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Parkrun
Perry Hall 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
- Perry Hall Park
Meeting point: 52.52486, -1.91183. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 52.52486, -1.91183.
The course
Course description
This is a 3 lap (with 3 slightly different laps), mainly flat course, all on paths except for approx. 20 meters. The course starts by the moat area near the main gates on Perry Avenue. Run over the main bridge and turn right, following the path around the cricket pitches in a circle back to the bridge. On the second lap, you will turn off onto a straight path three quarters around the circle; you will then turn at the cone and retrace your steps back to the main laps. On the third lap, you will turn off at the path approximately halfway round which follows the river, again turning around a cone and coming back onto the main laps. When you get back to the main bridge after completion of the three laps, turn right to go back to the start / finish area.
Please keep to the right on the out and back paths where runners are going in the opposite direction.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is in Perry Hall Park, Birmingham. The course is run on a mixture of tarmac paths, gravel paths and grass. 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 through the main gates on Perry Avenue.
Toilets, situated near the main gate, are open from around 8:00am
More details
Public transport
Bus: The two bus routes that run past Perry Hall Park are the 51 between Birmingham city centre and Walsall, and the 952 between Birmingham and Perry Beeches. Alight the bus at Alexander Stadium and walk to road Perry Avenue. Turn right and follow road till you get to Main gates of Perry Hall Park.
Train: The nearest train station is Hamstead, which is served by London Midland services running between Birmingham New Street and Walsall or Rugeley Trent Valley. Services run every 30 minutes on a Saturday morning.
On foot
From One Stop Shopping Centre walk down A34 towards Walsall till you reach Perry Avenue. Turn left onto Perry Avenue till you get to Main gates of Perry Hall Park.
By road
From the M6, exit at J7 using the A34 towards Birmingham. Continue along A34 until you approach Alexander Stadium. Turn right onto Perry Avenue. Perry Hall Park gates are at the end of the road.
From Lancaster Circus in Birmingham city centre, take the B4114 Lancaster Street and continue onto A34 towards Perry Barr and the Alexander Stadium. Turn left onto Perry Hall Avenue. Perry Hall Park gates are at the bottom of the road.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Goodfillas, 297 Walsall Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B42 1TY. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in Goodfillas, 297 Walsall Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B42 1TY - please come and join us!
Course safety
Perry Hall 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 Perry Hall 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 perryhall@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
- 525
- Events
- 11,809
- Finishers
- 69,498
- Finishes
- 1,146
- Volunteers
- 9,111
- Personal bests
- 1,022
- Groups
- 00:31:41
- Average finish time
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- Sutton Park junior parkrun Sutton Park juniors · 6.0 km
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- Walsall Arboretum parkrun Walsall Arboretum · 7.9 km
Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with P
- UK Postcode Areas Postcode area B
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: P, Pr, Pa, Pu
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