All Dorset Hospitality Hash House Harriers
ADH4 is a fun running, walking & socialising club, who meet at a pub on a Friday evening, usually 7pm.
The hares are in charge of specifying: the place, the actual time & the laying of the trails. There is usually both a running & a walking trail provided, with short cuts, shiggy (mud, wet or boggy patches) & many other natural obstacles. The hares should give instructions as to the likely length of the trails & the terrain or obstacles that may be met on the way - but they have been known to lie!
It does get dark in winter, so bring a good, well charged, torch.Â
This is not a competitive race, just a fun run, & a huge bit of a lark. Prizes are awarded to the outstanding miscreants of the evening.
So come and enjoy!
Hash #186 is from the:
Coach & Horses, Wimborne
73 Poole Rd, Wimborne BH21 1QB
Friday 28th March 2025
Circle up: 7pm
Hares: K9 & Strangely Anal
First night regroup at a viewpoint overlooking Poole Harbour
Somewhere near Ringwood 15th November 2021
Regroup at the war memorial, Colehill.
At the Owls tree sculpture in Burley - part of the 8 in 8 hash.
On the heath Burley - part of the 8 in 8 hash.
A collection of pics from the 1st Ball Breaker
Hash House Harriers are known as running clubs with a drinking problem, or drinking clubs with a running problem! (It's in our genes - see the Medical page!) It is effectively a hare & hounds paper chase, with much story telling afterwards in the pub. There are thousands of such clubs, & there are many Inter hashes & Nash hashes organised around the world.
All comers are made welcome. The idea is to run, walk or socialise whilst following a trail of dust set by the hares.
The trail can be around town or in the countryside. Dust can be: blobs of flour, sawdust or marks of chalk. Find 3 blobs and you're on trail. When you have found the route, yell "On on", so others can follow.
Trails: Hares are particularly needed for:
Interested in setting a trail:
Just ask a friend, or a neighbour on the run.
Anyone can do it, and anyone will be willing to help, or suggest someone who can.
Just remember, the trail will always be rubbish - however well planned & executed!
Interested in joining us:
Please read the Medical page.
You will need to bring a good torch if it is likely to get dark - September to March.
Do bring extra clothing to keep warm, as it is likely that we will be sitting outside for the apres.
On your first hash, please register with a member of the mis-management, before you disappear off on a trail. You will be formally welcomed to the club at the start.
ADH4 promotes and expects a non-judgmental and supportive attitude from all participants.
Anyone who maliciously abuses others forfeits the right to be made welcome.