19 September 2026
Battersea Park
Full marathon, half marathon and 10K
Starting in Battersea Park, you’ll light up London’s streets to raise money for life-saving research. Walking along a guided route, you’ll pass famous landmarks like Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey. Choose from a marathon, half marathon or 10k, take it at your own pace and enjoy the night!
View full marathon route map(PDF, 309 KB)
View half marathon route map(PDF, 308 KB)
View 10K route map(PDF, 244 KB)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The start location is Battersea Park, Albert Bridge Road, London, SW11 4NJ. The pedestrian entrance will be via the Rosery Gate.
The finish location is Chelsea Bridge Gate, Battersea Park, Queenstown Road, London, SW1 4NJ.
Queenstown Road and Battersea Park stations are a 10-minute walk to the Rosary Gate entrance.
Battersea Power Station is the closest underground station and a 15 minute walk to the event entrance. Sloane Square, Pimlico and Victoria station are 30-35 minutes walk.
Various buses serve Battersea Park. Please visit Transport for London for up-to-date bus timetables.
Some public transport won’t be running overnight. Please visit Transport for London to plan your journey.
There is no designated event parking and the pay and display car parks in Battersea Park will be closed during the event. There is no participant parking on site.
There will be a drop off point at Rosery Gate, cars will be allowed to enter the car park with passengers who have running numbers - there will be a 10 minute drop off limit.
First aid
Toilets
Wheelchair accessible
Refreshments
Dogs allowed
Dogs are not allowed
Showers
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)
supporter.services@cancer.org.uk
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.
Find answers to commonly asked questions about Shine Night Walk.
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