Royal Parks Half Marathon 2025

Smiling Royal Parks Half Marathon female GOSH runner

One of the best London half marathons. The Royal Parks Half Marathon route takes runners through four stunning Royal Parks and past famous London landmarks on a closed road course.

Event details

13.1 miles

Sunday 12 October 2025

Hyde Park, London

Fundraising pledge: £350

Registration fee: £35

About the Royal Parks Half Marathon 2025

Do something extraordinary and challenge yourself to run the Royal Parks Half Marathon for charity.

The route for the Royal Parks Half Marathon will see you running 13.1 miles, starting and finishing in Hyde Park. During this half marathon, you’ll get the chance to run through four of the eight Royal Parks in a one of a kind closed road route.

2025 Royal Parks Half Marathon charity places

Secure your place on the start line by registering for one of our Royal Parks Half Marathon charity places today.

  • Registration fee: £35.
  • Fundraising target: £350 (excluding Gift Aid)
Sign up for a charity place

Join the GOSH Charity team with your Royal Parks Half ballot place

If you were lucky enough to secure your own place through the Royal Parks Half Marathon 2025 ballot, and have already paid for and confirmed your place through the event organiser, we'd love for you to join our team of charity runners.

There is no minimum fundraising commitment; we only ask you to raise what you can to help support seriously ill children from across the UK. Both charity place and ballot runners taking part in the Royal Parks Half Marathon receive the same amazing support from our dedicated team.

Join our team with your ballot place

Royal Parks Half Marathon Route 2025

The Royal Parks Half Marathon route is known for being relatively flat. The half marathon will take you through four of the eight London Royal Parks, including Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, Green Park and St James's Park.

Royal Parks Half Marathon runners will also pass famous London landmarks, en-route to the finish line, including the Royal Albert Hall, Buckingham Palace and Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament.

The scenic route for the Royal Parks Half Marathon isn’t one to be missed!

  • Route of the Royal Parks Half Marathon

A female and male runner smile at the camera

Run for us

"This was our third time running the Royal Parks Half Marathon. We were overwhelmed with the incredible support we received from GOSH from beginning to end, particularly at the cheer points and in the finishers' marquee, where we were gratefully greeted by GOSH staff congratulating our efforts. ​

It was a real privilege running for this incredible charity and hope we can do it again." - Jo and James, GOSH runners.

Join Team GOSH at the Royal Parks Half Marathon
Photo of GOSH patient. She is sitting in a hospital bed and looking at the camera

Why we need you

Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity needs your support more than ever. By fundraising, you'll help to fund:

  • groundbreaking research
  • advanced equipment
  • children and family support services
  • the rebuilding and refurbishment of wards and medical facilities within the hospital.

Why run for GOSH Charity in the Royal Parks Half Marathon?

As a TeamGOSH runner, you'll receive:

  • A GOSH Charity running vest.

  • Access to professional training plans.

  • A digital welcome pack with tips, advice and fundraising materials.

  • Cheering points along the route for family and friends to join.

  • Dedicated support from GOSH Charity's Challenge Events team.

  • Access to the GOSH Charity marquee in the event village

Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity use a company called Active Works to register for this event and they will be processing your data on behalf of the Charity. As this is an external company to us please ensure that you have read, and are satisfied with, their privacy policy.

Frequently Asked Questions: Royal Parks Half Marathon 2025

Need help? Find the answers to your questions about the 2025 Royal Parks Half Marathon, including applying for a place, fundraising support and information about the race.

Questions about Royal Parks Half Marathon charity places

The registration fee to run the Royal Parks Half Marathon for GOSH Charity is £35.

We ask runners to pledge to raise a minimum of £350 (excl. Gift Aid).

We’d recommend that you set up your online fundraising page using JustGiving, the official fundraising partner for the event.

Questions about Royal Parks Half Marathon ballot places

If you’ve secured a Royal Parks Half Marathon ballot place, you can choose to run for GOSH Charity. We’d love to have you! You can join TeamGOSH with your ballot place.

There’s no minimum fundraising target for ballot place runners, or if you have your own place in the event another way. We only ask you to raise what you can.

We’d recommend that you set up your online fundraising page using JustGiving, the official fundraising partner for the event.

Questions about Royal Parks Half Marathon

There are 16,000 runners taking part in the 2025 Royal Parks Half Marathon.

The Royal Parks Half Marathon is on Sunday 12 October 2025.

The Royal Parks Half Marathon starts at 9am. Runners will set off in waves relating to their predicted finish times. The last wave will begin around between 9.30am and 9:45am.

Runners can expect to start and finish their race in Hyde Park. Find out more about the Royal Parks Half Marathon route.

Whilst there are some small undulations, the Royal Parks Half Marathon is a generally flat course. This means that the race is perfect for both first timers and seasoned runners.

The Royal Parks Half Marathon won’t be on TV.