Arrow Valley parkrun

From the Town Centre: Take the underpass out of the town past the Palace Theatre, then turn left following Ipsley Street. Stay on this road going straight over at the left side of the Kings Arms following Beoley Road West down to the big underpass before joining Beoley Road East and walking straight on downhill to a smaller underpass and then bridge over the river Arrow with Proctors Barn Lane in front of you and the footpath to the left going round to the lake.
This on foot route is approximately 1.5 miles.

Arrow Valley country park lies just off the A4189 Warwick Highway. The nearest postcode is B98 0LJ.

Parking: Please be mindful of local residents and businesses when parking.
There are several free car parks at Arrow Valley park. Please see the car park guide.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Arrow Valley Visitors Centre. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at the Arrow Valley Visitors Centre - please come and join us!

Arrow Valley parkrun is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone. We wish to make the event as safe as possible, so participants, spectators and helpers are asked to take care about the following:

• Please be considerate to the park and other park users at all times.
• Children under the age of eleven must be accompanied (within arm's reach) throughout the event by a parent, guardian or appropriate adult of the parent's choice.
• Please arrive by foot, by pedal-power or by public transport if you can - your efforts help to reduce our impact on the park and the planet.
• We invite everyone to consider volunteering at parkrun. Your support helps your parkrun events remain sustainable and free for all in your community, and it’s also a wonderful way to improve your own health and happiness. Please visit the volunteer page for more information.
• Take care near roads and car parks – some vehicles drive very quickly. Please congregate away from the cars and be careful in particular if you have children. If you’re driving to the event, please drive carefully.
• Take care on uneven surfaces – whether on grass or on tarmac. Watch out for cyclists, other participants, pedestrians, children, dogs, wildlife, park animals, vehicles, park maintenance work, falling branches, bollards, posts and other obstacles around the course.
• Please ensure that you are fit enough to walk, jog, run 5k (3.1 miles) with us.
• If you see someone with a serious problem, please stop to help them out and get help as soon as possible.
• If you’re watching, keep clear of participants on the course, and look after any children and dogs you may have with you.
• It is not permitted to run with a pushchair and a dog at the same time.
• Lyme Disease is a bacterial infection spread to humans by infected ticks. Consider protecting yourself by wearing repellent when at parkrun events in grassy or wooded areas. See lymediseaseuk.com for further details.
• You are welcome to take part with one dog by your side, within reach at all times, on a short, handheld, non-extendable lead. The use of waist harnesses is prohibited. Please also see this Support Site entry for further details about parkrunning with dogs.
• parkrunners pushing buggies are welcome, but please take care of others around you and do your best to start at an appropriate place in the field for your pace.

We hope these tips help to ensure that Arrow Valley parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.

All parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners compare results.

parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners see progress and compare results.

For more information, please see our Support page.

All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email arrowvalley@parkrun.com to help.

parkrun is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For our full safeguarding processes and policies please see our Safeguarding Hub.

To report a safeguarding concern please email safeguarding@parkrun.com.

If travelling by Bus take the number 67 (Studley), get off at Kingsley Avenue Lakeside, walk down Beoley Road East following signs to Arrow Valley lake using the underpass and bridge to get into the Arrow Valley lake area. A 3-minute walk from leaving the bus at Kingsley Avenue.

The journey planner at the Diamond Buses website may help.

From Redditch train station, walk up Unicorn Hill towards the town centre, then follow the pedestrian footpath past St Stephen’s Church and down the hill past the Palace Theatre and then follow the foot directions.