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Parkrun
Belvoir Castle parkrun
A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! Nearby Sunday 2k junior parkrun events for 4 to 14 year olds and their families can be found here.
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United Kingdom
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England
- 5 kilometres
- Belvoir Castle
Meeting point: 52.89488, -0.78683. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 52.89488, -0.78683.
The course
Course description
Winter Course - Grounds Course
This stunning one lap course is held entirely within the historic Belvoir Castle grounds and follows a fully tarmacked route all the way round. The start is just down from the main Castle and next to the Rose Garden. The course goes through the Japanese and Kennel woodlands and then turns right at the crossroads for an out and back section towards Knipton Gate. At this point you will turn and come back to the crossroads, where you will go straight over. You will then follow the path past some cottages and stables and then turn left to commence a climb back towards the Castle where you will reach the finish, which is 1 level down and 100m from the start and also 100m from the main car park.
Please note that the course is held on a private, working estate and participants are advised there may be traffic on the course. Due to this, participants are not able to access the course once they have finished and there is no access for spectators. Please leave any belongings after the 1st of 2 path climbs to the start (just after the internal road where the finish is). This will then allow you to collect everything after you have finished and before you go back to the car park to scan.
Participants will walk up to the start after the briefing (held by the visitor hub in the main car park at approx. 8.50).The gate will be closed after the briefing so there is no late access.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Belvoir Castle, Near Grantham. The course is ran entirely on permanent paths on the Winter Course, and on trail for the Summer Course. Some sections of the course may accumulate mud, leaves and puddles after rain. Dependent on availability, marshals will be at key sections of the course, or signs will be in place.
Please remember that the parkrun uses shared paths. For the continued success of the event, please give way to other park users. This won't hurt your time, it won't stop you from getting a PB and it will make sure everyone continues to enjoy the event.
Please, wherever possible walk, jog, cycle or use public transport when attending the event. If you do have to drive, please consider car-sharing to reduce our impact on both the environment and other park users. Please also watch out for other park users when arriving and leaving. Parking may be limited so try to arrive early.
Facilities
- TToilets are available in the Engine Yard across the road from the main car park.
- Post run hot drinks, food and cake can be purchased from Vale View Café which is located in the main castle car park. Present your barcode for 10% off.
- The Engine Yard offers a number of different stores and refreshments.
More details
Public transport
Bus: Services are very limited.
Train: Grantham (LNER) and Bottesford (EMR) stations are nearby, but you then need to either bike or get a taxi to the Castle.
On foot
There are a number of footpaths that link to the Castle from the villages in the Vale of Belvoir.
Cycling: There is a bike rack at the Long Stay car park but bring your own means of securing your bike and be aware that, whilst CCTV coverage is in place, you leave your bike unattended at your own risk.
By road
From A1 leave at the A607 junction (signpost Grantham and Harlaxton) and follow the A607 towards Harlaxton and Denton. You will then pick up the brown tourist signs for the castle.
From A52 Nottingham towards Grantham - turn right off the A52 at the Belvoir Hotel (previously known as The Haven) and follow the road all the way up to and through Redmile. Straight across the junction and you will see the castle in front of you.
Important Car Parking Arrangements
- Please only park in the main Castle (long stay) car park.
- Parking is £4 all day.
- For a full overview of the current castle parking arrangements and charges please visit belvoircastle.com/about/parking
- Season tickets are available, please visit belvoircastle.com/memberships
- Please note your car reg is captured by CCTV on entry and exit.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Vale View Café, where on production of your parkrun barcode you will get a 10% discount. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at Vale View Café, where on production of your parkrun barcode you will get a 10% discount - please come and join us!
Course safety
Belvoir Castle 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 Belvoir Castle parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.
Age grading
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.
Volunteering
All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email belvoircastle@parkrun.com to help.
Safeguarding
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.
Event stats
- 232
- Events
- 9,839
- Finishers
- 23,259
- Finishes
- 599
- Volunteers
- 3,527
- Personal bests
- 910
- Groups
- 00:32:39
- Average finish time
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