Frequently Asked Questions

The Banham Marsden March at Home is a virtual walking event. If you can't join us on event day, you can walk five or 15 miles in your local area to raise money for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. 

We’d love everyone to walk together on the same day as The Banham Marsden March in person event. You’re more than welcome to complete your walk on a different day, but we’d recommend you aim for the same day as the live event so you can get involved with the online activities we have planned for that day.

You can do The Banham Marsden March at Home wherever you want. That’s the advantage of a virtual challenge! You can walk in your local streets, parks, or even at home in your garden or on a treadmill.

No. Please do not attempt to visit our traditional Banham Marsden March route if you are taking part in the ‘at home’ event, for your safety and the safety of others. You will be turned away if you attempt to join the traditional Banham Marsden March route. 

No, you don’t need to pay a registration fee for The Banham Marsden March at Home. 

When you register, you’ll receive a FREE t-shirt and a FREE baseball cap, kindly provided by our sponsor Banham. We’ll send this in the post to the address you registered with, in time for the big day. 

Of course. You can add your children to your registration when you sign up and we will send you a t-shirt and cap for them  for the big day. 

Yes, the idea is that you complete the walk in one go. You can opt for either 5 or 15 miles, whichever is a challenge for you. You could also break the distance down into smaller walks, if that suits you. 

After you have completed your walk, you can log your walk on your fundraising page so your supporters know when you’ve completed it! 

Absolutely! When you register you can create a team, and once you are signed up you can let all your friends and family know your team name and they can sign up to join you. 

Send us an email at marsdenmarch@royalmarsden.org and we’ll cancel your registration. 

The Banham Marsden March will take place on Sunday 9 May 2027.

The 15-mile walk starts at Dovehouse Green near The Royal Marsden in Chelsea. The five-mile walk starts from King George’s Playing Fields next to Morden Park. Both distances finish at The Royal Marsden Hospital in Sutton. 

The 15-mile start is at Dovehouse Green, SW3 6NT. You can book a coach from The Royal Marsden in Sutton or make your own travel arrangements – the nearest tube stations are South Kensington or Sloane Square. The five-mile start is at King George’s Playing Fields, Tudor Drive, SM4 4PF. You can book a coach from Sutton or make your own arrangements. 

Coach transport is offered to both start lines from The Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton. Tickets are limited, must be purchased as part of registration and cannot be purchased on the day. Printed tickets will be sent out in your pack and must be brought on the day. Coach times are allocated according to your start time; tickets are time-specific and not interchangeable.  Please make sure you are on time for your coach on the day - we recommend arriving 15 minutes before your coach is due to leave. Please arrive on time as we cannot guarantee travel for anyone arriving late and unfortunately, we are not able to wait for any late arrivals.

There is no parking at the 15-mile start. There is limited parking on side roads around the five-mile start. Free parking is available at The Royal Marsden, Sutton, all day via the Cotswold Road entrance only. The main entrance car park is closed; follow stewards and signs and do not park on Cotswold Road. 

Start times have limited capacity and are staggered for safety – it's very important that you arrive in time for the start wave you have chosen. The first 15-mile wave starts at 08:30am and following waves start every 15 minutes. The five-mile walk starts in three waves from 10.30am.

You will be able to choose your start time when you sign up to the event, but each start time has limited capacity so make sure to sign up early to get your preferred start time.

Water is available at the start and checkpoints, but it is essential that you bring your  own water bottle which can be refilled along the route. Food vendors are available at King George’s Playing Fields and the finish line and accept cash and card.  Please also ensure you pack some light snacks to fuel you through those final few miles.

 Of course, you don't have to take part to support us – we’ll need plenty of volunteers on the day. Find out more about volunteering and how to get involved.

Sign up to the early bird alert and be the first to know as soon as registration opens for The Banham Marsden March 2027. We'll even send you a special discount. 

Unfortunately not. Everyone taking part must register in advance for health and safety and to ensure the right support is in place. 

