Top England Running Tours

Explore the city of Durham the best way, with a private Blue Badge guide who knows the city intimately. With an itinerary that’s tailored to your interests, you’ll walk around Durham’s history-steeped streets, discovering landmarks and vantage points, and learning about characters such as the little Count of Poland who left their mark on the city.

See London in an active, flexible way on this private running tour along a scenic 6-mile (10-kilometer) route that links major landmarks with peaceful green spaces. Designed for all fitness levels, the pace, route, and stops are adapted to your interests. As you run, your guide provides live commentary that takes you beyond the guidebooks, turning your workout into a moving tour of the city.

Just because you’re on vacation doesn’t mean your running routine has to suffer. Combine sightseeing and sprinting on a London running tour that helps you cover more sights in less time. Set out bright and early before the crowds assemble and see London bathed in morning mist as you run a 5-mile (8-kilometer) route through the city.

Explore the dark side of London’s East End on this evening walking tour, ideal for travelers who want an entertaining, and potentially frightening, alternative to typical city tours Follow in the footsteps of historic serial killers such as Jack the Ripper and listen to stories of grave-robbing, witchcraft, murders, and executions. This tour is led by writer Declan McHugh, author of “Bloody London.”

Explore London’s top shopping spots with a small-group tour. Visit exclusive boutiques and historic department stores as your guide leads you to the best retail gems in Central London. Browse luxury shops on Savile Row, step inside the iconic Liberty store, and pick up fine teas at Fortnum & Mason. Choose between an itinerary covering Mayfair, Marylebone and Oxford Street, or upgrade for a Chelsea-focused route.

Marathon training has never been this easy—or this beautiful. Turn your London sightseeing into training with this GPS-triggered audio tour. Run a half-marathon or 10k across 17 Thames bridges from Tower Bridge to Putney, hearing fascinating history as you go. It’s self-guided, so you can get your workout done while discovering London's best riverside views and history, at your pace.

Unlike other Jack the Ripper experiences, this tour comes with Ripper-Vision: a hand-held projector that transports you back to Victorian London, when Jack the Ripper prowled the streets. Explore east London on foot and learn about the still-unidentified serial killer’s reign of terror, with accompanying videos and images via Ripper-Vision to enhance your experience. See the sights while having fun and learning some history.

Experience one of the UK's finest trail running areas with an experienced local, ultramarathon running guide. I can offer a mix of many years of experience guiding with local knowledge of the area that you only get from growing up here

Explore the highlights of Birmingham and exercise at the same time with this guided running tour. Covering around 7.4 miles (12 kilometers), the tour is a great way to get your bearings of the city. Along the way, hear entertaining stories about Birmingham sights, and check off lots of key landmarks, including the Roundhouse Birmingham, Centenary Square, and Victoria Square.

Discover many of England’s most popular attractions in just two days—and leave all the planning and logistics to someone else—on this seamless 2-day tour from London. On the first day, travel by comfortable coach to Windsor (upgrade to see the Castle), ancient Stonehenge, and millennia-old Bath. After an overnight hotel or B&B stay, you’ll continue to the Cotswolds and Oxford before heading straight back to London.

It's here, it's Queer. It's Birminghams only Pride History Tour. Step back in time with us, as we’ll tell you the story of how Birmingham’s Gay Village came to be. It’s a fabulous tale…but one of exclusion, acceptance and uncertainty. Starting in 1969, just 2 years after the decriminalisation of homosexuality, we’ll start at the original Nightingale Club Site. We’ll take you on a 5km walk (2 hours) or run (1.5 hours) through the most influential venues and moments from our cities LGBTQ+ scene. Drawing on Pride History from around the World, we specifically look at Birmingham’s journey to becoming one of the UK's most thriving scenes. We’ll also spin around Smithfield’s, home of Birmingham Pride, before finishing our story with a look ahead to a future of increased uncertainty for the survival of the village itself. You’ll leave not only with a sense of pride in our glorious gay village, but you’ll know what jugs, rhinos and foxes have got to do with it all!

Explore Manchester's rich football heritage on this unique guided running tour led by sports broadcaster Gaz Drinkwater. Starting at the National Football Museum and finishing at MediaCity, this relaxed and social run covers approximately 7 km through key locations like Old Trafford and the Northern Quarter. Along the way, delve into captivating stories about Manchester United and City, including the Busby Babes and dramatic moments like Aguero’s title-winning goal in 2012. This tour is ideal for football fans, tourists, and runners looking for a cultural experience in the heart of the world's football capital. - Distance: Approximately 7 km, duration of 75–90 minutes - Easy, conversational pace suitable for most runners - Limited group size for a personalized experience - Pay What You Feel pricing at the end of the tour

Come and Uncover Birminghams Beautiful, Inspiring, Unknown and Ever-Changing Street Art. We’ll take you on a 5km walk (2 hours) or run (1.5 hours) to the most striking murals - with even better stories behind them. Drawing on History from around the World, we specifically look at Birmingham’s scene and the Home-Grown Artists behind it.