SFNEHL Final fixture 2025/26 ELTRINGHAM FARM
Welcome to details regarding the season's final fixture, a new course at Eltringham Farm. Many thanks to Alex Hughes, Prudhoe Plodders and the landowners (Moralee Herefords) for making this possible. You'll enjoy the course! A great variety of terrain with a few features!
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| Eltringham Farm - Prudhoe Plodders 20/03/26 |
There will be plenty of marshals.
The site is accessed via the A695 at Mickley, turning to descend Station Bank (the same turning for Cherryburn National Trust site). Turn into the parking area, left through the gate around 20 metres after the houses (South View), appox what3words location decanter.hotdog.watches. There will be marshals there to direct you into the parking. There will be a one way system in operation for the parking, exiting via a gateway lower down Station Bank.
PLEASE FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS GIVEN BY THE MARSHALS AND PLEASE DO NOT PARK ON STATION BANK OR ANY OF THE HOUSING AREAS (WE'D LIKE TO HAVE A CHANCE OF A RETURN AND IT'S TAKEN A LOT OF WORK BY A LOT OF PEOPLE TO GET THE FIXTURE).
PARKING WILL BE £5 (CASH), £1 OF WHICH WILL BE DONATED BY THE LANDOWNER TO THE NORTH EAST AMBULANCE SERVICE.
NO DOGS AT THE EVENT PLEASE. IT'S A WORKING FARM WITH LIVESTOCK.
As at the map the U11's will basically run a lap of the start/finish/ tent field, keeping close to the perimeter.
The U17s will complete a smaller lap (ABCJKLMN) plus a large lap.
Hi all, as promised on Tuesday, here is the amended large lap, the change being a more straight forward J to K (H-I-K on the original). The small lap for the U17s is unchanged and the U11 still follow course around the perimeter of the tent/start-finish field (yellow arrows at the original map).
The course will probably support fell shoes or spikes (you'll have to decide what length on the day - but an educated guess at 9mm). There is a stoney rough path section around G to after H at this map. The vast majority of the rest is fields. Obvioulsy fairly flat at the bottom part of the course (near the river) but also some climbs bearing in mind the high point of the start/finish. Enjoy!
Many thanks, and enjoy!
