Temple Newsam West

Update 04/02/2025 - This evenings event will GO AHEAD

TOMORROW is CANCELLED

Safety Information

Update 0401 2025

Due to the worsening forecast and the advised travel ban for tomorrow the decision has been taken to CANCEL SUNDAY'S EVENT.

TONIGHTS EVENT WILL GO AHEAD as the snow is not forecast until late this evening.

It is hoped that tomorrows event will be rescheduled in the near future and entries will be carried over.

Updated 03/01/2025

The Met office has issued a Yellow weather warning covering the period of both events. The detailed forecast suggests that the Saturday event is likely to be the largely dry but cold. On Sunday it will be colder with constant rain and/or snow.

Given the location, our risk assessment does not suggest there is a need to cancel but we will expect all competitors to wear a cagoule with appropriate full body cover and to carry a whistle. We reserve the right to refuse a start to anyone who is not suitably equipped.

Our risk assessment will be reviewed on Saturday morning so all competitors are encouraged to visit this site again on Saturday, to check for any changes.

Directions / Parking

From A63/B6159 follow signs to Temple Newsam House.

Parking in the public car park immediately west of the House.

Note that car parking charges apply at Temple Newsam before 4.30pm.

Please make sure that no valuables are on display in your vehicles and that car keys are left at registration not under vehicles.

Registration & Start Times

Registration: 5pm to 6pm

Start times: 5:30 to 6:30

Start times are NOT being allocated - turn up and run.

Courses close promptly at 8pm and controls will be collected shortly thereafter in order to prepare for the event the following day

If you are likely to take a long time, please ensure that you start early please.

Please remember to download!

There are toilets at registration. No very muddy shoes in the buildings please.

Free soup at Download. Donations welcomed in aid of UNICEF

Entry Details

Updated 03/01/2025

The Saturday evening event is essentially sold out. The small number of maps remaining are only for the Long and the Novice courses.

If you would like to run but have not entered, please contact the Organiser. We can make a laser-printed bagged map available for any course but it will not be of the same quality as the normally printed maps.

EOD maps are available for all course on Sunday.

PRE-ENTRY - Use the Fabian Link

• Senior BO members = £10 (plus £2 supplement if not a member of British Orienteering).
• All Juniors & Students = £5
• Dibber hire is £1

Closing date for pre-entries at these prices is 23.59 on Sunday 29th December

Half price entry for control collectors - contact the organiser for a helper code

After this date, online entries will remain open until midnight on Wednesday 1st January at EOD prices. There will also be limited entry on the day (EOD), subject to map availability

ENTRY ON THE DAY

• Senior BO members = £12 (plus £2 supplement if not a member of British Orienteering).
• All Juniors & Students = £5
• Dibber hire is £1

Course Information

Long (Green) - Technically hard 5.4k; 110m climb; 14 controls

Medium (Short Green) - Technically hard 3.9k; 85m; 11 controls

Short (Orange) - Moderate difficulty 2.6k; 55m climb; 8 controls

Very Short - 1.3k; 30m climb; 7 controls

All mapped at 1:7 500

Courses may cross the minor road that runs through the estate. There are traffic calming measures throughout, but please take care - both when running and when driving along the road.

In the event of possible severe weather, please check www.aire.org.uk for information about possible cancellation, or phone the organiser.

Please make sure that you bring suitable clothing - thermal layers, waterproofs, hat, gloves, etc to cope with whatever the weather throws at us. Shoes with good grips are essential.

Carrying a whistle is mandatory. A spare torch is highly recommended.

Remember that you must download by 8pm even if you retire from your course.

Terrain Description

Areas of woodland and golf courses, the latter partially abandoned. There is a path network in parts of the area.

Dog restrictions

On a tight lead and not inside registration please.

Contacts / Officials

Organiser: Ken Patterson ken.pattersonATgeo2.poptel.org.uk

Planners: Andrew & Fay Stemp-Walsh

Controller: Steve Webb