Going ahead this Saturday
No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
Parkrun
Blickling 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
- Blickling Park
Meeting point: 52.81365, 1.22167. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 52.81365, 1.22167.
The course
Course description
The course is almost two whole laps of the mausoleum walk. Starting uphill towards the Great Wood, after 650m the course takes a sharp right turn into the Great Wood. As the path reaches the mausoleum it turns right towards the lake before meeting with a track, that offers breathtaking views over Moorgate towards the River Bure. When you reach The Beeches you take another right turn back towards the entrance to the park. Just before you reach the entrance you turn right again to start your second lap. On finishing the route is all downhill with a direct line of sight to the finishing line. Perfect for all of you who love a sprint finish.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is in Blickling Park (National Trust), Blickling. The course is run entirely on multi terrain. 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
Toilets: Toilets, including accessible toilets are available in main car park and open from 8:30am. Further toilets are available in the East Wing and in the Farmyard along with a Changing Places toilet.
Parking: Parking is £5. Coins only, no notes or credit cards. Free parking for National Trust members and parkrun volunteers.
More details
Public transport
Bus: The nearest service runs to Aylsham which is a 2 mile walk to from Blickling. See the Sanders Coaches website for more details. Service 44/44A and X44
On foot
Follow Weavers' Way from Aylsham, 2 miles walking/cycling distance.
By road
Blickling Estate can be found on the B1354 1.5miles North of Aylsham, signposted off of the A140 Norwich to Cromer. For Satnav enter NR11 6NF.
Parking is £5. Coins only, no notes or credit cards. Free parking for National Trust members and parkrun volunteers.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: National Trust’s Muddy Boots Café. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in National Trust’s Muddy Boots Café - please come and join us!
Course safety
Blickling 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 Blickling 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 blickling@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
- 577
- Events
- 17,094
- Finishers
- 117,438
- Finishes
- 1,228
- Volunteers
- 15,867
- Personal bests
- 1,065
- Groups
- 00:29:32
- Average finish time
Nearby parkruns
- Blickling junior parkrun Blickling Estate · 0.3 km
- North Walsham parkrun North Walsham High School and Sports Centre · 11 km
- Sheringham parkrun Sheringham Park · 13 km
- Catton parkrun Catton Park · 18 km
- Norfolk Showground Trail parkrun Norfolk Showground Trail · 18 km
- Sloughbottom parkrun Sloughbottom Park, · 19 km
- Waterloo Park junior parkrun Waterloo Park · 19 km
- Colney Lane parkrun UEA Colney Lane Playing Fields · 21 km
Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with B
- Stayin' Alive Starts with B (needed for Stayin' Alive)
- UK Postcode Areas Postcode area NR
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: B, Br, Ba, Bi, Bk
Park5K is not affiliated with parkrun. - last updated 26 October 2026
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