Chippenham parkrun

Bus: Buses stop outside Chippenham Station, served by routes X31 and 231 from Bath via Box and Corsham; 92 from Malmesbury; 55 from Swindon via Wootton Bassett and Calne; 33 from Devizes via Calne; 234 from Trowbridge via Melksham.

Train: Chippenham Station is on the mainline between London and Bristol with trains approximately every 30 minutes from each direction. There is also a service from Trowbridge. In case of engineering work please check the National Rail website.

From Chippenham Station: Exit by the ticket office, turn left on Cocklebury Road and then first right on Sadlers Mead. After approx 100 metres enter the car park, walk straight ahead and follow the path to reach the start alongside the river. (NB: take extreme care of moving vehicles in the car park)

From the town centre: Either take the river path alongside 'The Rivo Lounge' at the bridge on the High Street, or take the river path from Emery Gate shopping centre and cross the pedestrian bridge.

From the M4: Exit at J17, follow the A350 towards Chippenham. At Malmesbury Road roundabout go straight over onto Malmesbury Road (B4158). Pass the church and at the traffic lights turn right towards town centre (A420). Bear left under railway bridge onto New Road and at the traffic lights turn left onto Station Hill. Continue onto Cocklebury Road, and after the station turn right into Sadlers Mead, then turn right into Sadlers Mead Multi Story Car Park. For prices please visit https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/parking-chippenham From Trowbridge/Melksham: Follow A350. At the Lackham roundabout take the second exit towards Chippenham. After approx 1 mile continue through lights to the Rowden mini-roundabout and take the 3rd exit (A4 signposted town centre). At the Bridge Centre roundabout take the 4th exit (signposted ‘railway station’) and follow directions above. From Corsham: Follow the A4 to the Bridge Centre roundabout, take the 4th exit (signposted ‘railway station’) and follow directions above. From Calne/Devizes: Follow the A4 onto Avenue la Fleche. At the Bridge Centre roundabout take the 5th exit (signposted ‘railway station’) and follow the directions above. Post Run Coffee Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: The Rivo Lounge, 2-4 The Bridge, Chippenham (follow the river path towards the town). Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at The Rivo Lounge, 2-4 The Bridge, Chippenham (follow the river path towards the town) - please come and join us!

Chippenham 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 Chippenham 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 chippenham@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.