Fancy taking on a sponsored challenge like a marathon, bike ride, trek or swim? Don’t worry whether it’s your first time climbing a mountain or you’re a regular cyclist. We’ve got a challenge here for everyone. Challenges are a great way to push yourself and get fit while helping to raise vital funds for Newcastle Hospitals Charity.
We are delighted to be partnered with Run for Charity and Discover Adventure to bring you some of the biggest challenges across the UK (and overseas). With 800 of the biggest challenge events, the choice is yours to choose the challenge that suits you. Best of all you’ll be fundraising to support Newcastle Hospitals Charity!
Just choose the challenge you’d like to take on, sign up and begin your fundraising!
Run For Charity
We have selected some of our favourite events below, but you can choose to take part in any event on the Run for Charity or Discover Adventure website to fundraise for us, including International Marathons, London to Paris Cycle (across Europe) and virtual challenges like Dog Jog!
If you have any questions, our friendly fundraising team are here to help support you along the way. Drop us an email: [email protected] or call 0191 213 7235 to speak to a member of the team.
You can also download our event calendarCycling
London to Paris cycle 2026
Various dates
Cycle from London to Paris – Discover Adventure
Great Italian Lakes Cycle Challenge
30 September – 5 October 2026
Great Italian Lakes Cycle Challenge – Discover Adventure
Land’s End to John O’ Groats Cycle
Various dates
Land’s End to John O’Groats Cycle Challenge (For Charity) – Discover Adventure
Hiking
Yorkshire Three Peaks Weekend
3 – 5 July 2026 and 11 – 13 September 2026
Snowdon by Night
9 – 10 May 2026, 6 – 7 June 2026 and 15 – 16 August 2026
Climb Mount Snowdon at Night (Mountain Trek Challenge) – Discover Adventure
Snowdon Sea to Summit
24 – 25 April 2026 and 3 – 4 July 2026
Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) Sea to Summit – Discover Adventure
Overseas Challenges
Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
Various dates
Machu Picchu Trek (Inca Trail Challenge) – Discover Adventure
Trek Kilimanjaro
Various dates
Climb Mount Kilimanjaro for Charity (Trek Charity Challenge) – Discover Adventure