The tale of the Kinder Barrel Race tells how after the calamity of the pumps going dry at the Nags Head Pub in Edale, a team of determined (and presumably thirsty) individuals raced as the crow flies over Kinder to the Snake Pass Inn, returning with an evidently much needed barrel of beer. For twenty years the Snake Pass Inn was used as the start of the race honouring this heroic feat, with the race ending in Edale to loud cheers and the chinking of glasses. A new route was set in 2023 starting and finishing in Edale but maintaining the fun and challenge of the original course.

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The event has a new base at Newfold Farm Campsite, just across from the Nags Head Pub, in the centre of Edale. Alongside the traditional race involving teams of eight (The Barrel) there is a race for individual runners along the same route (The Pint), and an easier children’s race to let them get in on the fun (The Half Pint).