Event Information

We are pleased to announce that the 2025 Woodhorn Museum Triathlon has been selected to host a British Triathlon Age Group Sprint Triathlon Qualifier for the 2026 World Sprint Distance Triathlon Championships.

The Woodhorn Museum triathlon is located within the picturesque historic scheduled ancient monument of Woodhorn Museum and the QE2 Country Park. The Woodhorn Museum Triathlon has a successful history in hosting national events, the event has previously hosted the British Triathlon age group championships 2019. ETU Standard Distance Triathlon Age Group Qualifier 2019. ITU World Standard Distance Triathlon Age Group Qualifier 2021, 2022 & 2024. The Triathlon England Standard Distance Triathlon Championship event in 2021. European Sprint Distance Triathlon Age Group Qualifier 2022 & 2023.

The Woodhorn Museum open water swim challenge events are very well suited to beginners and equally attractive to the seasoned open water swimmer, choose your challenge, distances of 750m – 1.5km or 3km. The Children’s Aquathlon events attract all the range of ages from TriStar Start, TriStar 1, TriStar 2, & TriStar 3. The Aquabike, Aquathlon & Triathlon events are great for beginners and for those who would like to move up from the sprint distance to the standard distance events. The events are competitive, but fun and spectators will be out in force to cheer competitors on, providing a truly amazing atmosphere. An ideal event to add to your multisport calendar!

The swim will be in the warm shallow freshwater QE2 lake set within the park grounds. The bike route will take you out of the Museum along to the coastal route, before sweeping along to Cresswell village with some breath-taking views along the way.

The run will be on the footpath that winds its way through the woodland and open grasslands that surround the lake. The run passes by the finish line within the Museum at the end of each lap making this ideal for spectators to cheer everyone on to a great finish with a big smile.

Please note, all non-BTF athletes will need to purchase a Race Pass from BTF HERE.

British Triathlon has once again selected the Woodhorn Museum Triathlon to be on the Major Events calendar. In 2025, the Sprint Triathlon event will serve as a GB Age Group Team Qualifier for the 2026 World Championship Sprint Distance Triathlon - Click here for further information on how to Register Intent to Qualify

If you are worried about open water swimming, why not join us for our weekly open water swimming sessions at the QE2 lake (every Thursday, May - July), further details are on our VO2Max open water swim page.

Events

The minimum age for the Sprint Distance Aquathlon, Aquabike & Triathlon events is 15 years old on 31st December 2025, and for the Standard Distance Aquathlon, Aquabike & triathlon events is 17 years old on 31st December 2025.

• A booking fee of 5% will be applied to each order by our online entry partner, Results Base.