KOL 5 - Scotney Castle Estate

Location

Nearest town: Lamberhurst

• Grid Ref:
• Postcode: TN3 8JB
• Latitude: 51.09334
• Longitude: 0.39452
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Directions / Parking

Follow the brown tourist signs from the A21 to Scotney Castle.

Parking will be in the main National Trust car park - free for NT members; £4 for anyone else.

Registration & Start Times

Registration will be in advance via Race Signup only. 

Starts from 11:00am-12:30pm. 15 minute start window will be selected during online entry process.  Please make every effort to arrive at the start for your start window to ensure appropriate social distancing.

Courses close at 14:00

Course Information

Five courses available:

Yellow - Controls (checkpoints) are very easy to find, mostly on main paths, ideal for younger children and complete beginners. Approx distance 1.5 to 2.5 km.

Orange - Moderate, controls are on or near paths with more route choice. Good for progressing juniors and beginner adults who are reasonably confident reading a map. Approx distance 2 to 3 km.

Green - As technically hard as we can make it, for experienced orienteers requiring a shorter run than the blue course. Approx distance 4 to 5 km.

Blue - As technically hard as we can make it, for experienced orienteers. Approx distance 5.5 to 6.5 km.

Score - No set distance, but a 60 minute time limit. Find as many of the 21 controls as possible in one hour in any order, 7 easy, 7 medium and 7 hard. Good for adult beginners, those progressing from orange to green, and those that want to be back in a set time. Scoring - 10 pt per control, 5 pt penalty for every min or part min late back.

Map: 1:7,500 scale, 5m contours
 

Explanation of colour courses

• White are very easy with all controls on paths. They are mainly used by 6-10 year olds and family groups.
• Yellow use simple linear features like paths, walls and streams. They are mainly used by under 12’s and family groups.
• Orange progress to basic use of the compass and route choice. They are ideal for novice adults or experienced youngsters.
• Light Green are ideal for improvers as the navigational difficulty begins to increase and uses simple contours and point features.
• Green are used mostly by experienced under 18’s and adults wanting a short but challenging course with a very hard navigational difficulty.
• Blue are a longer, more physically demanding course in comparison to the green. The distances are more varied between controls and the course attracts experienced orienteers.
• Brown & Black are very physically demanding and have a very hard navigational difficulty. They are for experienced orienteers only.
• Score means visiting as many controls as possible in any order in a specific time, like 45mins.

Entry Details

Pre-entry through racesignup.co.uk only.

Individual (member/non-member)
    Senior: £5.00/£8.00
    Junior: £3.00/£5.00
Group (2-5 people e.g. family running Score course together)
    Entry Fee: £8.00
    Non member supplement: £5.00

Juniors are under 21 on 31st December.

Facilities

The National Trust tea room, shop and toilets will be open from 10:00 to 16:00 as will the garden. The House and Old Castle are closed.

Contacts / Officials

Planner: Austin Howe

Organiser: Alan Hickling