Temple Newsam West

Thank you for joining us at Temple Newsam yesterday. Some of you found the boggy bits but we hope that didn't spoil the fun. Join us for our next one at Ilkley Riverside on 20th June. More details to follow soon on the website.

Pre Event Info

Safety Information

A comprehensive risk assessment will have been carried out by the organiser, but participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event. Parents are expected to shadow young and/or inexperienced children.

Because of the wooded nature of this area and large size of the Park we will ask that adults accompany junior beginners .

Directions / Parking

Assembly is opposite the entrance to the Lawn Pond car park.

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Temple Newsam Park car parks are all Pay car parks now.

Charges 2hrs £1.20 4Hrs 2.70

Pay by Phone App

or valid Leeds Parks permit

However, Free parking as available on Temple Newsam Road.

Toilets are available at the main park visitor centre 450m from assembly.

Registration & Start Times

The event will be around the old golf course.

We will be located opposite the Temple Newsam Park South car park (near the running track). You should be able to see the Airienteers feather and green tent.

We will be ready to see you from 1:00 pm

When you arrive you will receive a “Dibber”, an electronic timing chip, given the opportunity to look at the map before you start and an AIRE coach will be on hand to assist to talk you through what to do and answer any questions. The course start will be adjacent. There you receive the map for your course, and you can start at intervals in your own time.

You can start at any time up to 2:30pm.

We will close the courses at 3pm.

Entry Details

Entries are £1 for each person for their first course. After that that there is no charge for running more courses.

Course Information

For youngest competitors we provide three short (1km - 1.6km) courses. Do one and we tend to find a lot of people end up doing all 3!

For adult beginners, older children and those that have attended earlier events in the series there will be 2 medium and one longer course(s). The longer course would be ideal for someone who has been orienteering before and has a “Park Runner” type background.

No courses leave the park.

Terrain Description

Parkland primarily abandoned Golf course and woodland

Dog restrictions

On a short lead

Contacts / Officials

Organiser: Cathy Dawson chairATaire.org.uk

Important Information

Safety and Risk: A comprehensive risk assessment will have been carried out by the organiser, but participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event.

Insurance: Everyone is welcome to take part in this event. However, from 1st January 2026, participants who are not members of British Orienteering will no longer be covered by British Orienteering’s public liability insurance. For example, if you were to accidentally injure a member of the public or damage property during the event, you would not be covered by our insurance. By entering any event from 1st January 2026, you acknowledge that you are taking part at your own risk. British Orienteering’s public liability insurance used to cover non-members at events before this date.

Privacy: Please note that by entering our events you are treated as giving your consent to:

your name and your children’s names appearing in the results section of this website or in social media. Read our data protection page to see how we look after your personal data.
being photographed or filmed during the event and for these images being used on our website, social media or other publicity to provide information & to promote our sport and the club. You can withdraw your consent or your children’s consent by completing BO’s Right to Object Form (Appendix A of BO guidance found at https://www.britishorienteering.org.uk/doc/policies-and-guidance/safeguarding/photo-and-filming and giving/sending it to the organiser of the event or sending it to chairATaire.org.uk. For more information see our photography and filming guidance.