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Norfolk Showground Trail parkrun

United Kingdom England

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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Meeting point: 52.65175, 1.16930. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.

Coordinates 52.65175, 1.16930.

The course

Course description

The event is an out and back course, mostly on grass. The start is approximately 800 metres from the Food Hall car park (about 8-10 minutes walk: to get there, follow the Showground Trail west from the Food Hall car park). After one loop of the field, the route follows the Norfolk Showground Trail to a turnaround point, after which participants follow the Trail back all the way to the finish near the Food Hall.

On the course

The course is 5k long. The course is at Norfolk Showground Trail, Norfolk Showground, Dereham Road, New Costessey, Norwich, NR5 0TT. The course is run on a mixture of grass and trail paths. 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

Café, farm shop and toilets. Free on-site parking. Accessible spaces are available near the Food Hall entrance, next to four Fuuse standard EV charging bays and two fast EV charging bays for rapid charging.

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Public transport

Bus: Norfolk Showground is served by a number of bus routes into/out of the City of Norwich, including Konectbus 4 (from/to Norwich Bus Station/Dereham) and First Eastern Counties Excel buses, which stop right outside the showground. For the latest information, visit the Travel Norfolk and Traveline websites.

Train: The nearest station is Norwich Station, approximately 7 miles away, requiring a taxi or bus to complete the journey.

Cycling: Bike racks available at the Norfolk Food Hall.

On foot

From the village of Easton, travel eastbound along Dereham Road. You can access the start by joining the Showground Trail at one of several pedestrian access points on Dereham Road. The entrance to the Norfolk Food Hall site is opposite the Premier Inn.

By road

SATNAV: NR5 0TT

From the South/East (A11/A140): Take the A47 westbound and follow signs for the Norfolk Showground.

From the North/West: Take the A47 eastbound towards the A1074 Longwater Interchange.
Free on-site parking at the Norfolk Food Hall.

Coffee

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Norfolk Food Hall, Norfolk Showground, Dereham Road, New Costessey, Norwich, NR5 0TT. Please come and join us!

We're friendly

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at Norfolk Food Hall, Norfolk Showground, Dereham Road, New Costessey, Norwich, NR5 0TT - please come and join us!

Course safety

Norfolk Showground Trail 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 Norfolk Showground Trail parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.

Age grading

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For more information, please see our Support page.

Volunteering

All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email norfolkshowgroundtrail@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

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Finishers
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Finishes
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Volunteers
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Personal bests
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Groups
00:29:59
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