Purbeck Weekend - Studland Dunes and Agglestone Heath
2023-10-22
A Purbeck Weekend of orienteering with both events based around National Trust's Knoll Beach facilities. On Saturday a middle distance event on the technically challenging Studland Dunes. The competition is open to all clubs and is also the SW Middle Distance Champs, with podium certificates awarded in every age category. The Top 3 juniors will also receive a distinctive (not for sale) Purbeck Weekend SW Middle Distance Championship 2023 Buff. On Sunday we have the usual long distance cross-country, colour coded courses on offer on Agglestone Heath.
For the legstrong wishing to make a full weekend there is also a MapRun for which you can buy a map for £1.00 and collect on Saturday. The map will also be made available to download from the event page. The 1 hour score course will be using a new map of Corfe Castle Village and Corfe Common.
A commemorative Purbeck Weekend BUFF featuring the colourful map of Studland Dunes is available to buy with your entry for £7.00 - but our stock is limited to 30. When they're gone that option will show as "sold out".
For those wishing to camp, the Woodyhyde Campsite, between Corfe and Langton Matravers is available.
Contact: julie.astin14@gmail.com
Studland Dunes - SW Middle Distance Championship
Black - Men's Open (18-40) 5.9km
Brown - M45, M50, W18 - W21 5.1km
Blue - M16, M55, M60, W35, W40 4.4km
Green - M65, M70, W16, W45, W50 3.5km
Short Green - M75 - M85, W55 - W65 3.1km
Very Short Green - W70 - W85 2.5km
Light Green - M14 and W14 2.4km
Orange - M12 and W12 1.7km
Yellow - M10 and W10 1.8km
White 1.7km
Agglestone Heath - South West Orienteering League event
Brown for South West O League 9.7km
Blue for South West O League 7.3km
Green for South West O League 5.4km
Short Green for South West O League 4.0km
Light Green for South West O League 3.6km
Orange for South West O League 3.0km
Yellow for South West O League 2.0km
White for South West O League 1.6km
Senior: £10.00/£12.00
Senior Novice: £6.00
Senior Chip hire: £1.00
Junior Entry is free
Junior Chip hire: £0.00
Agglestone Heath
Senior: £10.00/£12.00
Senior Novice: £6.00
Senior Chip hire: £1.00
Junior Entry is free
Junior Chip hire: £0.00
Corfe Castle Map
Entry Fee: £1.00
Studland Map Buff
Entry Fee: £7.00
Juniors are under 21 on 31st December. Senior: £10.00 (+£2.00 non-BOF supplement)
Junior: FREE
Juniors are under 21 on 31st December.
Novice fees are charged for seniors on Orange, Yellow or White courses.
The £2 Non-Member Supplement applies to people over 21 who are not members of British Orienteering and not running the novice course.
21st / 22nd October 2023
On Saturday there is a middle distance event on Studland Dunes, which is also the SW Middle Distance Champs. On Sunday there are the usual long distance, colour coded, cross-country courses on offer in the SW Orienteering League event on Agglestone Heath.
Venue
Knoll Beach - National Trust car park and cafe
Parking
Car parking for both days is free to National Trust members or £5 all day to non-members.
The parking is at the event venue. What3words location is: study.masks.likely
Terrain
Middle distance takes place on the heathland of Studland Dunes
Long distance takes place on the heathland and patches of forest on Agglestone Heath
Maps
SW Middle Distance - Studland Dunes is at 1:7,500 overprinted
SW O League Long Distance - Agglestone Heath 1:10,000 overprinted.
Timing
Sport Ident using SIAC enabled controls, for those that have a SIAC dibber/card.
Start Times
Starts 12:00 to 14:00 on Saturday and 10:30 to 12:30 on Sunday
Hire dibber collection and SI amendments from 11:30 on Saturday and from 10:00 on Sunday
Facilities
Public toilets are available at the event venue National Trust Knoll Beach.
Other facilities include the NT Knoll Beach Cafe (Google Maps)
Camping
There is no official event campsite but Woodyhyde Campsite, between Corfe and Langton Matravers is recommended because unfortunately the nearby Burnbake site closes a week before the event.
Officials
SW Middle Distance Champs (Saturday)
Planner: Andrew Howard (IND)
Controller: Karen French (WIM)
Organiser: Organiser Ian Sayer (WSX)
SW O League (long distance - Sunday)
Planner: Roger Crickmore (WSX)
Controller: Linda Pakuls (WIM)
Organiser: Organiser Julie Astin (WSX)