Penrith parkrun

Bus: The bus service is the Penrith 646 service and the nearest bus stop is Oak Road, Penrith. There will be a 5-10 minute walk from Oak Road to Frenchfield. Please see the Cumbria County Council website for the timetable.

Train: The nearest train station is Penrith Railway Station (West Coast Main Line). Please see the National Rail website for timetables.

From Carleton Avenue, A686, pass the Cross Keys pub and follow on down the hill heading away from town. At the bottom of the hill the Frenchfield Sports Centre is on the left hand side.

From Carleton Avenue on the A686, turn at the Cross keys pub and follow the sign for Frenchfield. Follow the road down to the bottom of the hill on Carleton Road and turn left in to Frenchfield Sports Centre. The car park is outside the Pavilion.
For Sat Nav purposes use CA11 8UU

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

Everyone is welcome to have a natter and Post Run refreshments in the pavilion.

Penrith 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 Penrith 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 penrith@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.