Banbury parkrun

Bus: All routes heading into Banbury town centre. From the bus station it's a 5 minute walk to Spiceball park. Times and buses can be viewed on the Stagecoach UK Bus website.

Train: The closest station is Banbury train station which is just a 10-15 minute walk to the start line. The times can be viewed on the Chiltern Railways website.

From Banbury train station: Head north to Bridge Street, turn right and use the push button crossing to go over Bridge Street. Go down the sloped foot/cycle path into Bridge Street Park. Follow the path, taking the left fork, which runs alongside the canal for about half a mile, underneath a bridge and past a lock. Just before the high footbridge with steps, turn left into the middle field, where you will find the start line. Note about halfway you will pass the cafe, Connie's at the Museum.

From Banbury town centre bus station: Walk through bus station to the canal path. Cross the canal and turn left along the canal path. Keep walking until you go under a pedestrian bridge and then under a main bridge. On the other side of this bridge enter Spiceball park on the right. Follow the path to the right, through the car park and back into the park until you come to a bridge with steps. The start line is in the middle field on the left.

From the M40 motorway: If using SAT NAV the nearest post code is OX16 3JJ. Leave the M40 at junction 11. If coming from the north, take fourth exit and if coming from the South, take 1st exit at the roundabout onto A422 towards Banbury. At the next roundabout go straight across (2nd exit) continuing on the A422. At the next roundabout, take the 3rd exit and then turn left onto Grimsbury Green. Follow the road for 100 yards and the car park is on your left.

From Banbury cross (town centre): If using SAT NAV the nearest post code is OX16 2AY. Head north on Horse Fair/A361, turning right at the traffic lights onto Castle Street. At the next roundablot follow round to the left onto Cherwell Drive and turn left into the car park after 100 yards.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Connie's at the Museum, a local café just a short walk along the canal from the park. Tea, coffee, great food, vegetarian and vegan options and child friendly too - it's the perfect place to refuel post parkrun. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at Connie's at the Museum, a local café just a short walk along the canal from the park. Tea, coffee, great food, vegetarian and vegan options and child friendly too - it's the perfect place to refuel post parkrun - please come and join us!

Banbury 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 Banbury 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 banbury@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.