Christchurch Park parkrun

Bus: The park is close to Tower Ramparts bus station (one of two bus stations in the town centre). Buses 12, 13, 15a and 23 go between the railway station and Tower Ramparts.

Train: There are regular trains running between London and Norwich on the mainline. There are park and ride services to the town centre from Martlesham and London Road (Copdock Interchange).

The walk from the railway station to the start takes about 25 minutes (just over a mile).

Head to the town centre from all main routes (A12/ A14). The nearest postcode to the start is IP4 2BX (the Reg Driver visitors centre; however, there is strictly NO parking within the park.

There is a large multi storey Crown Car Park, Charles Street (IP1 3HS) (opens at 8am), and a number of other car parks including William Street (IP1 3JB) and Regent Car Park, Cobden Place (IP4 2DR), all very close to the park. Limited on street parking exists around the park (some of which is metered), for example Fonnereau Road and Westerfield Road. Please be considerate of local residents and local parking restrictions and/or charges.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Mansion kiosk and tea rooms. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at the Mansion kiosk and tea rooms - please come and join us!

Christchurch Park 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 Christchurch Park 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 christchurchpark@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.