Northampton parkrun

From the West (St James) - Take the Spencer Bridge Road and continue on to Grafton Street. Turn left up the Barrack Road (A508), and after the third road on the right (Leicester Street)

From the East (Abington / Weston Favell) - Take the Wellingborough Road and continue north of Abington Park. At the roundabout take the Abington Avenue and continue along until you reach the Kettering Road. The Racecourse is ahead of you.

From the South (Town Centre) - Head toward the Upper Mounts (The Mounts Baths & Northampton Fire Station). From Upper Mounts head towards the Charles Bradlaugh Pub and turn left on to Earl Street, continuing along onto Military Road until you reach the Racecourse.

From the North (Headlands/Kingsley Park) - Head towards the Kettering Road and follow the road South until you arrive at the Racecourse on the right

Postcode for Satnav users: NN1 4LG. Follow AA signage from M1 junctions 15, 15a and 16. Allow time for parking on street and walking 5-10 mins, and for those intending to use the car park - please keep to the marked parking bay, don't double park, park on the grass, straddle a footpath or block the access for emergency vehicles. Please be considerate to the local residents and other road users.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: at The Good Loaf, 1 Overstone Road, NN1 3JL. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at The Good Loaf, 1 Overstone Road, NN1 3JL - please come and join us.

Northampton 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 Northampton 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 northampton@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.

The Racecourse is located north of the Town Centre and main station and is well served by the following bus routes on Kettering Rd: 2 ; 7; 11; 38; 52

Northampton Rail Station is a short distance from The Racecourse. The station is served by the following bus routes: 19; 19E