Going ahead this Saturday
No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
Parkrun
Felixstowe 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
- Undercliff Road West
Meeting point: 51.95778, 1.34574. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 51.95778, 1.34574.
The course
Course description
A single lap event on the promenade. Congregate on the grass event area behind the leisure centre. The run starts and finishes at the distance marker lamp post on the prom, beside the leisure centre. The run heads SW, turning around at the bench in front of the Martello tower, approx. 1.2km from the start. The run now continues past the start, heading NE for approx. 1.3km, turning around at the Seafront shelter before returning to the finish. Please note, though dogs are welcome at this event, it is it is hard tarmac surface so this is left to the owner’s discretion.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Undercliff Road West, Felixstowe. The course is run entirely on tarmac 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 are available near the town hall which is approximately a 5 minute walk. During the summer months, portaloos are available close to the course start and there are toilets along the route.
More details
Public transport
Bus number 75 stops at the Leisure centre.
The train from Ipswich station arrives at 8.24 and then it is approximately a 10 minute walk to the leisure centre.
On foot
From Great Eastern Square walk south along Hamilton Road bearing left at St Andrews Rd to remain on Hamilton Road. At the end turn right onto Undercliff Road and the leisure centre will be on your left and the meeting area will be directly behind the leisure centre.
By road
From the A14 head east on Dock Gate 1 roundabout towards Haven Exchange. Exit the roundabout onto Walton Ave/A154. Turn left onto Langer Rd, at the roundabout take 3rd exit onto Undercliff Rd, then at the next roundabout continue straight to stay on Undercliff Rd.
Street parking and pay and display parking behind leisure centre, off Sea Road.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Boardwalk Cafe Bar. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in the Boardwalk Cafe Bar - please come and join us!
Course safety
Felixstowe 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 Felixstowe 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 felixstowe@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
- 373
- Events
- 15,431
- Finishers
- 117,158
- Finishes
- 1,083
- Volunteers
- 16,288
- Personal bests
- 777
- Groups
- 00:29:55
- Average finish time
Nearby parkruns
- Felixstowe Prom junior parkrun Felixstowe Prom · under 100 m
- Harwich parkrun Cliff Park · 4.7 km
- Cliff Park junior parkrun Cliff Park, · 4.7 km
- Kesgrave parkrun Kesgrave · 13 km
- Kesgrave junior parkrun Kesgrave · 13 km
- Ravenswood Primary School junior parkrun Ravenswood Community Primary School · 13 km
- Walton Promenade parkrun Walton Promenade · 13 km
- Alton Water parkrun Alton Water Reservoir · 15 km
Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with F
- UK Postcode Areas Postcode area IP
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: F, Fe, Xe, Fr, Fl
Park5K is not affiliated with parkrun. - last updated 26 October 2026
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