Bath & Bristol Railway Races; 50km, Marathon, 25km, Half, 10km & 2km Fun Run

Name: Bath & Bristol Railway Races; 50km, Marathon, 25km, Half, 10km & 2km Fun Run
Brand: Relish Running races
Rating: 4.909090909090909 (11 reviews)

4.9 · 11 reviews

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Date Sun 19th April 2026
Time 09:00
Location Bath, Avon
Price £8.10 - £70.20
Races 24 races
Distances 10km, Half Marathon, Marathon, Ultra

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A vibrant, colorful illustration depicts a marathon happening beside a steam train with runners on a track. A gothic cathedral and a suspension bridge are visible in the background. An airplane flies overhead, and the scene is set in a picturesque, hilly landscape.

Bath & Bristol Railway Races; 50km, Marathon, 25km, Half, 10km & 2km Fun Run

Sun 19th April 2026

4.9 · 11 reviews

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Event summary

Get ready for a thrilling day of running at the Bath & Bristol Railway Races on Sunday, April 19, 2026! Organized by Relish Running Races, this exciting event features a variety of race distances to accommodate all levels of runners, including a 50km, Marathon, 25km, Half Marathon, 10km, and a fun 2km Fun Run. Set against the stunning backdrop of Bath, Avon, participants will follow the historic route of the original train line from Green Park Station in Bath to Bristol Temple Meads.

This scenic, flat course is entirely tarmac, making it perfect for achieving your personal best while enjoying the beautiful green countryside. Runners will experience a unique journey through history, with landmarks like the Avon Valley Railway and the impressive 450m Staple Hill Tunnel, which adds a touch of adventure to the race. Whether you're a seasoned marathoner or a first-time fun runner, the Bath & Bristol Railway Races promise an unforgettable experience filled with camaraderie and community spirit. Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to run through history and make lasting memories!

Bath & Bristol Railway Races; 50km, Marathon, 25km, Half, 10km & 2km Fun Run

Sun 19th April 2026

A sunlit pathway winds beside a historic stone building with tall, arched windows, partially obscured by trees with green and yellowing leaves. The ground is covered in fallen leaves and greenery, evoking a serene autumn ambiance.

An old railway signal box with "Warmley" on its sign, featuring multiple large windows and burgundy and cream paint. It is surrounded by lush greenery, including trees and a bush with white and green leaves. A lamp post stands on the left, and tracks are visible to the right.

A blue steam train with white smoke billowing from its engine is stationary on railway tracks. The train consists of vintage maroon carriages. Surrounding the train are lush green trees under a cloudy sky.

A tranquil scene featuring a paved path running parallel to a railway track surrounded by lush greenery. The sky is partially cloudy, adding to the serene atmosphere. The area is lined with trees and bushes, creating a peaceful, natural setting for walking or biking.

Organiser's Description

The Bath & Bristol Railway Races follow the route of the original train line from Green Park Station in Bath to Bristol Temple Meads and this route is the flattest of all the races in our calendar! The route is 100% tarmac, offering a road race like experience through the green countryside and into the heart of Bristol. The trainline was in use from 1869 - 1971 and between 1979 and 1986, Sustrans converted the railway path into whatwould become the first route on the National Cycle Network.

Along the route you will find historic and active nods to the routes heritage. The Half Marathon runs out and back to Bitton Train Station, with 2.5km in each direction running alongside the Avon Valley Railway, an active heritage line that still runs on the original route today.

The 25km, Marathon and 50km run alongside the Avon Valley Railway station at Bitton and onwards to Bristol, passing restored signal boxes, picturesque stations at Warmley and Mangotsfield.

The 450m long Staple Hill Tunnel is on the route of the 25km, Marathon and 50km race. It is significantly larger than the tunnels at the Two Tunnels and Wye Valley Tunnel Run as the route had two railway lines running through the tunnel. The Staple Hill Tunnel is well lit.

