Castle Playing Fields junior parkrun

Bus: Bus number 13 runs from Haverhill bus station stop 1 on a Sunday starting at 07:33 every hour until 19:33. The nearest bus stop to the junior parkrun is Victoria Road and the start is a few minutes’ walk. Head towards the roundabout on the right hand side and turn down the path into Castle Playing Fields.

Train: There is no train station in Haverhill.

From the Bus Station (Haverhill CB9 8DA):
Walk south-west towards Brook Service Rd
Turn left towards Brook Service Rd
Turn right onto Brook Service Rd
Turn right to stay on Brook Service Rd
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Lord's Croft Ln/A143
Turn left onto Swan Ln
Continue onto Camps Rd
Turn right to stay on Camps Rd
At the roundabout, continue straight onto Burton End
Turn right onto School Ln

If using a SAT NAV use postcode CB9 9DE.

Travelling from Bury St Edmunds on the A143 towards Haverhill, after 17 miles, at the Tesco’s roundabout, take the first exit. At the next roundabout, take the 2nd exit, then immediately take the first right down Swan Lane. Then follow road straight ahead (Camps Road and then Burton End). After 0.9 miles turn right into School Lane.

Travelling from Cambridge on the A1307, at the first Haverhill roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A1017. At the next roundabout take the 1st exit onto Burton End. After passing the traffic calming area, take the first left onto School Lane.

Parking is available at the rugby club CB9 9DE at top of School Lane. Please try and not park on residential roads/streets around the park where possible.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Déjà vu café, Queens Street, Haverhill. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at Déjà vu café, Queens Street, Haverhill - please come and join us!

Castle Playing Fields junior parkrun is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone. To make the event as safe as possible, participants, spectators and volunteers are asked to take note of the following rules and guidelines:

• Whilst parkrun fully accepts its duty of care and will do everything it can to minimise risk of injury and harm to all participants whilst at parkrun events, it is parent/guardians who ultimately have responsibility for the welfare of their children.
• It is not mandatory for a parent/guardian to participate in junior parkruns, but children under the age of 11 must be accompanied to/from the event by a responsible adult, and the responsible adult must remain in attendance for the duration of the event.
• junior events are open and inclusive. Disabled people may participate wherever it is safe for them to do so. The event team can provide disabled participants with course information in order that the participant (or their parent/guardian) can make an informed decision about their safe participation.
• Whilst more competitive children can use junior parkruns to test themselves against their own time, and against others, participation should ultimately be for fun, and we urge all parents/guardians/volunteers not to put children under undue pressure to perform.
• junior parkruns are running, jogging and walking events, and the use of children’s scooters, balance bikes, trikes or cycles is prohibited.
• Slower runners are encouraged to seed themselves, by starting towards the back of the group especially if an adult is accompanying them.
• junior parkruns are timed events. Only those aged between 4 to 14 years old completing the course themselves will be given a result. ​
• Exceptions to this rule are subject to the discretion of parkrun head office. Examples include those over 14 with special educational needs (SEN) or those with a registered disability, for whom social interaction and physical activity may be difficult but important.
• A strict ‘no barcode no result’ policy will be enforced.
• Buggies are allowed, subject to course conditions, but only if the adult pushing the buggy is accompanying a junior parkrunner. Adults with buggies are urged to position themselves appropriately for the safety and enjoyment of all.
• With the exception of assistance dogs, dogs are not allowed to accompany walkers, joggers, runners or volunteers at junior parkrun events.
• 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.
• Spectators should keep clear of participants on the course and keep control of any children and dogs.
• Participants should take care near roads and car parks, congregate away from the cars and be careful if driving to/from the event.
• Photography or filming is likely to take place at junior parkrun events. Please see our photos page for more details.
• 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.

Please consider helping the event by volunteering - this event survives only because of your generosity. Please visit the volunteer page for more information.

All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email castleplayingfieldsjuniors@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.