Swanston Farm provided the venue for The Push in 2015, one of Scotland’s most fantastic charity challenges in aid of St Columba’s Hospice. The Push Gold route is one of the toughest challenge events in Scotland, featuring 2400m of height gain over its 26.2 miles, this cross-country challenge event features 3 different routes covering 14, 20 and 26.2 miles through the striking Pentland Hills. As an independent charity, St Columba’s Hospice must raise £8 million every year to continue to provide patients, their families and friends with their first class care and the St Columba’s Hospice provide first class care for those with progressive, advanced, life limiting illnesses across Edinburgh and the Lothians and support for their patients’ families, friends and carers through the toughest of times.
