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Parkrun
Burnham and Highbridge 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
- Apex Park
Meeting point: 51.22668, -2.99024. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 51.22668, -2.99024.
The course
Course description
The course comprises a clockwise loop of Apex Park and an out-and-back section beside the River Brue and along a short section of the Esplanade. From the start behind Lizzies Kitchen, you follow a tarmac path through the park, with the lake on the left hand side. Shortly after the lake you turn right and follow cycle route 33 for 100 meters before making another right turn. This leads to the riverside path which you follow to the end before bearing left on to the Esplanade. A seating area on the Esplanade provides a turning point and you retrace your steps along the seafront and the riverside path. After 500m beside the river you turn left into the park and follow a tarmac path leading to the lake, now on your right, and the finish.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is in Apex Park, Burnham-on-Sea & Highbridge. The course is run on a mixture of tarmac paths 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
Limited toilets are available. Free car parking is to be found adjacent to the start and finish areas.
The car park can often be full, and the closest alternative car park is High Street car park, Old Station Approach, TA8 1PH - w3w: ///mulled.prompting.commoners. This car park is 0.5miles away and there is a small charge, but is close to the beach and cafes in Burnham.
Car parking is also available at The King Alfred School (TA9 3EE, w3w: ///kick.finer.unit), just a 5/10 minute jog/walk from the start. The car park is available almost every week, closing only during their Christmas shutdown and in exceptional circumstances. There is no charge, however, if using, please consider donating to the school's charity of the year, found towards the bottom of their main website. Vehicles and contents are left at owner's risk.
Please consider lift sharing to reduce congestion. If you park elsewhere, please do so with consideration for the local residents.
There are lots of cafes to choose from in Burnham-on-Sea post parkrun, as well as at the Cool Beans Coffee Cart.
More details
Public transport
Bus: Firstbus route 21 and Webber route 15/75 between Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge pass Apex Park.
Train: Highbridge and Burnham-On-Sea Station is approximately 1.6km from the start in Apex Park. Take Market Street to the town centre and then take a bus or follow the directions on foot.
On foot
The start in Apex park is approximately 1km from Burnham-on-Sea town centre along Marine Drive, or 1.3km from Highbridge town centre along Tyler Way, Newtown Road and the cycle path through Apex Park.
By road
Apex Park is off Marine Drive, Burnham-on-Sea. From Burnham-on-Sea esplanade take Marine Drive; from Burnham-on-Sea town centre take Highbridge Road (B3139). From Highbridge take Burnham Road (B3139). For SATNAV users the post code is TA8 1LT.
Course safety
Burnham and Highbridge 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 Burnham and Highbridge 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 burnhamandhighbridge@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
- 515
- Events
- 21,122
- Finishers
- 142,581
- Finishes
- 1,204
- Volunteers
- 20,592
- Personal bests
- 1,346
- Groups
- 00:30:28
- Average finish time
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