Bo’ness Foreshore parkrun

Bus: Bo’ness bus station is a 400m walk from the meeting area and provides good transport links to/from Linlithgow, Grangemouth, Falkirk, Larbert and surrounding towns. A 1250m walk uphill from the meeting place also provides access to the Edinburgh to Stirling 909 service - the bus stop is located at the foot of Gauze Road.

Train: The closest train station is Linlithgow 6km away - bus services are available.

The town is well served with footpaths, the course is located on the John Muir Way. The start is located 400m from the bus station, take care crossing over Union Street and walk through the car park towards the steel gates. Go through these gates and over the railway track, keep following the path until you reach the meeting point. The what3words for the meeting point are opponent.irritated.swordfish.

From the outskirts of Bo’ness, follow signs for ‘Bo’ness’, once inside Bo’ness, following signs for ‘Town Centre’ may be more appropriate. The postcode EH51 9AQ will take you to the closest car park (Union Street), however, this fills up quick, so we advise you to get here early!

If Union Street Car Park is full, please use one of the several other options in close proximity, such as Register Street (EH51 9AE) or Seaview Place (EH51 0AJ).

Please do not park on grass verges under any circumstances, and be mindful of the local community when parking.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Hope Street Café. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at the Hope Street Café - please come and join us!

Bo’ness Foreshore 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 Bo’ness Foreshore 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 bonessforeshore@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.