Beacon parkrun

Bus: Lichfield bus station is opposite Lichfield City train station which is around a 10-minute walk, buses are available from Burton (X12, 812), Cannock (60), Walsall (35), Stafford (825,826), Birmingham (X3).

Train: Lichfield City train station is around a 10-minute walk and has regular trains from Birmingham New Street and Sutton Coldfield.

• From either car park: Head towards the children's playground (both visible from the car parks) and you will see the welcome banner.
• From bus and train stations: Head down St Johns Street, then right onto Swan Road, turn left into museum gardens, turn right once past the tennis courts and head towards to the play centre and café.

Greenhough Car Park, Lichfield, WS13 7FE or
Shaw Lane Car Park, Shaw Ln, Lichfield, WS13 7DB

Both are 50p for two hours parking.

• From Birmingham: Follow A38, then exit at A5206 which follows on to the A51, once at the bowling green roundabout head towards city centre then left into Swan Lane, then onto Beacon Street, follow the road around passing the cathedral then turn left onto either Shaw Lane or Greenhough Road.
• From Burton: Follow the A38, then exit at Streethay onto the A5127, following the road until Lichfield city station, turn right onto St Johns Street, at the roundabout turn right into Swan Lane, then onto Beacon Street, follow the road around passing the cathedral then turn left onto either Shaw Lane or Greenhough Road.
• From Rugeley: Follow the A51, turn left onto Abnalls Lane then right onto beacon Street, passing Morrisons then turn left onto either Shaw Lane or Greenhough Road
• From Walsall: Follow the A461, continuing onto Walsall Road, the second exit over the Bowling Green roundabout head towards city centre then left into Swan Lane, then onto Beacon Street, follow the road around passing the cathedral then turn left onto either Shaw Lane or Greenhough Road.
• From Tamworth: Follow the A51, on to St Johns Street, at the roundabout turn right into Swan Lane, then onto Beacon Street, follow the road around passing the cathedral then turn left onto either Shaw Lane or Greenhough Road. Post Run Coffee Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Lakeside Bistro. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in the Lakeside Bistro - please come and join us!

Beacon 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 Beacon 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 beacon@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.