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2025 details to be confirmed.

Weekend itinerary

Such a great value weekend with so much included! The 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, Marathon, Ultra, SwimRuns and the Rock Hard Coast Sea Swim events may be booked separately and are at an additional cost. Everything else is included in your Weekend Festival ticket!

Friday

• 16:00-19:00 | Race registration in the festival field (open for all weekend’s events) including night run
• 17:00 | Guided evening run (for all ages and abilities including families) with Race Director, Ceri
• 18:00 | Communal meal in the Circus Tent (suitable for all diets)
• 19:00 | Kids activities either a film in the circus tent (films will be suitable for adults and kids) or outside activity
  Talk and opening Q&A with festival Director Ceri and a Swim Run specialist
• 20:00 | Acoustic music round the camp fire

Saturday

• Massage with Sophie (book/pay on the day)
• 07:00-09:45 | Race registration in the Festival field for trail run events  (This will consist of picking up shoe/ankle tags. Guidance will be given)
• 07:00-12:00 | Breakfast Cafe (teas, coffees, artisan breads and pastries by Bamboo Cafe)
• 10:00 | Start of the 10K and 5K races in festival field
• 10:00 | Yoga session in the Circus tent with Saffron
• 10:20-10:45 | First runners expected back
• 10:00-12:00 | Forest School Session 1
• 12:00 | Start of Rock Hard guided Sea swim South Milton (swimmers should enter at festival site or go straight to the far end of South Milton beach)
• 12:00-15:00 | Lunch cafe (options suitable for vegans)
• 13:00 | Movement session with Jo Kelly (up to but not more than 10K)
• Presentation for 10K and 5K
• 13:30 | SwimRuns start (short, medium, long)
• 13:30 - 15:30 | Forest Schools
• 15:00-16:00 | Yoga in the festival field with the yoga queens
• 16:00-18:00 | Speakers afternoon sessions
• 17:00-19:00 | Food Stalls and bar served in the festival field, Coffees and teas throughout the day
• 18:00-18:30 | Kids races 1K and 2K (under 8s and 8-12 year olds)
• 18:30-20:00 | Children’s activities/Film Night in the festival field - Circus Tent 
• 20:00 | Live music around the fire pit (or Circus Tent in poor weather)
• 22:00 | Bar closes for the night

Sunday

• 06:00-09:45 | Race registration in the festival field for half marathon, marathon and ultra
• 07:00-12:00 | Breakfast Cafe (teas, coffees, artisan breads and pastries your caterer)
• 08:00 | Start of the Summit Wild Ultra and marathon
• 10:00-12:00 | Forest School Session 3
• 10:00 | Yoga session in the Circus Tent with Saffron
• 10:00 | Start of the Something Wild Half Marathon
• 13:30-15:30 | Forest School session 4
• 13:30 | Yoga with Safron
• 15:30 | Final presentations
• 16:30 | Yoga
• 18:00 | Communal meal in Circus Tent
• 19:00 | Live music/dance in the Circus Tent

Kids

The Something Wild Festival is super family-friendly so come and make a weekend of it! There are plenty of activities throughout the weekend including kids races, forest schools, fun food and drinks bar, film night, outdoor yoga, and walks.

Walkers

There will be guided walks as part of your Weekend Festival ticket however you are also welcome to walk the 5K, 10K and Half Marathon events.

Dogs

Well-behaved dogs on leads are allowed and you can also run with your dog on a harness as per canicross rules of the Trail Running Association.

Kit

Recommended and mandatory kit lists for the various sports will be readily available.

Wetsuits

It is not mandatory to wear a wetsuit or tri suit for the swimrun as it is likely to be warm. However, you will need one for the sea swim, unless you're familiar with swimming without.

Tri Wetsuit offers a hire service. 

The local wetsuit shop is about three miles from the festival site called Tri Ocean Surf at Churstow Industrial Estate and they have generous (sale only) discounts on swim run suits for all sizes. They are open on Saturday during the festival.

Event HQ

Hope Cove
Kingsbridge
Devon
TQ7 3HW
UK

Festival site

The farmer has kindly given access to his fields, overlooking the idyllic Hope Cove, and you’ll be hard pressed to find a better location to wake up to in the south west. It is close to ideal swimming spots in Hope Cove, East Soar and Bantham Bay.

This year, there will be a camp village and festival village, which will be clearly separated to allow flow and easy access and there'll be two lovely venues for the speakers evening!

Campsite

The campsite is suitable for up to 50 tents, parking and camper vans, as well as and serving as the base for all the trail events, which is an ideal vantage point for spectators.

This year there will be extra toilet facilities and basic shower facilities.

Other accommodation

If camping isn’t your thing, there are plenty of Air BNB places around Hope Cove and the South Hams. Burton Farm is perhaps the nearest, as the farmer owns the festival fields. It’s a charming restored 15th century farmhouse, set among 325 acres.

Parking

Parking is available at the campsite for £10.

Directions

Follow signs for Salcombe but turn off at Malborough (turning right at the garage- narrow entrance). Head for Bolberry, going down the steep hill into Inner Hope. Follow the road round parallel to St Clements Chapel. The festival field entrance is here. Alternatively you can park in the public car park in Outer Hope which you have to pay for. 

Included

• Electronic chip timing
• Swim cap
• Fully supported course with on-water safety
• Finisher’s eco medal for all
• 1st, 2nd and 3rd place medals in each of the three age categories 

Entry fees

I thoroughly enjoyed this whole weekend experience, adding in wild camping was a plus. I went with my two children who could stay in the forest school sessions arranged while I was out running! They loved it. I did the 10k run which was stunning along the coastline and back through lanes and over fields. Very community good-feel event with a fire pit and music on one evening. Highly recommend. My kids want to go back next year! (Maria Wilhelmsson)