British Sprint Relay Championships

Sat 27th Jun 2026

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Venue: University of Bristol North Village

Nearest town: Bristol

Club: BOK

Association: SWOA

Level: Major

Location

Venue:	University of Bristol North Village
Nearest town:	Bristol
Event centre:	Wills Hall
Postcode:	BS9 1AE
Grid reference:	ST568757
Parking information:	By car The British Sprint Relay Championships are being held at the University of Bristol North Village (formerly ‘Stoke Bishop Halls of Residence’). The North Village is west of the A4018 Westbury Road, at the ‘White Tree’ Roundabout junction with Parry’s Lane and North View. Assembly Entering the drive, through the gate past the ‘no entry’ sign, towards Wills Hall, Assembly is in the Hall directly in front of you at the end of this drive, within Wills Hall. Bear slightly left for the doors into Assembly. Toilets will be nearby. There should be no need for club tents, particularly as travel should ideally be by public transport but Club banners to decorate the Arena would be welcome. Competitors and Spectators need to enter on FOOT only, via the gate (the blue star in the map above) into Wills Hall on Wills Lane (private road), off Saville Road. Entry via any other North Village access could see you on the course area and risking disqualification. The post code nearest to Wills Lane (a residential home next door) is BS9 1JA. What3words is: ///eagle.perky.expand. There is no on-site parking, save for race officials. There is some limited public parking possible on nearby roads around the Downs - along Saville Road, Downleaze, Rockleaze, Circular Road, as well as Stoke Road, Ladies Mile and other local roads. However, we are in competition for that parking with organised sports teams and other Downs users. While there is no time limit on Saturdays and no charge, availability is going to be limited and unpredictable. Note that Parry's Lane, other than the small top section Southeast of Saville Road (no longer full of caravans but often used for bus and coach parking) is all double yellow lines. Public transport There is no Railway station nearby. The nearest is Clifton Down, 1.63km away, on Whiteladies Road — part of the Bristol Temple Meads to Severn Beach branch line. Our strong recommendation is to use local buses to reach the ‘Westbury Road’ bus stops (highlighted with red boxes in the map above), around White Tree Roundabout on the A4018. (There is a tree with its trunk painted white next to the roundabout, hence the name!). ///cafe.refuse.offers is the What3Words for the roundabout centre, nearest postcode BS9 3UN. From the bus-stop walk roughly 400m Southwest from there to the Wills Hall entrance from Wills Lane, via Savill Road. N.B. Do not use the main entrance to Wills Hall on Parry’s Lane, since you risk entering the course area and being disqualified. Bus payment can be cash or contactless card and concessionary passes are useable. The easiest, quickest and most obvious bus routes are from The Cribbs Mall, Cribbs Causeway BS34 5DG (bus station) or BS34 5UP (The Cribbs Mall itself). There are some 7000 parking spaces there, in sections A-K, with electric charging points available. The bus station is just North of the Cribbs Mall itself. Directions and details here. Bus Services 1, 2/2a, 3 all stop near White Tree Roundabout, with 1 and 2/2a being the most direct and frequent. (3 goes a long way round and 4 only stops on the far, southern side of the Downs). Closest road access to the Cribbs Mall is from Junction 17 on the M5 but you can also come west on Hayes Way and Merlin Road from the A38 and the Bristol northern ring-road A4174 (the route for anyone staying in the 3 budget hotels close to Sunday’s British Sprint Championships). If coming from Bristol City Centre, the 1, 2/2a and 3 all stop at the ‘Westbury Road’ stops by the White Tree Roundabout. These buses will have stopped before at Bristol Temple Meads Station and then on The Centre (a long, wide street with the Bristol War Memorial and statues on it). Assembly Entering the drive, through the gate past the ‘no entry’ sign, towards Wills Hall, Assembly is in the Hall directly in front of you at the end of this drive, within Wills Hall. Bear slightly left for the doors into Assembly. Toilets will be nearby. There should be no need for club tents, particularly as travel should ideally be by public transport but Club banners to decorate the Arena would be welcome.
Dog rules:	Please note that there is no suitable space on the campus for dogs to relieve themselves. Dogs must be kept on leads and under control at all times and are strictly not allowed indoors or in the competition terrain at any time. Dogs should not be brought to the arena area. Dog owners are required to clean up after their dog and are responsible for disposal of their waste. Start times cannot be adjusted to allow for supervision of a dog.

