Event overview
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.
Highlights
Richmond's running festival weekend
Featuring 'the world's most scenic marathon' through London's greenest borough.
Free access to Kew Gardens
Rare opportunity to run in the stunning Royal Botanic Gardens.
Music, entertainment
Finish your run with a family fun music festival and fitness expo.
Famously good rewards
Amazing male and female cut tech T-shirts, chunky medals and free beer!
Event photos
Charity places
These charities have places in the event. To secure your place, select a charity and provide your details.
Mental health
SANE
Supporting those affected by mental illness to change mental health for good.
- Running vest
- Fundraising support
- Dedicated contact
- Certificate
Sign up
£30
Fundraise
£430
Health and Medical
Meningitis Research Foundation
Defeating meningitis and septicaemia.
- Running vest
- Fundraising support
- Fundraising materials
- Online training zone
- Dedicated contact
- Exclusive social group
Sign up
£20
Fundraise
£500
- All fitness levels
- Event expo
- Event village
- Families
- Fancy dress
- Free venue entry
- Newcomers
- Spectators
- Teams
Dogs
Dogs are not allowed inside Kew Gardens but are welcome at the finish line in Old Deer Park.
- Bag storage
- Bag transfer
- Bar
- Cafe
- Entertainment
- Music
- Paid parking
- Park
- Toilets
Event HQ
Old Deer Park
Twickenham Road
Richmond
Greater London
TW9 2SF
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.
- Distance markers
- Entertainment
- First aid
- Flat
- Marshals
- No headphones
- Out and back
- Sweeper
- Toilets
- Traffic free
- Water stations
- Way markers
Overview
Flat and fast! All on road and path inside Kew Gardens before running along the Thames Towpath. Please expect to run on flat path, road, gravel and grass during the 26.2 miles. The course is flat as a pancake.
The Richmond Marathon starts within the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, running through Hampton Court Palace!
Tour the gardens before passing historical assets including Ham House, Richmond Green, Teddington Lock, Kingston Riverside and the meandering River Thames.
With three famous bridges, a Royal Palace and one famous river this race has been described as the “Worlds most scenic Marathon!” Check out all the amazing landmarks here.
All runners will finish in a music festival in Old Deer Park.
This event has a Full Licence by Run Britain (Licence ID: 2024-47798) and is a London Marathon ‘Good for Age’ & Boston Marathon qualifier.
Map
Water stations
There will be a water station approximately every 3 miles.
The Richmond Marathon water stations are at 4 miles (water), 8.6 miles (water and Maurten drink), 11.6 miles (water), 14.9 miles (Water and Maurten), 17.5 miles (water), 20.1 miles (water and Maurten), 21.7 miles (water), 24.6 miles (water) and at the finish line.
Cut off
6hr 30 mins
The Marathon has a cut off time of 6:30 hours.
Sustainability
- Public transport links
- Recycling
- Chip timing
- Goody bag
- Medal
- Pre-event training sessions
- Technical t-shirt
- Training plan
Included
- Best medal in London
- Amazing tech tee (inc. female cut)
- Supporters free entry into Kew Gardens* (4 spectators plus runner). Normally £16 per adult.
- Motivating pacers to help you achieve your goal.
- Flat Fast picturesque course starting inside a Botanical Garden and finishing at a music festival.
- Run through Hampton Court Palace
- Great goody bag inc. post-race snacks and drink
- Course entertainment including DJ’s and cheer stations
- Race numbers sent out in the post
- Clearly marked and measured UKA certified course (Licence ID: 2024-47798)
- London Marathon ‘Good for Age’ and Boston Marathon qualifier
- Marshals and sweep marshals
- First Aid in place throughout the course
RUN-FEST organisation and crowd support is second-to-none, fantastic atmosphere the whole way around and wonderful happy volunteers at the end.