White Rose Weekend 2026

Brief Outline of the Weekend

Friday 28th August

Assembly/Campsite opens at 4pm Friday the 28th of August and closes 1pm on the 31st

Overall Weekend Structure

• Night Score Race on Friday evening, with a mass start at 21:00.

• Middle Distance Race on Saturday morning, with starts 10:30 – 13:00 (tbc).

• Classic Distance Race on Sunday morning, with starts 10:30 – 13:00 (tbc).

• Prizegiving for Fri/Sat/Sun events around 17:00 on Sunday

• Sprint Race on Monday morning, with starts 10:00 – 11:00, immediately followed by Prizegiving, to allow all of you to get back home at a reasonable time.

• Due to a clash with the World Trail-O Championships in Hungary and Slovakia, there will be no Trail-O at the White Rose this year.

• Quiz sheets will be available from Campsite Registration or Enquiries in the Marquee. Answer sheets to be handed in to Enquiries before 12:00 on Sunday.

• There will be three activities based in the Assembly field for all ages: an Orienteering Maze, Pace & Bearing Competition and a Hill Race. The maze will be open 10:00 – 14:00 Saturday and Sunday. The Hill Race is on Saturday between 15:30 and 16:00.

• Bring-your-own food and drink for the BBQ on Sunday evening, after Prizegiving.

• Compasspoint in attendance from Friday to Sunday.

• We are still looking for a mobile caterer for the weekend. Any recommendations to the weekend coordinator

Iconic White Rose mugs will be awarded to the top three in each age category for the Night Score and Sprint events (see the event pages for more information). Trophies are also awarded to the top three in each age class (A, B, Long and Short), based on the combined times for the Middle and Classic Distance Races.

While you can enter any course you want, to qualify for a White Rose mug:

1. Competitors must have entered the same course for both days.

2. Competitors must run the colour course applicable to their age class and gender, or be running in class closer to M/W21 than their age class (AKA “running up”).

The Yorkshire Water Trophy is awarded each year to the Family with the best performance

over the Classic and Middle Distance Races. A Family is defined as three

members of the same family to include at least one Junior running M/W20 or less and at

least one senior running a colour course applicable to their class. The Family with the lowest aggregate score over the 2 days in any class (1 point for first place, 2 for second, 3 for third etc.) will win the trophy. In the event of a tie, the White Rose organisers reserves the right to determine a winner.

Registration for the Yorkshire Water Trophy must be made free of charge on Saturday using a special entry form that can be collected from Enquiries. Completed forms must be returned to Enquiries before 12:30 on Saturday.

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