Going ahead this Saturday
No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
Parkrun
Brixworth Country 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
- Brixworth Country Park
Meeting point: 52.31858, -0.89567. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 52.31858, -0.89567.
The course
Course description
This is an out and back course along the shore of Pitsford reservoir, with the return leg taking you through the country park and up a couple of cheeky hills.
Starting near the car park, head past the playpark, left and left again onto the reservoir track. Keeping to the right as you will meet parkrunners coming the other way, you’ll soon reach the turning point. On the way back, bear right (marshalled) into the country park; follow the signs and marshals until you reach the finish which is by the start.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Brixworth Country Park, Northampton. The course is run on a mixture of tarmac paths and trail 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
There are toilet facilities in the country park.
More details
Public transport
Bus: Take the Stagecoach X7 which links Northampton and Market Harborough. Alight at the Brixworth Hill Farm stop, walk through the Saxon Rise estate to the A508, cross the road then follow the tourist signs to the country park.
Train: The nearest stations are Northampton and Market Harborough.
On foot
From Brixworth, walk through the Saxon Rise estate to the A508, cross over then follow the tourist signs for the country park.
From Pitsford, follow Grange Lane past the water treatment works until you reach the reservoir. Turn left onto the reservoir track, follow this across the dam and past the sailing club, and when you reach the playpark turn left for the start.
By road
If using SATNAV, the nearest postcode is NN6 9DG.
From the A508 roundabout at the southern end of Brixworth, follow the brown and white signs for the country park. The car park entrance is at what3words: ///employ.moment.maple
The country park uses ANPR to calculate your stay: £2 for the first hour, £1 for each additional hour, up to £8 max. Pay at the machine with your vehicle registration or at the exit gate.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: The Park Bistro cafe which offers a 15% discount with your parkrun barcode. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in The Park Bistro cafe which offers a 15% discount with your parkrun barcode - please come and join us!
Course safety
Brixworth Country 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 Brixworth Country 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 brixworthcountry@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
- 286
- Events
- 9,751
- Finishers
- 39,277
- Finishes
- 643
- Volunteers
- 5,850
- Personal bests
- 732
- Groups
- 00:31:35
- Average finish time
Nearby parkruns
- Northampton parkrun Northampton Racecourse · 7.9 km
- Northampton Racecourse junior parkrun Northampton Racecourse · 8.0 km
- University of Northampton parkrun University of Northampton · 9.9 km
- Sixfields Upton parkrun Upton Country Park · 11 km
- Queensway parkrun Queensway · 12 km
- Croyland Park junior parkrun Croyland Park juniors · 13 km
- Wicksteed junior parkrun Wicksteed Park · 15 km
- Kettering parkrun Wicksteed Park · 15 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 NN
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: B, Br, Ba, Bi, Bk, Bh
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