer! Escape the day-to-day, spend time with friends and family or go on a solo adventure and help fund life-changing research to save people's lives.

  • Hike
Mighty Hikes
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Mighty Hikes

Join Macmillan Cancer Support on one of their brilliant Mighty Hikes events around the UK, walking either a marathon or half marathon through the great outdoors!

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Hike to the top of Ben Nevis at night as part of a unique group of like-minded challengers that will be fundraising to support people living with cancer and having an unforgettable experience too.
  • Sat 1 - Sun 2 Jul
  • £40-£169
Fort William, Highland, UK

Defeat the Peak | Ben Nevis at Night | Macmillan Cancer Support

Hike to the top of Ben Nevis at night as part of a unique group of like-minded challengers that will be fundraising to support people living with cancer and having an unforgettable experience too.

  • Hike
One of NOMAN’s exclusive Mediterranean ocean rowing races, pitting multiple crews against one another between the Catalonian capital and the world famous White Isle.
  • 2 nights from £500
Barcelona, Spain

Mediterranean Ocean Rowing Races | Barcelona - Ibiza | NOMAN

One of NOMAN’s exclusive Mediterranean ocean rowing races, pitting multiple crews against one another between the Catalonian capital and the world famous White Isle.

  • 3 days rowing
One of NOMAN’s exclusive Mediterranean ocean rowing races, pitting multiple crews against one another between the world famous White Isle and the Catalonian capital.
  • 2 nights from £500
Ibiza, Spain

Mediterranean Ocean Rowing Races | Ibiza - Barcelona | NOMAN

One of NOMAN’s exclusive Mediterranean ocean rowing races, pitting multiple crews against one another between the world famous White Isle and the Catalonian capital.

  • 3 days rowing
  • Sun 9 Jul
  • £25.50
Salford, Greater Manchester, UK

Manchester to Blackpool Bike Ride | The Christie

Hop on your bike and tackle the 60-mile route from Manchester to Blackpool with Team Christie! A popular ride which sells out every year and finishes with music, food and beer tent on the beach.

  • Charity bike ride
This summer choose one of three beautiful routes along the River Thames featuring picturesque villages, the Hardwick Estate and Chiltern Way to support life-saving breast cancer research.
  • Sun 10 Sep
  • £10.80-£25.20
Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK

Breast Walk Ever | Oxfordshire

This summer choose one of three beautiful routes along the River Thames featuring picturesque villages, the Hardwick Estate and Chiltern Way to support life-saving breast cancer research.

  • Sponsored walk 3
  • Sat 23 Sep
  • £8-£15
Knutsford, Cheshire, UK

Walk of Hope

A 10K ramble bringing people together to enjoy a walk through the beautiful grounds of Tatton Park in honour of the treatment and care provided by The Christie.

  • Sponsored walk

Support a cause | Children

Children's charities can differ in their exact mission but are united in their determination to improve the lives of children around the UK and the world. Find an event to support their work.

Mount Toubkal Trek
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Mount Toubkal Trek

Explore one of the most stunning parts of North Africa in this budget-friendly trek with WellChild, enjoying cultural highlights in Morocco and sensational views atop Mount Toubkal!

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Get into the wild and make some memories with this charity hill-walking challenge in the beautiful Pentland Hills just south of Edinburgh.
  • Sat 2 Sep
  • £50
Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

Artemis Pentland Peaks Challenge

Get into the wild and make some memories with this charity hill-walking challenge in the beautiful Pentland Hills just south of Edinburgh.

  • Challenge walk 2
  • Hike
One of the biggest charity sportives in the East, where experienced riders cover a fast and furious sportive or newer riders tackle their first long-distance on flat and forgiving terrain.
  • Sun 26 May 2024
  • £23.85-£43.20
Woodbridge, UK

RIDE Suffolk Sunrise

One of the biggest charity sportives in the East, where experienced riders cover a fast and furious sportive or newer riders tackle their first long-distance on flat and forgiving terrain.

  • Sportive 3
Vykings assemble for a new ride! Follow in the tyre tracks of the Tour de Yorkshire through Summer Bridge and Pateley Bridge before taking on the climb that never ends, Trapping Hill.
  • Sun 4 Jun
  • £32.40-£43.20
York, North Yorkshire, UK

RIDE Vyking

Vykings assemble for a new ride! Follow in the tyre tracks of the Tour de Yorkshire through Summer Bridge and Pateley Bridge before taking on the climb that never ends, Trapping Hill.

