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2026 London Winter Walk

2025 Thames Bridges Trek

Date

Saturday 24 - 25 January 2026

Location

London - England

Distances

Full Marathon, Half Marathon, 10k, or Family Fun 5k

Take on the London Winter Walk

Whether you already have your own place or you'd like a charity place, join Team Cancer Research UK in 2026 for the Winter Walk and play your part in supporting vital cancer research

Use my own place

Once you've secured your own place in the Winter Walk, use it to join Team Cancer Research UK and fundraise for vital cancer research. No extra entry fee, you'll have already paid the event organiser. Set your own fundraising target.

Step: 1

Decide whether you'll enter with your own place or get a charity place

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Step: 2

Step: 3

Get fundraising for life-saving research

Step: 4

Get over that finish line and smash your fundraising target

About the Winter Walk

A great event to walk off the Christmas celebrations, and to kick start your New Year fitness regime!

All distances start & finish at The Oval Cricket Ground. Take in highlights of the Thames, its historic bridges, and many of the Capital’s key landmarks. Don't miss out, join Team CRUK today.

Winter Walk route map

Download route map

Why take part for Cancer Research UK?

Meet Bridie

On the day of my first Great North Run I wore my Cancer Research UK vest with pride, I was so happy to be taking part.

Bridie has taken on the Great North Run six times as part of Team Cancer Research UK. She fundraises in memory of her Dad, who died of bowel cancer.

"My first runs were really hard, but I trained and persevered, and I got better. On the day of my first Great North Run I wore my Cancer Research UK vest with pride, I was so happy to be taking part. The atmosphere was amazing and crossing the finish line I was ecstatic! I was so proud of myself and how far I’d come. Every step is worth it. For every person we lose to cancer, it spurs me on even more to continue fundraising so that we can find a cure."

The difference your money makes

100 Cancer Research UK supporters taking on the Walk

Hitting their fundraising targets to raise a total of around £20,000

An illustration of a researcher sat at a desk looking into a microscope.

Could fund a research assistant at a CRUK lab for around 1 year

Team Cancer Research UK runners receive

A personalised Cancer Research UK running t-shirt or vest

Training tips and plans to help you prepare

Fundraising support to help you smash your target

Support on the day at cheer points along the route

A post-race reception to celebrate

An official finisher’s medal for completing your race

Two runners in CRUK vests stretching and looking down.

Get training support

We've teamed up with experts to give you the best training support and advice for your event. Whether it's your first time training or you're looking to smash a PB, we've got a training plan for you.

Two smiling participants, wearing pink wigs and CRUK shirts and posters.

Get fundraising support

We're with you every step of your fundraising journey so you can smash your target. Once you've signed up, we'll send you everything you need to get going such as fundraising ideas, top tips, planners and posters.

A runner in CRUK outfit and a white CRUK cap runs up a grassy path on a hill with trees in the background.

Get kitted out

We worked with Scimitar to create Cancer Research UK sportswear that’s comfortable, looks great and supports our vital work. 20% of the price of these products will be paid to Cancer Research UK.

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