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Venue - Cranborne Chase Cider at Myncen Farm, Minchington, Blandford Forum, Dorset DT11 8DH.
Dates - Friday 23rd July to Sunday 25th July 2027
Just to repeat, NO FIRES, BBQ's or similar allowed, as it is DRY DRY Here!
The events over the weekend are -
Friday - 5k.ish Friday (Start 19:45)
Friday - Cider 24 Solo Challenge, Cider 12 Night Challenge & Cider 24 Relay Teams - All Start at 20:00
Saturday - 12 hour Challenge Solo & Relay Teams Saturday (Start 08:00)
Saturday - Disco (evening) THEME is TBC
Sunday - Tad longer Bell & Bumble Plod (Start 9am) age 13+
Sunday - Short Bell & Bumble Plod ( 9.15am) open to all.
Sunday - Apple Plod 10k.ish (Start 10:30)
All our events are listed here, including our Devon Events - https://www.evententry.co.uk/events/running-events-devon
Please follow the links to the relevant information for you.
If you have any questions please email us on runningeventsdevon@gmail.com
In advance we hope you have a wonderful weekend with us.

We are proud to announce that we will be offering camping at Cider Challenge weekend, so why not make a full weekend of it, come to camp, do some running / walking, dancing, fancy dress, socialising and catch up with your friends. We charge per sleeping pitch we do not charge for extra people or dogs (on leads) or children, so one tent or one van on one sleeping pitch = one cost; up to you how many people you can get in your tent! If you are sleeping in an awning and a van that is classed as 2 pitches 😊
There is no electric, but we do have Showers and Toilets onsite.
Camping will open on the Friday 23rd July from 13:00
We have a Disco organised for Saturday evening in the main event field until 11pm, Fancy dress is recommended!
NO FIRES OR BBQ'S ARE ALOWED.
You can book camping via an entry or via this link -
https://www.evententry.co.uk/on-tour-the-cider-camping-weekend-2027
Camping is £35 for the 2 nights if you book in advance. There will be an extra charge for on the day camping.
The Cider 5K.ish is being held at 19:00 on Friday 23rd July 2027
Our Cider 5K.ish Challenge is designed for you to have a run or walk in a fun and relaxed trail atmosphere. Absolutely all abilities are welcome, you can run or walk as you want, within the 90 minute cut off, you will never be last as our tails will always have this joy.
Minimum entry age 15 years (this is due to it being a tad over 5K)
Entry link & camping booking -
https://www.evententry.co.uk/on-tour-the-cider-5k-ish-2027
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This event is being held on the 23rdJuly 2026, starting at 20:00
Our Cider Night Challenge is designed for you to have a run or walk in a fun and relaxed atmosphere.
All abilities are welcome, you have 12 hours to do as much running or walking as you want. Complete one lap and you could claim your goodies, or you could carry on and see how far you can go, then claim your goodies.
Whether you finish 1 lap, 4 laps or even 20 plus laps in the permitted time, we will class you as a finisher and a winner, and you can collect your Medal and goodies for the event. Your will stop at exactly 12 Hours!
Entry link to book -
https://www.evententry.co.uk/on-tour-the-2027-cider-night-challenge
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This event is being held on the 23rd July 2027 at 20:00
Our Cider 24 Hour Challenge is designed for you to have a run or walk in a fun and relaxed atmosphere.
All abilities are welcome, you have 24 hours to do as much running or walking as you want. Complete one lap and you could claim your goodies, or you could carry on and see how far you can go, then claim your goodies.
Whether you finish 1 lap, 4 laps, 8 laps or even 20 plus laps in the permitted time, we will class you as a finisher and a winner, and you can collect your Medal and goodies for the event.
Entry & camping link -
https://www.evententry.co.uk/on-tour-the-24-cider-challenge-2027
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This event is being held on the 23rd July 2027 at 20:00
Our Cider 24 Hour Relay Team Challenge is designed for you and your friends to have a run or walk in a fun and relaxed atmosphere.
All abilities are welcome, you have 24 hours to do as much running or walking as you want as part of a Team.
You will take part in teams of 2, 3, 4 or 5. Only one of you runs at a time, then you swap over as and when you feel like it, and stop when your team is too tired to carry on or the time has runs out. Complete one lap each and you could claim your goodies, or you and your team could carry on and see how far your team can go, then claim your goodies.
Entry & camping link -
https://www.evententry.co.uk/on-tour-the-24-cider-relay-team-challenge-2027
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This event is being held on the 24th July 2027 - Cider Challenge Solo
Our Cider Challenge is designed for you to have a run or walk in a fun and relaxed atmosphere.
All abilities are welcome, you have 12 hours to do as much running or walking as you want. Complete one lap and you could claim your goodies, or you could carry on and see how far you can go, then claim your goodies.
Whether you finish 1 lap, 4 laps or even 20 plus laps in the permitted time, we will class you as a finisher and a winner, and you can collect your Medal and goodies for the event. The mats will switch off at exactly 12 Hours!
https://www.evententry.co.uk/on-tour-the--cider-challenge-solo-2027
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This event is being held on the 24th July 2026 - Cider Challenge RELAY TEAM.
Our Cider Challenge is designed for you to have a run or walk in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. You can take part with friends, family or This event is being held on the 23rd July 2027 at 20:00
All abilities are welcome, you have 12 hours to do as much running or walking as you want. Complete one lap and you could claim your goodies, or you could carry on and see how far you can go, then claim your goodies.
You will take part in teams of 2, 3, 4 or 5. Only one of you runs at a time, then you swap over as and when you feel like it, and stop when your team is too tired to carry on or the time has runs out. Complete one lap each and you could claim your goodies, or you and your team could carry on and see how far your team can go, then claim your goodies.
The mats will switch off at exactly 12 Hours!
Entry link & Camping Booking -
https://www.evententry.co.uk/on-tour-the-cider-relay-team-challenge-2027
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The Bell & Bumble Plod
This year we have 2 distance options!
13+ we have a Tad Longer Plod (up to 5k.ish)
And then we have the Short plod (around 2k.ish) These are being held at 9:15 on Sunday 25th July 2027
Why 2 names? Well you can choose between a Bell medal or a Bumble Bee medal!
The Plod is designed for you to have a run or walk in a fun and relaxed trail atmosphere. We suggest a 4 year and over age on this event, children must be accompanied by an adult if under the age of 10 (we will not stop adults accompanying older children). Absolutely all abilities are welcome, you can run or walk as you want, you will never be last as our tails will always have this joy.
Complete the one lap course and you can claim your goodies.
Entry link for the Tad Longer Plod
www.evententry.co.uk/on-tour-bell-bumble-tad-longer-plod
Entry link for the Short Plod
www.evententry.co.uk/on-tour-bell-bumble-short-plod
This is a fun event, no prizes just the fun of taking part.
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The Apple Plod 10K.ish is being held at 10:30 on Sunday 25th July 2027.
Our Cider 10K.ish Challenge is designed for you to have a run or walk in a fun and relaxed trail atmosphere. All abilities are welcome, you can run or walk as you want, in the 2 and half hour cut off, you will never be last as our tails will always have this joy.
Complete the two lap course and you can claim your goodies.
Minimum age for entry is 17 (due to the course being a tad over 10K)
Entry link & camping booking -
https://www.evententry.co.uk/on-tour-the--apple-10k-ish-2027
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