4 July-6 July 2026 – Rat Race, 100 Mile Ultra Marathon Bamburgh castle to Edinburgh castle.
With no qualifying times needed, no barriers to entry, a walker friendly 2.5mph completion pace, fully waymarked routes, fully supported in event logistics and fully stocked pit stops. The Rat Race team are here to help you go the distance and support you to this bucket list finish line, no matter your pace or background.
tarting beneath the breathtaking silhouette of Bamburgh Castle, and finishing in the historic heart of Edinburgh, this fully supported adventure is a coast-to-city journey like no other. Along the way, you’ll cross ancient paths, rolling coastlines, wild moorland and peaceful villages as you tick off a truly iconic ultra-distance.
But this isn’t just about distance, it’s about doing things differently. At Rat Race, we believe in making big adventures accessible. That’s why this route is waymarked, fully supported, and set at a pace that allows everyone to take part. There are no strict cut-offs. No pressure. Just a commitment to get you to the finish line, whatever your pace.
The inaugural event in 2025 saw a 65% completion rate, the highest of any 100-mile event in the UK and in 2026 we’re determined to help you raise that even higher.
Registration location: Bamburgh Pavilion NE69 7DB. Friday 12:00 – 20:00 there is no Registration available Saturday you must register for this event in person on Friday.
Start location: Bamburgh Castle Saturday 07:00
Finish location: Princes Street Gardens next to Edinburgh Castle
Fantastic for the kids to play around the park and the walks in the nature trail.
Thank-you very much for an enjoyable stay. It has been my favourite camping trip. I loved the adult only camp area. Highly recommended to friends.
Overall, we really enjoy staying at the park and find it very friendly and well maintained.
We stayed for 2 nights in a tent. Our children loved it! They loved the parks, the outdoor pools, football pitches and large grassed areas throughout to play games.
Nice park in an excellent location for touring Northumberland. Good facilities and friendly staff.
We love this park as the caravans are excellent and always well maintained and of course the Northumberland coast is beautiful.
Excellent staff. Very welcoming! They keep a very close eye on all aspects of the park and take immediate action to attend to any problems which arise.
We love Waren, it is one of our favourite sites. We feel so at home there. It was the first ever site we went to, for our first trip out in our first touring caravan, for our daughter’s second birthday celebrations. It is a tradition now that we go every year for her birthday, and have just done it for the third year running. We love it so much. And long may it continue. Cant wait to try the sister sites, as she gets older. Brilliant site, lovely atmosphere, keep up the good work guys! Thankyou x
Excellent park, easy to get to, will definitely recommend to friends and family and will return in the future.
We have stayed at this park many times and always return it’s a lovely clean well maintained park with super layout in the touring field for the kids playing on the field/park. Family shower rooms really really good and clean. We have also stayed at the other 3 parks you have but Waren is our favourite for a close to home weekend away! Thanks.
We absolutely love this place and will definitely return.
A great find, can’t recommend the park enough to others whether seasoned campers or first timers…
