NEHL Alnwick XC info
Alnwick harriers are looking forwards to hosting the XC this weekend on Saturday 28th Feb 2026.
Information for runners
* Parking - all parking will be at the castle gardens car park. It is advised you go up the A1 to the Denwick turn off and back down to the car park to prevent traffic backing up to the town centre. This will also mean you get priority to turn in to the car park over people coming from the town. It’s £2.50 to park and it’s card payments only.
There is a 30-45 min busy period where the attendants can’t park you quick enough and that is around 12:15-1pm. You could be waiting for a while to park so please try to avoid arriving at that time.
* Dogs are permitted but if you can leave them at home, it would be much better. We really ask for it to be dog prohibited but as the public can walk through the pastures with their dog, we can’t mandate a ban. They must be kept on a short lead and under control. Plus, you can only take them on the defined paths. There is livestock and no dog should be going in to an area where there are animal, even on a lead.
* tent drop off. There is a picture of how to do it. Follow directions of marshals to get you off the road. Do not stop on the roadside, come in to the entrance of the park, drop your tents, etc. by the path and then leave using the one way system. You can use this system at the end to pick everything up.
* Blue badge parking. There is a very limited number of parking spots in the area of tent drop off but this is likely to be reduced this year due to mud. If you have a blue badge and cannot get a parking spot, you can drop passengers off/ collect passengers in the same way tent drop off happens.
* Athlete drop off. This is mainly for parents who try to drop athletes off on the road. But also for those who are late. Please do not stop on the road at all. Your 30 sec times by 100 cars causes huge blockages on the road and ambulances have struggled to get through on occasion. Instead, please come off the road as if you were dropping tents off.
* Course info and timings below
Start Times
12.00 Under 11 Boys
12.10 Under 11 Girls
12.20 Under 17 men
12.25 Under 17 women
12.40 Under 15 Boys
12.45 Under 15 Girls
12:55 Under 13 boys
13:00 Under 13 girls
13.20 Under 20, Senior & veteran women
13:50 Under 20, Senior & veteran Men
Late Entries, Lost numbers, Guest entries
These will be available at race HQ for £10
M65 Transfers
Available at race HQ for no cost. M65s wanting to run in the two lap race must change to a Pink M65 number, and please be aware that if you have transferred you must obey the pack rules.
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