
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. 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 |
---|---|---|---|
177 |
Leanne Evans - Tasmania, Australia Ultrain |
194 days | 29 Jun 2022 |
176 |
Shelly Marie - Qld, Australia Northern Gold Coast Run Club |
254 days | 27 Jun 2022 |
175 |
Katrina Crook - QLD, Australia Brissie Running Women |
1001 days | 26 Jun 2022 |
174 |
Christine Hall - Waikato, New Zealand |
603 days | 19 Jun 2022 |
173 |
Heath Mackay - QLD, Australia parkrun Australia |
617 days | 11 Jun 2022 |
172 |
Ben Brockman - Tasmania, Australia parkrun Australia |
414 days | 09 Jun 2022 |
171 |
Nick Hague - North Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
775 days | 03 Jun 2022 |
170 |
Chris Wayman - Hampshire, United Kingdom |
725 days | 29 May 2022 |
169 |
Liam Wilson - Queensland, Australia Berrinba Runners |
192 days | 27 May 2022 |
168 |
Sue Page - Tauranga, New Zealand |
508 days | 25 May 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.