Bampton Common Cumbrian Galoppen Event

Sunday 10th May 2026

Preliminary Details

The event is still waiting final landowner permission. Entries will open as soon as this is confirmed

Venue and Parking
Bampton Common is located about 12 km SSW of Penrith on the west side of the Lowther Valley. The parking is at at High Howe Farm, 4km SW of Helton.
GR: NY491192 (Streetmap,OS)
W3W: anguished.whiplash.riots
Postcode: CA10 2QL

Terrain: Open fell with generally good runability, yhough there are some marshy sections that can be hard going particularly after wet weather. There are areas of gorse, rock and contour detail. Maps from previous events can be seen here and here

Entries
Pre-entry for all courses will be available via SiEntries once permission is confirmed. Pre-entry will close on Thursday 7th May at 23:59.
Entry on the day will be available on the Yellow and Orange courses only.
Seniors (21 and over): £9 (or £10 on the day)
Juniors (20 and under) and full-time students: £4
If you are new to orienteering and would like to go round as a group or in a pair, just enter one person and purchase any additional maps that your group would like at £1 each.

Dibber Hire
Available by pre-order at no charge, £30 if not returned. To pre-order, leave the SI number blank during entry process, and then collect dibber from Enquiries/Download on the day.

Start and Finish
Starts between 10.30 am and 12.30 pm. The Start and Finish are within 500 metres of the car park (to be confirmed).

Courses
There will be the normal range of Cumbrian Galoppen courses (Yellow to Brown, including Very Short Green). Estimated distances are from 2.5km (Yellow) to 10.5km (Brown) with 3%-4% climb. Full details available soon.

Map
1:7500 for shorter course and 1:10000 for longer courses with 5m contours. open fell is shown in white (rather than the standard pale yellow)/

Toilets
There will be mobile toilets at the car park

Dogs
There are no restrictions other than common sense.

Organiser
Natalie Hawkrigg (BL)

Further Information and Advice
Contact BLdanandkaren@gmail.com

Note about Insurance
If you are not a member of British Orienteering please read the important note regarding public liability insurance here