The Hartfield Honey Run - 2025
From Hartfield Honey Run
- Date Sun 16th November 2025
- Time 09:30
- Location Hartfield, East Sussex
- Price £20.00 - £30.00
- Races 2 races
- Distances Half Marathon, 10km
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Get ready for an exhilarating experience at the 2025 Hartfield Honey Run, taking place on Sunday, November 16th, 2025, in the picturesque village of Hartfield, East Sussex. Organized by the Hartfield Honey Run team, this event invites runners of all levels to explore the scenic tracks and trails that wind through this historic landscape, famously known as the birthplace of Winnie the Pooh. Participants can choose between a challenging half-marathon or a spirited 10k race, both offering breathtaking views and a chance to immerse themselves in the beauty of the countryside.
Finishers of the half-marathon and 10k will be rewarded with a unique buff, a commemorative honey-twizzler, and of course, a taste of delicious honey! The races will be expertly timed with Webscorer, ensuring a smooth experience for all competitors. Plus, a portion of the profits will support local youth causes and the conservation of Ashdown Forest. Don’t miss the chance to be part of this vibrant community event that combines fitness, fun, and a touch of history!
Finishers of the half-marathon and 10k will be rewarded with a unique buff, a commemorative honey-twizzler, and of course, a taste of delicious honey! The races will be expertly timed with Webscorer, ensuring a smooth experience for all competitors. Plus, a portion of the profits will support local youth causes and the conservation of Ashdown Forest. Don’t miss the chance to be part of this vibrant community event that combines fitness, fun, and a touch of history!
The Hartfield Honey Run - 2025
Sun 16th November 2025
Organiser's Description
Welcome to the 2025 Hartfield Honey Run, across the tracks and trails around this historic East Sussex landscape. Hartfield was the birthplace of Winnie the Pooh, and the home of The Rolling Stones Brian Jones.
The challenging trail course will take you through the countryside, with stunning views, with the start and finish in the historic village of Hartfield.
For half-marathon and 10k finishers there will be a buff, commemorative honey-twizzler and, of course, some honey.
The races will be timed with Webscorer.
All profits will go to local youth causes and Ashdown Forest.
The challenging trail course will take you through the countryside, with stunning views, with the start and finish in the historic village of Hartfield.
For half-marathon and 10k finishers there will be a buff, commemorative honey-twizzler and, of course, some honey.
The races will be timed with Webscorer.
All profits will go to local youth causes and Ashdown Forest.
Races
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The Honey Run
Half Marathon - Super Early Bird Offer
Sun 16th November 2025 (00:00)
£30.00
Booking for more than 1? -
The Honey Dash
10k - Super Early Bird Offer
Sun 16th November 2025 (00:00)
£20.00
Booking for more than 1?
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4.3
22 reviews
A proper trail half marathon.
A challenging course with hills to make you sweat and technical downhills. But after a dry couple of weeks and on a fairly mild and sunny November day, what could be better!?
This run has something for all abilities. The course is tough enough to provide a challenge to the fittest runners. But if you want to take it more steadily, and enjoy the scenery, there are no better views in the South East than those from the top of Ashdown Forest.
Even better if the pot of honey at the end was a local honey, rather than a little pot from Essex. I've nothing against the East Saxons per se, but Sussex Honey would make this more special.
Information prior to the event was good and although on the day it felt very low key it was well organised with helpful volunteers. I will say parking was VERY difficult as the organisers are aware of that for next year. The course was very muddy a lot of the course due to heavy rain and in places i felt it was dangerous coming steeply downhill. There is one steep hill section and some lovely scenery. On the whole it was a nice event and being old school i would of loved a medal for my hard work, but got a neck warmer and some honey! I would love to do this again with dry conditions and best i do some hill training as well.
