Great Lines parkrun, Medway

Bus: Route 101 (Maidstone to Gillingham Bus Station via Chatham), Route 182 (Chatham to Twydall) and the “Loop” service (Hempstead Valley to Chatham) all stop adjacent to the start in Brompton Road.
Route 177 (Walderslade to Hazlemere Drive via Canterbury Street) is a 5 minute walk from the start. The nearest bus stop is next to St Mark’s Church in Canterbury Street.

Train: The nearest train station is Gillingham (Kent), which is a 10 minute walk from the start. Trains from Victoria to Ramsgate and Dover Priory (via Faversham) and from Charing Cross service via Gravesend terminates at Gillingham.
The High Speed Service “HS” from St Pancras International to Ramsgate (via Gravesend) all stop at Gillingham. From the east, all trains from Ramsgate and Dover Priory via Faversham stop at Gillingham, including HS services.

The park is an open park and can be accessed by foot from numerous directions. In addition to the main approach from the north, the park is accessible from the south via the various footpaths close to Chatham town centre and near Fort Amherst.

Please consider car-sharing when possible.

For those travelling from London, the best route is from the A289. Leave the A2 at Strood and exit the A289 at the Gillingham Gate traffic lights after leaving the Medway tunnel (signposted as Brompton, B2004). Proceed to the A231 and turn left. After 400m, Medway Park Sports Centre is on the left and Great Lines Heritage park is on the right.

For those travelling from the coast, leave the M2 at junction 4. Use the A278/A2/A289. Exit the A289 at the Gillingham Gate traffic lights by the police station (signposted as Brompton, B2004). Proceed to the A231 and turn left. After 400m, Medway Park Sports Centre is on the left and Great Lines Heritage Park is on the right.

For those travelling from the south, follow the A229/A230 to Chatham and then follow the A231 towards Gillingham. Medway Park Sports Centre is on the left and Great Lines Heritage Park is on the right.

Parking: There is limited free parking in Marlborough Road up to 2 hours, but there are several pay and display car parks in Medway Park and Gillingham town centre which are within a convenient walking distance of the start. Please note that parking in the adjacent residential areas is limited to residents only.

For satellite navigation systems, the post code for the adjacent Medway Park Sports Centre is ME7 1HF.

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!

Great Lines parkrun, Medway 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 Great Lines parkrun, Medway 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 greatlines@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.