Roche Abbey Ramble

Please note this event does not start and finish at Roche Abbey, it starts and finishes at the Travellers Rest, Brookhouse, Main Street, Sheffield, S25 1YA.

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Roche Abbey is a hidden gem in South Yorkshire. Roche Abbey was founded in 1147 and it is know for its well-preserved early Gothic church ruins. Well worth a visit. We donate 50p per runner to English Heritage, who look after Roche Abbey and similiar sites.

The route starts on the main road in front of the Travellers Rest.The course is a wonderful mixture of trail, road, grass and woodland. The course also has stepping stones, there will be a marshal there to help you. The route is undulating and challenging, it is a lapped course with one lap being 6.7 miles. There are 4 distances to choose from, so something for everyone. If you're a back of the packer like me, choose a shorter distance, take your time and enjoy the day. If you like a challenge, go for a longer distance.

There are plenty of water and feed stations located on the course, to make sure you're fully hydrayted and fuelled by sugar! You'll also meet some of our wonderful marshals along the course who'll give you lots of encouragement. All finshers will recieve a bespoke medal, lots of lovely cake and a chip butty served in the pub, proper Yorkshire. And of course a pint or a soft drink to celebrate your success. We pride ourselves on enabling a social space so please stay and chat with us and your fellow runners.

Please note that bibs will be given out on the day of registration.

Getting to us:

Car sharing would be ideal for this event. Parking is in the pub's field and is charged at £5. This will go to the pub

Distances and times:

Registration Opens from 7.30am – please allow yourself ample time to park, register and use the loos.

Our races are licenced from the Trail Running Association

6.7 Miler 09:30 start

Half Marathon 09:00 start

20 miles 08:30 start

Marathon 08:30 start

During the race important things to note:
We try to be cup-less: Our feed stations are normally around every three miles and offer drinks and a range of food, but please bring your own re-usable cup or bottle.

Headphones: Most of our courses are off-road, but we still prefer you not to wear earphones, and due to on-course incidents, we have taken the decision to ban large over-ear headphones. These block out any other sounds and don't allow runners to hear marshals, vehicles, or other users of the route. If you do need to wear earphones, then please use bone conducting earphones or "one in one out" in-ear pieces. Please note there may will be unmarshalled road crossings.

Transfers/Deferrals: You can self-serve your transfer or deferral on this website or “Let’s Do This,” depending on where you booked. Please try not to change your event or details on the day as it causes delays and queues at registration. Defers are only allowed up to 48 hours before the event, this you can do yourself online.