Castle Race Series - Hever Castle
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Hever Castle Multisport Weekend
The Hever Castle Multisport Weekend is a two‑day event held at the Hever Castle estate in Kent offering a range of multisport and single‑discipline races. Disciplines on the programme include triathlon, duathlon, aquabike, aquathlon, swim events and road running across multiple distances and age categories. The site includes the castle grounds and surrounding countryside.
Key race types and representative distances:
- Triathlon: Gauntlet 1.9/90/21 km; Olympic 1.5/40/10.5 km
- Sprint and Super Sprint triathlon options with 750 m, 400 m and 200 m swims
- Duathlon: Middle 10.5/90/10.5 km; Standard 10.5/40/4.2 km; Sprint 5/20/2.5 km
- Run and Swim series include Marathon 42.2K, Half Marathon 21.1K, 10K, and swims to 5 km
- Junior races for ages 9 to 16 across shorter multisport formats
The event operates under a British Triathlon permit; triathlon and permitted multisport entrants must hold an annual British Triathlon membership or purchase a single‑use day pass. Water quality testing is carried out for open water swims. A festival village runs alongside racing with live music, shopping, food and drink, children’s entertainment and yoga. Podium presentations take place for all races and finishers receive medals, with personalised medal inserts available. The event also lists a charity partnership with Alzheimer’s Research UK and provides race photography and hire wetsuit options. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.