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Great North Run 2027
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Sun, 12 Sept 2027 · Athletics

Hotels for Great North Run 2027

In Newcastle upon Tyne on Sun, 12 Sept 2027. 8 hotels within a 10-minute walk of Newcastle upon Tyne and 50 within 20 minutes — book close and keep the journey home short.

When
Sun, 12 Sept 2027
Venue
Newcastle upon Tyne
Stations by the venue
Haymarket (Green and Yellow lines)
Hotels within a 10-minute walk
8
Typical weather
September here averages 12°C, with around 66 mm of rain across the month.

Climate data: NASA POWER

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About Great North Run 2027

The Great North Run is the world's biggest half marathon, and the 2027 edition is set for Sunday 12 September. More than 60,000 runners leave the centre of Newcastle, cross the Tyne Bridge to a wall of noise, and follow the coast road east to a seafront finish at South Shields. It is one of the defining occasions of the British sporting calendar and as much a city-wide party as a race: bands the length of the course, families deep along the Gateshead highway, and a carnival on the sands at the end.

Entry is by public ballot and Newcastle fills early on race weekend, so book well ahead. Stay in the city centre to be near the start, or at South Shields or Sunderland for the finish, with the Tyne and Wear Metro linking the whole corridor.

Where to stay for Great North Run 2027

Hotels you can walk from come first, then the stations that suit this venue best: the most hotels within a short walk of the station and the fewest stops to the venue, so the order is best first. Walking times are measured on foot; we show no train journey times, so check the timetable before you book.

Walk to the venue — 70 hotels within a 25-minute walk, 31 within 15

70 hotels within a 25-minute walk, 31 within 15 of the venue. The nearest is Premier Inn Newcastle City Centre The Gate, a 7-minute walk away. Walking times are measured along real paths.

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History

The Great North Run was founded in 1981 by Brendan Foster, the Olympic and Commonwealth medal-winning runner turned race organiser, who wanted Britain to have a mass-participation road race of the kind he'd seen abroad. The first run, on 28 June 1981, drew just over 12,000 runners from Newcastle to South Shields — a serious field for the time, and one that grew steadily year on year.

By 2014 it had recorded its millionth finisher and set a Guinness World Record for the largest half marathon ever held, and it remains one of the biggest half marathons anywhere, drawing entrants from well over a hundred countries in some years. The route hasn't changed in essence since 1981: out of Newcastle, over the Tyne Bridge, along the coast road to the finish by the sea at South Shields.

Records & quirks

  • Martin Mathathi's 58:56, run in 2011, is still the men's course record.
  • Sir Mo Farah's six consecutive wins, from 2014 to 2019, are a men's record no one else has matched.
  • Mary Keitany's 1:05:39, set in 2014, remains the women's course record.

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