Going ahead this Saturday
No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
Parkrun
Haverhill parkrun
A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! Nearby Sunday 2k junior parkrun events for 4 to 14 year olds and their families can be found here.
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United Kingdom
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England
- 5 kilometres
- Puddlebrook Playing Fields
Meeting point: 52.07674, 0.42221. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 52.07674, 0.42221.
The course
Course description
The course begins in Puddlebrook Fields just near to Cleves Road. Participants then run anti-clockwise round the fields. After the third lap, they run another half lap of the smaller field and then turn down the 160m finishing straight to the finish.
The course gets muddy in wet and winter conditions, so trail shoes are advisable from late Autumn to early Spring.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Puddlebrook Playing Fields, Haverhill. The course is run entirely on grass. Some sections of the course may accumulate mud, leaves and puddles after rain. Dependent on availability, marshals will be at key sections of the course, or signs will be in place.
Please remember that the parkrun uses shared paths. For the continued success of the event, please give way to other park users. This won't hurt your time, it won't stop you from getting a PB and it will make sure everyone continues to enjoy the event.
Please, wherever possible walk, jog, cycle or use public transport when attending the event. If you do have to drive, please consider car-sharing to reduce our impact on both the environment and other park users. Please also watch out for other park users when arriving and leaving. Parking may be limited so try to arrive early.
Facilities
There are very limited facilities on site. No toilets are available.
More details
Public transport
No public transport available to the venue.
On foot
The venue is located 1 mile from the town centre. From town centre car parks, walk towards the southern end of the High Street and turn right into Duddery Hill. After approx half a mile, turn left into Greenfields Way. Continue to find the event start on your left just after a roundabout, where the road becomes Cleves Road.
By road
From Cambridge, approach Haverhill on A1307. At first roundabout, take second exit onto A1017. Turn left at second roundabout into Homefield Road. Take the first left to access the parking area.
From Bury St Edmunds, follow A143 to Haverhill. At roundabout by Tesco Superstore, turn left to join A1017 Ehringshauser Way. At roundabout turn right onto B1057. At second roundabout, turn right onto A1017. Turn right at second roundabout for Homefield Road. Take the first left to access the parking area.
There is limited parking available at the venue. We recommend parking in Homefield Road, Haverhill, CB9 8QP Some parking is available at Homefield Road Veterinary Surgery. Street parking is available in Homefield Road. It is a 5-min walk across the field to the start.
Please do not park at the doctor’s surgery, nor along Cleves Road as this severely impacts local traffic and local bus services.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Deja Vu Cafe, Queens Street, Haverhill, CB9 9EF. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at Deja Vu Cafe, Queens Street, Haverhill, CB9 9EF - please come and join us!
Course safety
Haverhill 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 Haverhill parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.
Age grading
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.
Volunteering
All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email haverhill@parkrun.com to help.
Safeguarding
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.
Event stats
- 352
- Events
- 4,324
- Finishers
- 16,790
- Finishes
- 499
- Volunteers
- 2,587
- Personal bests
- 448
- Groups
- 00:30:56
- Average finish time
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Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with H
- UK Postcode Areas Postcode area CB
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: H, He
Park5K is not affiliated with parkrun. - last updated 26 October 2026
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