Races

2km Fun Run

Provisional Start Time 09:10

£8.10

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10km - Kelston Park Return Ticket - Wave 1

Predicted Time Less Than 52mins. Provisional Start Time 09:30 Approx

£34.56

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10km - Kelston Park Return Ticket - Wave 2

Predicted Time Less Than 60mins. Provisional Start Time 09:30 - 09:50 Approx

£34.56

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10km - Kelston Park Return Ticket - Wave 3

Predicted Time Between 55-65mins. Provisional Start Time 10:30 - 10:50 Approx

£34.56

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10km - Kelston Park Return Ticket - Wave 4

Predicted Time Between 55-65mins. Provisional Start Time 11:05 - 11:20 Approx

£34.56

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10km - Kelston Park Return Ticket - Wave 5

Predicted Time Between 55-70mins. Provisional Start Time 11:20 - 11:50

£34.56

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10km - Kelston Park Return Ticket - Wave 6

Open to All. Provisional Start Time 11:40 - 12:20

£34.56

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Half Marathon - Bitton Station Return Ticket - Wave 1

Predicted Time Less Than 2hrs. Provisional Start Time 09:40

£49.68

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Half Marathon - Bitton Station Return Ticket - Wave 2

Predicted Time Less Than 2hrs 10mins. Provisional Start Time 09:40

£49.68

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Half Marathon - Bitton Station Return Ticket - Wave 3

Predicted Time Less Than 2hrs 00mins. Provisional Start Time 10:00

£49.68

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Half Marathon - Bitton Station Return Ticket - Wave 4

Open to All. Provisional Start Time 11:30 - 12:10

£49.68

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Half Marathon - Bitton Station Return Ticket - Wave 5

Open to All. Provisional Start Time 11:30 - 12:30

£49.68

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Half Marathon - Bitton Station Return Ticket - Wave 6

Predicted Finish Time Greater Than 2hrs 10mins. Provisional Start Time 11:30 - 12:40

£49.68

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25km - Bristol Temple Meads Single Ticket - Wave 1

Predicted Time Less Than 2hrs. Provisional Start Time 10:50 - 11:00

£52.92

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25km - Bristol Temple Meads Single Ticket - Wave 2

Predicted Time Less Than 2hrs 15mins. Provisional Start Time 10:50 - 11:10

£52.92

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25km - Bristol Temple Meads Single Ticket - Wave 3

Predicted Time Less Than 2hrs 30mins. Provisional Start Time 11:20 - 11:30

£52.92

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25km - Bristol Temple Meads Single Ticket - Wave 4

Open to All. Provisional Start Time 11:20 - 11:40

£52.92

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25km - Bristol Temple Meads Single Ticket - Wave 5

Open to All. Provisional Start Time 11:20 -12:00

£52.92

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25km - Bristol Temple Meads Single Ticket - Wave 6

Predicted Time Greater Than 2hrs 30mins. Provisional Start Time 11:20 - 12:00

£52.92

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Marathon - Eastville Return Ticket - Wave 1

Predicted Time Less Than 4hrs. Provisional Start Time 10:10

£64.80

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Marathon - Eastville Return Ticket - Wave 2

Predicted Time Less Than 4hrs 15mins. Provisional Start Time 10:20

£64.80

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Marathon - Eastville Return Ticket - Wave 3

Open to All, Provisional Start Time 10:20 - 10:30

£64.80

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Marathon - Eastville Return Ticket - Wave 4

Predicted Time Great Than 4hrs 15mins. Provisional Start Time 10:20 - 10:40

£64.80

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50km - Bristol Temple Meads Return Ticket

All Runners. Provisional Start Time 09:00

£70.20

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2km Fun Run

Provisional Start Time 09:10

£8.10

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10km - Kelston Park Return Ticket - Wave 1

Predicted Time Less Than 52mins. Provisional Start Time 09:30 Approx

£34.56

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10km - Kelston Park Return Ticket - Wave 2

Predicted Time Less Than 60mins. Provisional Start Time 09:30 - 09:50 Approx

£34.56

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10km - Kelston Park Return Ticket - Wave 3

