Going ahead this Saturday
No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
Parkrun
Norwich 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
- Eaton Park, Norwich
Meeting point: 52.62042, 1.25568. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 52.62042, 1.25568.
The course
Course description
Our three-and-a-half-lap course starts by the skateboard park in the south west corner of the park and finishes on the avenue which runs westwards from the rose garden towards the Bandstand. The best way to remember this is to "cross the bridge four times".
Our course has been certified as being exactly 5k in length by an approved UKA course measurer.
Unfortunately dogs are not allowed at this event. The only exception to this rule is when accompanied by an assistance dog.
On the course
The course is 5k long. It's run in Eaton Park, Norwich and run entirely on hard surfaced 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
There are public toilets at the Bandstand and these are usually open from 8am every Saturday.
More details
Public transport
The buses that go to South and North Park Avenue are numbers 25 and 35 respectively. The timetables for these buses can change so we advise people to check the times on or close to day before using.
By road
There is limited car parking space at Eaton Park and we would like to encourage people to walk/cycle to the event, use public transport, or where possible car share.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: at the Eaton Park Café. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee, and lots of other lovely things, at the Eaton Park Cafe - please come and join us.
Course safety
Norwich 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.
- 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.
- Unfortunately dogs are not allowed at this event.
The only exception to this rule is when accompanied by an assistance dog. - 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 Norwich 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 norwich@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
- 776
- Events
- 36,874
- Finishers
- 335,647
- Finishes
- 1,603
- Volunteers
- 53,022
- Personal bests
- 1,395
- Groups
- 00:27:30
- Average finish time
Nearby parkruns
- Eaton junior parkrun Eaton Park · 0.2 km
- Colney Lane parkrun UEA Colney Lane Playing Fields · 2.1 km
- Lea Bridges junior parkrun Lea Bridges Park · 3.0 km
- Sloughbottom parkrun Sloughbottom Park, · 3.1 km
- Waterloo Park junior parkrun Waterloo Park · 3.5 km
- Catton parkrun Catton Park · 4.8 km
- Woodrow Pilling Park junior parkrun Woodrow Pilling Park juniors · 4.9 km
- Norfolk Showground Trail parkrun Norfolk Showground Trail · 6.8 km
Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with N
- UK Postcode Areas Postcode area NR
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: N, Na, Ni, Np, No, Nh
Park5K is not affiliated with parkrun. - last updated 26 October 2026
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