There are no age limits, but everyone taking part needs to be registered for the event. Under 18s can take part when accompanied by a responsible adult. Under 16s must also wear the wristband in their fundraising pack with parent/guardian details completed. 

All ability levels are welcome. If you have an existing medical condition, or are a Royal Marsden patient, check with your GP or consultant before taking part. If you are taking part in a wheelchair or need additional support, contact the team. 

When you complete your registration, you will see a confirmation screen and receive an email. Check your junk mail or spam if necessary, and please email marsdenmarch@royalmarsden.org if you are unsure. 

Yes. If registering someone else, you will need their email address, T-shirt size and date of birth.  Once you’ve completed your registration, you will be able to purchase additional tickets from your Dashboard.
Please note that if your ticket was purchased for you, you will not be able to purchase any additional tickets.

You cannot register a child under 18 without a parent or guardian, so please make sure to add them on when you register yourself.

Register for the same distance, using the same team name and the same start time. The start times have limited capacity, so make sure to book early to ensure you can start at the same time as your friends and family.

Let the team know as soon as possible at marsdenmarch@royalmarsden.org, and please inform us if you know someone who wants to take your place. Transfers cannot be made after 30 April 2027.

Each participant receives their pack in advance. Packs will be dispatched in batches from February 2027. If it hasn’t arrived two weeks before the event, contact the team. 

Adult t-shirts are available from S – 3XL. Children’s t-shirts are available from S – L.  Please note that the t-shirts come up small, so we recommend ordering a size up.

Yes, there will be a chance to change your t-shirt size on the day before setting off. However, we will have a limited stock of each size, so we cannot guarantee that the size you require will be available.

Contact the team before 30 April 2027 and they will do their best to help, subject to capacity.  Start times cannot be changed after 30 April 2027.

Email marsdenmarch@royalmarsden.org as soon as possible. Changes may not be possible once packs have been printed. 

The discount applies when six adults register together, with all six tickets purchased at the same time for the same distance and start wave. It cannot be applied retrospectively. Teams can be larger than six, but the discount applies only to the first six adult tickets purchased together. 

The Banham Marsden March is a fundraising event and participants are asked to raise a minimum of £150 for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. 

 The Banham Marsden March is a fundraising event, and we would like everyone taking part to try their best to raise funds for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity.

 The best way to get sponsored is to use the fundraising page that was created when you registered for the event. It’s the easiest way let your friends and family know how they can support you.

The link to your fundraising page will have been sent to you in an email from The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity.

If someone else signed you up for the event you will need to set up a login to access your fundraising page. You should have received an email from us with a link to login to your page.

We kindly ask that you do not reactivate any fundraising pages from previous years as we won’t be notified that your page has been reactivated and your sponsorship will not be accounted for.

Paying in your vital fundraising for The Banham Marsden March and Banham Marsden March at Home is really simple. 

Any donations to your fundraising page will be paid directly to us, so you don't need to do anything. If you'd like to pay in donations in another way you can read more about the options available below. 

Online 

The best way to pay in your fundraising is to bank any cash donations into your bank account and pay them directly onto your fundraising page. Paying your fundraising onto your fundraising page is the quickest and easiest way to pay in online. 

By phone 

 If you’d like to pay in your fundraising by phone, please give the team a call on 0208 661 3391. Our team are available to take your call Monday - Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm.

When you call, please let the team know whether the fundraising is for The Banham Marsden March or The Banham Marsden March at Home. 

By post 

Make cheques payable to The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity and send to the following address:

The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity,

Fulham Road, London

SW3 6JJ

Please include your full name/team name and whether your fundraising is for The Banham Marsden March or The Banham Marsden March at Home. Please don't forget to send us any  paper sponsorship forms  used so we can claim Gift Aid on behalf of your sponsors.

By bank transfer 

 If you want to transfer the money to us from your account please get in touch with the team and we'll let you know how you can do this.

For questions about fundraising or paying in: marsdenmarch@royalmarsden.org

Although we recommend using your online fundraising page, but if you would like a paper sponsorship form you can download one here.

We ask that all participants complete their fundraising by August 31 2027.