The Richmond 10K has sold out. Our next 10K event inside Kew Gardens will be the Kew Gardens 10K on the 3rd April 2027. This event also sells out early so sign up before December. More info
Our next local half marathon is the Kingston Half Marathon on the 4th October 2026. More info
REASONS TO RUN THE RICHMOND 10K
*As this is a ticketed venue, your race place allows you to bring 2 adults and 2 children (under 16) into Kew Gardens to cheer you on for free, however you must enter before 08:20am when the gates close for the race start.
In 2026, run the UK’s most beautiful & flattest 10k starting and finishing inside the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. To learn more about the course landmarks, click here.
After you finish your run you will receive a fabulous technical t-shirt (male & female cut) and one of our famous triangular shaped medals (see below). Clearly marked & measured England Athletics certified course (Licence ID: 28982)
Enter Kew Gardens via Elizabeth Gate, Kew Green, TW9 3AA or what3words flute.pushes.atoms.
START & FINISH LINE: Next to the Orangery, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. or what3words https://w3w.co/snow.sticky.union
Spectator Entry to the Richmond 10K
As Kew Gardens is a ticketed venue, each race place includes free entry for up to 4 spectators to cheer you on.
To use this free entry, all spectators must enter Kew Gardens before 08:20am, when the gates close for the 10K race start.
Spectators must enter via Elizabeth Gate.
Elizabeth Gate will close at 08:20am for this event.
No entry is permitted after 08:20am until Kew Gardens open to paying visitors at 10:00am.
Once inside, spectators may remain in Kew Gardens for the rest of the day.
Re-entry is not permitted—if you leave the Gardens, you will need to pay the standard entry fee to return.
Additional spectators
If you would like to invite more spectators, you can purchase additional tickets via your “Richmond Confirmation”email by clicking the VISIT THE SHOP button.
We’ll have plenty of staff available to issue race numbers on race morning from 6:45am from Kew Green near Elizabeth Gate.
However, to save time on the day, you may also collect your race number in advance from one of our partner stores in Richmond, Putney or Kingston listed below.
Advance collection dates
Race numbers can be collected from 1:00pm on Wednesday 2nd September 2026 until 3:00pm on Friday 11th September 2026, from any of the locations below.
Collection Locations & Opening Times:
SPORTING FEET Richmond
9 King St, London, TW9 1ND
Monday – Saturday: 10:00am – 5:30pm
Sunday 6 September: 11:00am – 5:00pm
SPORTING FEET Putney
3 Lacy Road, Putney, London, SW15 1NH
Monday – Saturday: 10:00am – 5:30pm
Sunday 6 September: 11:00am – 5:00pm
About The Run
Unit A, 7 Crown Arcade, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 1JB
Monday – Saturday: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday 6 September: 11:00am – 4:00pm
Starts and finishes inside Kew Gardens, running on flat tarmac. This course is fully road closed.
Any community event like us cannot happen without the help of volunteers. Volunteer posts vary in time so even if you have a couple of hours to offer we would love to have you! Click here for more information and to sign up.
CLICK HERE to visit our Run Richmond shop
