Ride for Precious Lives
3 days, 3 counties, 3 hospices… 200 miles! Ride through breathtaking South West scenery, alongside hospice families and supporters, for children's precious lives.
- Fri 10 - Sun 12 Jul 2026
- Fundraising required
11:00
Age 18 & over
Sign up £399
Fundraise £1,250
- 3 days road cycling
Event overview
With only two places remaining, this is your chance to be part of something truly extraordinary!
Ride for Precious Lives is CHSW's flagship cycling challenge. It's 200+ miles across three days, three counties and three children's hospices, raising vital funds for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions.
It's the best weekend of the year for me.
Designed for committed cyclists ready to take on 70–80 miles a day through some of the South West's most spectacular landscapes, this isn't just a ride, it's an experience that connects you to the families and communities your fundraising directly supports. Each £1,250 raised funds around 60 hours of hospice care.
Highlights
Iconic scenery
Descend Cheddar Gorge on Day 1, cross Exmoor on Day 2, and tackle Bodmin Moor on Day 3.
Ride with purpose
Visit all three CHSW hospices en route, meeting the families your efforts support.
A community, not just a ride
Cycle alongside CHSW staff, supporters and family members for a uniquely moving experience.
Challenge package
Hotel accommodation, meals, pub lunches, a fully supported crew, bike checks, luggage transfers and a bespoke RFPL jersey.
Celebrate at the finish
A party at Little Harbour awaits you, your family and friends on Sunday.
Structured support
10 and 20-week training plans, bi-monthly Zoom calls and a dedicated fundraising team to guide you every step of the way.
Event photos
Event video
Event details
- Average fitness
- Event village
- Hybrid bike
- Road bike
- Superfit
- Check points
- First aid
- Food stations
- Hilly
- Marshals
- Point to point
- Sleeping facilities
- Staggered starts
- Toilets
- Water stations
- Way markers
- GPX available
GPX route
The route is displayed on the map above.
Day 1 | North Somerset to Taunton
Day 2 | Taunton to Bideford
Day 3 | Bideford to St Austell
- Accommodation
- Bag transfer
- Entertainment
- Free parking
- Secure bag storage
- Toilets
- Cake
- Cycling jersey
- Drinks
- Goody bag
- Map
- Medal
- Memento
- Post-race meal
- Pre-race meal
- Snacks
- T-shirt
Included
- 2 nights’ accommodation in a hotel including fully cooked breakfasts
- Breakfast (porridge, pastries and bacon sandwiches) at Charlton Farm on Friday morning
- Evening meals and entertainment at each hotel.
- Pub lunch each day you cycle.
- 20 and 10-week training programmes
- Bi-monthly zoom meetings and monthly emails
- Private RFPL Facebook group
- Support from your community fundraiser
- 2 water stops per day with refreshments to refuel your energy
- Iconic scenery over Bodmin Moor, Exmoor and Cheddar Gorge
- Fully supported crew that will check bikes every evening and provide first aid, mechanics and carry luggage for you all weekend
- Bespoke Ride for Precious Lives cycling jersey
- CHSW cheer team and support all weekend!
- Finish line party at Little Harbour for you, family and friends on the Sunday
- Goody bag, finisher T-shirt and bespoke RFPL medal
When this weekend comes around, it's the best weekend of the year for me... I can't give back enough. Anyone that does it the first year, they'll sign on and do it year after next.
We are so proud and priveleged and honoured to be able to financially support the ride, to allow this to happen, so that all the money goes to where it's needed most at the children's hospice.
We've done this since 2017 - a friend of mine got me involved - and from that point on I said as long as I've got air in my lungs and my legs keep moving, I will raise funds for this amazing charity.
I never ever thought I would get myself back on a bike at my age, but last year... I decided to get on a bike and I have to say it has been incredible.
It has been an absolutely incredible weekend... It has been all about looking after each other.
What a ride this is. This ride means so much and the charity means so much.
- Fundraising materials
- Fundraising required
- Fundraising support
Children's Hospice South West
Together, Team Ride will raise awareness and vital funds for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions and their families across the South West.
Each rider commits to raising £1,250 which could fund 60 hours of care at one of the hospices. How many hours of care could you provide?
When you sign up, you’ll receive a welcome pack that has everything you need to know about fundraising, including a month-by-month guide to splitting your fundraising down into achievable amounts.
The Fundraising Team will also give you a call to help with ideas to boost your fundraising and a bi-monthly Zoom meetings to get to know the rest of your team riders will be offered along with monthly emails!
JustGiving page
Set up your RFPL 2026 JustGiving page
It’s the easiest way to get sponsored. Let everyone know why you’re taking part and update your page with photos and videos. Share your page on Facebook, X (Twitter) and by email so your family and friends can sponsor you. Create your fundraising page today!
- Age 18 & over
- Entries open
- Enter online
- Fundraising required
Entry fees
Entry fee
£399.00
Minimum sponsorship
£1250.00