Dark Skies Series | Mendip Aurora

A traffic-free night trail running event in Somerset with 5K and 10K options at Mendip Activity Centre, with mandatory head or chest torches.

Date: Sat 20 Mar 2027

Location: Mendip Activity Centre, Lyncombe Drive, Churchill, Winscombe, Somerset, BS25 5PQ

Mendip Aurora kicks off the award-winning Dark Skies Series with two night trail races on an undulating, traffic-free route through Sandford Quarry and the Mendip Activity Centre grounds.

Races and start times:

• 10K Night Run: 07.25pm (Age 8+, £21)
• 5K Night Run: 07.30pm (Age 8+, £21)

Timetable:

• 18:15–19:15 registration
• 19:20 10km brief
• 19:25 10km start
• 19:30 5km brief
• 19:35 5km start

Equipment: torches are mandatory (head or chest torch, minimum 250 lumens).