  • Sportive 3

Close your cycling season on a stunning ride through the Essex countryside, quiet villages and farmland where the undulations will have you in and out of the saddle.
  • Sun 3 Sep
  • £32.40-£43.20
Chelmsford, Essex, UK

RIDE Essex

Close your cycling season on a stunning ride through the Essex countryside, quiet villages and farmland where the undulations will have you in and out of the saddle.

  • Long sportive
  • Medium sportive
  • Short sportive
Two off-road gravel rides take riders on a journey through quiet villages and the farmlands of Essex where the undulations will have you in and out of the saddle throughout the day.
  • Sun 3 Sep
  • £32.40-£41.40
Chelmsford, Essex, UK

RIDE Essex Dirty

Two off-road gravel rides take riders on a journey through quiet villages and the farmlands of Essex where the undulations will have you in and out of the saddle throughout the day.

  • Gravel riding 2
King of the castle, or dirty rascal? Expect some tough climbs after departing the imposing Tonbridge Castle with 800 other riders and experience some amazing views across the Kent countryside.
  • Sun 1 Oct
  • £32.40-£52.20
Tonbridge, Kent, UK

RIDE Castle

King of the castle, or dirty rascal? Expect some tough climbs after departing the imposing Tonbridge Castle with 800 other riders and experience some amazing views across the Kent countryside.

  • Sportive 4
An early season ride in the heart of Berkshire featuring some of the very best of the North Wessex Downs AONB with three road routes offering something to suit all abilities.
  • Sun 14 Apr 2024
  • £32.40-£43.20
Reading, Berkshire, UK

RIDE Wessex Downs

An early season ride in the heart of Berkshire featuring some of the very best of the North Wessex Downs AONB with three road routes offering something to suit all abilities.

  • Sportive 3
A new gravel ride taking in some of the very best of the North Wessex Downs AONB, with two routes featuring over 20-miles of continuous off-road riding along one of Britain's oldest trackways.
  • Sun 14 Apr 2024
  • £34.20-£41.40
Reading, Berkshire, UK

RIDE Wessex Downs Dirty

A new gravel ride taking in some of the very best of the North Wessex Downs AONB, with two routes featuring over 20-miles of continuous off-road riding along one of Britain's oldest trackways.

  • Gravel riding 2

Support a cause | Armed Forces

Show your support for the physical and mental needs of the Armed Forces Community with one of these events, and show your respect too.

Take on a physical endurance race from the home of the British Army to the iconic finish line at HMS Victory to honour the servicemen and women who have sacrificed so much for our nation.
  • Sat 11 Nov
  • £40-£75
Aldershot, Hampshire, UK

Race to Remember

Take on a physical endurance race from the home of the British Army to the iconic finish line at HMS Victory to honour the servicemen and women who have sacrificed so much for our nation.

  • Ultra run
  • Charity run
First time event riders or sportive enthusiasts can take on the Royal British Legion’s fully supported Poppy Ride alongside veterans through picturesque countryside on a ride not to be missed.
  • Sun 11 Jun
  • £28-£32
Newport, Shropshire, UK

Poppy Ride | Shropshire | Royal British Legion

First time event riders or sportive enthusiasts can take on the Royal British Legion’s fully supported Poppy Ride alongside veterans through picturesque countryside on a ride not to be missed.

  • Short sportive
  • Medium sportive
  • Long sportive
Take a sociable hike through beautiful countryside and explore the military history of the area including the Royal Military Canal, monuments and castles, to support the Armed Forces community.
  • Sat 16 Sep
  • £18-£20
Hythe, Kent, UK

The Poppy Treks | Kent

Take a sociable hike through beautiful countryside and explore the military history of the area including the Royal Military Canal, monuments and castles, to support the Armed Forces community.

  • Sponsored walk
Take a sociable hike through beautiful countryside from Barbury Castle with spectacular views across the Marlborough Downs and one of the Hackpen White Horses, to support the Armed Forces community.
  • Sat 23 Sep
  • £18-£20
Swindon, Wiltshire, UK

The Poppy Treks | Wiltshire

Take a sociable hike through beautiful countryside from Barbury Castle with spectacular views across the Marlborough Downs and one of the Hackpen White Horses, to support the Armed Forces community.

  • Sponsored walk