Pontefract parkrun

Train: use either Tanshelf Railway Station (Wakefield; Featherstone; Pontefract Line) or Glasshoughton (Leeds; Castleford; Knottingley Line).

Bus: Bus services run frequently along Park Road from Pontefract and Castleford.

From Pontefract town centre, proceed along the A639 Park Road towards Castleford and Junction 32 Outlet Centre. Pass Tanshelf railway station following signposts to Pontefract Racecourse and Xscape. The park and racecourse is approximately 0.25 mile past the railway station, on the left hand side. The boating lake in located inside the racecourse circuit, close to Park Road.

For SatNav use postcode WF8 4RA.

From Pontefract: follow the A639 towards the M62 Junction 32 and Castleford. The entrance to the park and racecourse is first left off the first roundabout (MacDonalds on the right).
From the M62: leave at junction 32 and travel towards Pontefract. The racecourse and park is on the right hand side after passing beneath the railway bridge. The entrance to the park is from the first roundabout (4th exit).

Once in the park, please do not park in the main leisure centre car park. Instead use either the car park near to the children's playground, the parking leading up to the grandstand, or as a last resort the leisure centre overflow car park can be used.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Huggamug at the Pavilion. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at Huggamug at the Pavilion - please come and join us!

Pontefract 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 Pontefract 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 pontefract@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.