The annual London to Brighton Mini Run organised by the London & Surrey Mini Owners Club. It is one of the biggest events along Madeira Drive with parked minis stretching all the way from the Sealife Centre to Blackrock. In 2006 to mark the 21st birthday of the run 2,121 official places were issued, instead of the usual 2,100 - still a lot of minis! 

In 2010, the Mini Run's 25th anniversary,  around 2,500 minis are expected to take part.

Tickets for the run sell out pretty quickly. An official entrant on the event is able to park along Madeira Drive and gets the 'I was there' badge, but anyone can, of course, drive down to Brighton and park in one of the city's car parks, then join the fun since the Drive is always open to pedestrians.

The Mini Run is open to all and every conceivable type of mini, and it is one of the attractions of the day to see just how many variants and customised minis there are.

In addition, the Mini Run is also an enormous market. Madeira Drive is full of market stalls selling everything and anything you could want for your mini.

There is even a small course where souped-up minis can strut there stuff - one at a time.

Weather-wise, of course, you must take your chances. The 2005 event had a beautiful sunny day, whereas 2006 was wet and windy - though that didn't stop hardy mini fans. And in 2007 the sun shone once again, as it did again in 2008.

The run starts from Crystal Palace Park in London. The run starts at 8-30 am and registration is from around 5-30. So some people actually camp over at the park on Saturday night.

The official route is down the A23, though many take the M23.

2010 Event: 25th Mini Run, Sunday 16th May

Mini Run Photo Gallery