Forest of Dean junior parkrun

Bus: Detailed times of all local bus services in the Forest of Dean are available from Traveline, and they can be contacted on: 0870 608 2 608. See also the Traveline South West web site and look for buses to Five Arces

The course is 1.7m (2.8km) from the centre of Coleford.

Five Acres is on the A4136 Gloucester Monmouth road. It will be best to use a satnav or route planner. Full address is:
Forest Leisure Coleford
Berry Hill
Coleford
Glos
GL16 7JT

From each car park, please allow 5 minutes for an easy jog to the start of the event, located in the woods. Please take time to view the route of the course.

From the Chepstow/Old Severn Bridge take the A48 to Lydney. Turn left onto the B4234 to Parkend and keep following the B4234 until you come to Myriestock Cross Roads where the A4136 crosses. Turn left and follow the A4136 go into the Forest Leisure car park or carry on into Lakers School car park.

From Ross on Wye/Lybrook Follow the B4234 from Ross on Wye to Lydbrook and continue on the B4324 to Myriestock Cross roads where the A4136 crosses. Turn Right and follow the A4136 go into the Forest Leisure car park or carry on into Lakers school car park.

From Gloucester Follow the A40 from Gloucester until you get to Huntley. Just after Huntley fork off to the left on the A4136 and follow the A4136 go into the Forest Leisure car park or carry on to the Lakers school car park.

From Monmouth Follow the A4136 from Monmouth into the Forest of Dean. Stay on the A4136 go into the Forest Leisure car park or carry on into the the Lakers school car park.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: a local café. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in a local café - please come and join us!

Forest of Dean 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 forestofdeanjuniors@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.