Durham City junior parkrun

Please check bus and train times before setting off as services are limited on a Sunday morning.
Take a bus to Durham bus station and follow directions on foot.
The nearest train station is Durham which is on the East Coast mainline. The start of the course is about a 20 minute walk from the station. Exit from the southbound platform and go down the first set of steps on the left of station approach. Cross the road and walk alongside the A690 over the river. Cross over Claypath and walk down the foot/cycle path opposite, take the underpass under the Leazes bowl roundabout, turn left onto the river footpath, cross over Baths bridge and turn left towards the bandstand.

From the north of the city see directions above from the station. From the city centre: Leave the market place via Saddler St and at the fork turn left onto Old Elvet. Before you cross the river take the steps on the left down to the riverside path, head past The Boat House and Whiskey River bars. When you get to Baths bridge, cross and head towards the bandstand.
To avoid the steps, stay on Old Elvet to cross the river, go straight across New Elvet at the traffic lights and turn left onto Territorial Lane. At the end turn right onto Elvet Waterside and join the riverside path towards the bandstand. The bandstand is less than a mile from the Market Square in Durham.

Parking

Please do not go down the lane to Durham Amateur Rowing Club or park in the club car park.

You can park in the overflow car park off Green Lane. This is on Durham University property which is subject to permit parking.

In addition, on Sundays you can also park for along Green Lane and various other roads in the area, although please note this is now chargeable on Sundays. See parking meters for details. Prince Bishops’ car park and other town centre car parks are less than 1 mile from the course.

From A1 (M): Leave the A1 at junction 62 and take the A690 towards the centre of Durham. At Leazes Bowl roundabout take the first exit onto New Elvet and cross the river. At the first traffic lights take a left onto Old Elvet. At the fork in the road, near the prison, turn on to Green Lane on the left.

From A167 (south): At the Cock o’ the North roundabout, turn right onto the A177, turn right at the New Inn traffic lights to stay on the A177, at the roundabout take the 2nd exit and immediately turn left onto Whinney Hill. At the bottom of Whinney Hill after passing the prison turn sharp right onto Green Lane.

From A167 (north): Follow signs to University Hospital of North Durham and turn onto the A691 (Southfield Way) past the hospital, go straight over the small roundabout and right at the County Hall roundabout to stay on A691. At the traffic lights turn left onto the A690, and then right at the Leazes bowl roundabout onto New Elvet and follow directions from A1(M).

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Durham Amateur Rowing Club (DARC), City Boathouse. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in the Durham Amateur Rowing Club (DARC), City Boathouse - please come and join us!

Durham City junior parkrun is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone. To make the event as safe as possible, participants, spectators and volunteers are asked to take note of the following rules and guidelines:

• Whilst parkrun fully accepts its duty of care and will do everything it can to minimise risk of injury and harm to all participants whilst at parkrun events, it is parent/guardians who ultimately have responsibility for the welfare of their children.
• It is not mandatory for a parent/guardian to participate in junior parkruns, but children under the age of 11 must be accompanied to/from the event by a responsible adult, and the responsible adult must remain in attendance for the duration of the event.
• junior events are open and inclusive. Disabled people may participate wherever it is safe for them to do so. The event team can provide disabled participants with course information in order that the participant (or their parent/guardian) can make an informed decision about their safe participation.
• Whilst more competitive children can use junior parkruns to test themselves against their own time, and against others, participation should ultimately be for fun, and we urge all parents/guardians/volunteers not to put children under undue pressure to perform.
• junior parkruns are running, jogging and walking events, and the use of children’s scooters, balance bikes, trikes or cycles is prohibited.
• Slower runners are encouraged to seed themselves, by starting towards the back of the group especially if an adult is accompanying them.
• junior parkruns are timed events. Only those aged between 4 to 14 years old completing the course themselves will be given a result. ​
• Exceptions to this rule are subject to the discretion of parkrun head office. Examples include those over 14 with special educational needs (SEN) or those with a registered disability, for whom social interaction and physical activity may be difficult but important.
• A strict ‘no barcode no result’ policy will be enforced.
• Buggies are allowed, subject to course conditions, but only if the adult pushing the buggy is accompanying a junior parkrunner. Adults with buggies are urged to position themselves appropriately for the safety and enjoyment of all.
• With the exception of assistance dogs, dogs are not allowed to accompany walkers, joggers, runners or volunteers at junior parkrun events.
• 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.
• Spectators should keep clear of participants on the course and keep control of any children and dogs.
• Participants should take care near roads and car parks, congregate away from the cars and be careful if driving to/from the event.
• Photography or filming is likely to take place at junior parkrun events. Please see our photos page for more details.
• 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.

Please consider helping the event by volunteering - this event survives only because of your generosity. Please visit the volunteer page for more information.

All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email durhamcityjuniors@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.