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Parkrun
Lyme Park parkrun
A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! Nearby Sunday 2k junior parkrun events for 4 to 14 year olds and their families can be found here.
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United Kingdom
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England
- 5 kilometres
- Lyme Park
Meeting point: 53.33719, -2.05840. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 53.33719, -2.05840.
The course
Course description
Breathtaking. Literally!
Lyme Park parkrun begins towards the back of the main car park - the open gate marking the start line. The first uphill section (almost exactly 800m) is tough, narrow and loose under foot, however your perseverance will immediately be rewarded as you pass through a second open gate into the woods, which is rich in colour, but more importantly, flat! As you pass under the trees and along this next section, you will reach a second open gate where you should turn 90 degrees to your left. This narrow trail runs parallel with the park wall and is gently undulated and highlighted with small crossing streams. Glance to your right and you may be treated to your first deer sighting. At the end of this section, turn left again, through a third open gate and run straight ahead, passing the archery field on your right and through the final open gate. Please take extra care at this short part of the run, as you pass the staff car park on your left. Bear round to the right and follow the road until you spot the first large stone, turning left as you reach it, and head towards Lyme Park’s Cage. This huge open space with spectacular panoramic views of Manchester and beyond, will almost certainly give you perspective, and take your mind away from any aches or pains. Pass to the right of the Cage and head downwards over a rocky path, taking care to lift your feet on this loose (and unforgiving) terrain. As the path blends into the grass, it becomes very slippery and ends with a sharp turn to the left. Marshals will be ready to catch you at the bottom! Dig deep for this last section, a gradual incline awaits up to the finish line, a few hundred feet in front of the house, and in perfect situ to head off for a well earned breakfast at the Timber Yard Coffee Shop
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is in Lyme Park, Disley. The course is run on a mixture of loose and stony trail, woodland trail, tarmac and grass. Some sections of the course may accumulate mud, leaves and puddles after rain. Dependent on availability, marshals will be at key sections of the course, or signs will be in place.
Please remember that the parkrun uses shared paths. For the continued success of the event, please give way to other park users. This won't hurt your time, it won't stop you from getting a PB and it will make sure everyone continues to enjoy the event.
Please, wherever possible walk, jog, cycle or use public transport when attending the event. If you do have to drive, please consider car-sharing to reduce our impact on both the environment and other park users. Please also watch out for other park users when arriving and leaving. Parking may be limited so try to arrive early.
Facilities
Toilets are located by the Timber Yard Courtyard, by the duck lake and are open from 8:30am. They are sign posted from the main car park and easy to locate.
More details
Public transport
Disley Village is 0.5 miles from the park entrance. The main entrance to Lyme Park is on the A6 road from Stockport to Buxton in Disley.
The main drive of the park is approximately 1.5 miles long so is a great warm up to the parkrun.
Train: Disley Station is located half a mile from the park entrance on the A6.
On foot
To enter by foot you can access the park from the northern end of Gritstone Trail or through the main gates located on the A6.
The main park driveway is 1.5 miles.
The Lyme Park parkrun begins towards the back of the main car park ? to the right of the main house in the park, the open gate marks the start line.
By road
The main entrance to Lyme Park is on the A6 road from Stockport to Buxton in Disley.
Parking: There is ample parking located 200 yards from the main house. The main gates will be open from 8:30am and parking will be free. The Lyme Park parkrun begins towards the back of the main car park - the open gate marking the start line.
Sat-Nav: stay on A6
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Timber Yard Coffee Shop. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in the Timber Yard Coffee Shop - please come and join us!
Course safety
Lyme Park 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 Lyme Park parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.
Age grading
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.
Volunteering
All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email lymepark@parkrun.com to help.
Safeguarding
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.
Event stats
- 576
- Events
- 19,955
- Finishers
- 72,134
- Finishes
- 1,066
- Volunteers
- 9,463
- Personal bests
- 1,374
- Groups
- 00:31:09
- Average finish time
Nearby parkruns
- Whaley Bridge junior parkrun Whaley Bridge Memorial Park · 4.8 km
- Marple parkrun Brabyns Park, Stockport · 7.5 km
- Marple junior parkrun Brabyns Park · 7.9 km
- Bramhall parkrun Bramhall Park, near Stockport · 7.9 km
- Victoria junior parkrun, Macclesfield Victoria Park · 9.3 km
- Woodbank parkrun Woodbank Memorial Park, Stockport · 9.3 km
- Macclesfield parkrun South Park · 11 km
- Cheadle Hulme parkrun Bruntwood Park, Cheadle · 11 km
Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with L
- UK Postcode Areas Postcode area SK
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: La, Lu, Lr
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