Going ahead this Saturday
No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
- Also cancelled Saturday 7 November: Venue unavailable
Parkrun
Compton Abbas Airfield 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
- Compton Abbas Airfield
Meeting point: 50.96661, -2.15705. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 50.96661, -2.15705.
The course
Course description
Three laps on grass around the edge of the runway. The start and finish are close to the airfield café and car park.
This course takes place on private land which operates as an active airfield outside the times of the parkrun event so there is no access to the course for freedom runs.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Compton Abbas Airfield, Ashmore. The course is run entirely on grass. 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
Café with indoor seating for 70+ people, offering hot and cold drinks, snacks and a varied cooked menu. Additional outdoor facility offering drinks and choice items from the main menu. Both are card only facilities. Dogs welcome.
Toilets are available on-site.
Free off-road parking with approx. 200 spaces is available. Turn right for parking as you enter the airfield main gate. Once the on-site car park is full parking on the nearby roads is not permitted so please consider car sharing and park sensibly without leaving big gaps between cars.
More details
Public transport
There is no public transport available to airfield. The closest train station is located in Gillingham.
On foot
There is no pedestrian footway on the roads leading to the airfield so it is not recommended to travel on foot.
By road
Access from Shaftesbury
Join the B3081, and route through Cann Common & Zig Zag Hill. Follow the signs to Compton Abbas Airfield. Please Note: In 2026, the Airfield cannot be accessed from Shaftesbury via the C13 / Melbury Abbas, due to extensive roadworks.
Access from Salisbury / A30
Turn left onto Dennis Lane at Ludwell, and access via Donhead Hollow. Cross straight over the B3081 junction, following the signs to Compton Abbas Airfield.
Access from the South / Blandford Forum
From Blandford, head towards Shaftesbury from the Sunrise Roundabout. Follow the signs to Compton Abbas Airfield. Postcode for Sat Nav SP5 5AP and what3words: ///hopping.shipped.snowstorm.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Lore of the Sky. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at Lore of the Sky - please come and join us!
Course safety
Compton Abbas Airfield 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 Compton Abbas Airfield 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 comptonabbasairfield@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
- 8
- Events
- 1,841
- Finishers
- 2,088
- Finishes
- 139
- Volunteers
- 127
- Personal bests
- 236
- Groups
- 00:31:30
- Average finish time
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