Gloucester North parkrun

From Gloucester Train Station / City centre: The No. 71 bus runs from the bus station opposite the railway station. Get off Opposite Fairmile Gardens, and runs every 10-15 mins. It takes 10 mins to get to Fairmile Gardens by bus. From here, cross the road and walk in the direction of your bus for 25 metres until you come to Plock Court. Turn right into Plock Court and then take the first left into the “Aspire” Oxstalls Sports Park service road. Follow the pavement until you arrive in the car park.

From Gloucester Train Station / City centre: Turn right on station forecourt and locate pedestrian tunnel taking you on to Great Western Road. Turn left down GWR turning right on to London Road. Walk 1 mile up LR to the traffic signals at the top of the hill, turn left on to Cheltenham Road. Follow CR down to the roundabout (500 metres). Take the first exit left and cross Estcourt Road. Walk left down Estcourt Road, residential carriageway, walk for one mile until you reach a 4 way roundabout. Turn right here and walk 400 metres up Tewkesbury Road until you come to the 3rd road to the right, Plock Court. Turn right into Plock Court and then take the first left into the “Aspire” Oxstalls Sports Park service road. Follow the pavement until you arrive in the car park.

Directions from city centre: North East up B4063 London Road. Where the road forks by the church, take the left hand fork onto B4063 Cheltenham Road. At the roundabout, take the second exit continuing on B4063 Cheltenham Road. Turn left at the traffic lights onto Oxstalls Lane and then left again at the traffic lights, into the University of Gloucestershire Oxstalls Campus. Continue past the main building on the left hand side. Parking can be located in front of the Business School (building 7 on the map - see the News page for a map of the car park). From the car park, continue on foot via a pathway between buildings 7 & 8, over the small bridge and turn right along the path/gravel road serving the allotments on the right, entering Plock Court Playing Fields at the end. The start line is located at the far end of the field adjacent to the hockey pitches. Parking is at the risk of those using it and neither the University or parkrun will be held responsible for damage to or theft/loss from vehicles. Please adhere to the speed signs and note that the site is in use by the University’s staff and students on the weekend. Sat Nav: GL2 9HW, w3w location: ///marker.blast.form.

Directions from Motorway M5: Exit M5 (north or southbound) at Junction 11. Take A40 direction Gloucester. Continue until roundabout (Elmbridge Court). Take the third exit right on to B4063 Cheltenham Road. Continue for approximately one mile and at the traffic lights turn right onto Oxstalls Lane and then left at the traffic lights into the University of Gloucestershire Oxstalls Campus. Continue past the main building on the left hand side. Parking can be located in front of the Business School (building 7 on the map - see the News page for a map of the car park). From the car park, continue on foot via a pathway between buildings 7 & 8, over the small bridge and turn right along the path/gravel road serving the allotments on the right, entering Plock Court Playing Fields at the end. The start line is located at the far end of the field adjacent to the hockey pitches. Parking is at the risk of those using it and neither the University or parkrun will be held responsible for damage to or theft/loss from vehicles. Please adhere to the speed signs and note that the site is in use by the University’s staff and students on the weekend. Sat Nav: GL2 9HW, w3w location: ///marker.blast.form.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Oxstalls Sports Park which is wheelchair accessible and has toilet facilities. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at Oxstalls Sports Park which is wheelchair accessible and has toilet facilities - please come and join us!

Gloucester North 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 Gloucester North 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 gloucesternorth@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.