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Parkrun
Bowling Park 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
- Bowling Park
Meeting point: 53.77830, -1.73989. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 53.77830, -1.73989.
The course
Course description
Starting at the children’s playground, the route heads up the hill. Two and a half clockwise laps and then turns right up the hill to finish close the Lodge cafe.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Bowling Park, Bradford. The course is run entirely on tarmac 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
- Toilets: There is a public toilet in the cabin adjacent to The Lodge Cafe which is open from 8:30.
- Fenced in Play Area: Free to use, open 24 hours. No entry allowed to persons over 14 unless supervising a child.
- Bowls: Open 10.00-16.00, Tuesday - Sunday, April - October. Anyone can use the bowling green. You pay your bowls fee onsite at the bowls hut which is run by the Bowls Club. Standard charges apply. If you are interested in joining the bowls club please contact the club direct.
- Tennis: Anyone can use the tennis courts. Please bring your own equipment.
- Pitch & Putt: Free to play, anyone can turn up and play. Your own equipment is required.
- Sports Pitch: Open 24 hours. Free to use, but charges apply for club use. These pitches are let out to various teams. If you are interested in letting this pitch for club use please email landscape.services@bradford.gov.uk for further information. Please be aware the pitches are probably booked up by teams on the weekend, and that a waiting list applies.
More details
Public transport
Bus: Bus 621 stops on Bowling Hall Road for easy access to the park. For bus timetable information contact Metro on 0113 2457676 or visit the West Yorkshire Metro website.
Train: The nearest train station is Bradford Interchange.
On foot
From ASDA carpark there is a footpath at the northwest end of the car park which leads to Burras Road. Walk to the end of Burras Road and turn left onto Bowling Hall Road. Bowling Park is on the left.
By road
If using SATNAV, the nearest postcode is BD4 7TL.
From the M62, turn onto the M606. At the end of the M606, turn right onto the A6177, Rooley Lane (Bradford Ring Road, East). After approx. 1 mile turn left onto Bowling Hall Road immediately after Bowling Hall Medical Centre. Bowling Park is on the left hand side.
From Bradford city centre head onto Manchester Road. Turn left onto Mill Lane. At the roundabout take the 2nd exit onto Prospect Street. Turn right onto Hall Lane, follow the road uphill, then turn right at Bowling Hall Road. Bowling Park is on your right hand side.
There is parking on the roads around Bowling Park. Please be considerate towards local residents when parking on the road. Please do not block private drives etc. There is also parking available at Asda, Rooley Lane for parkrunners using the store.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Lodge cafe, Bowling Park. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in the Lodge cafe, Bowling Park - please come and join us!
Course safety
Bowling 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 Bowling Park 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 bowlingpark@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
- 265
- Events
- 6,766
- Finishers
- 16,778
- Finishes
- 387
- Volunteers
- 2,354
- Personal bests
- 540
- Groups
- 00:31:02
- Average finish time
Nearby parkruns
- Bowling Park junior parkrun Bowling Park juniors · under 100 m
- Horton Park parkrun Horton Park · 2.4 km
- Harold Park junior parkrun Harold Park juniors · 3.2 km
- Lister Park parkrun, Bradford Lister Park, Bradford · 4.6 km
- Oakwell Hall parkrun Oakwell Hall Country Park · 6.2 km
- Saltaire junior parkrun Roberts Park · 7.8 km
- Roberts Park parkrun Roberts Park · 7.8 km
- Bramley junior parkrun Bramley Park · 8.0 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 BD
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: B, Br, Ba, Bi, Bk
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