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Bacchus Half Marathon & 10K
Next Race: 13/09/2026
Denbies Wine Estate, London Road, Dorking, RH5 6AA
Overall Rating
4.7/ 5
169 reviews
Laura Caley
Excellent!
Fiona Dos Santos
Accessible and fun but going downhill
The event is fun, friendly and such a good event to get people started on half marathons. The scenery is lovely and the atmosphere is the most positive and friendly of all races. We started for the dance this year which was a blast.
However, we have been a few times now and although the price is the same, the food is getting worse. There used to be doughnuts, éclairs, brownies, a selection of cheeses. One of the stops this time we're chocolate cranberries... it was pitiful and absolutely not value for money. Felt cheated. Add to it that the queues were poor, the distance was not a half marathon and some of the staff were quite aggressive - no "hello" just "only one" - to the point one of our group didn't accept the drink as they felt so pressured. It's a real shame as this has always been such a fun event. This time, it felt a bit like cattle eating scraps.
Annaliza Jahnke
Really good event but a little improvement required
It was a really good event which we really enjoyed however we couldn't believe there was no water station at the halfway mark. It was a very hot day and this meant some of us struggled needlessly. There were also some inconsistencies between the paper information and the information on the website
Gwenael Gougay
A great day out in great atmosphere
Water station 2 running out of water, treats not as good quality as previous events
Julie Smith
Well organised with a great atmosphere
So well organised and really good value for money.
Michelle Woodward
Fun event, beautiful scenery
Course was confusing at times and would have been helpful to have stewards at those points. Food was not great for veggies and exactly the same as two years ago. Some paths very narrow and some signs unclear if for 10k or half ( colour coded ones were ok)
Rachel Hurst
Ran out of water at the water station on a hot day, and none available until the end, despite being told there was more in a mile. Perhaps could be more organised or have more available next year
Nick Yates
Cracking event, great atmosphere
Has expanded significantly since 2024. As such the support infrastructure was a little stretched - queues for water etc and no macaroons!! Otherwise, fantastic as per usual.
Joanne Pearce
really great day out
we hope to do it again next year and will do the half marathon. Scenery was amazing
thank you
Anita Lewis
Fun but on a challenging scale
Derek Ryan
A great day!!
It was my first half marathon. I really have to say it was impressive and well organized!! A beautiful venue too!
Nina Tait
The most fun I've had at a running event
100% recommend this event. It was so well organised and a lot of fun. The wine and nibbles were a welcome pitstop after the 'many hills' and were spaced really well. The food and drink at the end was also fantastic. Will definitely enter again.
Simon Svensson
Great race with beautiful scenery.
I would have liked twice as much wine...
Rebecca Evins
Undulating wine based fun!!
Fran Richards
Fun but testing run
Tunde Adeyemo
It is a bit of a Bacchanalian festival
Bacchus Half
Don't come and do the Bacchus Half to get a PB.
Do come if you love a massive medal.
Weather permitting, you'll get beautiful views, it has tasking climbs, but you can walk the hills.
Come for the festivities, the taste of gourmet cheese and wine sampled at water stations along the route.
Come for the lively company of fancy dressed revellers intent on fun.
Come for the finishing party with a great meal and more wine.
Just come for an exhilarating experience that might find to be a relationship builder.
Neil Sykes
A well organised event
Alina King
Beautiful place and fun atmosphere
Please more water stations! On the 11am start for10K, we only had a water station at 2k and 9k. Other stations closed/ran out of water and it was a incredibly hot day.
Carol Shaw
Non stop party on the run. Challenging but hugely enjoyable
Great atmosphere, very well organised. Lovely to do a long run without pressure and lots of fun distractions.
George Hesson
incredible
Loved this event! very well organised and the atmosphere was amazing. Heres a few things that could be improved. I think it would be good if sunscreen was available at some of the stops. it would be good if the bands were also at the after party as the DJ was a bit repetitive. It would be good if the brewery was open as well and there were some more seating.