Moors Valley parkrun

The number 38 bus service that covers the Ferndown and Ringwood area stops at Lions Lane, at the Castleman Trailway entrance to Moors Valley (just over a mile walk to the Visitor Centre). Please visit the Traveline website (click on all stops) or phone 0845 0727 093 for more details.

The Forest Bus Baby service runs between Hythe Ferry terminal and Moors Valley at weekends and bank holidays between 24 May and 31 October.

You can walk or cycle to Moors Valley from Ringwood or West Moors along the Castleman Trailway.

You can access the north end of the Country Park from Potterne Way in Verwood by walking through the playing fields at Potterne Park.

Moors Valley is situated ten miles north of Bournemouth. From the west, it is signposted from the Ashley Heath roundabout at the junction of the A31 and A338, between Ringwood and St Leonards. From the east follow the M27 until it joins the A31 and then at the same roundabout (A31/A338) follow the signs for Moors Valley.

Car parking

Leave ample time to enter Moors Valley. On busy weekends it can take up to 15 minutes to get into the site and parked. The First Timers Brief starts at 8.45am and the main Run Brief around 8.50am.

On entering Moors Valley please park in one of the 500 designated car parking spaces. Be mindful not to block access for commercial and emergency vehicles. At times there may be a Forestry Commission Ranger or signage directing cars where to go. Please follow the advice they give.

Car Parking is charged at £2.50 up until 10.30am. You can pay for car parking at any point up to 10.30am by going to a pay machine, entering your car registration, pressing Leaving Now and paying £2.50. Once paid you have until 10.45am to exit the park. If you have paid but exit after 10.45am you will be charged an extra fee, and likewise if you pay after 10.30am normal charges will apply.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: The Barn Cafe. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at The Barn Cafe - please come and join us!

Moors Valley 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 Moors Valley 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 moorsvalley@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.