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Parkrun
East Grinstead 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
- East Court
Meeting point: 51.12901, 0.00137. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 51.12901, 0.00137.
The course
Course description
This is an undulating course consisting of three laps (one small, two large), run in a clockwise direction. Lap one starts at the pavilion and circles the lower field, returning to the pavilion to begin the two large laps. Continuing in the same direction, having repeated the lower field, the course continues through a narrow wooded section before heading up the hill towards the Mansion House and circuiting the upper field.
The course then re-enters the wooded area and back to the pavilion for the start of the identical third lap, returning to the finish line adjacent to the pavilion.
Winter running - East Grinstead parkrun can become very muddy in winter months. We strongly advise all runners to wear appropriate footwear, ideally, trail shoes or spikes. Remember to take extra care especially when in the wet as the course can be slippery.
The course may not be suitable for buggies - please contact the team in advance for further advice on the course.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at East Court, East Grinstead. The course is run on a mixture of grass and trail paths. 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
Toilets: Toilets are in a block near the Mansion House. Please note: the toilets are a 10min walk from the start line, so please allow plenty of time.
Parking: Free parking at East Grinstead Town Football Club - turn into East Court from Holtye Road, then left down the drive to the car park. There is then a short walk to the start.
More details
Public transport
Buses stop to the north of the park on Holtye Road and to the south on Estcots Drive. The nearest train station is East Grinstead.
On foot
East Court can be accessed on foot from either Estcots Drive or the A264, Holyte Road. It is a 15 minute walk from the centre of East Grinstead, and 20 minutes from East Grinstead railway station.
By road
If driving, East Court should be accessed from the A264, Holtye Road. From the direction of Tunbridge Wells, pass the Queen Victoria Hospital on the Right; straight over the first roundabout and turn left into the park just ahead of the next roundabout.
From the southbound A22, head towards the town centre with the fire station on the left. Immediately after the traffic lights follow the brown tourist signs for East Court and turn left into Moat Road. Follow the road past the Kings Centre on the right, straight over the first roundabout, right round the second roundabout then turn left into the park.
Post code for GPS: RH19 3LS
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the East Grinstead Town Football Club. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in the East Grinstead Town Football Club - please come and join us!
Course safety
East Grinstead 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.
- 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.
- The course may not be suitable for buggies - please contact the team in advance for further advice on the course.
We hope these tips help to ensure that East Grinstead 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 eastgrinstead@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
- 396
- Events
- 9,751
- Finishers
- 36,431
- Finishes
- 907
- Volunteers
- 4,609
- Personal bests
- 856
- Groups
- 00:31:21
- Average finish time
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Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with E
- Compass Club Contains “east” as a word
- UK Postcode Areas Postcode area RH
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: Eu, Er, Es
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