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Parkrun
Cranleigh 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
- Knowle Park
Meeting point: 51.13819, -0.49151. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 51.13819, -0.49151.
The course
Course description
This is a two-lap anti-clockwise course with the start around 50m west of the Knowle Park car park - briefing area on the lakeside lawn just the other side of the children’s playground. The course initially follows all-weather paths round the edge of the new park and around the lake, then onto a soil path before rejoining all-weather paths, before heading onto grass and along a hedge line up and down a lovely hill. The second lap is a repeat of the first, with a left turn onto a grass field for a short out and back to the finish line.
Normal trainers or road shoes are fine when the course is dry or firm. In icy or very wet conditions, which often prevail from November through to March, trail shoes or studs are highly recommended. Spikes are not allowed because of potential damage to the prepared paths.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Knowle Park, Cranleigh. The course is run on a mixture of park footpaths, public footpaths and 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
There is a new, relatively small, 60 space car park in the actual park - including 5 disabled parking spaces and 10 EV charging points (pay and display (card or Ringo) - with number plate recognition so please ensure you have paid/do not linger to too long if dropping off). However, that fills quite quickly.
Other car parks are reasonably close, including Snoxhall Fields, GU6 8JW (pay and display, small, cheap - but may be crammed with footballers in winter months). The big car parks at Village Way, GU6 8AF or Stockland Square, GU6 8RG (pay and display) are about 5-10 minute walk away - if you expect to arrive after about 8:40 we suggest you go straight to those.
There are brand new toilets in the Knowle Park car park area - with ‘Changing Places’ standard disabled facilities. An adventure children’s play ground is between the car park and start area. Please note that dogs - as well as being on a lead for the event - are required to be on a lead in the new park area - though they can be let off the lead post-event in the hill area. No swimming in the wild-life lake please!
More details
Public transport
Nearest train station is Guildford, which is a 25-minute bus journey to Cranleigh.
Stagecoach 53 and 63 buses serve Cranleigh from Guildford and Horsham, see the Stagecoach website for timetables.
On foot
If you are not in the actual Knowle Park car park, then from Snoxhall Fields car park, head west across the football pitch to a small gate and cross Knowle Lane to reach the start line. From Village Way car park, walk along the right of the Leisure Centre to reach Snoxhall Fields and then as above.
By road
From Cranleigh High Street, head down Knowle Lane and the start is on your right-hand side - there is a big wooden park sign. See facilities section for car park details.
If using Sat Nav, the nearest postcode for the start is GU6 8JL.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: in the park near the adventure playground at the Heartwork Café Kiosk (and in season the Moooh! Ice Cream kiosk). In really bad weather there is a choice of many cafes in Cranleigh High Street. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in the park near the adventure playground at the Heartwork Café Kiosk (and in season the Moooh! Ice Cream kiosk). In really bad weather there is a choice of many cafes in Cranleigh High Street - please come and join us!
Course safety
Cranleigh 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 Cranleigh 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 cranleigh@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
- 484
- Events
- 10,619
- Finishers
- 53,318
- Finishes
- 661
- Volunteers
- 7,208
- Personal bests
- 795
- Groups
- 00:30:06
- Average finish time
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