Ferry Meadows parkrun

Bus: Route 1 every 10 minutes from city centre. The nearest bus stop is on Wistow Way (Orton Wistow, adj ferryview). The bus stop is a short walk distance from the start line.

Train: Peterborough’s train station is a short walk distance from the Queensgate bus station where the runners can take the Route 1 bus.

Steam train: The Nene Valley Railway steam train goes from the city center directly to the park every day (find more information at www.nvr.org.uk).

The Park is 20 minutes cycle ride and 40 minutes walk from Peterborough Centre. There is a shared foot and cycle path west along the Nene river starting from the first station of the Nene valley railway close to the Pleasure Fair car park on the junction between Oundle Road and London Road that will take you directly to the Park.

Alternatively make your way along Oundle Road before turning into Ham Lane. Cross the railway line and continue until you see Ferry Meadows Café on your left where you will be directed to the briefing area.

Please consider car-sharing when possible. Try the Travelchoice’s car sharing website to find route matches and information about the benefits of car sharing or, even better, chat to your fellow parkrunners.

Follow the brown tourist attraction signs for Nene Park; Ferry Meadows is signposted on the A605 which has a junction with the A1 (north direction from London). A 2.1m height restriction barrier is in place across the park’s entrance. To have it opened please contact the duty ranger on 07860 308081.

Parking: Car parking works on number plate recognition. Standard tariffs apply. An annual parkrunner's parking pass is available to purchase from Nene Park

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Ferry Meadows Café, show you barcode and get a 10% discount. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in the Ferry Meadows Café, show you barcode and get a 10% discount - please come and join us!

Ferry Meadows 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 Ferry Meadows 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 ferrymeadows@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.