Supervising adult
Free
Children (aged 6 to 12)
£12.00
Minimum fundraising target
£50.00
Date
Sunday 06 Jul 2025
Time
From: 11:45
Venue
Fairlands Valley Park
Life is worth Racing for. Enter Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life and raise money for life-saving cancer research.
Pretty Muddy® Kids is a fun-packed muddy obstacle course for children aged 6-12 (over 1.2m tall). The young fundraisers climb, crawl and slide their way around the course at their own pace, accompanied by an adult. The course is approximately 5k which is just over three miles, and there's no pressure to finish in a certain time. Get ready to get muddy on an unforgettable day out.
The start and finish is on grass. The course is on a mixture of paved pathways and grassy terrain.
Our courses are accurately measured with a measuring wheel, which may differ from GPS devices. Please follow the designated route closely to maintain the intended distance; cutting corners will affect your distance covered.
You can take part in any Race for Life event as an individual or a group to raise money for life-saving research.
Get your friends and family involved and walk, jog or run at your own pace! An adult will need to accompany the child around the course but adults will not be able to go on the obstacles.
However you choose to get muddy, you're helping to beat cancer.
10m
More than 10 million of you have taken part in Race for Life events since 1994, fundraising for Cancer Research UK.
£970m
Race for Life has raised over £970 million towards life-saving cancer research since it began 30 years ago.
130,000+
With your money, we've helped develop radiotherapy, which helps 130,000+ people with cancer in the UK every year.
Once you sign up for your Pretty Muddy® event, you'll receive an email with all the need-to-know details to help you feel fully prepared for the day.
The start and finish is in the centre of Fairland’s Valley Park Showground, between Broadhall Way and Six Hills Way.
If using what3words, enter ///fines.haven.sharp in the free app, to find the exact starting point.
Please listen out for your start time to gather in front of the stage for a gentle warm-up and course instructions.
By car:
General Event Parking: There is free car parking available in the event car park which you must access via Broadhall Way (please use this postcode SG2 9BN). Please follow the yellow directional signage on the day.
Blue Badge Parking: Blue Badge car parking is available via the event car park which you must access via Broadhall Way (use postcode SG2 9BN). Follow the yellow directional signage on the day. Please make the Stewards in the carpark aware and they will direct you to the correct parking area closer to the main event site.
Volunteer Parking: There is free car parking for volunteers available at Fairlands Valley Park. The Event Manager will provide further details nearer the time.
Drop Offs: There is free car parking available in the event car park which you must access via Broadhall Way (use postcode SG2 9BN). Please follow the yellow directional signage on the day. Drop off is available in this carpark.
Electric Charging points: Nearest charging points are:
ChargePoint Charging Station, 2 Whittle Way, Stevenage SG1 2FS
BP Pulse Charging Station, Hotel Cromwell Stevenage, High St, Stevenage SG1 3AZ
Fuuse Charging Station, The Lamex Stadium, Broadhall Way, Stevenage SG2 8RH
Public transport and pedestrians:
Pedestrians: Please access the main event site via Six Hills Way.
Bus: We recommend catching a bus from Stevenage Town Bus Station to the Roaring Meg and walking from there. This is a 14 minute walk to the park.
Train: Stevenage Train Station is a 30 minute walk away.
Cycling & Bike Racks: Bike racks are available by the cafe on the lake side. A shared-use cycle track and footpath runs through much of the park. You can find more details of the cycle network in Stevenage at https://www.stevenage.gov.uk/leisure-culture-and-wellbeing/sport-and-leisure-services/cycling/cycling-in-stevenage
Refreshments
Toilets
Parking
Dogs not allowed
Bag drop
Showers
Not suitable for pushchairs
Not wheelchair accessible
Due to the nature of the event it is not suitable for wheelchair users.
We aim for maximum accessibility at our events. Our contact centre and on-site team are ready to assist with any needs or questions you may have.
Additional Support request badges are available, and our Event Managers are trained Dementia Friends
Pretty Muddy Kids® events start times are staggered in 'waves', each wave starts every 15 minutes to ensure you're safe on the course. If you're signed up as a group, please make sure you sign up for the same wave time.
Adults accompanying children will run alongside the course, but will not be allowed to take part on the obstacles.
Parents or guardians will guide their little adventurer through the 5km course, cheering them on and offering support when needed. If they come across a challenge they can't tackle on their own, they will be there to help them move on to the next one.
Find out more about Pretty Muddy® obstacles.
The parent or guardian will have a blank running number, on which they can add the running numbers of up to three children they are looking after on the day.
Children up to the age of 12, who are at least 1.2m tall will be able to take part. Children ages 13 and above can join our Pretty Muddy® events.
Your entry fee covers the cost of your event, but your fundraising helps us save and improve lives. Join the celebration, join the family, and join the thousands helping to raise the money we need to power Cancer Research UK’s biggest discoveries.
When you sign up to an event, you'll get fundraising support every step of the way. Get top tips, ideas and resources to help you hit your target and raise as much money as possible for life-saving cancer research.
