Ashbourne Recreation Ground parkrun

Bus: There is a bus station in Ashbourne which connects with Derby, Uttoxeter, Belper and surrounding villages. From the bus station head away from the entrance to Sainsburys, towards the library. Cross the road in front of the library. Enter Shaw Croft car park and cross to the opposite side of the car park, aiming for the zebra crossing. Cross and enter the park, head left through the memorial gardens. Cross the gardens to the opposite corner. The start is in the next field.

Head for the main car park in the centre of town called Shaw Croft. Head away from the Co-op towards the zebra crossing. Cross and enter the park, head left through the memorial gardens. Cross the gardens to the opposite corner. The start is in the next field.

From the North: Approach Ashbourne along the A515 from Buxton. This brings you directly into Ashbourne town centre where you take the left at the bottom of the marketplace. Follow the one way system to Shaw Croft car park.

From the East: Either the A52 from Derby or the A517 from Belper will bring you to Ashbourne town centre. Follow the one way system round the town to Shaw Croft car park.

From the West: Either the A523 from Leek or the A52 will bring you to the west side of Ashbourne town. Approximately 1km after the Royal Oak pub, turn left at the roundabout and proceed into Ashbourne town. Join the one way system through the centre of the town until you reach Shaw Croft car park on Park Road.

From the South: The A515 up from the A50 and Uttoxeter and Burton on Trent will bring you to a roundabout, turn left towards Mayfield and Leek. Passing Aldi on the left, at the next roundabout turn right into Ashbourne town centre. Join the one way system through the centre of the town until you reach Shaw Croft car park.

Shaw Croft car park is at DE6 1GD. The entrance is on Park Road, which is part of the one way system around the town.

From the car park head away from the town towards the zebra crossing to the park. Enter the park and head left through the memorial gardens. Cross the gardens to the opposite corner. The start is in the next field

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Sports Pavilion on site. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at the Sports Pavilion on site - please come and join us!

Ashbourne Recreation Ground 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 Ashbourne Recreation Ground 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 ashbournerecreationground@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.