Irchester Country parkrun

Bus: The Stagecoach X46 service between Northampton and Raunds stops near the main entrance to the park on the B570 road.
Visit the Stagecoach website for timetables.

Train: The nearest train station is Wellingborough which is served by trains from London St Pancras heading north, and from Nottingham going south.
Visit the East Midlands Rail website for timetables.

From Wellingborough railway station it is a 1.8 mile walk to the start of the course (30-40 mins). Follow Senwick Road to the Embankment and then turn left at the roundabout onto the A509 heading south. Immediately after going under the A45 bridge, turn left at the war memorial onto Daniels Road, and continue to the end of the road where you will find a small pedestrian gate on the right hand side leading onto a footpath that goes directly to the course start.

Use the postcode NN29 7DL for Sat Nav directions, and then follow the brown and white signs to Irchester Country Park. The main entrance is on Gypsy Lane (B570) off the A509 between Wellingborough and Woollaston.

Parking is payable on arrival from a ticket machine situated in each of the three car parks. Parking costs £3.50 for up to 12 hours at the park. Machines take both cash and card, and you can also use the PayByPhone app to purchase your parking ticket. Alternatively, for regular visitors to the park, an annual parking pass can be purchased online for £55.

Volunteers are entitled to free parking - passes can be collected from the Volunteer Co-ordinator on arrival.

There are three main car parks on the site, and additional overflow parking may be opened on the meadows during the summer months. Please arrive early in case the on-site parking is full. Alternatively, free parking is available at The Embankment and is just a short walk away (w3w: ///spoken.swim.lingering). Please consider car sharing to reduce our impact on the environment.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Quarryman's Rest Café. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in the Quarryman's Rest Café - please come and join us!

Irchester 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 Irchester 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 irchestercountry@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.