Going ahead this Saturday
No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
Parkrun
Pegwell Bay 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
- Pegwell Bay
Meeting point: 51.32096, 1.36145. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 51.32096, 1.36145.
The course
Course description
The Course consists of a two laps of the Pegwell Bay Country Park consisting of gravel trail for the entire route.
Along the route runners will benefit from the most amazing coastal views across Pegwell bay towards Ramsgate, in addition to views along the nature reserve and intertidal mud flats that year on year attracts many wildlife enthusiasts due to its national and international waders and wildfowl
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is in Pegwell Bay Country Park, Kent . The course is run on a mixture of gravel paths and off road. 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 mobile catering facilities on site at the Start/Finish area serving a variety of hot and cold beverages and snacks, with an outdoor seating area.
- Pegwell Bay parkrunners please note that from Saturday 18th May in addition to the paid parking available at the Pegwell Bay Country Park there will be further free parking available at the Viking Cafe which is located 1/4 of a mile away from the start on the Sandwich Road towards Ramsgate. The gates to the viking cafe will be open from 8.30am.
In addition to the free parking there is a cafe selling hot and cold food and drinks and toilet facilities available both before and after your parkrun. Please allow a 5-10 min walk/jog to get to the parkrun starting area.
More details
Public transport
Bus: bus route operated by Stagecoach East Kent, number 87 or 88 Ramsgate to Sandwich Route, alight outside the Sportsman Public House at Cliffs and the Park is located on the opposite side of the road, approximately a 5 minute walk towards Sandwich. For up to date timetable please see their website.Train: Ramsgate Station and Sandwich Station are the two closest mainline Stations, please see bus timetables as above for connecting journeys to the Park.
On foot
The Best access to the park is via car, bike or public transport from either Sandwich (4.7 miles) or Ramsgate. (3.8 miles).
By road
The park is located off the A256 between Sandwich and Ramsgate. The entrance is just south of Cliffs End. The A256 can be accessed from the A299/M2.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the mobile catering facility near the Start/Finish. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in the mobile catering facility near the Start/Finish - please come and join us!
Course safety
Pegwell Bay 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 Pegwell Bay 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 pegwellbay@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
- 631
- Events
- 15,406
- Finishers
- 100,103
- Finishes
- 1,022
- Volunteers
- 14,929
- Personal bests
- 998
- Groups
- 00:28:54
- Average finish time
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Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with P
- UK Postcode Areas Postcode area CT
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: P, Pr, Pb, Pa, Pu
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