Castle Race Series - Cholmondeley Castle
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Cholmondeley Castle Multisport Event, 26 and 27 June 2027
The event is set within the Cholmondeley Castle estate in Cheshire and takes place across the weekend of 26 and 27 June 2027. It offers multiple disciplines including triathlon, duathlon, aquabike, aquathlon, open water swim and running races, with races for juniors and adults in individual and team formats. The festival village is in the castle grounds and features live music, shopping, food and drink, children’s entertainment and yoga.
Open water swimming takes place at Deer Park Mere. Run routes include Tower Hill as a high point with views toward the Beeston and Peckforton Hills. The venue is described as extensive parkland of about 500 acres.
Key race distances include:
- Triathlon: Gauntlet 1.9 km swim 84 km bike 21 km run
- Triathlon: Olympic 1.5 km swim 42 km bike 10.5 km run
- Triathlon: Sprint 750 m swim 28 km bike 5 km run
- Duathlon: Middle 10 km run 56 km bike 10 km run
- Aquabike: Standard 1.5 km swim 42 km bike
- Run: Marathon 42.2 km
- Swim: 5 km open water
- Junior TriStar1 200 m swim 4.2 km bike 1.3 km run
The event is British Triathlon permitted; competitors must hold an annual BTF membership or purchase a single use race pass. Junior race formats include draft and non draft bike courses on Saturday and predominantly non draft multi terrain courses on Sunday. Podium presentations take place for all races, photography is available around the course and the event partners with Alzheimer’s Research UK for charity places and fundraising. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
