Downs Link parkrun, Shoreham-by-Sea

Bus: Stagecoach 700 bus stops at Adur Recreation Ground and Shoreham High Street, both of which are walkable to the start.

Train: The nearest station is Shoreham-by-Sea, which is about a mile away from the start.

The start is approximately a 25-minute walk (1.2 miles) from Shoreham train station. From the train station, walk west on Station Approach towards Brunswick Road/Buckingham Road. Turn right onto Buckingham Road and then take the first left onto Queen’s Place. Queens Place merges into Raven’s Road. Continue to the end of Raven’s Road then turn right and almost immediately left onto Hebe Road. Continue down Hebe Road, which will turn into Swiss Gardens and then Connaught Avenue. At the end of Connaught Avenue. When you reach the end of Connaught Avenue, turn left onto Upper Shoreham Road. Walk to the end of Upper Shoreham Road, where you will see a roundabout with two pubs on opposite sides of the road, the Amsterdam and the Red Lion. Cross over the Old Shoreham Road by the Amsterdam pub and you will see an entrance to the Downslink path. Make your way onto the path, turning right and walk down towards the flyover bridge carrying the A27.

There is limited parking available at the Adur Recreation Ground car park (BN43 5LT). Please note: this is a 20 minute walk away to the start area. Participants will need to allow enough time to get to the start. There are a number of car parks in Shoreham town centre, and a small amount of designated parking along Steyning Road and Old Shoreham Road.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Amsterdam Inn. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at the Amsterdam Inn - please come and join us!

Downs Link parkrun, Shoreham-by-Sea 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 Downs Link parkrun, Shoreham-by-Sea 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 downslinkshorehambysea@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.