Herrington Country parkrun

Bus: There are regular bus services that operate passing through Penshaw and both stop at the bottom of Penshaw Monument near to the entrance to Herrington Country Park. Service 78 operates between Sunderland and Chester-le-Street. Service 2 operates between Washington and Sunderland.

Herrington Country Park is easily accessible from Chester Road (A183) with the main entrance just off the Penshaw Monument roundabout.

There is also a pedestrian entry to the park at the west end which is just opposite the Prospect Public House.

The country park can also be accessed from the New Herrington side via a number of entry points but you should allow a few extra minutes to get to the start area.

To find us using Satnav please use postcode DH4 7EL.

From the A19 take the A183 Sunderland/Chester-Le-Street exit and head towards Chester-Le-Street (2 miles). From the A1 junction 63 follow the A183 towards Sunderland (5 miles). Herrington Country Park is on the opposite side of the A183 from Penshaw Monument.

parkrunners can park for free in the car park next to the boating lake or the overflow car park located at the entrance to the country park. There are allocated disabled parking spaces and electric car charging bays in the main car park.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Penshaw Tea Room. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in Penshaw Tea Room - please come and join us!

Herrington Country 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 Herrington Country 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 herringtoncountry@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.