SE Night Championships - Knole Park

For full details please see Saxons Event Details page
If you need to withdraw prior to the event, you will automatically receive a credit note for use against future Saxon events.

Parking/Transport/Facilities
Parking:
Sevenoaks Town multi-storey car park is recommended since the event centre and Download will be located here: TN13 1LW / entrance at ///school.sofa.atom.
2.5t weight limit on upper levels - heavier vehicles to stay on ground floor or nearby surface car parks. 2.1m height restriction.
Saturday charges to 8.30pm: up to 4 hours - £1 per hour; up to 5 hours - £4.50; all day - £5.50.

Alternative parking nearby:
Buckhurst 1 surface car park: TN13 1LX / entrance at ///hills.newest.dined. Charges to 8:30pm, 3hrs £4; 4 hrs £5.
Suffolk Way surface car park: TN13 1LW / entrance at ///hills.newest.dined. Same charging times and prices as Buckhurst 1.

Public transport:
Sevenoaks railway station appx. 1.3km to the north. Uphill walk all the way to the town centre.
Bus stop opposite the station main entrance with regular buses to bus station in the town centre (then 5 min walk to event centre). Last bus into town centre on a Saturday is 15:40. No buses back from town centre to the station after the event. Taxis available from the station and the town centre.

Toilets:
Sevenoaks bus station, TN13 1XA: closing times unknown but may be open past 5pm.
Waitrose customer toilets, TN13 1JR: open until 8pm.
Sevenoaks Leisure Centre, Buckhurst Lane, TN13 1LX (behind multi-storey car park) till 8pm Saturdays. Go in the main entrance and immediately round to the right.
Stag Theatre, London Road, TN13 1ZZ during opening hours (likely to include evenings).

Event Centre/Download/First Aid:
Located in Sevenoaks Town multistorey car park, on the 2nd floor, south side, near the pedestrian exit onto Webb’s Alley (the lane down to Knole Park).
Approximate location:
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Newcomers and Beginners
If you are new to Orienteering and would like some additional help before attending an event, please check the appropriate box on the entry form and the event organiser will be in touch. There are also some helpful youtube introductory videos to watch. One by a nearby London club Newcomer Guide and another from a Manchester based club Getting Started

Timing, Start/Finish and Race Information
Contactless electronic timing enabled for the event, (SIAC), although a basic timing dibber can also be used, (basic timing devices provided free of charge if you don't have one). Punching Start & Finish.

Start times: 17:35 – 18:35. Courses close 20:05.

Course 1 is 1:10,000, Courses 2 & 3 are 1:7,500, all with 5m contours.

The Start is a 1.1km walk from the Event Centre/Download. The Finish is less than 300m from the Event Centre/Download. Routes will be taped.

Safety:
Traffic in Knole Park:
There is likely to be little traffic at that time of night, any vehicles should be moving slowly on tarmac tracks only with headlights on, so highly visible from a distance.

Members of the public:
There may be some people running, walking or cycling in the dark (it does happen!) They may have dogs with them. There is no guarantee they will be using torches so participants need to be aware.

Deer:
Knole is an historic deer park with a resident herd dating back centuries.
It is likely there will be large groups of deer resting on the ground around the park, or feeding.
Deer will usually move/run away from humans but there is always the possibility of deer being startled by one runner and running towards another runner.
Participants should be aware of deer both stationary and mobile and be prepared to avoid them.

Ticks & Lyme Disease:
Ticks are common in areas where we go orienteering, more information about ticks is available here: Ticks and Lyme Disease

Safety Bearing:
West to the perimeter fence or the main north-south valley then north or south to the finish.

Conduct
You must adhere to the British Orienteering Participant Code of Conduct.

Medical conditions
Competitors take part at their own risk. If you have an existing Medical Condition of which the Organisers should be aware, please complete a Medical Form which can be downloaded from the Event Details on the Saxons website and hand to the Organiser in a sealed envelope. This can be collected once you have downloaded, or will be destroyed at the end of the event.

Results & Prize-Giving
Results will be on display at the event. Split prints available. Final results will be posted to Saxons website after the event.

Medals will be awarded after courses close, at the Event Centre on the 2nd floor of the multi-storey car park.