Battlestead Croft parkrun

Bus: The closest bus stop to Battlestead Croft is located on Burton Road in Branston adjacent to St Saviours Church, which is served by the no 12/X12 bus from both Burton and Lichfield - from here follow the on-foot directions from Branston to get to the event.

Train: The nearest train station is Burton-on-Trent which is 3 miles away from Battlestead Croft

From St Saviours Church walk along Main Street past The Blacksmiths Arms on your right and Trent Meadows Medical Centre on your left, then turn right along Court Farm Lane. Continue straight through the A38 underpass onto Tatenhill Lane. Follow the road past the Bridge Inn and just after the canal bridge turn left through a gate, then down a small bank into the grounds of the rugby club. Cross the fields to get to the start near the main car park.

Battlestead Croft parkrun is located conveniently just off the A38 Burton/A5121 Branston junction. Follow signs for Tatenhill and Burton RFC.

There is plentiful free parking available at the rugby club. EV charging is also available. The parking spaces closest to the clubhouse will not be accessible from 8:50am until after parkrun has finished, so please park before the bridge should you need to leave earlier. A car park marshal will be present, please follow their instructions.

Please do not park on the roads surrounding the rugby club.

If using SatNav please use postcode DE13 9FF but be aware that some maps may not yet show the correct location for the site.

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

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at Burton Rugby Football Club - please come and join us!

Battlestead Croft 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.
• 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.
• Unfortunately dogs are not allowed at this event.
  The only exception to this rule is when accompanied by an assistance dog.
• 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 Battlestead Croft 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 battlesteadcroft@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.