Ian
·a year ago
I’ve done many a XCountry and I must say this 10k course was absolutely fabulous with awesome views and bridges stiles ,you name it had all a XCountry should have , 2k before the finish was a great straight flat fast run to get those legs pumping. Fantastic organisation and great marshalling lovely tea and cake at the pavilion ❤️
The Hartfield honey run was a memorable running experience from the smiling welcome from the people doing registration at the beginning to the friendly and efficient people serving delicious refreshments at the end. Kind and cheerful marshalls along the way, an amusing and clear announcement at the beginning of the race and a well marked course. The scenery was beautiful, the course varied and interesting throughout. It was challenging, particularly across Ashdown Forest but that added to the sense of achievement at the end. We were lucky that it was dry, mild and sunny if rather squishy underfoot! It appealed to my two friends and I who prefer trail runs as the majority was off road. Totally absorbing and thoroughly enjoyable. Pots of honey and bright orange buffs at the end a novel reward. We even ran behind Tigger, Eyore and Piglet! Thank you for a fabulous race.
J
·a year ago
Great organisation and comms before the race. Great route and well marshalled throughout.
Weather held out for the majority of the morning although the recent consistent rainfall made the course wet, muddy and in my opinion really fun.
Highly recommended.
Martin
·a year ago
Well organised event. A varied and challenging course with spectacular scenery.
L
·a year ago
Had a great time at this run. The route had amazing scenery and was thoroughly enjoyable. Lots of hills and mud, made it a challenging but fun route. I was disappointed to have not got a finishers medal, personally would have preferred this above a headband. There was a few areas off the route that could have done with more signage or ribbons. Water station were plastic bottles which seemed wasteful, paper cups would have been more environmentally friendly and easier for runners to pick up and discard off. Overall had a great experience, special thanks to all the volunteers.
Hi.
We're so glad you enjoyed our event. We will certainly take onboard your comments about the environmental impact of our aid stations, and the signage.
Best wishes,
The Honey Run Team
Awesome event. Pre- race and race day communications were first class. The route (I did the Half Marathon) was stunning - although do be advised it was challenging in terms of elevation and mud! Well worth the challenge though.
The volunteers and marshalls were very friendly, helpful and supportive. And the refreshments stall in the main hall was great too.
Only very very minor gripe (and I hate to post this as it really hasn't put me off the event at all) was that those of us who finished towards the end of the Half Marathon didn't get a buff. I presume they had run out?
Appreciate its difficult to judge how many are needed (small events can't afford waste and leftovers, I get that 100%) and given this seems to be a relatively new race it possibly hasn't had time to gauge how many drop outs and entries on the day it will get.
But at the end of the day it should be factored into the pricing with a bit of contingency to ensure everyone gets a buff (etc), and I also suggest you limit race day entries to that level limited by the number of buffs you have available?
But please don't take this as negative griping. It's not. You have a wonderful event, I cannot recommend it highly enough, and we WILL be back next year.
Hi Danny,
We are so glad that you had such a good time. We know that we got the logisitics of the buffs slightly wrong this year and will make amends.
Best wishes,
The Honey Run Team.
This was my first half marathon on trails, having previously done a few on flatish roads - and it was a delight! Such beautiful scenery, challenging hills (but not too tough) and really friendly people. I thought the marshalling and instruction sheet were good. Maybe one more marshal along the farm/estate road to reassure me I was on the right path would have been good. The goody bag was as expected and totally fine - the absence of a race T-shirt is actually a plus for me as I just feel guilty when I end up throwing them away; I love the buff (wish more goody bags had these!); and the honey was a nice touch :-) The tea and cake at the end was a real treat! Keep up the good work Hartfield Honey Run! I've already booked for this year! x
Hi Holly.
Thank you so much for a lovely review. It really means the world to us. The 2023 event will be even better and we look forward to seeing you.
So after some highs and lows since the race and some belated conversations I have reviewed my review and updated..
The run was very challenging for a beginner and a first timer but looking back it gives great sense of satisfaction knowing I completed the half marathon, the views and area were amazing if not very soggy underfoot, the competitors as well were really friendly and supportive when things got tough, the Marshalls helpful though a few extra in key places would have helped as a number of us ended up in a field with no directions, only really marking down on the after race management as timings and places took weeks to come through after constant chasing and they are not exactly accurate but that can be improved, the goody bag was a little under whelming.
