Graves parkrun

Access to the start from the south west can be obtained by walking or cycling through the park from the Meadowhead entrance on the west side of the park. Head towards the Rose Garden Café, and onto the car park beside the Animal Farm. Access from the south is either via the Graves Park entrance off Norton Park View, again follow tracks north towards Rose Garden Café as above. Alternatively by foot / bicycle from the south end of Bunting Nook (no car access) , brings you to the entrance to the car park.

Postal Code for satnav: S8 8LL.

From Sheffield City Centre (and the north): Follow the A61 towards Chesterfield. At the traffic lights just after Homebase (which you will pass on the left) turn left onto Scarsdale Road. Follow Scarsdale Road into Derbyshire Lane and continue for about three quarters of a mile. The park will now be on your right, continue along Hemsworth Road until you reach some traffic lights, the entrance to the park is on the right just before Bunting Nook.

From Chesterfield (and the south): Follow the A61 towards Sheffield, when you reach the A61/B6054 (Meadowhead) roundabout take the third exit onto Bochum Parkway (B6054). Follow the parkway for half a mile until you will reach a roundabout. Take the first exit into Norton. Continue through Norton until you reach a mini roundabout turn left onto Hemsworth Road. Follow Hemsworth Road for half a mile until you reach some traffic lights the entrance to the park is on the left next to Bunting Nook.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: at Rose Garden Cafe. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at Rose Garden Cafe - please come and join us.

Graves 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 Graves 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 graves@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.

• Services 20 and 20A provide a service every 10 minutes along Derbyshire Lane and Hemsworth Road, these will provide easy access to the start at the animal farm.
• Services 25, 25a, 53 and 75 provide a frequent service from the city centre past the bottom of Derbyshire lane. You would need to get off at bottom of Derbyshire lane, just after Heeley retail park, and swap onto 20/20A as above.

For details of bus times and routes contact Yorkshire Traveline on 0870 608 2 608 or visit http://www.travelsouthyorkshire.com. The majority of bus services are operated by First South Yorkshire and Stagecoach Sheffield

The nearest railway station to the park is Dore. The station is served by First Trans-Pennine Express and Northern services on the Sheffield-Manchester route. There are no bus services from the station to the park but taxis can be booked (see below). Sheffield railway station connects the city to most other major UK cities. The station is a 20-30 minute bus journey away (route 53 serves the station). For train times contact National Rail Enquiries on 08457 484950 or visit www.nationalrail.co.uk.

A taxi from the city centre to the park will cost between £6 and £8, taxi ranks can be found at the train station and through out the city centre. Alternatively mini cabs can be booked from a variety of local firms including Mercury Cars on 0114 266 2662