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North Farm 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: 50.88511, -0.40816. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.

Coordinates 50.88511, -0.40816.

The course

Course description

The event is an off road trail course that is a straightforward out and back route, but very hilly. The start point is part way up the bridleway off from the Wiston Estate and participants will head south for approx. 500 yards before turning off and heading North up towards Chanctonbury Ring. This is all uphill and the turnaround point will be just before the cattle gate at the top field where participants will follow the same route back down. The finish line and funnel is approx. 100 yards past where the start was. Elevation from bottom to top is roughly 130 metres.

On the course

The course is 5k long. The course is at North Farm, Washington. 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

Cranks Café will be open by the start and finish where you can grab a drink and a bite to eat after the event. Toilets are very limited within cafe.

There is an overflow car park on the estate that participants are welcome to use. There are approx. 75 spaces so people are asked to car share where possible. The next nearest car park is the one on The South Downs Way at Washington which is approx. half a mile walk away. There is space for approx. 20 cars there but can get busy on weekends. No parking should take place in the Chalk car park.

More details

Public transport

Bus: No 23 bus stops at Washington Bostal about a 0.7 mile walk away. Head to the Washington car park on The South Downs Way and there is a gate that will take you down a track parallel with the A24 to North Farm.

On foot

Head to the Washington car park on The South Downs Way and there is a gate that will take you down a track parallel with the A24 to North Farm.

By road

If using SATNAV, the nearest postcode is RH20 4BB. The what3words location of the car park is ///bikes.taskbar.piper

If heading North on the A24, take the turn off at Windlesham House School and follow the road round, over the bridge before turning left into The Wiston Estate.

If heading South on the A24, take the turn off, take the turn off when you see the signs for Wiston Estate and Chalk Restaurant, follow the road round and turn right into The Wiston Estate.

No parking should take place in the Chalk car park. See Facilities for parking options.

Coffee

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Cranks Café. Please come and join us!

We're friendly

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at Cranks Café - please come and join us!

Course safety

North Farm 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 North Farm 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 northfarm@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

3
Events
915
Finishers
950
Finishes
109
Volunteers
19
Personal bests
145
Groups
00:33:58
Average finish time

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