Christmas at the Castle

Dover Castle

Overall Rating

4.5/ 5

33 reviews
Would you recommend it to others? Yes
How did you rate the scenery? 5/5
How did you rate the atmosphere? 5/5
How did you rate the organisation? 5/5
Do you think this was friendly to beginners? Maybe

Warren Uden

Fantastic event and we'll organised.

A nice festive feel to a wonderfully scenic fun run. Marshalls helpful and supportive. Would like to see an opt in purchase for the medal as an expensive 5k.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Dec 2022
Sam Myring

Good race

Would have been good to have km markers. The marshals were brilliant.
Would do it again.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Dec 2021
Deborah McPherson

Enjoyable

A few stalls selling hot drinks and food would have been good.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Dec 2021
Anonymous

Loved it! Will go again next year.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Dec 2021
Tracy Foote

Great event, great atmosphere, friendly Marshalls

The only issue was when you came into the finish, it wasn’t quite clear where to go…

Reviewed using Eventrac, Dec 2021
Phill Baker

Really enjoyed it even with all the hills

Reviewed using Eventrac, Dec 2021
Kevin Hart

Great event

As tougher 5k as it gets. An enjoyable event would live to see a summer one!

Reviewed using Eventrac, Dec 2021
Daniel Ives

Great run

Reviewed using Eventrac, Dec 2021
Catherine Harris

What an amazing venue! Great atmosphere and fun run in the lead up to Christmas. Ouch those hills were steep though. Not for the beginner I dont think.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Dec 2021
Charon Carlton

Hill's to much

Reviewed using Eventrac, Dec 2021
Michael Arkinstall-Doyle

Great atmosphere, course a bit congested

Being towards the front of the race I found parts of the course a little confusing. The one that sticks in my memory was the switch-back when you dropped from the upper car park to the lower one, mostly down to the dark but I think the addition of some cones would have made it easier to read coming down the slope.

The only other issue I had was how tight the course was in places, mainly the tunnel bit and the bit with the metal railing before the hill. Obviously not much you can do about this but it did feel a bit congested in places.

Other than that, great event!

Reviewed using Eventrac, Dec 2021
Geoffrey Dickson

Great evening. Running in the dark was very different

Having a few christmas stalls at the castle would be nice.
Hilly course. Beginners may require water on the course

Reviewed using Eventrac, Dec 2021
Adam Crook

Amazing

Couple more flood lights in areas,couple of mats on uneven areas.Loved it

Reviewed using Eventrac, Dec 2021
Jocelyn Crosland

Great night.

This was my first time attending an organised 5k event. Really easy to navigate and had a great run, thanks!

Reviewed using Eventrac, Dec 2021
Kevin Delaney

A couple of nasty inclines

Great fun on a freezing cold night, good banter from all I met on the run all trying to stay warm, definitely glad I went

Reviewed using Eventrac, Dec 2021
Kathryn Tiernan

My son who is not the fastest did get pushed out the way by some of the faster runners which is a shame as he has just started to take up running.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Dec 2021
Anonymous

Hilly but fun

I feel the lighting in area's was poor. Even wearing body or head torches wasn't enough to avoid pot holes with puddles. Was a little crowded in some areas to. But I do really enjoy the event's and the time you all put in.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Dec 2021
Tom Hackett

Great event, very enjoyable!

Loved the hills

Reviewed using Eventrac, Dec 2021
Daniel Baker

Great event even though a bit tough on the legs and lungs

Reviewed using Eventrac, Dec 2021
Alison Baker

Scenic castle run

I enjoyed the run, it was chilly (think that’s putting it mildly) very Christmassy with the twinkling lights and rudolf red noses on most runners - if you don’t like running uphill, I probably wouldn’t suggest this one, but the running downhill was fun

Reviewed using Eventrac, Dec 2021