PFW Running - Brockholes Bimble

Preston, United Kingdom • 8 May 2026

Brockholes Bimble : overview

Brockholes Bimble is a trail running event held at Brockholes Nature Reserve, Preston New Road, Samlesbury, Preston PR5 0AG on Friday 8 May 2026. The reserve is owned by the Wildlife Trust, covers 250 acres and includes the UK's first floating visitor centre. The course uses paths around the reserve and passes several lakes, the River Ribble and woodlands. The organiser will provide sweet and savoury snacks, water, cordial and coke. All finishers receive a bespoke medal and post-run goodies. Two pounds from every entry will be donated to Brockholes Nature Reserve for path upkeep.

Race details

Entry fees vary by distance and affiliation: 10K £22 (affiliated) / £24 (unattached); Half Marathon £26 / £28; Marathon £30 / £32; Ultra £36 / £38. The event has a 6 hour time limit. Lap format:

  • 10K - 1 lap of the course plus a short out-and-back
  • Half Marathon - 3 laps
  • Marathon - 6 laps
  • Ultra - as many laps as desired within the 6 hour limit (last lap must start within 5 hours 15 minutes)

Maximum entrants are 100. Entries close 01/05/2026. All participants must be over 18; ages 18-19 may run up to the marathon distance, over 20 have no maximum distance. Refunds are not permitted; transfers or deferrals are allowed up to one week before the event. Trail Running Association race permit number is to be advised. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

Race information

42 km
Marathon
21 km
Half Marathon
10 km
10k
Ultra
Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
Trail runs nearby

Race You To The Summit at the Summit Inn on 25 Oct 2025 is a compact 4 mile fell run with 800 ft of climb to the White House pub and back. FRA rules apply, juniors run free, and optional Halloween fancy dress brings prizes.

Tackle the traditional Bronte Way point to point fell race from Wycoller to Haworth, a scenic 8.1 mile route with about 351 m of climb across classic moorland. Entry is pre entry only via SiEntries and finishers get soup, prize giving and s..

Tackle a fast, muddy 10 km fell course around Stoodley Pike with a steep descent then a stiff climb back. Friendly pub HQ and on the day entry make this a classic autumn challenge for experienced runners.

Tackle Pennine moorland in the Soyland Moor Fell Race, a 13.5 mile route with 1300 ft of climb past Stoodley Pike. Starts and finishes at the Hinchliffe Arms in Cragg Vale on 2 November 2025 with entries open through October.

Event details The Three Counties Trot is a trail race organised by Billinge Running Club on Saturday 8 November 2025. The course distance is 5 miles and starts at the Janet Lalley fields, across from Tontine Park. Event headquarters and reg..

Warrington Way is a 40-mile ultramarathon starting and finishing in the Cheshire village of Lymm. Runners follow a route on tracks, footpaths and lanes to circumnavigate Warrington anticlockwise. The course is waymarked, but participants mu..