Details

Description:	The area consists of accommodation blocks with grass surroundings, on a north/south slope. Although most of the running will be on tarmac, competitors may also encounter woodland, semi-open and un-mowed grassland. The planner would wear trail shoes, if he were competing in this area. The map is drawn to ISSprOM 2019-2. The map scale for the Elite class is 1:4,000. All other classes are at the recommended enlargement to 1:3,000. Originally produced by Mike Forrest of BOK, it has received updates from several BOK and UBOC (University of Bristol Orienteering Club) members and has been updated for this event again by Mike Forrest. There are no non-standard symbols in use on the map. As always for urban races, competitors should be familiar with symbols that represent uncrossable and/or out of bounds features. In particular: Areas marked in olive green are out of bounds. These include private accommodation, gardens, tennis courts, lawns in college quadrangles and areas of environmental sensitivity. Temporary workings, where known, are marked in purple. The areas of unmown grassland have been mapped as “rough open” as the grass will not have been cut since last autumn. There are paths across these areas which have been mown and therefore give easier running. These are mapped as yellow strips. The canopy symbol has also been used to represent accessible doors/gateways and hallways through buildings. An earlier version of the map, used for the Southwest Sprint Championships in April 2023 is here: https://www.bok.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#247 Timetable for the day 12:00 Arena + General Enquiries open. Team Declarations and Bib Issue open. 13:00 Final closing time for Team Declarations & Bib Issue for all non-Open classes. 13:30 Final closing time for Team Declarations & Bib Issue for Open (a.k.a. ‘Elite’) class. 13:20 Call-up for Leg 1/Course 2 (Vet.(40+), Ad Hoc) 13:30 Course 2 (Vet.(40+), Ad Hoc) START 13:40 Call-up for Leg 1/Course 3 (Super Vet. (55+), Ultra Vet. (65+)) 13:50 Course 3 (Super Vet. (55+), Ultra Vet. (65+)) START 14:50 Call-up for Leg 1/Course 2 (Juniors 16-), Leg 1/Course 4 Young Juniors (12-) 15.00 Course 2 (Juniors 16-), Course 4 Young Juniors (12-) START 15:05 Call-up for Leg 1/Course 1 (Open) (a.k.a. Elite) 15:15 Course 1 (Open) START 16:15~ MINI MASS START for any remaining runners. Any Young Juniors / Juniors separately. 17:00 All Courses CLOSE 17:00 Medal Ceremony. Timings here have been planned to minimise the need for mini mass starts. None have been formally scheduled, save the final 16:15 occasion. Any mass start(s) required by organisers will see all runners involved having their race numbers taken by race officials, to ensure their race times can be accurately gauged from then to their individual changeover/finish to allow accurate overall team times. It is important that Leg 2 and Leg 3 runners (and Leg 4 for Open, Course 1 teams) remain at/near the Changeover area throughout the race to be called into a mini mass start, if determined to be necessary.
Type:	Sprint
Physical difficulty of terrain:	Easy
Event number:	83626
Event website:	Click here
Final details web page:	Click here

