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Ben’s Yard parkrun, Ely

United Kingdom England

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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Meeting point: 52.37571, 0.29172. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.

Coordinates 52.37571, 0.29172.

The course

Course description

A two lap course on a mixture of gravel path and field which circles a reservoir and has views of the magnificent Ely Cathedral from both the Division Bell Corner (named after the cover of the Pink Floyd album which was created there) and Cathedral View Corner. The start is a short walk from the car park and the finish funnel is along a tree lined avenue.

On the course

The course is 5k long. The course is at Ben's Yard, Stuntney Estate, Ely. The course is run on a mixture of grass and gravel paths. 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

Ben's Yard Cafe and the toilets open at 8:30am, with the farm shop and independent shops opening from 9am. There are charging points for electric vehicles in the main car park.

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Public transport

Bus: There is currently no bus service to Ben's Yard, Ely at appropriate times.

Train: The nearest train station is Ely Station which is just over 1 mile away. There is a taxi rank available.

On foot

There is a joint foot and cycle path from Ely Station. It does cross over the road to take you through Stuntney village and back, but provides access directly to Ben's Yard.

By road

If using SatNav, the nearest postcode is CB7 5TR.
When leaving the site, you may need to turn right, this will be across a very busy road. We suggest you turn left and turn around at the roundabout a short distance away.

Coffee

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the on-site Ben's Yard Cafe. Please come and join us!

We're friendly

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at the on-site Ben's Yard Cafe - please come and join us!

Course safety

Ben’s Yard parkrun, Ely 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 Ben’s Yard parkrun, Ely is fun and safe for everyone.

Age grading

All parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners compare results.

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For more information, please see our Support page.

Volunteering

All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email bensyardely@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

82
Events
6,224
Finishers
15,208
Finishes
348
Volunteers
2,574
Personal bests
543
Groups
00:32:28
Average finish time

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