Predicted Time Between 55-65mins. Provisional Start Time 10:30 - 10:50 Approx

£34.56

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10km - Kelston Park Return Ticket - Wave 4

Predicted Time Between 55-65mins. Provisional Start Time 11:05 - 11:20 Approx

£34.56

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10km - Kelston Park Return Ticket - Wave 5

Predicted Time Between 55-70mins. Provisional Start Time 11:20 - 11:50

£34.56

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10km - Kelston Park Return Ticket - Wave 6

Open to All. Provisional Start Time 11:40 - 12:20

£34.56

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Half Marathon - Bitton Station Return Ticket - Wave 1

Predicted Time Less Than 2hrs. Provisional Start Time 09:40

£49.68

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Half Marathon - Bitton Station Return Ticket - Wave 2

Predicted Time Less Than 2hrs 10mins. Provisional Start Time 09:40

£49.68

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Half Marathon - Bitton Station Return Ticket - Wave 3

Predicted Time Less Than 2hrs 00mins. Provisional Start Time 10:00

£49.68

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Half Marathon - Bitton Station Return Ticket - Wave 4

Open to All. Provisional Start Time 11:30 - 12:10

£49.68

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Half Marathon - Bitton Station Return Ticket - Wave 5

Open to All. Provisional Start Time 11:30 - 12:30

£49.68

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Half Marathon - Bitton Station Return Ticket - Wave 6

Predicted Finish Time Greater Than 2hrs 10mins. Provisional Start Time 11:30 - 12:40

£49.68

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25km - Bristol Temple Meads Single Ticket - Wave 1

Predicted Time Less Than 2hrs. Provisional Start Time 10:50 - 11:00

£52.92

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25km - Bristol Temple Meads Single Ticket - Wave 2

Predicted Time Less Than 2hrs 15mins. Provisional Start Time 10:50 - 11:10

£52.92

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25km - Bristol Temple Meads Single Ticket - Wave 3

Predicted Time Less Than 2hrs 30mins. Provisional Start Time 11:20 - 11:30

£52.92

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25km - Bristol Temple Meads Single Ticket - Wave 4

Open to All. Provisional Start Time 11:20 - 11:40

£52.92

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25km - Bristol Temple Meads Single Ticket - Wave 5

Open to All. Provisional Start Time 11:20 -12:00

£52.92

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25km - Bristol Temple Meads Single Ticket - Wave 6

Predicted Time Greater Than 2hrs 30mins. Provisional Start Time 11:20 - 12:00

£52.92

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Marathon - Eastville Return Ticket - Wave 1

Predicted Time Less Than 4hrs. Provisional Start Time 10:10

£64.80

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Marathon - Eastville Return Ticket - Wave 2

Predicted Time Less Than 4hrs 15mins. Provisional Start Time 10:20

£64.80

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Marathon - Eastville Return Ticket - Wave 3

Open to All, Provisional Start Time 10:20 - 10:30

£64.80

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Marathon - Eastville Return Ticket - Wave 4

Predicted Time Great Than 4hrs 15mins. Provisional Start Time 10:20 - 10:40

£64.80

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50km - Bristol Temple Meads Return Ticket

All Runners. Provisional Start Time 09:00

£70.20

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Course Details

In keeping with the railway theme, we have named our events with this in mind. The 10km, Half Marathon, Marathon and 50km are all on out and back courses so are known as Return Tickets. The 25km is a point to point race, so is known as a Single Ticket.

10km - Kelston Park Return Ticket

Half Marathon - Bitton Station Return Ticket

25km - Bristol Temple Meads Single Ticket

Marathon - Eastville Return Ticket

50km - Bristol Temple Meads Return Ticket

The 25km event concludes in Bristol outside Bristol Temple Meads Train Station with medals and goodies awarded at the finish line and we will transport your bags to be this finish line so they will be there waiting for you. Therefore this race does not include a return journey back to Bath as many people will want to continue their travel back home.

If you do wish to catch the train back to Bath, it is super easy. You will need to book your own train ticket from Bristol Temple Meads to Bath Spa Train Station (15min train ride) and then walking the 900m from Bath Spa Train Station and back to Green Park where the race began, or onwards directly to where your bike or car is parked.

