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.
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
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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.
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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.
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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 |
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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 | 1,062 |
| Inverness | Fort William | 104 | 1,166 |
| Fort William | Glasgow | 174 | 1,340 |
| Glasgow | Cairnryan | 130 | 1,470 |
| Cairnryan | Belfast | 0 | 1,470 |
| Belfast | Londonderry | 139 | 1,609 |
| Londonderry | Sligo | 137 | 1,746 |
| Sligo | Galway | 139 | 1,885 |
| Galway | Limerick | 98 | 1,983 |
| Limerick | Killarney | 111 | 2,094 |
| Killarney | Waterford | 190 | 2,284 |
| Waterford | Dublin | 166 | 2,450 |
| Dublin | Belfast | 166 | 2,616 |
| Belfast | Cairnryan | 0 | 2,616 |
| Cairnryan | Carlisle | 180 | 2,796 |
| Carlisle | Preston | 139 | 2,935 |
| Preston | Chester | 91 | 3,026 |
| Chester | Aberystwyth | 144 | 3,170 |
| Aberystwyth | Swansea | 113 | 3,283 |
| Swansea | Cardiff | 66 | 3,349 |
| Cardiff | Taunton | 127 | 3,476 |
| Taunton | Bournemouth | 118 | 3,594 |
| Bournemouth | Brighton | 158 | 3,752 |
| Brighton | Dover | 138 | 3,890 |
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.