The sun in places became tricky as running up the steeper inclines into the bright sun proved very tricky to a point you had to stop to be able see paths so if it's sunny bring sunglasses..
I'd run this again IF I'm still running next year
Hi Adam,
Thank you for your review. We have communicated offline and will endeavour to improve upon the inaugural event. Congratulations on completing the course.
Lovely run, with amazing views and well marshalled! Disappointment in that it was 2020 medal , no T-shirt and lack of results/response from organisers for amount raised for charity !
Hi Olivia, and thank you for your review. As you probably know we did have some teething issues with this inaugural event but we have taken on everyone's constructive comments and look forward to a better event in 2023. We hope you can join us.
Positives first, Lovely course very challenging. That's it.
A timed event sold, 3 weeks on and no times or results given, a 'charity event' no information given about money raised or donations given, 'goody bags' 2020 medals in, the promise of an event T shirt was missing and replaced with what can only be described as an exceptional cheap Chinese running muff that falls apart after one use. ... All this you could understand but the complete lack of response from the organisors after several attempts via the FB page, Instagram page and email by multiple attendees just screams scam rip off
Hi Adam,
Thank you for your review and our apologies for disappointing you, which is completely understandable. This was our inaugural event with four distances and although the marshalling was very good and our volunteers were excellent on the day, our three organisers had not anticipated the work involved both before, during, and after the event. The whole event was run on a voluntary basis and, because we had no idea of how many people would enter, we were too conservative with our budget and re-used items such as the medals from a previously Covid-cancelled event.
The event was generally well-received, but next year there will be new medals, better merchandise, and better timing.
Lam
·2 years ago
This was my first half-marathon and the course did not disappoint. The undulating trail through the beautiful countryside was perfectly waymarked and manned by really friendly marshals. I thoroughly enjoyed the race and would strongly recommend it.
Thank you, Lam. Your feedback is much appreciated.
A very friendly event with a good HQ with changing space and a shower available. Good food and drink selection. Excellent that the money raised funds admirable local charities.
Course was a tough one as advertised, hilly, very wet underfoot, with muddy bits and some technical stuff, such as descents through gullies. Could have been better signposted (or marshalled) - at one point early on, all the 10k leaders turned right (signposted), but into a farmyard, instead of what they should have done - gone through a very small gap in a hedge to run across a field.
Disappointing that, four days later, the results have still to be posted.
Hi Simon. Thank you for your feedback, which is taken onboard. That signage problem was a known issue and a difficult one to signpost. Next year we plan to marshal that area.
A well organised event which had a lovely feel to it. Small event in the lovely village of Hartfield. On the Half Marathon route, Marshalls handed out water around the course and were there to provide assistance if needed.
A very muddy and quite hilly course, but great fun! Could be difficult to park if the event gets busier.
Hi Lauren and thank you for your feedback, which is much appreciated. If we are guaranteed a fuller field, we have the possibility of a dedicated parking field.
I ran the half marathon distance and loved it. Muddy fields and paths, prolonged 6% ascents, and a little local tourism thrown in. Sunshine and vistas over the Ashdown Forest, friendly marshals and volunteers; everything I like in a cross-country course. I’m sure I’ll be back in 2023!
I might suggest no need for medals in future, but I understand they are important to some. The buff was a nice touch - it's a better design and fit than many I've purchased so will be wearing it with pride.
Thanks, Michael. We're glad you enjoyed the event.
Challenging cross country course. Challenging ascents, reasonably technical descents, muddy fields, tree roots, and stiles. Brilliantly organised, friendly volunteers, great food and drink. Only reason I dropped one star was the medals were disappointing (said 2020) and the constant mention of a T-shirt in the marketing was misleading since there wasn’t one! I’ve already put it on the calendar for 2023!
Hi Pippa,
Thank you for your wonderful review; it means so much to us.
I'm sorry about the medals and t-shirts (although buffs were given to half marathoners). To avoid waste we reused the cancelled 2020 medals but rest assured that next year we will have new medals.
Best wishes,
The Hartfield Honey Run team
The Hartfield Honey Run - 2025
