Lullingstone Country Park - Come and Try It
2025-06-07
Dartford Orienteers invite you to an event in this country park on the slope of the North Downs with extensive views.
There are a range of courses to suit all ages and levels of experience.
Newcomers are most welcome and guidance will be provided to get you started.
As we have a few maps available on each course, we have decided to keep entries open including during the event but please enter before you leave home as there are no cash entries at the event and the WiFi signal is unreliable. It also ensures that there will be a map for you when you arrive.
We are offering a range of Line courses and a 60 minute Score course so there's a course suitable for all ages and levels of experience.
The Start is 500m uphill from the Event Centre. The Finish is close to the Event Centre
Yellow 2.3km 55m climb
Controls (checkpoints) are very easy to find, mostly on paths, ideal for younger children and complete beginners.
Orange 2.6km 65m climb
Controls are on or near paths with some route choice. Good for progressing juniors and adults who are reasonably confident reading a map.
Green 4.6km 130m climb
Suitable for those with considerable orienteering experience.
60 mins Score
There is a time limit of 60 minutes. 10 points per control and a 5 point penalty per minute or part of a minute for exceeding the allocated time.
There are 27 controls and you have two options
1) Find as many controls as you can in any order
2) Controls are in 3 sets, 50's (10 controls), 60's (8 controls) and 70's (9 controls). Start in any set, find as many controls as you want to in that set in any order, move onto another set and then onto the final set. No return to a set once you have left it.
No need to decide on entry. There will be separate results for each Score course option.
Senior: £7
Junior: £3
Groups participating together (one entry, one map and includes chip hire)
Entry Fee: £9
For a group, only one person needs to enter but after the surname please type "+2" say to indicate that this is a group of three people participating together. One map will be issued to the group but extra maps can be provided on request to the organiser in advance at £1 each if there are still maps available for that course.
Juniors are under 21 on 31st December 2025.
Fee includes the hire of an electronic chip if you do not have your own.
Newcomers are most welcome
You must not attend if you or a member of your household has COVID-19 symptoms.
Parking at the main country park car park. Tickets are £3.50 for the day payable by cash, card or through one of three parking Apps.
Look for the tall dark sail DFOK sail banner near to our tent which is our Event Centre. Facilities include a cafe, toilets and first aid cover on a largely self help basis with a qualified sports first aider present.
The map is 1:10,000 for all courses printed on waterproof paper.
These two short videos will hopefully give you a good idea of what you will be doing Videos.
The start is 100m walk from the Event Centre. Follow the red and white tapes. It is a punching start for everyone.
Control descriptions are printed on the map. Loose control descriptions will be available in the start lanes at the event. These are helpful if you want to avoid keep unfolding your map to check the control code is correct at each control visited.
It is a Punching Finish for everyone. After finishing, please proceed directly to Download (less than 100m). Download will be by the competitor. Your splits print out will be handed to you. Hired SI dibbers should then be deposited in a pink container nearby.
Results will not be on display at the event but you can access them on the DFOK website after the event www.dfok.co.uk. There will be a QR code with a link to live results on your map.
We are grateful to Kent CC and Staff at Lullingstone Country Park for enabling us to use the area for the orienteering event
