Houghton Hall parkrun

From Luton, Arriva service Z operates via the Busway up to Skimpot through Lewsey Farm and Houghton Regis. From Dunstable, Arriva service A and Centrebus service E operate from Church St via the Busway to Houghton Regis and the E also operates to Houghton Regis from Toddington.

All services stop at Morrisons, High St, Houghton Regis, from there it’s a short walk to the park and visitors centre.

The Visitor Centre is through the park opposite the shopping centre in the town centre.

Postcode for Satnav is LU5 5UZ. M1 (North and South) leave at exit 11A and follow signs for Houghton Regis on the Sundon Road. Straight across on the roundabout past the Chequers pub. The visitor centre in on the right.

From Dunstable turn onto the Houghton Road from the A5/Dunstable High St North and turn right at the roundabout at the Chequers pub.

Parking at the visitor centre or on the High Street beside the shopping centre.
Please assist our neighbours and avoid parking in Moore Crescent. Whenever possible please use the Peabody (previously Catalyst) car park which is accessible from Houghton Hall Business Park.There is a gate straight into the Visitor Centre's car park.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Houghton Hall Park Visitor Centre. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in Houghton Hall Park Visitor Centre - please come and join us!

Houghton Hall 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 Houghton Hall 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 houghtonhall@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.