4.8km 240m
| Pos | No. | Name | Club/Country | Age Class | Time | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 187 | Lesley Ross | OD (GBR) | W50 | 48:39 | |
| 2nd | 2021 | Lucy Wiegand | SYO (GBR) | W50 | 48:51 | +0:12 |
| 3rd | 387 | Ruth Ker | CLARO (GBR) | W50 | 49:10 | +0:31 |
| 4th | 2471 | Cathy Tilbrook | FVO (GBR) | W50 | 50:18 | +1:39 |
| 5th | 434 | Johanna Cleary | LOC (GBR) | W50 | 51:39 | +3:00 |
| 6th | 1683 | Virpi Tilli | Lynx (FIN) | W50 | 51:43 | +3:04 |
| 7th | 1404 | Sal Chaffey | DVO (GBR) | W50 | 53:42 | +5:03 |
| 8th | 77 | Sue Carter | SLOW (GBR) | W50 | 53:43 | +5:04 |
| 9th | 194 | Susan Skinner | WCOC (GBR) | W50 | 54:16 | +5:37 |
| 10th | 1740 | Deb Murrell | SROC (GBR) | W50 | 56:19 | +7:40 |
| 11th | 531 | Jane McCann | MDOC (GBR) | W50 | 57:20 | +8:41 |
| 12th | 405 | Louise Longhurst | FVO (GBR) | W50 | 58:25 | +9:46 |
| Championship time 60:49 | ||||||
| Gold time 61:06 | ||||||
| 13th | 505 | Rachel Dennis | BOK (GBR) | W50 | 62:55 | +14:16 |
| 14th | 277 | Cecilia Fenerty | MDOC (GBR) | W50 | 64:35 | +15:56 |
| 15th | 1801 | Valérie Figuiere | Givry Sport Orientat (FRA) | W50 | 65:07 | +16:28 |
| 16th | 1112 | Trine Raaen | Aker Brygge Orienter (NOR) | W50 | 65:24 | +16:45 |
| 17th | 523 | Iris Kosch | OLV Steinberg (GER) | W50 | 65:51 | +17:12 |
| 18th | 1859 | Sue Buxton | TVOC (GBR) | W50 | 66:02 | +17:23 |
| 19th | 2177 | Nicola Brooke | WSX (GBR) | W50 | 66:04 | +17:25 |
| 20th= | 1568 | Kate Brett | BAOC (GBR) | W50 | 67:07 | +18:28 |
| 20th= | 711 | Rachel Powell | LOC (GBR) | W50 | 67:07 | +18:28 |
| 22nd | 1363 | Dorte Torpe Hansen | SLOW (GBR) | W50 | 67:53 | +19:14 |
| 23rd | 666 | Diane Jacks | WRE (GBR) | W50 | 70:57 | +22:18 |
| 24th | 3033 | Marie Claire Shankland | FVO (GBR) | W50 | 72:16 | +23:37 |
| 25th | 949 | Alison Smith | TVOC (GBR) | W50 | 72:47 | +24:08 |
| Silver time 73:20 | ||||||
| 26th | 2155 | Anne Françoise Delenne | ACA (FRA) | W50 | 74:22 | +25:43 |
| 27th | 1008 | Serena Ludford | BADO (GBR) | W50 | 74:58 | +26:19 |
| 28th | 522 | Elvira Weingard | OLV Steinberg (GER) | W50 | 75:09 | +26:30 |
| 29th | 439 | Elaine Sutton | DEE (GBR) | W50 | 76:15 | +27:36 |
| 30th | 78 | Helen Powell | BOK (GBR) | W60 | 78:34 | +29:55 |
| 31st | 1887 | Jennifer Thomas | TVOC (GBR) | W50 | 79:15 | +30:36 |
| 32nd | 617 | Ann-Marie Duckworth | DVO (GBR) | W50 | 79:45 | +31:06 |
| 33rd | 1976 | Joanna Evans | IND (GBR) | W50 | 79:50 | +31:11 |
| 34th | 345 | Carol Graham | SOLWAY (GBR) | W50 | 82:20 | +33:41 |
| 35th | 56 | Karen Thompson | HOC (GBR) | W50 | 82:30 | +33:51 |
| 36th | 436 | Sarah Mansel | SUFFOC (GBR) | W50 | 85:05 | +36:26 |
| 37th | 260 | Sally Wilkinson | SUFFOC (GBR) | W50 | 85:28 | +36:49 |
| 38th | 1161 | Julie Lobley | DFOK (GBR) | W50 | 91:49 | +43:10 |
| 39th | 1192 | Diane Mailer | ECKO (GBR) | W50 | 91:50 | +43:11 |
| 40th | 1909 | Bronwen Doyle | SYO (GBR) | W50 | 92:01 | +43:22 |
| 41st | 1340 | Aileen McCarron | LVO (IRL) | W50 | 96:11 | +47:32 |
| Bronze time 97:46 | ||||||
| 42nd | 1003 | Helen Livesey | LOC (GBR) | W50 | 107:25 | +58:46 |
| 43rd | 115 | Isla Mathieson | CLOK (GBR) | W50 | 108:45 | +60:06 |