Linford Wood parkrun

Bus: Almost all local buses serve Central Milton Keynes (The Point) which is a mile and a half away. The closest bus stop the the start is on bus route 7, at Heathercroft in Great Linford, 0.6 miles away. (Updated June 2024)

Train: Milton Keynes Central railway station has a very good local and intercity train service, and is a 2.3 mile walk/jog away. The station is served by the Number 7 bus which takes you to Great Linford, as above.

MK Connect: A demand responsive transport system, a bit like a shared taxi, can be booked via the MK Connect app. The wait time is variable, but will pick you up from near your location and drop you at Linford Wood, potentially picking or dropping off other passengers en route. Please check the app on the morning for waiting times which can be more than half an hour, so check/book in good time.

Cycle/Scooter Hire: Various schemes are available, each operating slightly differently. Please make sure you park any hired bicycles or scooters responsibly and subject to area restrictions.

Linford Wood has excellent pedestrian and cycle access from all directions using the Milton Keynes Redway network. Visit the Get Around MK website for more information and walking/cycling maps. The nearest bicycle racks are available outside McDonalds on Breckland, Linford Wood.

Linford Wood has easy access from the Milton Keynes grid road system. It can be accessed from H4 Dansteed Way, V8 Marlborough Street (B4034) and H3 Monks Way (A422). Linford Wood is a short drive from both the A5 (leave at the A422) and M1 junction 14.

Free on street parking is available in Linford Wood East on Sunrise Parkway, Foxhunter Drive and Rockingham Drive. Please park considerately to maintain emergency access.

In addition, EGR have granted us kind permission to use their car park (at your own risk), however please DO NOT park in the row of spaces directly beside the building. This car park can be located on Foxhunter Drive right opposite the start line. Postcode is MK14 6FE.

Additional on-street parking is located on Breckland (Linford Wood West), ideal if you need a quick getaway after finishing parkrun.

Please DO NOT park in any other privately owned car park in Linford Wood.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Costa Coffee, Breckland, Linford Wood. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at Costa Coffee, Breckland, Linford Wood - please come and join us!

Linford Wood 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 Linford Wood 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 linfordwood@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.