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Penrhyn parkrun

United Kingdom Wales

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: 53.22685, -4.09450. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.

Coordinates 53.22685, -4.09450.

The course

Course description

The route involves 2 big loops and then 2 small loops. The course is mostly flat with some small undulating slopes.
The course starts outside the castle gates where you will follow the path to the left of the castle, keeping the sea on your left hand side. The path continues behind the castle where you will be guided at a cross roads to continue round further with a small incline to another path junction. The run will continue north facing where you will meet the Penrhyn park entry gates and tarmac road to then curl right and then continue towards the castle gates (start point). The small loop will then steer right of the castle gates up towards the grassy hills then down a slope to greet the junction that you came to on your first big loop. The finishing line is finishing is just beyond the 19th Century neo-norman castle gates.
One of the most beautiful and picturesque runs of North Wales

On the course

The course is 5k long. The course is at Penrhyn Castle, Bangor. The course is run on a mixture of tarmac paths and gravel 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

Car parking is available with separate mobility parking, 200 yards from castle & a drop off point. Toilets are available at the car park & in the castle. There is a café & kiosk onsite. Other facilities include; baby changing, baby food heating facilities, a children’s play area and quiz/trail. There will be no charge from the National Trust to enter the castle grounds.

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Public transport

The nearest train station is Bangor, (3 miles from Penrhyn).
Bus services are available from Bangor (No.9) and Caernarfon to Llandudno (Nos. 5, 5B, 5C, 5S or X5).

On foot

From the bus stop at the bottom of the National Trust road, follow the road through the Penrhyn park gates, through the forest to the car park and National Trust Information booth.
The start is at the castle, 500 yards up a hill.

By road

If using Sat Nav please use post code: LL57 4HT
Take exit 11 from A55 towards Bangor/Betwys-y-Coed. At the roundabout take the 3rd exit onto A5. At the next roundabout take the 2nd exit onto Llandegai Road and then turn left into the park gates. Follow the road until you see signs for Car Park to the right. Free Car Parking is available at the venue.

Coffee

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Penrhyn Castle café. Please come and join us!

We're friendly

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in Penrhyn Castle café - please come and join us!

Course safety

Penrhyn 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 Penrhyn 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 penrhyn@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

490
Events
23,868
Finishers
86,529
Finishes
1,141
Volunteers
13,078
Personal bests
1,745
Groups
00:30:13
Average finish time

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