Beacon Hill Country Park parkrun

Bus: Woodhouse Eaves is on the 154 bus route from Leicester to Loughborough. Buses are available in both directions to get to the village before the start at 09:00. Get off at the stop by The Old Bulls head pub and walk up Beacon Road towards Beacon Hill.

From the village of Woodhouse Eaves, walk up Beacon Road and cross into the park opposite the Broombriggs car park, then take either path up towards the lower car park. Alternatively cross at the junction of Breakback Road and then enter the park by the car park entrance at the brow of the hill.

From the South (M1 northbound), exit at Jn 22 and take the A511 to Coalville. At the next roundabout, take the 3rd exit towards Loughborough (B591). After about 1.5miles turn towards Woodhouse Eaves. The Upper Beacon car park is on the left after 1.5miles. Alternatively go down Beacon Road into the village and turn left onto Breakback Road, the Lower Beacon car park is on the left.

From the North (M1 southbound), exit at Jn 23 to Loughborough on the A512. At the traffic lights turn right towards Nanpantan. Cross the next traffic lights and the Lower Beacon car park is on the right after 2 miles.

From Leicester/A6, follow the A6 to One Ash Roundabout at Quorn. Take the first exit and then turn right at the traffic lights. Follow the road through to Woodhouse Eaves. Go up Beacon Road turning right onto Breakback Road, the Lower Beacon car park is on the left.

From Loughborough, take the B591 towards Nanpantan. In Nanpantan turn left at traffic lights and the Lower Beacon car park is on the right after 2 miles.

The nearest parking is available at the Lower Beacon car park (LE12 8TA, w3w ///pull.scrambles.deaf), car park marshals will normally be on hand to help you park as closely as possible. Alternative parking is available at the larger Upper Beacon car park (w3w ///mend.cube.mile) which is approximately 1 mile from the start. Any parkrunners coming from the south from the M1 will pass this car park first, and parking here provides an excellent opportunity to see more of the Country Park on a warm up heading down to the start. If you do park at the Upper Car Park PLEASE ENSURE you leave enough time to get to the start before 9AM. For both car parks, payment is prior to exit. Additional pay by phone parking is available near to the start at Broombriggs Farm (w3w ///care.airbase.central) and at The Outwoods (w3w ///pill.wheat.giraffes).
Please respect local residents by using available car parks and avoid parking in the village.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Beacon Hill café which is open from 9am. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at the Beacon Hill café which is open from 9am - please come and join us!

Beacon Hill Country Park 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 Hill Country Park 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 beaconhillcountrypark@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.