Grove Fields parkrun

Bus: The S9 service from Oxford and the X35 service from Abingdon & Didcot both serve the nearby Wantage Health Centre bus stops, which are roughly a 2 minute walk to the start area and easily accessible on foot.

The X36 service from Didcot & Kingsgrove serves the Grove Airfield Memorial bus stops, which are roughly a 5-10 minute walk to the start area.

Services to/from Faringdon and other local villages serve Wantage Market Place, which is roughly a 15-20 minute walk (approx 1.5km) to the start.

The event is approximately 1.5km from the centre of both Wantage and Grove and is easily accessible on foot by various routes. The start/finish area is located on the meadow to the north of Wantage Health Centre and is accessed from the footpath running between Mably Way, the Health Centre and Grove Fields.

From the East or West: Use the A417 to Wantage.
From the North or South: Use the A338.

Parking is available first-come first-served at Fitzwaryn School, Denchworth Road, Wantage, OX12 9ET and at Crown Packaging, Downsview Road, Wantage, OX12 9BP. Both locations are about 1km from the start (12-13 mins walk, or less as a warm-up jog).
From Fitzwaryn School turn left out of the school and follow Denchworth Road north to the roundabout with the airplane, turning right onto Mably Way.
From Crown Packaging follow Downsview Road east to the roundabout and continue straight over onto Mably Way. At the Health Centre walk around the right of the building and exit the gate at the rear of the site - the start/finish area is in the meadow just north of the Health Centre.

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

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

Grove Fields 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 Grove Fields 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 grovefields@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.