All our courses are very comprehensively marked and well marshalled so you can relax and enjoy your run. All the routes are essentially 100% tarmac, aside from a small amount on grass at the start and finish.

We have a 10km, Half Marathon, Marathon and 50km - all of which are on an out and back format. There is a point to point 25km which runs from Bath and finishes outside Bristol Temple Meads Train Station.

There is a 3.5hr cut off for runners to start the return leg of the marathon, targeting an overall finish time of 7.5hrs. There is a cut off of 4hrs for runners to start the return leg of the 50km, targeting an overall finish time of 8.5hours. There are no cut offs for the other distances, though please note the races are not open to pure walkers, but we always welcome people who will do a mix of run, jog and walk their way around our routes.

Please do not run with music players which have in ear headphones, only bone conducting headphones are permitted in line with UK Athletics rules who license these events. It is very important that you can hear the marshals instructions, be aware of other users in the tunnels (think cyclist's ringing their bells to come past you!) and traffic on the sections of the course that cross roads. Thank you!

All the races are are suitable for buggy runners but this event is not open to canicross runners.

Reviews

4.9

11 reviews

Joe

·a month ago

Completed my first 50k Race here and highly recommend for anyone attempting their first ultra race. The course is flat, well signposted, has loads of friendly volunteers at checkpoints with food, drinks and toilets and people supporting all along the route. Also It made such a difference in the ultra that some of the volunteers knew my name from my race number as well kept me pushing forwards! Great vibe and met some lovely people, definitely will do this race again thanks to everyone who made it happen!

Emma

·a month ago

What a race! We love Relish Running for their impeccable organisation of their running events and their outstanding volunteers! We’ve run the two tunnels twice and yesterday completed the Bath to Bristol marathon. An amazing and scenic race, with plenty of marshals on course to cheer and support along the way. Great feed stations with a mix of drinks and snacks. Awesome, awesome, awesome! Thank you all!

Emma

·a month ago

Can’t fault this race. So well organised, amazing volunteers and marshalls. Well stocked aid stations and plenty of food and drink at the end. Super flat route is great for a PB. Will be back next year 🥰

Lenh

·a month ago

A really well organised event, it didn’t seem too busy which was a good thing. The half marathon route was lovely and scenic and was a circular route so you knew when you were on the home straight. Enough water stations with great snacks along the way and really nice medals at the end. I would go as far as to say i’d do this event over the bath half that is usually held in feb/march. Really enjoyed this one and totally reccomend!

Keerti

·a month ago

If you this is your first time racing or you are a seasoned runner out to enjoy a scenic but relatively flat route, look no further. The organisers are so warm, friendly and helpful and the entire community around Bath as well as Bristol cheers you on. Most inclusive and cheerful bunch of people you could find. Special thanks to Laura and her husband from Bristol who not helped me finish my first marathon but gave such helpful advice for recovery. Laura is a brilliant runner and volunteer who deserves applause. Definitely getting back to this event soon.

Aimee

·a month ago

Completed the marathon - was easily the best organised, most beautiful and fun and flat race I’ve done. Honestly had the best day could not recommend more

David

·a month ago

Superbly well organised, beautiful route. Really pleased to run the half in under 1 hour 50 :)

Ryan

·6 months ago

Great communication, plenty of helpful people on race day. Awesome race.

Ian

·7 months ago

Lovely event - hard on the legs with the tarmac, but fast and flat for those that want a good finish time. Enthusiastic volunteers, well-organised race with a nice atmosphere and well-stocked snack stations. Really interesting & unusual race medal too (2025, marathon distance).

Graeme

·a year ago

The weather was shocking but you can't really fault the organisers for that. It was otherwise a good race. The facilities were great, an excellent choice of route and I generally felt well supported. I would happily use Relish for other events in the future.

Katie

·a year ago

Really well organised, particularly in such challenging weather. The care after the event was great and such a lovely route. The route wasn't clear on the website.

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