Courses

Course description:	Competition classes Elite Teams consisting of FOUR (4) people, of which at least TWO (2) must be female. 4 LAPS, first and last laps (shorter than laps two and three) must be run by females. The four must all be members of the same club or an ‘Alliance team’ (see below). Veteran (40+) Teams consisting of THREE (3) people in age classes M/W40 or older, of which at least ONE (1) must be female. 3 LAPS, middle lap shorter, free running order. The three must all be members of the same club. Super Veteran (55+) Teams consisting of THREE (3) people in age classes M/W55 or older, of which at least ONE (1) must be female. 3 LAPS, middle lap shorter, free running order. The three must all be members of the same club. Ultra Veteran (65+) Teams consisting of THREE (3) people in age classes M/W65 or older, of which at least ONE (1) must be female. 3 LAPS, middle lap shorter, free running order. The three must all be members of the same club. Junior (16-) Teams consisting of THREE (3) people in age classes M/W16 or younger, of which at least ONE (1) must be female. 3 LAPS, middle lap shorter, free running order. The three must all be members of the same club or an ‘Alliance Team’ (see below). Young Junior (12-) Teams consisting of THREE (3) people in age classes M/W12 or younger, of which at least ONE (1) must be female. 3 LAPS, all laps same length, free running order. The three must all be members of the same club or an ‘Alliance team’ (see below). Ad Hoc (no age class restrictions) Teams consisting of THREE (3) people, no age restrictions, of which at least ONE (1) must be female. 3 LAPS - middle lap shorter - free running order. NOT a B.S.R.C. Championship class. Members need NOT all be members of the same club. Note on female / male laps Laps to be run by men are open to all. Women’s laps are restricted to females (see British Orienteering Trans policy). Accordingly, teams can comprise: - Elite teams - ALL female or ONE male and THREE females or TWO males and TWO females - Other teams - ALL female or ONE male and TWO females or TWO males and ONE female Alliances Elite alliances In the Elite class, geographically adjacent clubs are permitted to form combined teams (‘Alliances’) for this event. Alliance teams are treated as competitive and are eligible to win trophies/medals. Two clubs that wish to form such an alliance must satisfy the following criteria: The two combining clubs must be geographically adjacent. Neither club has fielded a team that finished in a top three position in the previous three calendar years in the British Sprint Relay Championships Elite class. Junior alliances In the Young Juniors (12-) and Junior (16-) classes, clubs from the same Association and/orgeographically adjacent clubs are permitted to form combined teams (‘Alliances’) for this event. Alliance teams are treated as competitive and are eligible to win trophies/medals. Clubs may only combine to enter ‘Alliance’ teams if they have already entered as many complete teams as they are able to in each class. In circumstances where combined teams are formed, clubs must pick their best runners for their own club team or teams, before seeking to form an alliance to give their additional junior orienteers the opportunity to run in the competition. Any attempt by clubs to do otherwise may lead to their alliance team being declared non-competitive. The spirit of this initiative is, therefore, that clubs form teams from their own members and are encouraged to develop their own club juniors; it is not the intention for 'elite' teams to be formed. Team matchmaking service To encourage as many participants as possible to take part in this relay event, we are offering a matching service for individuals not able to form a three-person team, without assistance. This team will be entered as non-competitive into the ad hoc class. Please complete this survey form with your details including: Your name, BOF age class, preferred leg (1st, 2nd or 3rd) , contact email and Home nation, if not British Orienteering nations and we will try and match you with another 1-2 competitors to make up a team. If you wish to make use of this matching service, please complete the survey by Sunday 7 June (before 23:00) at the latest. You will be informed of potential matches by 23:00 on Tuesday 9 June. You will be responsible for confirming your team and entering via www.pre-entries.co.uk before 23:59 on Saturday 13 June. Please note that, while we will do our best to match all we can, we cannot guarantee to place everyone. Medals presentation The British Sprint Relay Championship Trophy is presented to the first elite team. British Championship medals will be awarded to the first, second and third placed team members, in each class. Competitors are only eligible for British Championship medals in the class they have entered and if all members of the team satisfy the Eligibility requirements above.
Relay classes:	Junior (M/W40-), Senior (M120+), Senior (W120+), Veteran (M165+), Veteran (W165+), Mixed Ad Hoc, Junior, Junior Ad Hoc

Course description:

