Eglinton parkrun

Train: the nearest train stations are Kilwinning and Irvine.

Bus: From Irvine Cross, take the number 11 Ardrossan bus to the Dykehead cottages stop. From there follow the footpath into the park.

From Kilwinning, take the number 11 Kilmarnock bus to the Dykehead cottages stop. From there follow the footpath into the park.

From Kilwinning: The Kilwinning gate entrance is 1mile from the centre of Kilwinning and 1.5 miles from Kilwinning railway station. From station go left (eastward) at traffic lights and continue along main road via Kilwinning centre in direction of Irvine (A737). Park entrance is on left on way out of Kilwinning.

From Irvine: The Kilwinning gate entrance is just over 2 miles from the centre of Irvine, travel north along the A737. The park entrance is on the right on the way into Kilwinning.

The start is 1km from the park entrance - along road and over stone bridge and keeping left, continue along road. The start is between the old factory and the Tournament Bridge.

Eglinton Country Park is well sign posted from all nearby roads: situated between Irvine and Kilwinning. Access is from the A78 Eglinton interchange or from the A737 from Kilwinning

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: The Tournament Café. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in The Tournament Café - please come and join us!

Eglinton 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 Eglinton parkrun 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 eglinton@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.