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Shine Night Walk Bristol

Bristol, it’s your time to Shine. Join hundreds of people lighting up the city to raise money for life-saving cancer research.

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Date

10 October 2025

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Start point

Lloyds Amphitheatre

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Distance

10K

Choose your distance

Sign up to 10K

Early bird entry fee: £17.49 Start time: 19:30

About Shine Night Walk Bristol

A night-time walk to beat cancer

Shine Night Walk is your chance to light up your city’s streets. You’ll walk past Bristol’s most iconic landmarks before ending with a finish line celebration. People of all abilities can take part and the 10k walk will take between 1.5 to 3 hours to complete.

There are various start times throughout the evening. Refer to your email or pack for your confirmed start time

View 10K route map(PDF, 301 KB)

Join forces or go solo

You can take part in Shine Night Walk on your own and meet people along the way, or sign up as a group and get family and friends involved.

Support the research that matters to you

When you sign up to Shine Night Walk you can pick which research area you want to support. From bowel cancer to children’s cancers or simply where the need is greatest, your fundraising helps support tomorrow’s breakthroughs.

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What’s included in your entry fee

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Cancer Research UK t-shirt

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Fundraising and training support

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Fully signposted route

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Toilets and support points

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Water stations

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A finisher’s medal

Your support makes breakthroughs possible

Nearly 1 in 2 of us will get cancer in our lifetime

Over the last 40 years our work has helped double breast cancer survival, supported the development of radiotherapy and played a role in developing 8 of the world’s top 10 cancer drugs

Every one of our wins against cancer is powered by the pounds you donate. By fundraising for Shine Night Walk, you help make breakthroughs possible.

Fundraising and training support

We’re with you every step of the way

Shine Night Walk is about all of us coming together to beat cancer. We’re here to help you from fundraising to the finish line. We recommend a fundraising goal of £150 for 10K walkers and £260 for half and full marathon walkers, but no matter how much you raise, your fundraising powers our progress. You can get more support from fellow walkers in the Shine Night Walk Facebook group.

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Fundraising support

Get tips and resources to help you reach your fundraising goal.

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Training support

Get your training plan and tips for the big day.

Event details

Once you sign up for your Shine Night Walk event, you’ll receive a welcome pack with all the details to help you feel fully prepared.

Travel information

The start is located at Lloyds Amphitheatre, Bristol which is at the centre of Bristol’s Bustling Harbourside. Please use what three words location ///spoke.stay.jacket to find the event site.

By Car

Due to the city centre location of the event, we are unable to provide onsite parking so we advise using one of the many city centre car parks, the closest car parks to the event site are:

Millennium Square Car Park - BS1 5LL (24 hours) is located a 4-minute walk from the event site.

Prince Street Multi Storey Car Park - Prince St, BS1 4QF (24 hours) is located an 8-minute walk from the event site.

Trenchard Street Car Park - BS1 5AN (24 hours) is located an 11-minute walk from the event site.

West End Car Park, Jacob's Wells Road, BS8 1EH is located a 15-minute walk from the event site.

Find out about the latest on the roads and get travel directions from TravelWest.info

Bristol Clean Air Zone

Try to use the most sustainable forms of transport when making your way to the event. Explore on foot or go by bike if you can. Make use of public transport and minibuses and take the bus or join a ride-share for longer distances. The Bristol Clean Air Zone (CAZ) operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Like other Clean Air Zones in the UK, it is designed to lower harmful emissions in the air by discouraging drivers of older petrol and diesel vehicles from entering the city, if you will be driving into the city for this event please check your vehicle here: https://www.gov.uk/clean-air-zones

By public transport

Bus/ coach

Buses run regularly along Canons Marsh, throughout the day and early evening. Nearest bus stop to the event site is Canons Marsh, Anchor Road, which is within a 10min walking distance to Lloyds Amphitheatre.

For local information on bus/coach timetables visit TravelWest.info(link is external).

Train

Bristol Temple Meads is a 23min walk from the event site. Visit National Rail(link is external) for rail times.

Cycle

Bristol City Council have installed more cycle parking across the city, You can find cycle parking available on Canons Way by using what three words ///gossip.plug.foal

Ferry

There is a direct ferry departing from Temple Meads Station Ferry Landing station and arriving at Bristol City Centre Ferry Landing. Services depart every four hours and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 15 min. Check the timetable of the Bristol Ferry Boat for the latest travel information Bristol Ferry | Daily Waterbus Service

Electric Car

The nearest public electric car charging points to the event site are via South West electric vehicle charging points. There are two electric vehicle charging points situated on Level -1, in the Green Zone of Millennium Square Car Park, Bristol. The points are free to use on a first-come first-served basis and are managed by Source West.

E- Scooter & E-Bike Rentals

TIER E-scooters & E-Bikes are available throughout the city. TIER E-scooters & E-Bikes will cost £0.99 to unlock and then £0.16 per minute of usage. Users will need to download the TIER app and create an account and prove they are over the age of 18 with a valid full or provisional driving licence to ride an e-scooter https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tier-move-better/id1436140272?mt=8

Users can also choose from a range of passes. TIER’s UK Access programme offers discounts for a range of users including university staff and students, Blue Light Card holders, those on income support or Universal Credit and more.

To use a TIER cargo bike users must be over 18 and will need to download the nextbike by TIER app - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tier-move-better/id1436140272?mt=8

They are available to collect from many city centre locations including Bristol Temple Meads, Bristol Bus Station, College Green & Park Street, Clifton and White ladies Road and can be returned anywhere in their designated zone, these zones are highlighted on the website / app.

For further information about getting here by public transport, please visit TravelWest.info.

If you have any queries, please contact the Shine Night Walk helpline on 0300 123 6624.

Facilities available

  • First aid

  • Toilets

  • Wheelchair accessible

  • Refreshments

  • Dogs allowed

Facilities not available

  • Bag Drop

  • Showers

Accessibility

If you require any further information on the accessibility of a Shine Night Walk event or wish to bring a carer/helper to accompany you, please contact our Supporter Hotline (8 am - 6 pm Monday to Friday, closed between 11-11.30am on Wednesdays)

0300 123 1022

supporter.services@cancer.org.uk

Group registrations

Enter up to 10 people using the online entry form and creating your team through the CRUK Giving Page. For teams of 11 or more please call the Shine Night Walk hotline at 0300 123 6624.

Frequently asked questions

Find answers to commonly asked questions about Shine Night Walk.

Read Shine FAQs

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Other Shine Night Walk locations

Choose from 16 events across the UK and sign up solo, or walk with friends and loved ones.

References

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    Estimated based on Cancer Research UK analysis of England data