Canterbury parkrun

Bus: Bus: The Unibus routes (Uni1, Uni2) and the Triangle route between Canterbury and Whitstable all stop at the main University of Kent bus stop, located by Keynes College. These buses are all available to catch from Canterbury bus station. From Keynes College follow footpaths towards main campus and Giles Lane and then follow signage/road signs for Park Wood Road and/or Pavilion. Alternatively, the Uni2 route also serves bus stops closer to the old Pavilion.

For more detailed information, live bus updates and journey planners, see the Stagecoach website.

The University of Kent’s Canterbury campus can be reached by many ways on foot/bike, but the easiest way is to pick up the blue Crab & Winkle Way signage from Canterbury West train station.

Follow the route up Eliot footpath and on to campus. If you continue to follow the route you will walk/cycle past the Mandela building and end up outside The Venue nightclub. With The Venue on your left, the road ahead of you is University Road. From here follow the directions from Canterbury and Blean/Whitstable as outlined in the ‘by road’ section.

You can access the university from two directions:

From Tyler Hill or St. Stephens, turn into the university (Giles Lane). Once on Giles Lane go straight over the first roundabout, past Woolf college and through a set of traffic lights and take the second exit (right on the roundabout) on to Park Wood Road.

From Canterbury (St. Dunstans) or Blean/Whitstable, turn into the university at University Road and follow the road all the way to the end. At the T-junction turn right on to Giles Lane, go through a set of traffic lights and take a left at the roundabout (first exit) on to Park Wood Road.

Once on Park Wood Road, the Pavilion is located approximately half a mile down the road on the right hand side.

There is limited free parking available in the Pavilion car park and/or alternatively at the end of Park Wood Road adjacent to the nursery school.

For more information on directions to the University of Kent, Canterbury campus please visit the website.

Canterbury 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.
• 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.
• Unfortunately dogs are not allowed at this event.
  The only exception to this rule is when accompanied by an assistance dog.
• 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 Canterbury 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 canterbury@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.