Run around UK & Ireland

Originally part of our Run around Europe Map, Run UK & Ireland was split in mid 2019. No, it wasn’t part of Brexit, it was to make the Run the world journey more available to everyone. Upload your structured runs and walks to our App and we will track you on an educational, interactive and engaging journey. Our smallest map at 3,890kms, the challenge is on to finish this map the quickest. Covering England, Ireland, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, one must pass through 31 towns and cities to arrive at the finish line in Dover.

Milestones

Burnmouth 625km

Well known as the first and last village in Scotland, it is split over two levels, with homes and holiday cottages both atop the sea cliffs and beneath them.

Limerick 1,983km

Overlooking the majestic and historic King John's Castle perched on its Shannon river bank, Limerick is a city of many contrasts and has managed to successfully blend the modern with the historic.

Aberystwyth 3,170km

Nestled between three hills and two beaches, Aberystwyth hosts some castle ruins, a pier and a harbour. The surrounding hills hold the visible remains of an iron age fort and offer stunning views of Cardigan Bay.

Dover 3,890km

The steep chalk cliffs of Dover, for centuries a proud symbol of the "splendid isolation" of England and also the first sign of home visible from afar for returning sailors, are crowned to the east by the mighty castle.

Finishers

#	Runner	Days	Finish Date
228	Rodney Gonsalves - Victoria, Australia	411 days	23 Mar 2023
227	Greg Bisset - NSW, Australia parkrun Australia	279 days	15 Mar 2023
226	Debra Whenan - SA, Australia	521 days	09 Mar 2023
225	Tam Muller - Queensland, Australia RUNTRIBE	340 days	27 Feb 2023
224	Denise Lowe-Carlus - ACT, Australia Squadrun	393 days	21 Feb 2023
223	Tony O'Connell - VIC, Australia parkrun Australia	223 days	08 Feb 2023
222	Christine Taylor - Northland, New Zealand	437 days	30 Jan 2023
221	Justin Overton - QLD, Australia parkrun Australia	503 days	28 Jan 2023
220	Paul Rodgers - NSW, Australia Campbelltown Joggers	559 days	14 Jan 2023
219	Cary Bernard - W Yorks, United Kingdom	724 days	26 Dec 2022

The journey

From	To	Distance KM	Cumulative KMs
London	Cambridge	100	100
Cambridge	Grantham	109	209
Grantham	Leeds	137	346
Leeds	Sunderland	148	494
Sunderland	Burnmouth	131	625
Burnmouth	Edinburgh	81	706
Edinburgh	Stonehaven	179	885
Stonehaven	Inverness	177	1062
Inverness	Fort William	104	1166
Fort William	Glasgow	174	1340
Glasgow	Cairnryan	130	1470
Cairnryan	Belfast Ferry arrival	0	1470
Belfast Ferry arrival	Londonderry	139	1609
Londonderry	Sligo	137	1746
Sligo	Galway	139	1885
Galway	Limerick	98	1983
Limerick	Killarney	111	2094
Killarney	Waterford	190	2284
Waterford	Dublin	166	2450
Dublin	Belfast	166	2616
Belfast	Cairnryan Ferry arrival	0	2616
Cairnryan Ferry arrival	Carlisle	180	2796
Carlisle	Preston	139	2935
Preston	Chester	91	3026
Chester	Aberystwyth	144	3170
Aberystwyth	Swansea	113	3283
Swansea	Cardiff	66	3349
Cardiff	Taunton	127	3476
Taunton	Bournemouth	118	3594
Bournemouth	Brighton	158	3752
Brighton	FINISH - Dover	138	3890

Did you know

The sports soccer, rugby, golf, boxing, and cricket were all invented in the United Kingdom.
The passage tomb cemeteries in Carrowmore, Ireland, are the largest group of megalithic tombs (30 of them) in Ireland or Britain.
Stonehenge was built approximately 3,000 years ago and is even older than the Great Pyramids of Egypt.
The longest town name in The UK and Ireland is Lanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogo, in Wales.
Ireland is a snake-free island. Due to its isolation from the European mainland, Ireland lacks several species common elsewhere in Europe.