Competition classes Elite Teams consisting of FOUR (4) people, of which at least TWO (2) must be female. 4 LAPS, first and last laps (shorter than laps two and three) must be run by females. The four must all be members of the same club or an ‘Alliance team’ (see below). Veteran (40+) Teams consisting of THREE (3) people in age classes M/W40 or older, of which at least ONE (1) must be female. 3 LAPS, middle lap shorter, free running order. The three must all be members of the same club. Super Veteran (55+) Teams consisting of THREE (3) people in age classes M/W55 or older, of which at least ONE (1) must be female. 3 LAPS, middle lap shorter, free running order. The three must all be members of the same club. Ultra Veteran (65+) Teams consisting of THREE (3) people in age classes M/W65 or older, of which at least ONE (1) must be female. 3 LAPS, middle lap shorter, free running order. The three must all be members of the same club. Junior (16-) Teams consisting of THREE (3) people in age classes M/W16 or younger, of which at least ONE (1) must be female. 3 LAPS, middle lap shorter, free running order. The three must all be members of the same club or an ‘Alliance Team’ (see below). Young Junior (12-) Teams consisting of THREE (3) people in age classes M/W12 or younger, of which at least ONE (1) must be female. 3 LAPS, all laps same length, free running order. The three must all be members of the same club or an ‘Alliance team’ (see below). Ad Hoc (no age class restrictions) Teams consisting of THREE (3) people, no age restrictions, of which at least ONE (1) must be female. 3 LAPS - middle lap shorter - free running order. NOT a B.S.R.C. Championship class. Members need NOT all be members of the same club. Note on female / male laps Laps to be run by men are open to all. Women’s laps are restricted to females (see British Orienteering Trans policy). Accordingly, teams can comprise: - Elite teams - ALL female or ONE male and THREE females or TWO males and TWO females - Other teams - ALL female or ONE male and TWO females or TWO males and ONE female Alliances Elite alliances In the Elite class, geographically adjacent clubs are permitted to form combined teams (‘Alliances’) for this event. Alliance teams are treated as competitive and are eligible to win trophies/medals. Two clubs that wish to form such an alliance must satisfy the following criteria: The two combining clubs must be geographically adjacent. Neither club has fielded a team that finished in a top three position in the previous three calendar years in the British Sprint Relay Championships Elite class. Junior alliances In the Young Juniors (12-) and Junior (16-) classes, clubs from the same Association and/orgeographically adjacent clubs are permitted to form combined teams (‘Alliances’) for this event. Alliance teams are treated as competitive and are eligible to win trophies/medals. Clubs may only combine to enter ‘Alliance’ teams if they have already entered as many complete teams as they are able to in each class. In circumstances where combined teams are formed, clubs must pick their best runners for their own club team or teams, before seeking to form an alliance to give their additional junior orienteers the opportunity to run in the competition. Any attempt by clubs to do otherwise may lead to their alliance team being declared non-competitive. The spirit of this initiative is, therefore, that clubs form teams from their own members and are encouraged to develop their own club juniors; it is not the intention for 'elite' teams to be formed. Team matchmaking service To encourage as many participants as possible to take part in this relay event, we are offering a matching service for individuals not able to form a three-person team, without assistance. This team will be entered as non-competitive into the ad hoc class. Please complete this survey form with your details including: Your name, BOF age class, preferred leg (1st, 2nd or 3rd) , contact email and Home nation, if not British Orienteering nations and we will try and match you with another 1-2 competitors to make up a team. If you wish to make use of this matching service, please complete the survey by Sunday 7 June (before 23:00) at the latest. You will be informed of potential matches by 23:00 on Tuesday 9 June. You will be responsible for confirming your team and entering via www.pre-entries.co.uk before 23:59 on Saturday 13 June. Please note that, while we will do our best to match all we can, we cannot guarantee to place everyone. Medals presentation The British Sprint Relay Championship Trophy is presented to the first elite team. British Championship medals will be awarded to the first, second and third placed team members, in each class. Competitors are only eligible for British Championship medals in the class they have entered and if all members of the team satisfy the Eligibility requirements above.

Relay classes:

Junior (M/W40-), Senior (M120+), Senior (W120+), Veteran (M165+), Veteran (W165+), Mixed Ad Hoc, Junior, Junior Ad Hoc

	10	12	14	16	18	18E	20	20E	21	21E	21N	21V	35	40	45	50	55	60	65	70	75	80	85	Open	90
Long	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✓	✘
Short	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘

Entry

Fees:

Payment date	Junior/student	Senior	Family/group
01/04/2026 - 13/06/2026 (Elite teams)	£45 (£45)	£90 (£90)	£0
01/04/2026 - 13/06/2026 (Other teams)	£36 (£36)	£69 (£69)	£0
14/06/2026 - 21/06/2026 (Elite teams)	£50 (£50)	£100 (£100)	£0
14/06/2026 - 21/06/2026 (Other teams)	£40 (£40)	£78 (£78)	£0
Non-member fees shown in brackets.

Online entry via:	https://pre-entries.co.uk/dl/events/s/b75f6b/r/4rirE4CVT9yNwnaasq8M2Q
Online entry closing date:	21/06/2026

Contact us

Club:	BOK
Association:	SWOA
Website:	http://www.bristolorienteering.org.uk
Contact:	Richard Rossington
Co-ordinator:	Mike Forrest