Hesketh Park junior parkrun

Bus: Many buses head from Southport to Preston and stop on Albert Road, which is the opposite side of the park to the café, or on Park Crescent, which is near to the café. Bus timetables can be found at the Arriva and Stagecoach websites.

Train: The nearest stations are Southport and Meols Cop, each around ¾ mile from the park. Timetables are available on the Merseytravel website.

For those parking or living near to the park, the start is by the café. If you find yourself in the park and are unsure of which way to go, you will see the café at one end of the lake.

Postcode nearest the start is PR9 9ND.

From Preston: Entering Southport at the Plough Roundabout, take the 2nd exit following A565 towards Southport. Continue straight on at all junctions and mini-roundabouts until reaching the park. On reaching the roundabout by the park, the start area can be found by taking the 2nd exit (Park Crescent) and using one of the park entrances to the right.

From Ormskirk: At Kew Island take the third exit (Meols Cop Road). Follow this straight down onto Norwood Road then Norwood Avenue. At the end (a T-Junction on a hill) turn left onto Roe Lane, then first right into Park Avenue. At the end of Park Avenue, take the first exit off the roundabout and use one of the park entrances to the right.

From Liverpool: Follow Coastal Road / Marine Drive towards and out of Southport. Turn right at the roundabout about ¾ mile beyond the pier onto Fairway and then left at the end onto Promenade / Park Road West. Straight on at the lights then first left. Use one of the entrances into the park on the left.

There is free parking around most of the perimeter of the park but please be aware of short no-parking sections where there is a narrowing of the road.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Hesketh Park Café. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at Hesketh Park Café - please come and join us!

Hesketh Park junior parkrun is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone. To make the event as safe as possible, participants, spectators and volunteers are asked to take note of the following rules and guidelines:

• Whilst parkrun fully accepts its duty of care and will do everything it can to minimise risk of injury and harm to all participants whilst at parkrun events, it is parent/guardians who ultimately have responsibility for the welfare of their children.
• It is not mandatory for a parent/guardian to participate in junior parkruns, but children under the age of 11 must be accompanied to/from the event by a responsible adult, and the responsible adult must remain in attendance for the duration of the event.
• junior events are open and inclusive. Disabled people may participate wherever it is safe for them to do so. The event team can provide disabled participants with course information in order that the participant (or their parent/guardian) can make an informed decision about their safe participation.
• Whilst more competitive children can use junior parkruns to test themselves against their own time, and against others, participation should ultimately be for fun, and we urge all parents/guardians/volunteers not to put children under undue pressure to perform.
• junior parkruns are running, jogging and walking events, and the use of children’s scooters, balance bikes, trikes or cycles is prohibited.
• Slower runners are encouraged to seed themselves, by starting towards the back of the group especially if an adult is accompanying them.
• junior parkruns are timed events. Only those aged between 4 to 14 years old completing the course themselves will be given a result. ​
• Exceptions to this rule are subject to the discretion of parkrun head office. Examples include those over 14 with special educational needs (SEN) or those with a registered disability, for whom social interaction and physical activity may be difficult but important.
• A strict ‘no barcode no result’ policy will be enforced.
• Buggies are allowed, subject to course conditions, but only if the adult pushing the buggy is accompanying a junior parkrunner. Adults with buggies are urged to position themselves appropriately for the safety and enjoyment of all.
• With the exception of assistance dogs, dogs are not allowed to accompany walkers, joggers, runners or volunteers at junior parkrun events.
• 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.
• Spectators should keep clear of participants on the course and keep control of any children and dogs.
• Participants should take care near roads and car parks, congregate away from the cars and be careful if driving to/from the event.
• Photography or filming is likely to take place at junior parkrun events. Please see our photos page for more details.
• 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.

Please consider helping the event by volunteering - this event survives only because of your generosity. Please visit the volunteer page for more information.

All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email heskethparkjuniors@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.