Barrow junior parkrun

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 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 cenotaph, take the path to the right of the lake, past the boat house and on towards the play area. Pass the play area, once the area opens up the bandstand is on your immediate left.

From the M6.Take junction 36, Brettargh Holt Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto A590 heading to Barrow/Milnthorpe/A6/Newby Bridge/Grange/Levens. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A590. Go through 5 roundabouts. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Park Rd. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Barrow Rd. Continue onto Abbey Rd Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, UK.Turn left onto Park Drive (at the Abbey Road Baptist Church). Turn right onto Greengate Street for 100 yards. Turn right into Park Leisure Centre Car Park. Drive through the main Leisure Centre car park and park in the overflow car park and follow walking directions from Leisure Centre.

Free parking in leisure centre overflow car park, free nearby street parking (check restrictions on signs). Please respect our neighbours.

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

Barrow junior parkrun is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone. To make the event as safe as possible, participants, spectators and volunteers are asked to take note of the following rules and guidelines:

• Whilst parkrun fully accepts its duty of care and will do everything it can to minimise risk of injury and harm to all participants whilst at parkrun events, it is parent/guardians who ultimately have responsibility for the welfare of their children.
• It is not mandatory for a parent/guardian to participate in junior parkruns, but children under the age of 11 must be accompanied to/from the event by a responsible adult, and the responsible adult must remain in attendance for the duration of the event.
• junior events are open and inclusive. Disabled people may participate wherever it is safe for them to do so. The event team can provide disabled participants with course information in order that the participant (or their parent/guardian) can make an informed decision about their safe participation.
• Whilst more competitive children can use junior parkruns to test themselves against their own time, and against others, participation should ultimately be for fun, and we urge all parents/guardians/volunteers not to put children under undue pressure to perform.
• junior parkruns are running, jogging and walking events, and the use of children’s scooters, balance bikes, trikes or cycles is prohibited.
• Slower runners are encouraged to seed themselves, by starting towards the back of the group especially if an adult is accompanying them.
• junior parkruns are timed events. Only those aged between 4 to 14 years old completing the course themselves will be given a result. ​
• Exceptions to this rule are subject to the discretion of parkrun head office. Examples include those over 14 with special educational needs (SEN) or those with a registered disability, for whom social interaction and physical activity may be difficult but important.
• A strict ‘no barcode no result’ policy will be enforced.
• Buggies are allowed, subject to course conditions, but only if the adult pushing the buggy is accompanying a junior parkrunner. Adults with buggies are urged to position themselves appropriately for the safety and enjoyment of all.
• With the exception of assistance dogs, dogs are not allowed to accompany walkers, joggers, runners or volunteers at junior parkrun events.
• 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.
• Spectators should keep clear of participants on the course and keep control of any children and dogs.
• Participants should take care near roads and car parks, congregate away from the cars and be careful if driving to/from the event.
• Photography or filming is likely to take place at junior parkrun events. Please see our photos page for more details.
• 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.

Please consider helping the event by volunteering - this event survives only because of your generosity. Please visit the volunteer page for more information.

All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email barrowjuniors@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.