General

Enquiries


Long distance

Long distance entries will open in January 2025.

Classes

Pre-entry by championship age class (M/W10 - M/W90) or non-competitive colour coded course (white, yellow, orange, light green)

Eligibility

Entrants must be a current member of British Orienteering or a member of an overseas IOF affiliated federation.

To be eligible to be a British Champion, an individual competitor must on the day immediately preceding the day of competition in question be a member of British Orienteering and either (i) be a British citizen or (ii) have been a member of British Orienteering in each of the three membership years preceding the year of the competition. When entering competitors will be asked to confirm if they are eligible to be a British Champion.

Shadowing is not allowed in championship classes.

Fees and closing dates

TBD


Relays

Relay entries will open in January 2025.

Classes

  • Men's Premier, Women's Premier
  • Men's Short, Women's Short
  • Mini Relay (M/W12 or under)
  • M14, W14   
  • M18, W18
  • M40, W40
  • M50, W50
  • M60, W60
  • M/W70 (must contain at least one W70+)
  • Junior Ad Hoc (M/W20 or under)
  • Mixed Ad Hoc

Eligibility

Entrants must be a current member of British Orienteering or a member of an overseas IOF affiliated federation.

To be eligible to be a British Champion relay team (with exception of adhoc classes), all competitors must on the day immediately preceding the day of competition in question be a member of British Orienteering and either (i) be a British citizen or (ii) have been a member of British Orienteering in each of the three membership years preceding the year of the competition. When declaring teams, team captains will be asked to confirm if the team is eligible to be a British Champion relay team.

For all classes except Junior and Mixed Ad Hoc, all competitors must be from the same club (unless a neighbouring club alliance as below). 

Neighbouring club alliances for junior classes

This applies to the following classes:

  • Mini Relay (M/W12 or under)
  • M14, W14   
  • M18, W18

Clubs from the same Association and/or geographically adjacent clubs are permitted to form combined teams (“Alliances”) for participation in the British Relay Championships. The same applies to JK Relays and British Mixed Sprint Relay, and a different alliance can be formed for each team at each event. Alliance teams are competitive and will be eligible to win trophies.

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.

Fees

TBD 


British Orienteering Major Events Cancellation, Curtailment and Refund Policy

In the case of curtailment or cancellation of the event due to circumstances beyond our control, we reserve the right to retain all or part of the entry fees. 

Competitors may only cancel their entry if the event itself has not been curtailed or cancelled. Refunds will be given to cancellations by entrants as follows:

  • Cancellations up until the final individual closing date (Sunday 13th April 2025) will receive a full refund minus 10% admin fee (90% refund).
  • Cancellations up until Thursday 24th April 2025 will receive a 50% refund minus 10% admin fee (40% refund).
  • We regret that no refunds of entry fees will be possible after this date.

British Orienteering & the Organising Body

  • a) British Orienteering and the Organising Body reserve the right to cancel or curtail the Event whether for operational reasons, Force Majeure (as explained below), or other reasons, in which case the Organising Body reserves the right to retain all or part of the entry fees.
  • b) In the event of cancellation or curtailment, British Orienteering or the Organising Body will immediately notify all registered participants (provided they had given a mobile number or e-mail address) through the entries provider and other interested parties directly and will post a notice on the British Orienteering and specific Event websites.
  • c) British Orienteering or the Organising Body will not make any payments for compensation of cost or losses incurred by the Entrant as a result of British Orienteering or the Organising Body cancelling or curtailing the Event for whatever reason. For example, accommodation and travel costs.

Force Majeure

  • a) British Orienteering and the Organising Body, its agents or any engaged third party related to the Event will not be responsible for any loss, cancellation, curtailment, damage or injury arising as a consequence of Acts of God, fire, natural disasters, weather conditions, computer or system failure, acts of war (declared or otherwise), terrorism, civil unrest, military or usurped power, confiscation by or under the order of government or public authority, or for any other reasons beyond the control of British Orienteering and the Organising Body.

Accuracy of Information

  • a) British Orienteering and the Organising Body have made every possible effort to ensure the accuracy, completeness and validity of the contents of the Event website and will not accept any liability whatsoever for any form of loss, damage or inconvenience arising from any errors or omissions that may occur. The use of the Event website is entirely at the user’s own risk.
  • b) British Orienteering and the Organising Body are not responsible in any way for the content of third party or linked websites and recommend that the terms and conditions of those sites be reviewed