Butcombe Trail Ultra

For the price of £1 per mile you get a stonking 49-mile ultra race around the achingly picturesque Mendip Hills (designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, in case you don’t believe us). And the fact that the organisers casually see fit to point out that participants pass by six pubs en route bodes well, very well indeed… Cheddar, Somerset, September 2, butcombetrailultra.com