Barrow parkrun

From Abbey Road Cenotaph gate, follow the road up to the top of the Cenotaph. Once at the Cenotaph, take the steps down directly to the bandstand.

From Abbey Road, follow the road down for around 350m until the area opens up, the bandstand is on your immediate right.

From Park Drive or The Leisure Centre, on heading towards the cenototaph, take the path to the right of the lake, past the boat house and on towards the childrens play area. Pass the childrens play area, once the area opens up the bandstand is on your immediate left.

If entering Barrow by train, Barrow Park is a short walk from the station. There are various local buses passing the park. If travelling by bus, disembark at the station bus stop. Timetables can be found on The Stagecoach website.

From the M6

• take junction 36, Brettargh Holt Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto A590 heading to Barrow/Milnthorpe/A6/Newby Bridge/Grange/Levens, 5.9 mi
• At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A590
• Go through 5 roundabouts, 20.0 mi
• At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Park Rd, 0.7 mi
• Slight left to stay on Park Rd, 0.4 mi
• At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Barrow Rd, 0.3 mi
• Continue onto Abbey Rd Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, UK, 1.5 mi
• Turn left onto Park Drive (at the Abbey Road Baptist Church) for 0.5 miles
• Turn right onto Greengate Street for 100 yards
• Turn right into Park Leisure Centre Car Park. Park and follow walking directions from leisure centre above

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: The park cafe. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in the park cafe, near the bandstand - please come and join us.

Barrow 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 Barrow 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 barrow@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.